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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1926
Page
3
Felicia and Sandy clash over social gains and dancing as Felicia borrows shoes to attend a party. Sandy schemes to keep power, while Willard Lawrence falls for Sandy after she climbs from clerk to wife. Felicia watches plans unravel as Sandy gains wealth and influence.
Mrs Idee Corre and Mr and Mrs John Rath visited the Ernesteeks Tuesday evening. Blanche Murphy marked her sixteenth birthday with a party hosted by the Murphys last Friday. Guests included the Endicott, Meeks, Coon, Soukup, and Murphy families, with a luncheon of sandwiches, cake and ice cream. Additional items note Myra Meeks at the Safe Meeks home, a school visit by Mrs Endiett, and local road work on Goose Creek bridge now planked.
The piece argues that public utilities such as electricity, telephone, gas, water, and transportation are essential to the U S system of civilization. It warns that even a temporary interruption would thrust the nation into chaos, citing past service disruptions during strikes as proof of vital public utility roles.
Wim Strain of Keota visits relatives in town. Glen and Mrs Miller welcome a baby boy born Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Charles McCreedy of Sigourney visit his aging mother. A Home Missionary society meeting was held all day at Mrs George Marrs home as ladies sew for an orphanage.
A speaker laments that knowing everything would not change the outcome, comparing it to an attic full of useless rubbish. The remark frames knowledge as hollow when faced with unalterable realities.
Bruce Le land Brown son of C L and Clara Brown was born June 27 1923 and passed away October 1 1926 age three years three months and two days. He was a sweet little boy loved by all who knew him. Friends and neighbors regret his passing and extend sympathy to the family. A little time on earth he spent till God for him his angels sent.
A headline from Altocon Mirror warns that delivering pessimistic or dismissive judgments after a procedure risks eroding patient trust. The column argues clear communication and honest risk discussion protect both patient outcomes and clinician reputation.
A Mansfield Ohio advertisement promises salesmen and salesladies substantial profits. It claims a dealer cost of two dollars, sale price three fifty, with a one fifty profit per item and a traveling salesman earning one dollar per sale. It promises guidance to earn over one hundred dollars weekly.
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