This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1925
Page
8
Katherine Joan Michels, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T A Michels, arrived for an indefinite stay in Washington. The baby, WKath erine, is not yet a week old and lies in the county Hospital where she has become very popular.
John Winja returns to work at the Ames American cafe after visiting his mother Mia Lola Winja. Mr and Mrs Fred Neiswanger travel to Normal Winds to visit daughter Wanda. Mrs Nettie Bain visits Turlington with daughter Mrs George McClelland. T B Shrader returns to West Point Nebraska after attending his parents golden anniversary and the American Legion convention in Washington. Ladies Bible class of the Tresbyterian church to hold eatable sale Saturday October 17 at Washington Cleaners Otts.
J W Enslin travels to St Louis to buy merchandise while Crawfordsville figures in business visits. Local society moves include Miss Zella Dickinson and Mrs Harriett Boyer visiting Washington and Arcadia updates plus a Thrift Sale on October 17 featuring school clothes and gloves.
The MacMillan expedition funded by the National Geographic Society bases in Greenland at Ftah and will map large interior regions. It studies glaciers and ice sheets, coastal ice free zones, and Greenland's Norse settlements while detailing its climate, geography, history, and Danish governance.
The term infantry derives from the Spanish infanta or princess royal. During a war against the Moors a Spanish king’s cavalry were defeated and the princess raised a regiment of foot soldiers to aid them. Foot soldiers thus became known as infantas men, evolving into infantry.
An electric canal boat was tried and found workable on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal in England. It uses a pole net connected to two wires overhead to supply energy to an electric motor that drives the stern propeller.
Commentary notes that fat men face fewer cold weather inconveniences while women must gather quinine and red flammel rag and wrap it around their necks when temperatures drop. The Altoona Tribune captures this social quirk with humor.
A local dealer notes a batch of wood look Foot Stools received about ten days ago with a few left. They emphasize these items are real values and invite customers to view them if not yet seen.
A fragment notes how the wedding ring evolved from iron bands and adamant forged by Tubal Cain for Vrometheus. It traces early use among iron rings, class differences in England, and later shifts to symbolic rings and church keys in the nineteenth century.
Rust stains resistant to household powders should be rubbed with a cloth moistened in a weak oxalic acid solution. Dissolve one teaspoon of oxalic crystals in a half cup of hot water. If the rust remains, the stain may be fused with the enamel and permanent.
Tennessee Tar notes a sharp contrast between intent and action as a will is broken, highlighting legal and ethical tensions in estate disputes. The column argues caution and adherence to lawful probate procedures to protect beneficiaries.
A fragment notes a man described as unable to pass a buck like a deer in a Boston Transcript, reflecting a colloquial or humorous line without full context.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.