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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1921
Page
8
Read the cured meat sale announcement on page 7. Various local notices mention farm store ads, rummage sales, bake sales, and community events including a carload of Early Ohio Jonathan apples offered at $3.00 per bushel with advance orders by Tuesday.
An advertisement touts Elena Hair Net made from human hair in a visible sterilized form. The price is two for 15e, claiming durable styling with any wind or speed.
Mr and Mrs J F Frame of Burke 8 D visit at J C Purvis home. They traveled by automobile and plan to stay about ten days.
About eighty former soldiers and sailors from across Iowa are back in class under the Veterans' Bureau. They range from 19 to 45 and come from many nations, including Italy Mexico Russia Greece Poland and Romania. They study citizenship history arithmetic grammar and vocational training to prepare for college or trade schools. The Des Moines program operates in five rooms of a city grade school downtown. The men, many new to the United States, gain new language and civic knowledge while showing strong pride and loyalty to peers and teachers.
A New Monarchist paper quotes General Ludendorff saying Germany cannot wage war due to lacking planes, machine guns, and tanks. He calls for cultivating fighting spirit, urging the youth to be raised in this resolve to be ready for possible developments.
Field Marshal Hindenburg on his seventy first birthday issues a martial appeal to the German people urging cultivation of the fighting spirit as a vital necessity for the future. He clarifies that his message does not imply a new Lindenburg interview or policy shift.
A Chicago American cheekily notes that even with a mother-in-law’s gift of tongues it would be worse if she could read minds, playful quip about in law observation.
A brief remark from a Tennessee venue hints at linguistic play and courtroom phrasing. The line suggests misreadings of labels or roles involving defendants in Nashville.
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