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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1921

Page

5

North End Daily Oriole Delayed By Printing Mishap

Florence Atwater aims to publish a local newspaper with her cousins Herbert Atwater Jr and Henry Rooter. The project stalls when the press breaks delaying the edition of the North End Daily Oriole and prompting Florence to seek refunds. Noble Dill emerges as Florence’s ideal, and a chance street meeting leads to questions about Aunt Julia’s return.

Joseph Herbert Hilgeworth Atwater Henry Rooter North End Oriole Herbert Florence Atwater

Do You Like Poetry Florence asks Noble about poetry

Florence questions Noble Dill on poetry while awaiting news of Aunt Julia. He dismisses poetry as she mentions her own poem to be printed in a northern paper, which unsettles him amid lingering Civil War tensions and family visits.

Florence Noble Julia Mr. Dill Lons Fanny Iit Newland Saunders Dill North End Oiicle Mr. di Aunt Jolla Oriole

Wild Orgies Frequent in Film World

Los Angeles reports the Arbuckle scandal ties to a string of parties held by Hollywood stars in Southern California. Police and authorities probe lavish gatherings at palatial homes, with arrests and witness issues complicating prosecutions as industry figures push for cleanup and reputational repair.

St. Francis San Francisco Virginia Rappe Los Angeles Hollywood Moral Efficiency Commission California Police Department Arbuckle Moving Picture Colony Eoterie America United States

Muscatine High Has Good Grid Material

Muscatine High returns seven players from last season including captain Hoefflin Pearlman Gottbrecht Tyler O Leary Barnard and Valett as end guard and center. Promising depth from last year’s second team and new students Urdangen Van Zandt Lillibridge Gunzenhauser Hoopes King and Conway noted. Coach Barber predicts a strong season with few defeats.

Muscatine Muscatine High D. H. Barber Barber Hoefflin Pearlman Gottbrecht

Care of Paintings in a Tome Page

The article advises light annual cleaning of paintings with a fine sponge or chamois wet in clear water, avoiding soap or downgrading substances. Wipe dry with a silk handkerchief, dust gilt frames with a camel hair brush, and remove fly marks using a small amount of white of egg.

Bosses and sly bosses in a skeptical exchange

The writer argues that no boss is ignorant of what is happening among employees yet praises managers who know more than workers appear to. They claim they have not seen a boss who raises pay for a shirker under the belief that he is a worker.

Not necessary for dead men to tell tales

A terse Hot Springs New Era quip notes a living battering average outpacing old adage that dead men tell tales. The line marks a playful civics-era remark on current sports or public life.

Hot Springs

Platinum Coinage. Between 1828 and 1845 Russia used Platinum coins

Between 1828 and 1845 Russia issued platinum coins as a monetary experiment. The effort involved adjustments to weight and fineness, with limited circulation and unclear long term impact on the ruble system. Officials debated metal choice and minting feasibility during this period.

Russia

Green Arrow soap touted as economy and purity

A newspaper ad argues Green Arrow laundry soap offers higher purity and real economy by using olive oil base with less filler. It claims standard soaps waste time and wear clothes, while Green Arrow cleans, foams well, and costs about the same per week as ordinary brands.

Goodness Green Arrow Palmolive Company

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Melody Carrie Shev Atwater & Rooter Noble Dill Plorence Treqriole The Bell Syndicate, Inc Cal Jane Lee Kartig R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CO Winston-Salem, N.C
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