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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1922
Page
8
Local items report visits and travel of residents including Mrs G R Reid of Ainsworth in Washington and Mrs BD Reed of Chicago. The piece notes various temporary moves and family trips among Beckett and Rochelle residents with arrivals from Wayland and Des Moines.
A patrol of small ads notes visits by Mrs. Ed Libe to Davenport and Mrs. Hemmings to Fairfield, plus shop and service mentions from Washington Cleaners and Atlas Portland cement to tailor-made suits and cement offerings. Residential sale and rental hints appear for a five room house on South Iowa Ave, with local personalities and businesses named.
The column lists residents and guests visiting relatives and conducting business from Missouri to Des Moines, Chicago, Washington, and Kansas City. It notes shopping at Dean's, Lyons, and Barclay Grocery, meals, travel plans, health updates, and a 1892 setup including Puritan Records and a martial band history.
A resident of Argentina patents a device to fasten to the head that closes the ears to losses or unwanted news, described as a new invention.
The Birmingham Age Herald quotes Jud Tunkins saying the house problem began when Adam and Eve left the garden of dew and notes that the fruit crop was a fraiture. The anecdote frames a playful origin of domestic woes with biblical allusion.
The article notes two Irish style street names in Sago, Nillows Hill and Tarmeony Hill, among quirky toponym choices. It documents where these streets sit and how locals refer to them in daily life.
Local notices list rummage sales church and club meetings in early October. The Presbyterian rummage sale is set for October 14. various women’s groups plan socials, missionary meetings, and regular gatherings through October 7 including W.R.C. and American Legion Auxiliary events.
The Young Women’s Missionary Society of the Second United Presbyterian Church will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 30 with Blanche McFarland at 97 12.
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