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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1919
Page
8
Secretary FE VY Simons urges all members to attend the upcoming campaign planning session slated for Wednesday evening October tind. The notice emphasizes full attendance for strategic discussions and coordination.
The Charter for the Infornational Laborer's Union will be closed Thursday October Zivrd. Members may avail themselves of this privilege and save 89.00 by order of President M. EB. Uurrell.
J H Squire notes a regular meeting set for Monday evening at 7 30 with work in the second rank indicated.
Stockholders of the Washington Partners Elevator Company are required to pay their stock by October fifth with details remaining in the notice. The wording is partially garbled but indicates a financial deadline for shareholders. The notice emphasizes timely payment.
Classified notice lists solid walnut bed for sale from A B Harvey at 403 Bnd He Allan Chaser, with a chair and other items. Contact details indicate location on East 459 Bo near 8th Avenue.
Over County reports D R Meanro shipping cattle to Chicago and Augustine and Boyer sending two carloads of stock. Kleinschmidt of Keota visited, Rev Mr Druse preached at M E Church, gasoline spilled on Sunday, Clare Skinner visited from Washington, Fr G Chesley attended Crocker's Brigade reunion in Cedar Rapids with 105 attendees, Carris delivered a car of cattle, Coffey and wife visited friends in Brighton.
A Buckinghan Elizabethan manor house with a famous twisted chimney is to be offered for sale soon. The article notes the chimney’s unique construction as the sole other known twisted example at Hampton Court is less perfect.
The text describes ostriches forming pairs in spring with lifelong mating. Females lay in a shallow ground hollow away from water for nests. During incubation the male guards the nest at night while the female sits by day.
Prof Angelo Mosse warns that every fright and tale told to a child leaves minute splinters in the flesh shaping lifelong fear. Addington Heuer, in Vayeheelocs oi Parenthood, explores how parental stories mold a child's psyche and future conduct.
A short note on dreams of stars says clear stars promise luck from Dame Fortune, while obscured or dusky stars imply misfortune or reversal. The text notes celestial clarity as a hopeful omen and darkness as a sign of trouble ahead.
A freight train struck a treks loaded with acetylene tanks causing an explosion that killed the truck driver and a second crew member. Duffalo News reports both fatalities from the incident.
News briefs record funeral services and shop sales while listing multiple residents and visitors. Arthur Goodin’s funeral home closing sale is noted for Monday October 20 20012. Families including Coffeys, Campbells, Appleys, Skiptons, Beamer, Harvey sisters and Sprague cousins are cited with travel between Davenport Cedar Rapids Winfield Huntington and other towns.
A mix of passenger arrivals and visits across towns including Miss Kate Koehler, Mrs. Matt Gillespie, Naomi Hesseltine, Lydia Hellam, and Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Hussey. Mortgage sale announced for October 22 at 1 30 PM for a Reo automobile. Community events include a First United Presbyterian sale on October 25 and various travels and visits among local residents and relatives.
Merrington quotes a jesting line, while Stingsby counters with a jab about earnest foolishness in conversation. The exchange highlights witty contrasts on wit and folly.
Ink stains on white fabrics can be removed with peroxide of hydrogen. Drop it on the stain with a medicine dropper or pour it on slowly from a spoon for large spots. Bleaching effect requires care on colored materials.
The Glasgow Evening Times reports a new observance where a monthly holiday falls on every Wednesday from April through September, closing all day. The change affects local businesses and public services during the period, with details to follow in official notices.
A fragment from Pearson's Magazine presents a sketched scene where a voice, described as hidd on or hidden, directs a figure in patent leather shoes running through a pink otaka setting in haste. The excerpt mirrors early 20th century stylings.
An OCR fragment records a Cambridge scene with a caller urging Mullifeur to come down to Boston, described as a curbside request with a rough phonetic flourish and transit context. The text hints at a Boston Evening Transit setting and a request to travel by rail or streetcar.
A fragmented piece discusses generosity and selflessness, mentioning names such as Webb and Taylor in a meditation on what one would give away. It hints at character and moral reflection without a clear narrative or concrete events.
A young woman Polly Beckwith Anderson awakens to a mysterious intruder in her room. The visitor is her brother Robert who recalls David awaiting Polly with a dream cottage and a marriage long delayed by her father. Polly decides to join David, despite her father Bert Anderson’s anger when he reads Polly’s hand written letter.
A father reviews years since Polly’s mother died and recalls Polly’s strength and humor. He asks forgiveness for past mistakes as Polly grants it first and final. The narrative centers on a daughter's compassion and a father’s remorse.
The article discusses a prehistoric, civilized group in Mexico living centuries before Cortes. It claims they were destroyed by a deluge that swept the valley near the capital, with relics found nearby and writers arguing Mexico as the origin point of humanity and Noah's voyage.
The passage cites Dickens description from Little Dorrit likening public departments to a body that delays action. It notes the term red tape and procrastination as public business delays entered popular usage.
Bees distinguish colors and learn significance by associating colors with nutritive advantages. They are not reflex machines driven by chromotropism but accumulate experience and remember which colors link to attractive benefits.
Starfish attach to their prey and turn their stomachs inside out to enfold and digest it. The process is not pleasant but proven effective for feeding in their marine environment.
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