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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1919

Page

8

Local notices mix of travel visits and relatives

A string of social notes lists Miss LaVerna Ross Davenport guest Gerald Ashby to Keokuk Tri State college, Misses Louise Cunningham Elizabeth Bell Davenport visitors, Mrs Gus Hall Davenport returning from visit, Bernice Green Winfield returning home, J F Murphy Warrloo visiting, Applegate family trip to Atlanta, Mrs F P Elam visiting Kentucky and Iowa, Latta Nicola trip Des Moines fair Okoboji Sanborn, A H Nicola visit, B FP Elam family Kentucky to Akron, A R Dewey Pueblo trip with Brooking party from New York.

James Latta Chas Nicola Des Moines Fair Storm Lake Okoboji Sanborn A. H. Nicola A. R. Dewey Pueblo Colo Brooking Fort Madison Mrs. Brooking New York

Germans Resume Piecework in Jena After Vote

Workers in Jena vote 1550 to 1300 to resume the piecework pay system as the government suggests a solution to inefficiency. Coal miners and other industries reject the plan, fearing lower wages unless productivity rises.

Jena Germany

Belgian coal output dips near prewar levels in July

Brussels reports July coal production nearly 80 percent of the normal monthly average. Mons and central districts show output close to prewar figures while Charleroi and Liege districts vary, with overall car output near wartime pace.

Brussels el- Glen Mons Central Oiriet Charierei Iy &O Liege

Washington’s New Airplane Ride Appointment Notice

Desiring a ride in Washington’s new airplane may make appointments at Commercial Savings Bank McElhinney Drug Store or the Journal office 666 Fanna ban Be I have price lists for clubs and can get any magazine for you write in care of the Journal Nita Belle McKoon Agent

Washington Commercial Savings Bank McElhinney Ox the Journal Office Ihall Nita Belle McKoon Fred Cannon Sellars

Local club price lists advertised with contact

An advertisement promotes special rates on club memberships with bold lines about latest issues and price lists. It provides a phone number 59 Red and instructs readers to write to Nita Belle Mekoon as Authorized Representative at the Journal.

Red Journal Nita Belle Mekoon

Descriptive List of Schoolroom Supplies Found

A catalog of school items including pencils penholders pen points crayons colored pencils and indelible markers along with school tablets ink and lunch boxes. The brief note ends with the term 169m w.

Carp Honored in Japan in Time of Honor and Fear

The New Orleans Times-Picayune notes Japan honors the carp despite a tale where a king outwits a guiled fish. The jellyfish reputation lingers as a cautionary memory while Japanese boys await the day to face the chopper with chosen resolve.

Japan New Orleans Times-Picayune

Hi Y M C A Boys' Meet Concludes In Iowa Lake Camp

Secretary Huxford and Lester Duke with Richard McCleery and Alfred Brown returned from East Lake Okoboji where 1206 boys and 17 leaders attended a ten day Hi Y conference. General Secretary Wolcott and President Mossman spoke as plans for a statewide tour begin September 15 for about thirty days ending in Washington.

Huxford Lester Duke Richard McCleery Alfred Brown East Lake Okoboji Wolcott Sioux City Mossman Morningside College Northcutt State Young Men's Christian Association Harry Goodrich Barrett Tallman

Rainy Day Costs Hit New York Businesses Hard

On a rainy day in New York, observers estimated a large financial loss as women spent 85 percent of men's earnings. Indoor activity rose while store sales, traffic, and nearly all forms of entertainment suffered, with theaters, movies, ballgames, and amusements hit hard.

New York

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