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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1919
Page
3
A one hour Labor Day program kicks off in Washington with a packed schedule. Speakers and events highlight workers' achievements and community unity.
The Labor Day celebration in Fenton features a 300 plus strong parade led by Ralph Junkin with banners from contractor, carpenter, bricklayer, painter and other trades. T. P. Menton of Boone Iowa delivers the principal address as the day’s events run from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with multiple concerts, a ball game, tug of war, and races at Denison Ball Park and Central Park.
Ottumwa Advertising Club members plan a Washington trip with 20 to 25 members expected to attend the Washington Iowa Ad Men meeting. E L Songer and John Huston of The Courier will speak on Dress of an Advertisement and report on the state convention plans set for October 21 and 22. The overland trip departs the Commercial club at 4 o clock Tuesday evening.
Sept 1 Evangelistic meetings at Prairie Flower every night except Saturday. P C Nelson preached last night to a large audience. Music director Harvey Lawson from Alester Oklahoma fills a lively role. People travel from Washington West Chester and Kalona to hear the messengers of God led by Pastor E A Anderon.
Junior worries about his mother’s illness as the wedding date nears. He begs her to get well so she can attend and bless the marriage with Richard, hoping to avoid a broken ceremony and a disrupted family plan.
Major John Steck, a Washington area veteran with a brileat overseas service, drops in to spend a day with his mother Mrs. H F Steck and friends. He expects discharge soon and plans to return to Owosso Michigan to readjust to civilian life after a stint at Rockford Illinois and staff officer training in France where he became a major on the divisional staff. He says military life has no appeal except in emergencies and feels well and content.
Five Washington National Bank customers received free airplane tickets on Saturday. Passengers included Dr. M E Dicken Florence Marsh Ernest Dean Mrs Norman Pratt and John Belville. They swapped seats transfer of tickets and enjoyed a 1000 foot circle over the field.
The article traces historical drinkingware from light maplewood mazer bowls to bugle barn vessels, then silver bowls, and later Venetian glass at state banquets around Queen Elizabeth I’s era. It notes eighteenth century beer transport in large leathern tankards called blackjacks, lined with silver or fitted with a silver rium.
A ship could evade a submarine by deceptive camouflage. If the keel appears offset by painting, the sub would misjudge the course and miss the target, allowing the vessel to escape.
A reflective maxim celebrates punctuality as essential in daily routines. It suggests that steady, timely progress keeps pace with fast moving life. The message urges self discipline and consistent effort to avoid delays and missed opportunities.
Miss Janet Noel of Iowa City hospitalized with possible internal injuries after a four-vehicle collision near the Milwaukee and Rock Island coal chutes. Others injured include Vern Jackson and Wayne Limerman, while the Mitchell and Ford cars suffered major damage and no serious injuries were reported. A second mishap on the Southwest Trail involved Wayne Limerman and Fred Bassett as an oncoming Ford collided with Frank McClean’s vehicle, causing the Simerman car to roll and sustain heavy damage. both occupants were bruised but not seriously hurt. Another accident Saturday near No. 11 school house involved Albert Dusenbery and George Allen with little damage and no injuries amid heavy dust reducing visibility.
Pinny notes swans sing before death and that phrase gave "swan-song" its figurative meaning. It traces Tennyson's Crossing the Bar as his swan-song and compares Weber's Oberon as Karl von Weber's swan-song amid declining years.
A playful exchange unfolds as a maiden questions love while a youth reveals an affidavit sworn to prove affection. A judge weighs the humorous legal mallet of romance amid comic wordplay and mock seriousness.
Lieutenant Dan Bailey of Winfield a former instructor at Rantoul flying field in Illinois has arrived to pilot Washington's new airplane. He completed two or three test flights this morning and was pleased with the trial. Donaldson departed for Des Moines to join the Donaldson Brothers Flying Circus. Bailey and Donaldson recently flew together and Bailey is praised as an expert instructor who trained over forty cadets.
Superintendent Frank Beatty announces the County Home Picnic will be held next Wednesday the 3rd with speaking singing readings and quartette and band music. Prof Holsinger from Ames and other speakers will attend. Coffee is free and visitors are urged to bring well filled lunch baskets to the County Home grounds.
The notice lists meetings for the Pleasant Plain Missionary Society and other local groups including the G A R Post , Royal Neighbors , Kolah Club , Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society and The American Legion. Meetings are set for September 4 and 9 with various speakers and officer elections. Fortnightly year books are available at the Chilcote Library.
The committee urges Wear the Button on Sept Lith buttons sold for public entertainment. A $1.00 receipt grants protection from further solicitation. Sales progress slower than hoped. many households contributed fully while some sparingly or bought only a few. The committee aimed for a day of excellent entertainment but faced mixed participation.
Absecon New Jersey, once known as Place of Swans, housed an old native mint. The town was a center for wampum production as flocks of swans frequented the region in early days.
A humorous note from a prospective bridegroom in a furniture shop laments marriage costs and suggests being sued for breach of promise might be cheaper. The piece contrasts this with a Revolutionary era claim that there was no United States government until after the Constitution and that the Continental Congress acted during the war.
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