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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1921
Page
8
Mrs Elizabeth Messersmith visits the Waldschmidt and Frangzer homes while The New York Store reports brisk suit and coat sales and praise for low prices. Hawk Eye Oil declares a 4 percent semi annual dividend for stockholders of record Oct 1 payable Oct 20.
Local items record travel to funerals and visits among Muscatine residents and friends. Many names appear with travel to Ames Iowa State College and visits to Dayton Richmond Sigourney and Ottumwa, with church lunches and Moose notes and a taxi call in daily life.
The Pleur-de-lis club met north of town with fifteen ladies for fancy work and questions. Mrs Gallagher and Mrs Wyatt Marbourg hosted a luncheon. Kathryn Montgomery Davis visited and a wienie roast near Miss Ethel Grecian’s home followed. Rural Women’s club held a late evening social at Frank Dittmar home with pumpkin pie and coffee. Miss Edith Marie Nebergall and Mr Leslie Gates wed at the Methodist parsonage with Dr. W W Bowers officiating. The couple plans a wedding trip and will reside on South Tow Avenue.
A fragment from The Living Age notes an English collector possessing a census paper filled by the duke of Wellington. When asked if he was deaf or dumb, he said he was deaf, and when asked where born he replied Ireland Athy. Records show Wellington was born in Dublin.
Quote by H. Addington Bruce from the Chicago Daily News emphasizes that success does not arrive quickly but will come eventually with steady confidence and sustained effort. It argues that perseverance builds power, leading to inevitable achievement for those who endure reverses and remain determined.
Miss Hazel Birney departed this morning for Ames to pursue studies at Iowa State College. The notice also mentions a visit to the White Way Garage accessory sales room.
E G Wylie of Des Moines Greater Des Moines committee file a bid with Iowa railroad commissioners seeking lower coal freight rates. He argues current charges exceed law and reasonableness and lists dramatic pre 1918 vs 1921 comparisons, noting steep increases across lump nut and steam coal for short hauls.
The piece urges young men to choose careers based on personal fit rather than parental expectations. It argues that wise youths pursue what appeals to them, excel despite handicaps, and earn world recognition. It condemns remaining in imitations and advises leaving a trap once entered.
A big liner reportedly sustains about 3000 broken glass and crockery pieces on each voyage. The figure highlights consistent damage to tableware aboard the ship.
During an anti fly campaign in the Canal zone inspectors found the breeding source of flies in a Relboa restaurant inside the inner parts of 12 old grease soaked corn brooms used to sweep the floors.
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