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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1923

Page

8

Marriage License Issued to Morton and Goodman

A marriage license was issued to Charles H. Morton and Ruth Goodman, both of Washington. Fresh Cookies offered at Lyons. Charles Barker and Glen Sho walter traveled to Mt. Vernon to enter Cornell College. Miss Lillian Singmaster left for Milwaukee to attend Milwaukee State Normal. Mr. and Mrs. E. Daub departed for Beaver City Nebraska to visit relatives and Vernon Kansas afterward. Acrobats shoes for children highlighted at Wilson’s with 62tf Minerva yarns advertised by A. E. Putnam & Sons in Washington.

Charles H. Morton Ruth Goodman Washington Charles Barker Glen Showalter Mt. Vernon Cornell College

Harold Lloyd in Dr. Jack at Fox Tonight and Tuesday

Local notes report Harold Lloyd stars in Dr. Jack at the Fox tonight and Tuesday. Various social updates mention visits, travel to Des Moines, Parsons College entrants, and a Putnam’s sale touting woolen goods with extended credit, plus community names across multiple towns.

Harold Lloyd Jack the Fox Putnam's

Washington Saturday Shopper and Business Visitors List

A long list of residents and visitors from Kalona Keota West Chester Ainsworth Rubio Crawfordsville and Washington spent Saturday in Washington for shopping business or visits. Notable names include J W Enelin M F Pisher J B Hanan L A Folz John Henderson James Bollen Grace Conger Minnie Conner Mina McCleary Doris Benn and Elizabeth Redd among others.

M. F. Pisher Keota Washington J. B. Hanan Rubio James Bollen Ainsworth John V. Mayer West Chester Minnie Conner Mina McCleary John Horak Kalona E. E. Morgan Brighton

How to Start Saving by Installment Plan

When faced with an obligation they began paying off via an installment plan. The text suggests evaluating debt status and setting a fixed savings target to build result. It notes surprising speed of progress once a saving commitment is made and tracked over time.

Europeans prefer American films for humor and style

European audiences favor American films over home productions, noting Harold Lloyd and other stars as symbols of American life. They flock to comic American works while European comedies falter, with crowds paying to laugh at screenings despite critics calling them inartistic.

Associated Press Munich Harold Lloyd Charlie Chaplin Douglas Fairbanks Tom Mix Harold Europe United States Italy Spain France Germany Sweden Russia

Brass plate marks last Sitka pew used by Harding

In Sitka Alaska a brass plate marks the pew once occupied by President Warren G Harding during a public worship service on July 22 192% His visit was kept quiet and only a few members of his party attended as the collection plate passed the president dropped in a gold coin The sermon was delivered by Rev R A Buchangn

Harding Associated Press Janeau Alaska Sitka San Francisco R. A. Buchangn

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Belle Anderson held

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Belle Anderson were held at 10 this morning at the Jones and McElhinney chapel conducted by Dr W W Bowers with a vocal solo by J J Miller. Burial followed in Crawfordsville.

Mary Belle Anderson Jones & McElhinney Chapel W. W. Bowers J. J. Miller Crawfordsville

Chapin Couple Visits Ed and Lena Mayer Family

Mr and Mrs G A Mayer of Chapin Iowa arrived Saturday evening to visit brother and sister Ed and Lena Mayer and other relatives. Mrs Sarah Ingham joined them returning from a visit with her daughter Mrs Laura Hale in Minnesota.

G. A. ‘Mayer Chapin Iowa Lena Mayer Sarah Ingham Laura Hale Minnesota

Local leaders take brief vacation to Excelsior Springs

Will Wilson Carl Keck and Ralph Bunce left last night for Excelsior Springs for a few days vacation enjoying quiet pleasures. Joe McElhinney and Bilitt Grayson depart this evening for the same retreat. The group may tour Kansas City to view its tall buildings while near. Mr and Mrs J F Frame of Burke South Dakota begin their return trip after visiting relatives. "Tell the merchant I saw your ad in the Journal."

Will Wilson Carl Keck Ralph Bunce Excelsior Springs Joe McElhinney Bilitt Grayson Kansas City

CARTERS CLOTHES SHOP COINED BEAT EXPRESSION SOURCE

A newspaper note traces the origin of a common phrase to CARTERS CLOTHES SHOP. The item highlights the shop as the likely source of the wording used in popular speech.

Carters Clothes Shop

McNAMARA's Warning on Rough Play Sparks Advice

A cheeky caution from McNAMARA's warns against kissing a girl above the nose, warning that a strike may draw a bang from the mouth and even the furniture. The quip frames a retro social snarl in club lore.

McNamara's

Hen Laying Around Drives Local Egg Sale Story

A local man profits by selling eggs from a hen that lays around, with sales directed to R. L. Gibson Produce Co.

Mun R. L. Gibson Produce CO

Mayer and Klein Prepare Morning Departure from Keota for Rochester

Walter Mayer of Keota and Reverend C. W. Klein plan a morning departure to Rochester Minnesota. The trip aims to address pending matters and resumes a previously postponed schedule.

Walter Mayer Keota Rev C. W. Klein Rochester, Minn

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