Weather Snows Hit Janesville Area Amid Snowstorm
Six inches of snow blanket Janesville Wisconsin and nearby areas as winter storms bring travel disruptions. The report notes ongoing mining strikes in British Columbia and a Canadian Soo pulp mill fire causing $100000 loss. Six hundred workers see wage hikes, and other items include a jail stay for a New York banker, a sunken tug with all hands lost, and a meningitis outbreak in Pittsburgh.
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Janesville
Wis
British Columbia
Lake Superior Corporation
Soo
LL Stephenson Company
Marinette
Oliver M. Dennett
New York
Trust Company of America
Searchlight
Lake Huron
Wisconsin State Assembly
John Fulton
Church Standard
Philadelphia Divinity School
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
West End Matron in Who's Who Gap Cited by Sister
A West End matron, lone non Who's Who member in a family of celebrated writers, is teased by her sister who recalls she appears in the telephone book and pays for it, a point of real money and distinction.
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West End Avenue
Belle
New York
P’ress
Your Eyes and Your Stomach Health Note
A Health Record note cites De Quincy on how eyes reflect stomach state and how eye depth and sweetness can improve with weeks of exercise. The piece suggests young ladies would change habits if aware of this transformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emergon
de Quincy
Self Acting Plate Breaks Itself In Quip By Chauffeur
A New Orleans Times-Democrat joke has a mistress asking how a plate broke and a chauffeur retorts that it tumbled down and broke by itself, prompting the line about the automatic brake. The brief records a witty exchange reflecting early automotive humor.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Third House and a Bad Place to Stroll
Essays critique lobby influence in government noting lobbyists prey on human frailty and raise concerns about corruption. Also a cautionary piece on Ballarat Bendigo shafts alerting readers to dangers of abandoned mineshafts and a brief remark from London Ladies' Field about friends of friends.
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House of Special Representatives
People's
Gilson Gardner
Success Magazine
Ballarat Bendigo
London
County News Happenings Across The County
The Happenings in communities across the county are reported by correspondents with brief notes on local events and people. Daily life, gatherings, and short notices form the core content of this page.
Local Notes From Perry And Nearby Towns
April 26 reports show Mrs. Mary L Breed returning home from Perry after months with the Ables. J M Utterback, Robert Maxwell and W White drove twelve horses to Kalona for a sale. S R Love visits Iowa City with daughter Mrs J H McCreedy. Mrs McCreedy recovers from recent surgery. Mrs T W Rowan returns to Washington after a visit. Mrs M A Ray of Muscatine visits J R Hardin then heads to Washington. Miss Sarah Crawford returns home to Crawfordsville after wintering with Mrs Clara Pearson. Workmen finish tearing down the M E church. excavation for the new church will likely start next week.
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Mary L. Breed
Allen Breed
Perry
Iowa
J. M. Utterback
Robert Maxwell
W. ©. White
Kalona
M. E
Local residents and visitors stop by town on various errands
April 25 notes list Jos Barnett, A H Welte, John Welte, R J Bouquet, F Cruz, M C Struble, H T Reynolds, Ray Fester, G F Weiland, Dr E F Clapp, Alma Ott with travels to and from Des Moines, Iowa City, Wellman and Richmond for business visits and visits with folk.
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Jos. Barnett
Indiana
A. H
John Welte
Richmond
R. J. Bouquet
Pennsylvania
F. Cruz
Des Moines
M. C. Struble
Wellman
H. T. Reynolds
Washington
Ray Fester
G. F. Weiland
Lone Tree
E. F. Clapp
Iowa City
Alma G. Ott
Local Notes from NIRA Region April Visits and Health News
April 25 reports Jim Robisons visiting his brother Irv and family this week. Mrs John Stiner stays with her ailing mother. Mrs John Davidson traveled to Wellman for a medical consultation. A local person from here went to the Holy City on Wednesday evening.
