Bruns Seed Co. buys Davenport seed business
April 22 report says Bruns Seed Co of Washington and Sigourney Ia plans to acquire Webster Davenport Seed Co in the Webster company site at Second and Rippley for 11 000 with A R Bruns and A L Bruns guiding the deal. They seek a ten year lease on the corner property with Ditzen estate and broker Vic tor L Littig handling the transaction. The Bruns firm is expanding Iowa seed and plant sales.
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Davenport
A. R. Beans
The
Bruns Seed Co
Washington Ta
Sigourney
Webster Davenport Seed Company
Second and
Ripley Streets
A. L. Bruns
A. R. Bruns
New Concern
Ditzen
Webster Company
Victor L. Littig
Bruns Seed Company
Iowa
Former Army Pilot Visiting Asks Public Interest
A. G. McMann of Davenport, an ex army pilot, is in town for a couple of days. He offers residents a chance to view Washington and the community from the skies. He plans occasional parachute drops from his aircraft, thrilling spectators and prompting thoughts on future scientific feats.
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A. G. McMann
Davenport
Washington
Heights
McMann
Porter Instructor Ill in Chicago Hospital
Fairfield schools superintendent reports Miss Cora Porter, newly elected local instructor, is very ill in a Chicago hospital and cannot return this spring. Porter left Washington ten days ago for medical care.
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Fairfield Tribune
Garrett
Cora Porter
Chicago
Washington Cleaners and Delivery Service Ad
Local storefront advertises Washington Cleaners offering delivery with free service options. Contact via phone number 813 percent for details and hours.
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Washington
Death of 12-year-old Cecil Hiler Zook in Washington
Cecil Hiler Zook aged 12 died last night at 10 36 at the J M Zook home 903 East Third St after a long illness. She had influenza two years ago and pneumonia with complications. Funeral at Baptist church Saturday at two in charge of Rev M R Regan with interment in Beauchamp cemetery near Wyman. Born near Waterloo July 7 1908 she was adopted by the Zooks three years old. The Zook family moved from Crawfordsville to Washington three years ago. She was a member of the Baptist church and Wallace grade school until illness. She was beloved by friends. mother and one brother Virgil Hiler live near Waterloo.
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Zook
J. M. Zook
East Third St
Altho
Baptist Church
M. R. Regan
Beauchamp
Wyman
Waterloo
Boother
Virgil Hiler
Mothers and Daughters Banquet Draws 400 Plus Attendees
More than four hundred women enjoyed a Mothers and Daughters banquet at First United Presbyterian Church under the Women’s Interchurch Committee. An organ recital by Mrs. Henry Shields preceded dinner, with local speakers and performances praising motherhood and girlhood, and a requested publication of Mrs Mountford’s verse. The event featured elaborate table decorations, a roast pork dinner, and a post banquet toast.
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Women's Interchurch Committee
First United Presbyterian Church
Henry Shields
George Dowell
Women’s Interchurch Committee
W. W. Bowers
Grace
Miss Doolittle
Henry Hull
Eleanoré Walker
Young People Escape Injury as Car Ditches West of Town
A party of young people escaped serious injury when their auto went into a ditch about two miles east of town last night. One girl fainted but recovered quickly. The crash was caused when a second car, speeding, forced the vehicle into the ditch. the car itself escaped damage.
Just a Little Bit of Ribbon and Hose in Verse
A compact poem outlines male gaze and wandering thoughts sparked by fashion and beauty. It critiques seeing only surface allure and questions whether styles of 89 harm virtue, urging restraint and mindful choice in perception.
Hoover Vacuum Promise Costs Under Twenty One Cents Daily
Advertisement touts affordable Hoover vacuum cleaners with "less than twenty one cents a day" to own one. Claims sweeping away rug cleaning obstacles and making cleaning quick and easy at home.
Opportunity for Teachers at Iowa State Teachers College
The notice invites teachers to prepare for improved teaching and higher salaries at the Town State Teachers College. It notes the expansion of a summer program via the Extension Division Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Iowa and lists room and board inquiries to B A Potts city superintendent and B D Bradley county superintendent Muscatine Iowa.
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State Teachers College
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falla
Iowa
Extension Summer School Opens in Muscatine Iowa
The Iowa State Teachers College will run an Extension Summer school in Muscatine for twelve weeks starting June 6. Classes meet five days weekly offering Normal Training for new teachers and county certificate subjects, plus Primary and General Methods. College level courses available to high school graduates.
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Iowa State Teachers College
Muscatine
Iowa
Desert Rail Cars Built for Sahara Storms
Special equipment for the French railway in the Sahara includes locomotives and cars designed to withstand the force and cutting effect of desert storms.
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Sahara
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American Pearl Button Co
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National Livestock Remedy Co
Main St
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Dublin
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