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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1919
Page
7
Washington County society reports highlight comings and goings births and deaths among local residents. Correspondents send brief notices detailing social activities and personal milestones in the community.
Eureka Oct 17 reports Harry Hessine sawing wood for several local residents and Sam Petratz laying a cement floor. Earl Nicola is constructing a garage with E Davison assistance. W M Sutherland spoke to Eureka farmers about forming a Farmers Union. Mona Lemsey visits sister Mrs Eenblossom. Hesseltine aids in building a cement feeding our.
Mrs ehr and James spent Thursday evening in Cedar Rapids with friends. Vera Wade and two children visited her brother Orville in Newton. Emma Hooth visits daughter Mrs Nesmith at Town Iowa. Edward Daily and sons shopped. M r Crossett returned from South Dakota after land work. H L Karr attended a Riverside stock yard sale. Sunday school party at Grant Griffiths with about forty attendees. Wellman high seniors hold a class picnic at Mill. Henry Foster slightly improved. Huntsberger ill. J J Green sold his farm to Lee Davison who rents it. F C Jones and J S Smith visiting Ms John Fulton at Sigourney. Walter Harvey sold a Poland China hog to Mr Alexander of Edinburg for 2000. I N Turnipseed and wife returned from Keswick. Jos McClerland buys Swartz property and will move to Wellman. Chas Wells home for over Sunday visit. travels for clothing firm. Flora Wells home from Thornburg where she teaches. T P Adama and wife in Muscatine. J B Kabaker and son Alvin guests at J J Ward’s.
The text lists historic British lineages including the Mar family of Scotland dating to 1005, the Campbells of Argyll to 1100, and the Grosvenor lineage of the Duke of Westminster around 1066. It also cites the Habsburgs of Austria from 952 and the Bourbons of France from 864, highlighting deep ancestral origins.
The article notes great mounds up to 100 feet long and 2 feet wide called kitchen middens found in Denmark England Scotland France and elsewhere. They contain shells of oysters periwinkle cockle and other shells with wooden implements bones and cinders revealing prehistoric refuse.
The Galveston News notes men rely on confidence in their enduring appearance, unlike women who check themselves more often in mirrors.
Mrs Frederick W Mondell wife of the Republican floor leader in the house enjoys broad social popularity in Washington congressional circles and is a prominent host.
The term Selah appears often in Psalms and is thought to direct the musicians in the temple. Mattheson argues in his treatise that it equates to the modern da capo and signals repeating the air from the beginning to the Selah marked point.
In a brief hometown note Brave Little Bob faces a cat accusation with defense. He proclaims the cat never acted wrongly and is a model of manly behavior, defending her honor in front of his mother.
Biologists classify the earth into life zones with similar flora and fauna. Zone location depends on latitude and elevation, placing the Canadian Life Zone in high Rocky mountains down to southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
The article notes adhesive plaster strips placed over corns and across heels provide solid comfort for wearers of new shoes after hours of agony.
An old quotation from the Kansas City Star notes that age fails to protect against breach of promise suits while poverty remains the sole reliable barrier. The remark underscores the persistence of historic gender and economic bias in such legal claims.
Fragmentary quotation appears to discuss evil inevitability and calling people wicked with a hint of remedy, attributed to Horace Munn or a variant spelling, in a dated style.
A historical note states widows in Korea must not remarry, even after a short marriage of about one month, reflecting strict social norms restricting second marriages.
A humorous reflection on friendship and absence as friends travel and are missed, noting the strange social dynamics of vacations and the way time apart highlights value in good companions.
Dr. Mary Gordon of London attends a New York convention of women phasterates, a prominent figure in the English medical media sphere.
Jack Trowbridge gazes over a hedge at his charming new neighbor Mrs Brodie and falls in love at first sight. He recalls returning a stray kitten and a later bouquet from his garden. The neighbor imagines a life among flowers and asks for gardening instruction.
Des Moines officials say conclusive evidence prompts investigations at East and West high schools and others, citing a steady erosion of morals in the city’s high schools. Attendance officer R. A. Weesner blames parents, truancy, cars, motion pictures, and dances for youth misconduct, urging parental oversight and school authority to question students about after school whereabouts.
An inch of rain dropping on an acre would yield over 600 barrels of 45 gallons each, illustrating how smallrain amounts translate into large water quantities for land.
Stomach upset and indigestion blamed on a sluggish liver and bowels. Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are promoted as a vegetable remedy that cleanses the liver and stops digestive discomfort without harsh effects. Take one or two at bedtime. 10c or 25c.
Advert sees catarrh as stubborn and urges abandoning sprays and douches. It touts S. S. S. as direct source relief, claims lasting effects after decades of use. Offers free medical advice from Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
A 1690s single story tavern named the Yew Tree in Holyrood sanctuary for debtors burned down. It stood in the Holyrood area once known for sheltering fugitives from creditors.
The practice involves three separate invitations to guests. The first goes out days before the banquet, the second on the event day as a reminder, and the third about an hour before guests sit down to dine.
The E. W. Rose Co. of Cleveland advertises Zemo a cleansing antiseptic liquid sold in 35c bottles or 1.00 for extra large. It claims to remove pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ring worm leaving clear healthy skin with easy application and no grease or stain.
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