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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1921
Page
4
A Journal Pilgrim recounts traveling from Kansas through Colorado into New Mexico, passing Glorieta Pass at 7421 feet. Describes barren scrub pine covered mountains, goats and burros, adobe huts, and a sense of vastness and isolation in the land.
ABE MARTIN notes the show Her Atonement at Melodeon hall drew audience for a $1.35 house. The manager says after trimming outfits the company will resume its tour. Mrs Moon quips about her morning crimes when invited to ride today.
A satirical meditation on divorce and court actions notes how readers focus on prominent women seeking separations while many others avoid public alimony battles. The piece lampoons sensationalism in divorce coverage and questions modern marriage norms.
The writer Journeys along the Santa Fe Trail noting gas shortages as a hazard for travelers. They pass Apache Canyon witness Mexican era fortifications and Civil War battles near the Rockies. At Lamy they view El Ortiz hotel with adobe walls and Indian blankets. They glimpse a Kansas City to New Mexico landscape with a Mexican boy and a prairie dog. The scene ends with distant treeless mountains rising to the Great Divide.
The article notes a pattern of fires in Washington with a recent stretch of quiet followed by three rapid alarms. It also mentions Carl Roberts finding a strange baked apple like vegetable specimen on his farm south of town and a humorous exchange about city slogans involving Hampton Iowa and Washington.
The Iowa Farm Bureau announces a state wide membership drive on October 12 to recruit new members. The drive follows a successful growth trend and seeks to strengthen influence with legislators and national significance. Washington County bureau notes the effort boosts local agricultural interests amid past criticisms.
Hugh Burris of Cleghorn Iowa sues Dr Frank C Titzell former dean at the college of homeopathic medicine for 30000 in damages claiming a rubber tube remained in his lung after an operation. Burris previously won 6500 at Iowa City which was reversed on appeal and remanded for retrial.
November Term 1921 District Court of Washington County Iowa. P M Powelson and Ellen S Wallace sue to quiet title to extensive listed properties in East Washington and Crandall subdivisions. Defendants unnamed claimants and many individuals are notified to appear by November 7 1921 to defend or risk default judgment. Attorneys Brookhart Bros. published October 5 12 19 26.
Ady Hamilton rises from humble origins to fame as Emma Hamilton, detailing her rise through romance with notable men including Romney Greville and Nelson, her Naples period, and later decline. The tale notes public adoration and scorn, Nelson’s death, and Emma's eventual fall into debtors’ prison.
A puzzling item titled Modern Problems No 8 presents a cryptic question about an irreducible bit conduct. The wording implies a playful puzzle on logic or mathematics with an emphasis on a misprint or wordplay common to the era.
Sir Herbert Samuel reports Palestine now has about 700000 inhabitants, far fewer than Galilee in Christ's era. Immigration from Sep 1920 to May 1921 totalled 10000 as development funds remain scarce. Water shortages in Jerusalem lead to use of ancient pools while troops reduced to 6000, costing Britain 2.5 million pounds.
A fragmented notice warns that palmistry claims may mislead a girl named Biar seeking the Ife line and hints at potential risks in pursuing a wife. The text is garbled but centers on caution about fortune telling.
Children discuss a movie actor during lunch and compare him to George Washington and Lincoln. One boy describes heroic deeds with his horse and asks why the actor is not treated with the same reverence as the presidents.
George W. Furman of 2311 Columbus Ave Minneapolis credits Tanlac with ending three years of stomach trouble and night torment. He says digestion improved, meals no longer sour, and he sleeps better. He plans to stay with Tanlac and has recommended it to friends. Sherman Bros. in Washington sell Tanlac.
Thousands witnessed an aerial exhibition at the Iowa City government aviation field on Sunday. Lieut Glen E Meser Miss Phoebe Fairgraves and crew under manager Jack Williams presented a remarkable program unmatched in local aeronautics history.
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