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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1923
Page
8
Mrs. E L Sperling visited her daughter Mrs J F Hemmings then went home to Middletown this morning. Lemon’s Pharmacy advertises a vacuum bottle lunch box for school children at 1.45 dollars as a Wednesday special.
Local notices list visitors and shoppers in Washington including Mrs J N Hileman of Wayland and Mrs Edna Cryle of Brighton. Folks travel to Kirksville Grinnell Keota and Clinton for training buying trunks and luggage. Community events include St James Hall dinners and Baptist bake sale with tax reminders and college visits.
There are no wrinkles in the lining due to the Acrobat method that fits the lining first and sews it to the middle seam. Frank L. Wilson & Co promote their sight as the strongest sense and invite customers to view new Ma Change Sets at Lenmimon's Pharmacy.
Dr A S Smith president of Iowa Wesleyan College calls the use of scholarships and other inducements to attract students humiliating and unmanly. He argued against lavish promises and cross-denominational transfers in a report before the Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Iowa and urged a return to principled Christian education. The report lists probationers admitted to membership and deacon, and students continued or withdrawn from various years.
A young man with a salary saves ten percent of his earnings. He deposits the ten percent in a savings account before supporting his family, who live better with the savings cushion. The message urges readers to start saving now by opening an account.
Mrs John Pattison departed this morning for Clinton to visit Mr and Mrs Levi Pattison and their son.
Mrs Pressy Frank and her son Richard of Waterloo are visiting her mother Mrs Wilber Miller for about three weeks. Mr Frank traveled by automobile to the visit and returned home on Saturday.
A merchant reports seeing an advertisement in the Journal and notes the notice prompted inquiries. The item listing includes essentials and contact details for interested buyers.
Mrs F D Haney and son Billey of Ottumwa have left for home after visiting D N Haney. Mrs Gus Hampshire and baby of Mill Grove Mo. returned to her home after visiting Mr and Mrs E W Fullerton near Crawfordsville.
An authority cites that average dark hair totals about 140,000 strands, with red hair around $0,000. Measurements across many heads show about 1400 hairs per square inch on some, while on others the count is zero.
Wigs have ancient roots with evidence dating back 10 000 years if the Ngure Ina carving is a wig. Egyptians wore wigs in royal and official dress and Greeks also prized wigs as a symbol of vanity.
A child swallows a nickel and a dime prompting medical attention. A savings from selling eggs is noted with reference to RB Gibson Produce Co. and local handling of the change in funds. The brief mentions a person named Gibson and a local business context.
A couple purchases furniture at McNAMARA's after a tense wedding moment. The groom's sharp look toward the bride preceded the shopping trip, adding a dash of drama to the domestic scene.
A Cincinnati Enquirer column quotes a tired business man boasting the town’s prettiest stenographer. He laments she often leaves her vanity case in the cloak room and rarely pauses her letters to powder her nose.
A farmer in the narrative asserts no need to study navigation to gauge a fruit tree's bearings. The dialogue features Roger and a Boston transcription style implying practical, rural wisdom over formal learning.
Archaeologists report a newly discovered papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John written in Coptic around 40 A D. It is among the earliest known copies and may decide what was accepted as authority in Egypt. The text shows variations from existing manuscripts in small details.
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