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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1931
Page
5
G D Morgan, a farmer, discovers a family of 14 rattlesnakes under firewood near Starkville. Two adults and 12 young snakes hide under lumber before being killed. The incident highlights the dangers of stored wood near residences.
An advertisement extols Bayer Aspirin as safe and effective for headaches nerves toothache and menstrual cramps. It urges carrying a box for on the street at work or at night and claims genuine Bayer tablets on every box and tablet. It encourages taking two or three tablets with water and resuming daily activities.
A dense list of local professionals includes attorneys dental and medical offices chiropractors osteopaths plumbers real estate and insurance firms. Entries note firms such as Livingston and Eicher and Morrison and Morrison, Dwyer dentistry, Jones Funeral Home, and John W. Applegate Real Estate, with addresses on West Main Street East Washington Street and nearby streets, plus phone numbers.
United Press staff recounts praise for Connie Mack Eddie Collins and Kid Gleason as master minds in baseball and football. The piece notes Gabby Street and St Louis fans clung to hope while cardinals fell short in the world series. It argues many so called masterminds are just players executing hits and runs and strategic gambles under pressure.
In St Louis a national dairy show highlights Guernsey origins in America. The Prince family introduced the breed, tracing herds from three head shown by a visiting Guernsey Club, with Shuttlewick Levity of Williams Lyon Mountain NY earning top honors and noted for butter fat yield. Gloria Miller Pacific MO set a three minute milking record with 17.8 pounds.
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