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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1911
Page
5
Local notes report Luther O Loughlin of Kalona visiting the city, Frances McCoy hosting penny social on October 27 1911, and numerous residents like Edna Palmer Bradley and J F Simpson traveling to nearby towns. Stores advertise jewelry rolls glassware and china while citizens plan social events and family visits.
John Shields & Sons seeks a span of mules around 2600 pounds while Dougherty Brothers promote a fall clothing line claiming top quality, price and fit. Notices report travelers to Cedar Rapids for a Men and Religion Forward Movement convention and various local social updates including moves and visits.
An early 20th century newspaper fragment advertises The American Tonight offering Charleston hurricane and flood relief good Western drama music and a complete line of Hallowe en novelties at The Fair.
A stray setter limp enters Bellevue hospital in New York. Doctors mend the broken leg with splints and plaster. The dog shows gratitude and is adopted by the hospital, becoming a devoted regular visitor to the staff.
The piece contends that the occasional drinker disrupts homes and communities, likening alcohol appetite to a mumps outbreak. It mocks drinkers and favors abstinence through humorous vignettes about bars, a forgetful neighbor, and warnings against advertising alcohol.
Expert opinions warn Britain cannot stockpile a full year of provisions and may struggle for three months without foreign imports. With 42 percent of imports from the sea including grain and meat, a war threat could spike prices. Proposals urge silos and granaries as financial insurance against famine, citing Gibraltar and Malta as wheat storage precedents.
The Washington Good Roads association will hold a meeting tomorrow evening at the Commercial club building. Topics include road establishment marking poles and related matters, with a note that all members should attend if convenient. Also visit The Fair for bar gains.
Prairie Flower school house eight miles northwest of Washington hosts a pie supper on October 27, 1911. A program will be given and ladies are asked to bring pies. Bessie Kyle, teacher.
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