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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1919
Page
7
Maple Grove Notes on Bonds Roads and Local Pioneers
In a late Iowa edition five firms advertised Liberty Bonds amid questions on pricing and risk. The piece lists long time Maple Grove residents such as Mrs Ellen Grady and Jeremiah Hyatt, notes Emmett White training young horses, and reports on rough spring roads, hog deliveries by Harley Myers, and a tally of 44 local deaths among former Maple Grove pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Grove
Maple Grove
Iowa
Liberty
United States
America
English River Township
Jacob Mouser Komeetead
Ellen Grady
Calvin Grady
Jeremiah Hyatt
Washington County
Emmett White
Wellman
Homestead
Harley Myers
Farmers’ Union Shipping Association
Kalona
Virgil
Evening Journal
Journal
Washington
Mary Adams
John McMillan
Samuel Cooper
Mary McMillen
Rosa Brown
Almeda McMillan
Emma Hoeferdt
Maliska McMillan
George Hoeferdt
Vencel Novey
William Hyatt
Mary Pieper
James Hyatt
Lizzie Pieper
William Haley
Miller's Antiseptic Oil Snake Oil Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Miller's Antiseptic Oil known as snake oil promising fast relief for rheumatism lumbago neuralgia sore throat chest pains and more. It urges purchase in three sizes from Shogman Brothers with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Shogman Brothers
Advt
Unclear Reader List of Names from OCR Fragment
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous personal names including Kolosick Alazan Snider Krotz Warren Snider Frank Krotz Doug las Snider Frank Marek Jr Ma nerva Snider William Marek George Thurman Joseph Marek Jr Mary Wesley John Marek Albert Wesley Antony Marek Frank Stinson Alois Marek Violet Gwinn Orris Marsh Jacob Work Antony Lintz and Samuel Work Emma Marek.
Rural Route Three Keeps Busy With Local News
Rural Route No. 3 notes a new baby boy for Mr and Mrs Arthur Anderson. Farmers Walter, Ezra Smith, and Jay Carrish haul clover with each earning over five bushels at $25 a bushel. Several residents visit relatives in Illinois and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Anderson
Saurday
Walter
Ezra Smith
Jay Carris
Elmer Bush
Mason
Ilinois
John Miller
Washington
Sam Neills
Lloyd Turnipseed
N. W
Austin Sutherland Home
Richmond Veterans Return Home From France
Elmer Felin returns home honorably discharged after service in France. Robert Welte at Camp Merritt, N J, en route home from France. Joe Spevacek Jr ill with pneumonia. Farrmers Union meeting draws large crowd. Several residents noted visiting Washington and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Elmer Felin
France
Maud
Wins Strabla
Charlie Melee
Robert Welte
Camp Merritt
N. J
Bess Rickey
Armold
Tony Egiin
Oakland
Wes Reiner
Willys Bix
Lula Saur
Farrmners’ Union
Joe Spevacek, Jr
Pleasant Hill Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Rev Hunt spent weekend with Harry Jones. Cal Beenblossom couple visited Silas Caldwell. Charley Anderson family at Charles Reeves. Ida Patterson staying with Sam Sigafoose. Roy Kephart family and Fred Kephart family visited Far Kephart after church. Sam Beker family visited John May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peasant Hill
Rev. Hunt
Harry Jones
Cal Beenblossom
Silas Caldwell
Charley Anderson
Charles Reeves
Ida Patterson
Sam Sigafoose
Roy Kephart
Velma
Fred Kephart
Far Kephart
Sam Beker
Baby
John May
Pictures of the navy close Crawfordsville school series
Ney and Mrs P H Hayley returned home from Paxton Illinois. Mr and Mrs W F Trotter of Ainsworth visited yesterday. Mrs Pemberton returned to Iowa Falls after staying here with her daughter. The last of the school house pictures were shown last night and focused on the navy. The Presbyterians held their annual congregational meeting yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ney
P. H. Hayley
Paxton
Illinois
W. F. Trotter
Ainsworth
Insatiate appetite of common green frog for wasps noted
Nyack Evening Journal reports the common green frog shows an extraordinary greed for wasps. The frog sits motionless on leaves and its protective color deceives wary insects, allowing it to ambush prey despite occasional stings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyack Evening Journal
Preserve Apples in Sand for Dry Storage
A method to preserve apples by layering them in a stone jar with heated cooled dry sand. Add apples in layers about half an inch apart, fill the jar, seal air tight and store in a cool place. The sand keeps the apples dry and preserves flavor.
Pershing and Prince of Wales Review 35th Division
A Paris Herald clipping describes General Pershing and the Prince of Wales reviewing the 35th Division near Commercy. About 25 000 troops in rain sodden fields were inspected, praised for Argonne performance, with a humorous jump over a brook involving the Prince and Pershing. Private Walter Conner of the 35th division notes sailing orders and local county ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Conner
Walter Conner
Paris
New York Herald
General Pershing
Prince of Wales
Kansas
Missouri
Herald
Commerce
35Th Division
Argonne
Pershing
Meuse
Boncourt
Vignot
Commercy
Prince
T. B. Duncan
Dugan
A. F. McLean
Argonne’ Forest
Contracts Refused by Le Mars Teachers
Le Mars Iowa April 2 none of the district teachers accepted the school board’s re election offer. Reports indicate the wage scale, raised by five dollars monthly last year, fails to cover cost of living increases. The board will survey other cities’ pay and hold a meeting to seek an agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Mars
Seh
General Praises Y M C A Service to Troops
Major General Dickman issues a general order praising Y M C A relief efforts. The document, sent to all 34 men and 6 women of the division, counters charges that Red Triangle workers avoided danger zones and overcharged soldiers. Col. J. C. Rhea provides figures on distributed stones in St Mihael and Meuse action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. FE. F
Dickman
Red Triangle
Chateau- Thierry
Marne
St. Mihel
Verdun
Meuse
J. C. Rhea
St. Mile
Gelgnel Rhea
Swithout
Major G L Laffer Returns To Buffalo Center Tribune
Burlington Hawkeye reports Major G L Laffer has completed three years of army service and purchased the Buffalo Center Tribune. He brings practical experience and dedication to provide an up to date newspaper for the town and surrounding area. He finds renewed happiness in returning to the printery and the editorial chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Surprise Return From France Reunites Afton Family
Charles Blair returned from service in France and slipped into his mother’s home unnoticed. He had served about eighteen months, six of which were in France, and surprised his parents when they found him asleep on the couch the following morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
Charles Blair
France
Charley
Epidemic coma alert in Iowa City doctors warn
Dr Henry Albert Iowa state bacteriologist discusses sleeping sickness or epidemic coma a new disease spreading slowly from England. He notes it may be linked to influenza but cautions no proof and urges precautions such as covering coughs washing hands. Early symptoms include double vision and drowsiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Henry Albert
University of Iowa
Iowa
Albert
England
Austria
Dr. Albert
Africa
Many Acres of Flowers Attract Nora Springs Tourists
Nora Springs boasts a fifteen acre flower display at the city’s west edge and a park with a big rock near the Shell Rock River. Pershing highway vice-president F A Wiegand notes the attractive location as a key tourist draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Springs
F. A. Wiegand
Pershing Highway
Shell Rock
Sioux City to Have Dirigible Service
The first air route in this region will open June 1 linking Sioux City, Iowa, to Crystal Lake, Nebraska, a summer resort ten miles away, using a dirigible with capacity for sixty passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Lake, Neb
Sioux City
Crystal Lake
Neb
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