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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1919
Page
8
Brief items show passengers and visits from Burlington Wellston and Davenport. Shipping, banking and securities notices reference Ragby Co Bagby Co and Iowa State permits. Rentals, meat specials at Richards Cash Market and local travel services appear alongside marriages and family visits.
The young Francis Bacon left Cambridge at 14 amid distrust, claiming education was fundamentally flawed. Swift likewise distrusted teachers, arguing he knew more, which hindered his pursuit of a degree.
A seven inch steel ladle said to be used by Indians to melt lead for bullets was found embedded in the heart of a red oak at South Altoona Pennsylvania. The tree rings indicate the piece is over a century old and the ladle was likely driven in when the tree was a sapling.
The passage argues that books cannot force outcomes or change a reader’s behavior. A book only shows methods to improve wealth, productivity, and virtues, while the real work rests with the individual applying the guidance.
Fragmentary notes describe a silent moment of reflection. A visitor knocks, prompting polite but hurried exchanges as the speaker weighs greetings and courtesy. The piece evokes a quiet urban mood and the ache of everyday social friction.
Miss Besse Conger returned home from Davenport and Eunice Acheson visits. McNamara's reports 50 new records and 260 more records arrive this morning. Mr and Mrs J E Rittenhouse travel to Winfield for a funeral. other locals plan trips to Rock Island and Havre as Billy Sunday draws crowds. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises Bittertone tonic as a health booster.
A union service will be held in the M E church Sunday at 3 30 in the afternoon. The subject is Americanization and the speaker is Mrs Eva Robertson a mission slum worker from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
A Sellers Kitchen Cabinet features a lowers flour bin for simple filling and an all over porcelain sliding top. It includes a large glass sugar bowl a coffee jar a tea jar and spice jars making it an appealing choice for any woman.
NOTICE J. V. Gray supervisor of census Mt Pleasant Iowa invites applications for enumerators for rural precincts. Filing date extended to November 3. Submit your application at once.
In a Boston Transcript quip a speaker notes Windyman's wife is clever not by words but by steering all conversation. The line highlights how she monopolizes discussion to keep her husband from appearing foolish.
A fragmentary note references elections and rules, mentioning a Baldhead and Boston Tritt with unclear context. The readable text hints at opinions about honesty and preference for better governance or leadership amid incomplete phrases.
The child Elizabeth breaks her dolly and grows inconsolable as the family attempts to comfort her. She bursts into tears again, crying that she cannot stop thinking about her dolly, and her mother comforts her with a hug.
The report notes fishermen facing a cold spring and rough seas. Weather conditions threaten lines and gear while crews prepare nets and hooks for the season ahead.
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