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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
8
Mrs Maude Shavenberg and her two children Dale and Edith of Kinross spent yesterday visiting the Claude Reister home in town.
Washington readers are treated to a bustling roundup of local happenings. Mrs Rose Levert visits from out of town while Mr and Mrs E H Brinton of Brighton tour the area. A Baptist bake sale is announced for Sept 15 at South Side Square. Various residents shop, travel to Burlington and West Chester, and attend events including a high school graduation journey and a Spanish American War encampment in Chattanooga.
A well known citizen uses ten cent pieces each month to build a vacation fund. The saved coins go to a savings account, enabling worry free travel without financial burden. The ad urges others to choose a goal and save systematically, promising easy saving with an open account.
Messrs H J Pete and N W Gowens visit to study expanding Boy Scout efforts in Iowa City district. They aim to allocate Gowens time to several towns to reduce local costs while maintaining Scout services. Washington youths back the plan as beneficial for boys. Lou Henderson, former high school principal, has committed to full time Scout activities and sees the program as a “Boy Builder.”
A historical home remedy describes brightening gilt frames by boiling sulfur flowers in water to a gold tint, then adding four onions. After cooling the liquid is strained and applied with a soft brush to the gilded surface.
Berlin reports a severe food shortage as farmers and traders struggle with a cold wet spring. Pots of potatoes and other staples are scarce, inflation and foreign currency shortages push prices, and city residents rely on rural supplies and food scouts to secure basics.
A Boston Evening Transcript item notes a newly invented device to pull cars from holes. The paper suggests a broader use by creating an appliance that would pull automobile owners out of holes.
The Literary club known as Johnson's club was founded in London in 1764 by Samuel Johnson and Sir Joshua Reynolds. Early members included Boswell Burke and Goldsmith.
West African oil palm oils are seen as having more potential applications than any other vegetable oil source.
Iowa will promote its products at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield and the Inter-State Fair in Trenton. State Fair prize winners are printing booklets for distribution and will represent corn and field products and fruit and apiary categories. Notables include Ankeny’s John Justice and Des Moines exhibitors like Walter Russell and J. E. Cromwell.
A remark contrasts two paths of improvement. Uncle Eben notes a man seeking wiser company when growing in mind, versus aligning with those who know less when expanding wealth. The line hints at social dynamics behind personal progress.
A quoted aphorism presents religion as a living fire that must be spread to stay alive, warning it dies if not communicated. The author Jonbert is cited as the source of the saying.
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