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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1920
Page
5
In a snow lit garden Ronald presses Helen to marry him for wealth from David who lies dying. She rejects the mercenary ploy and later consoles David, admitting she loves him. He recovers and they wed, while Helen hides her motive and never asks.
A piece recalling how dish covers guarded royal meals by padlocking after tasting in the chests of kitchens. Trusted officials unlocked them at table for the steward to sample before serving, a method once common to deter poisoning and later protecting against indigestion.
The text outlines four approaches to health from ignoring it to balanced care. It argues the best stance promotes strong general health, preventive measures against disease, and consulting a doctor or using drugs only as needed, never relying on them as cures.
The report notes that ancient China cultivated wheat around twenty seven centuries before Christ. It highlights early agricultural practices and regional grain cultivation in ancient times.
Des Moines reports R T Collier profited 136 164 in two years by buying selling Iowa land including Clay Sioux county farms then turning profits from private and public sales. State game wardens announce strict enforcement of migratory bird laws this fall with federal rules delaying wild duck shooting till September 16 and quail and prairie chicken restricted until 1922. A Little Mound Baptist church dispute over an organ led to a new church near the Diamond Trail.
Governor Harding appoints Roscoe C. Saunders to oversee a state wide vigilante network with four to five man town committees. They will be armed and connected by hidden telephone lines to sheriffs and town operators for rapid alerts. Rewards will be offered dead or alive for bank robbers as Decatur Lucas and Iowa counties organize.
Capt Albert Head of Des Moines urges breaking Camp Dodge into five and ten acre parcels to sell to ex soldiers at long terms low interest. He notes sewer, paving and water for a city of 50000. State executive council favors park expansion dam Lake Manawa and Dolliver park plans and public access to Spirit Lake and Lake Medium. Idaho Governor D W Davis, once from Rippey, joins Iowa’s list of governors with Stuenberg and Haines noted as former residents.
John Kathan, 79, Osage Iowa, long time horse driver at county fairs and race meets, owns two fast horses Donnie Sullivan and Chet Wind this season and is winning good money at the track.
Iowa Department G A R Chief R L Chase issues orders for the fifty fourth National Encampment at Indianapolis September 19 to 25 with a 1 cent per mile rail rate for members and families. Special Iowa train departs Des Moines September 18 1920 to Chicago then Indianapolis.
Observers recall a rider who handles the ribbons with calm skill, noting his appearance suggests he seems no older than thirty, a reflection of youthful vigor amid his season’s performance.
A mother and her sister accompany little Etta during a downtown shopping day. Exhausted, Etta asks her mother to "park" her in a leather chair by the restroom while they finish their errands.
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