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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1921
Page
8
Dr Bump and Madam de Gost perform at the Christian church tonight, presenting a show described as a unique collaboration blending music and drama.
The ad notes deep discounts on coats suits and dresses for Washington women. It mentions the store daily, with references to Candy shop offerings and local errands of residents. It also lists pump repair by E P Foss and a church choir event at 7 30 pm.
A medley titled I Ain't Nobody's Darling Fox Trot performed by the All-star Trio and their Orchestra and Yoo-Hoo Fox Trot by Hackel Berge Orchestra offered for home music tonight.
Local notes report Lera and Wyatt Romine visiting West Chester for the weekend. Special sales announced at Christian church and The New York Store including army blankets and all wool bed blankets. Visits include Mrs J A Lloyd and family in Keota, Lucy and Audrey Tennyson in town, Mrs Cloyce Beard visiting Eliza Beard, Isabel Hoyman weekend at Cedar Rapids, and Mrs H A Shannon with Martha arriving from Lee's Summit to Fairfield area.
Mrs W J M Scott and son Billy traveled to Kansas City after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J A Work. Gladys Hawthorne from the city schools visits West Liberty over Sunday. Miss Eunice Acheson from Muscatine high school faculty at home for the weekend. York Store advertises prices on garments for potential shoppers. Mrs J G Bell returns home to Fairfield after visiting R G McChesney. Mrs J G Hartzell and daughter Janet go to Keota to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Charles Davis and Miss Olive Moore of Haskins community shopping in town. Chocolate Shop offers a Sunday chicken dinner 5 30 to 7 00 for 150 cents. Isabelle Hayman visits Cedar Rapids for the weekend. Free Ghostom Special tonight at the Christian church. Harvey Matthews visits from Newton. Mae Swift travels to Muscatine to see cousin Dick and friends. Richard James Dorothy and Catherine Clark visit their uncle Elbert Nicola in Cotter.
Orson Brown, Atlantic centenarian, was awarded 31000 by Judge Peters in District Court after Leon G. Voorhees, guardian, sued to recover part of the $100000 estate left by Brown's wife Sylenda Brown. The suit claimed undue influence and largely cites the 40 year marriage and farm life near Anna. Mrs. Brown died in a Chicago hospital.
The passage argues that life began in the sea and that terrestrial invasion was driven by a long evolutionary history. It links human blood properties to aquatic ancestry and compares the ear’s bone chain to fish organs, suggesting deep marine roots in human biology.
Redemption Rock in Princeton Massachusetts near Mt Wauelwu settlement stems from a 1676 treaty for the ransom of Lancaster captive Mrs Mary Ronaldson. The agreement was brokered by John Hoan of Concord on behalf of white settlers. the rock bears a large flat surface that could hold about twenty five people.
A dense fog contains anywhere from twenty thousand to a million droplets per cubic inch depending on droplet size. The report notes the wide range and impact of fog density on visibility.
Cedar Rapids Iowa Oct 29 The fourth national petition of the Woman s Christian Temperance Union titled Peace Petition circulates for signatures among Iowa members led by Mrs Ida B Wise Smith It calls for international armament reduction with a focus on peace and is signed only by women The goal is at least one million signatures and delivery to Secretary Hughes on Nov 11
Perek Starklin a Waterloo visitor begins a pioneering canoe journey aiming to travel about 1 000 miles beyond Marquette and Joliet. The Canadian WWI veteran starts with tent provisions and maps a route Cedar River to Moscow Iowa Mississippi Gulf Coast to Florida with possible winter stay and Havana leg.
Copper conducts lightning better than other metals and resists corrosion. It fuses less easily and remains a stronger path for current, not due to softness but because metal size affects current flow.
Wilbur Cross notes in the Yale Review that many documents Plutarch used are lost beyond recovery. This prevents comprehensive cross-checking by contemporary scientists and historians studying his work.
A saying contrasts aging and companionship noting sadness in an old man alone versus wealth seen in an old man with a young wife. The remark appears in the Prom Eye London column noting social observations.
Creston reports a convoy of ninety to hundred busses passing through after Des Moines street car service halted. Drivers urged others with busses to avoid Des Moines while noting about thirty remained. many headed to Kansas City Connecticut and Toledo. They claimed city licenses were temporary and owners aimed to exit Des Moines soon.
David Crockett served in the U S Congress representing Tennessee from 1826 to 1834. He later joined the Texans in the Mexican War and helped defend the Alamo where he was among the six survivors who surrendered and were executed by Santa Anna.
Dry orange and lemon peels make fine fire starters and can brighten a dull fire in a sickroom. Collect peel, dry in an oven after cooking, cool, and store in a tin or bag for ready use.
Ulster overcoats rise in popularity among Chinese in Manchuria. Wealthier locals favor long silk outer garments for warmth and protection, as rain and snow damage delicate silk attire.
Many wan suffers a bad fall after ice thrown on his own resources in Cartoons Magazine report. The incident details are sparse but note the mishap occurred amid publication activities and involves unclear spectators.
From October to February a long line of travelers climbs the 12 000 foot sacred eastern Tibetan mountain. Each pilgrim spins a small metal cylinder on a stick as prayer. Larger cylinders are used at intervals while descending, a challenging descent described as equally difficult.
The article notes Princess Victoria Kamamala as Hawaii’s first woman portrait on a stamp, in the Teent issue of 19869. It also mentions Princess Likelike on the 1882 T-cent, and Queen Liliuokalani on the 1801 2-cent stamp, with praised engraving.
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