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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1923
Page
3
City officials plan to invite bids soon for a deep water well as part of the new water system approved at the recent election. Drilling will take about three months and bids should arrive within weeks, with work beginning this fall.
Notice outlines meetings at Pleasant Hill church on Sept 24 and 25 with Bro Kel and Tuets leading. W A former minister will preach Saturday night and Sunday Sept 30. Call for timely confession and pastor’s ongoing duties at Pleasant Hill.
A quirky note suggests progress and a new currency issue while warning that greasy coffee and worn paper money serve as common camping grounds for germs. The playful line hints at a broader concern about cleanliness and germ spread in everyday money.
Credit troubles tied to general low mood and farm sector strain caused the state banking department to close two Riverside banks. Some paper assets proved less secure, extending credits deemed unwise. An examiner is in charge, with reopening hoped once requirements are met.
President Coolidge will urge the federal coal commission to recommend legislation addressing the national fuel shortage. The proposal aims to establish federal action to regulate and stabilize coal supply and prices.
Historical note records seventy five pyramids of varying sizes in Bgypt with at least one originally towering 481 feet high, indicating substantial ancient monumental activity in the region.
A New York inventor patents an electrical apparatus designed to monitor chemical processes in laboratories and save chemists time by automating oversight of reactions and conditions.
A mother explains to her child that honesty matters and the child asks what a joke is, seeking a clear distinction between falsehood and truth. The exchange frames truth telling as a guiding principle.
In Persia every tribe or family crafts its own rug design distinctive to them, much like the tartan of a Scotsman. The passage highlights how these motifs reflect lineage and regional identity across Persian weaving traditions.
A London warehouseman reports several watchdogs stolen and substitutes geese to guard his premises. The odd shift highlights improvised security measures amid theft.
Marsh W. Bailey told the Rotary Club that our constitution guarantees life liberty and pursuit of happiness contrasting America with despotic rulers such as Caesar Alexander the Great and Russian leaders who slain 1 700 000 for political reasons He praised Constitution Week and urged continued respect for the U S form of government Al Eldridge announced his move to Des Moines and support for Boy Scouts Rotary plans an inter city meeting in Fairfield Friday.
A mountain farmer near Beaufort West Cape Colony sought a telephone line costing £500. He built his own connection, had it inspected and passed, saving £450 in the process.
A fragmented line describes light from their glow making reading easy and bright. The text conveys a warmly luminous scene without clear names or events.
A reader tells the merchant I saw your ad in the Journal. The note requests contact or action referring to the newspaper placement.
Local retailer promotes an encyclopedia available on affordable installments. Buyers can start with a small down payment and spread the balance over several months.
Classified urging for skilled switchmen notes many a golden chance lost if the right person does not throw the switch. It frames railroad jobs as critical and enticing for capable workers seeking opportunity.
The reader is introduced to Acro bats as better shoes for children with several brief reasons cited. The tone resembles a persuasive product blurb aimed at parents seeking guidance on footwear choices for kids.
Little Robert Gates an 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Gates narrowly avoided serious harm when a backing car wheel ran over his stomach. He suffered pain but recovered quickly with only wheel marks remaining and appears nearly normal.
Edward Leehan aged about 65 died last night at his home in Fulda Minnesota. His wife survives and is sister of Mrs J F McNamara of Washington who went to Fulda last Friday called by his knees. The couple had visited Washington several times and were foster parents of Edward Claffey who went to France with Company K from Washington and was killed at Chateau Thierry.
Scores from area games include Morning Sun 13 over West Branch 6 and Muscatine 7 over Lone Tree 6. Other results show Columbus Junction 12 Letts 2 and Ft Madison 64 over New London 6 with Ottumwa 1 and Fremont 6 plus Winfield 6 and Wapello 0. Fairfield 27 defeated Milton 0.
A French writer divides women by thumb size claiming large thumbs signal native intelligence while small thumbs indicate sensitivity. The assertion links physical traits to personality in a provocative social notion.
In parts of China young women wear a long single plait woven with a bright scarlet thread to denote marriageable status. The hair ornament signals readiness for marriage and social eligibility.
A Walter Camp note on golf compares life and sport as attempts to do in one stroke what two require. The Boston Track writers marvel at citizens growing brighter before storms. The piece hints at nature’s mysteries remaining unexplained.
A complex consolidated case opened yesterday before Judge Henry Wagner. Motions and testimony cover a three thousand dollar matter involving garnishment of proceeds from a sale by P. G. Beal with R E Daugherty as clerk. Plaintiffs Fred L. Stewart and James Duffy are represented by Morris son and Wilson. Beal intervenor W M Beal is represented by Livingston and Eicher. The proceeding draws notable legal interest.
The Chocolate Shop showcases vanilla chocolate and maple nut ice cream while Ward's store promotes a new beach bag and its fancy chocolates. Visitors include Pearl Gardner from Ainsworth and Lyle Oldfield from Wellman dropping by on business. Miss Fern Smylie arrives from Stafford, Kansas for a Cedar Rapids visit.
Mrs Walter Wilde and her grandson Jack Martin traveled home to Peoria after a few days with relatives. Jack met his boy cousins Billy Scott of Boston and Ralston Meek of Washington during the visit. Mrs Carl Fisher of Muscatine spent the weekend with the Bennet and Haines families, known here as Mrs Ella Proudfit.
A defensive shark sucker hides within the mouth of a savage shark, but the encounter leaves University of Michigan staff harmed. The event centers on a surprising interaction between two sharks and the consequences for UM.
A man offers to donate one of his eyes to the blind French painter Lemor dant if an oculist can be found to perform the graft with some chance of success.
A historical note describes ladies in Queen Elizabeth’s era wearing decorated leather thimbles that covered the whole finger as fashionable ornaments.
A brief item notes that cutworms, while unorganized, cause ongoing damage to crops through uncoordinated yet persistent feeding activity harming plants and requiring attention from farmers and field workers.
Amelie Rives, famed author, sent her signature to fourteen editors as a wager to see who could decipher it. The closest readable result was "American Rivers" among the replies received.
A Lincoln aphorism notes that those without vices tend to have few virtues, reflecting on moral character and personal discipline. The quote underscores paradoxes in human behavior and remains a compact moral reflection from the former president.
Edith Anderson 17, daughter of Lee Anderson of Tipton, Iowa, died after the auto she rode in struck a calf on the highway near Tipton. The car rolled over and she was crushed to death.
Will directs cremation and scattering of ashes beyond the three mile limit in the sea. The Lancashire gentleman provides a bequest of 400000 in the document.
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