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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1923
Page
11
Distinctive lines and fine materials highlight a range from plain Polos to plaid coats. The selection aims to please both your purse and the discriminating shopper with reasonable prices on Smart Coats of Gerona Farona and Maravella.
West Chester updates cover school visits by H P Augustine and Roy Tandy, Keota football victory here, local road and street improvements, county road complaints, farm activity including plowing and harvest, and residents planning moves to nearby towns, with social events and church notices.
Wellman Iowa residents share news of relatives visiting from West Virginia and Colorado, local trips to Davenport and Chicago, and departures for Washington D C. Pauline Yoder Cedar Rapids recovers after appendicitis infection. Neighbors note charmed gatherings, schooling plans, and favorable garden weather.
A disjointed excerpt describes post mortem treatments for Buddhist monks, mentioning burial of part of the body and preservation of the rest as honey and ash. It references saints, bone paste, and shaping an image of the Buddha for placement in a monastery.
Mr Betts, Dover Rowing Club boatman, made a light Channel crossing in eight hours. He had worked 13 hours that day. His only refreshment was a little brandy.
Pieces of linen over 2,000 years old preserved in the British Museum show extraordinary fineness with 540 threads to the inch. Modern cambric fabrics display roughly 12 threads to the inch, illustrating historical weaving precision.
An unclear report describes a pig on a flight related to a vessel near Norfolk, England. The text mentions a carrier and a passenger a tag marked K 22 but lacks coherent details and dates.
The Austrian brush turkey lays eggs on top of a heap of decaying vegetation sometimes reaching about fifteen feet high. Eggs are buried five to six feet deep and left to hatch from the warmth generated by the rotting material.
The article notes that most true crows and many related species acquire human speech sounds in captivity. It observes their expressive remarks and intonation may be more than chance, suggesting learned vocal ability alongside natural behavior.
Mrs Geonce W Burchell of Glens Falls New York says severe illness left her unable to stand or do housework. After taking Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she recovered, now working for a family of four and sewing again. She credits the medicine with her recovery and urges readers to request the company’s health book for women.
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