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Jim Robisons
Irv
John Stiner
John Davidson
Wellman
Uler
Holy City
Pleasant Hill Social Notes From April Weekend
April weekend recaps show Willie Nicholson visiting Lone Tree with friends. Local families hosted and visited including Caldwell, McBride, Easter, Davison, Corbin, Benson, Laws, and Nicholson households. Rev. James T. Nichols to preach next Sunday. Mrs. Will McFarland visits with her mother, and Mary Stiles and Lizzie Anderson spend a day with Roy Foss.
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Willie Nicholson
Lone Tree
Charley Caldwell
Silas Caldwell
Steele
Riverside
Will McBride
Will Easter
John Davison
Coppock
Gamon
William Gamon
A. J. Corbin
G. L. Benson
Grace Laws
Wm. Nicholson’s
James T. Nichols
Will McFarland
Lizzie Anderson
Fred ‘Telford
Mary Stiles
Roy Foss
Visiting relatives and local social events noted
April 24 report lists Mrs. Elsie Moore of Allerton visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Booth. Mr and Mrs Wm Easter of Havre spent Sunday at John Davison home. Mr and Mrs Earl Nicola visited the Rupp home in Washington. Mr and Mrs W D Hesseltine host a dancing party for neighborhood youths tonight.
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Elsie Moore
Allerton
Alfred Booth
Wm. Easter
Havre
John Davison
Earl Nicola
Rupp
Washington
W. D. Hesseltine
Local Social and Farm Notices from Eureka Area
Dave Davison slicked the road west of the Eureka church last week. Mr and Mrs Claude UHassiey of Coppock visited the Ward Essley home Sunday. Will Wibley and family near Brighton visited the Lyman Bunce home Sunday. Chris Horning sold a fine horse he raised for 8600. Mr and Mrs Ed Ball invite neighborhood young folks to a social at their home Saturday evening.
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Dave Davison
Eureka
Claude Uhassiey
Coppock
Ward Essley
Will Wibley
Brighton
Lyman Bunce
Chris Horning
Ed Ball
Local notes from Sigourney and Keota district
April 26 items report J F Robertson traveling to West Liberty with J R Hanley home visited. Agnes Brown in Sigourney for business. Laubach of West Chester buried in Keota. Norton wedding in Washington. J F Richardson ill. Jerome McGhan at Sigourney court. Kensington society met at Mrs George Holmes with two course lunch. Merides White ill with diphtheria improving.
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J. F. Robertson
West Liberty
J. R. Hanley
Agnes Brown
Sigourney
Mr. Laubach
West Chester
Keota
L. A. Norton
Norton-Kephart
Washington
J. F. Richardson
Jerome McGhan
Kensington Society
George Holmes
Mercides White
Local News and Upcoming Baseball Game and Services
Mrs Elizabeth Thompson returned from Wapello and Mrs Fred Spangler went home to Mt Union after visiting the A R Allen home. Rev A L Graham of Keota arrived this morning. Washington High meets Crawfordsville High in baseball tomorrow at 3 o clock with 10 cent admission. Presbyterian and United Presbyterian churches announce services this weekend with Rev J S Cotton and Rev J H Koch officiating.
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Elizabeth Thompson
Wapello
Fred Spangler
Mt. Union
A. R. Allen
A. L. Graham
Keota
Elizabeth Moore
Washington
Margaret I Winam
Washington High School
Crawfordsville High School
J. S. Cotton
J. H. Koch
United Presbyterian
Westchester Local Notes April 26 192x
The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church held an all day quilting at Mrs. Joan Hough home. The Ralston hardware building nears completion with two stories and an elevator. Reverend Newton Porter visits family. Will Holmes returns from Texas trip. D R Munro arrives from Chicago. Hugh Crayne buys a piano from Divilbiss Sigourney. The Ladies Aid social to be held Friday evening May 2 invites all.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
the Methodist Church
Joan Hough
Ralston Hardware
Newton Porter
Will Holmes
Texas
D. R. Munro
Chicago
Hugh Crayne
Divilbiss
Sigourney
The
Methodist Church
Local Residents Chronicle Work Travel and Visits
April 26 report lists Mr and Mrs Wm C Ferguson visiting from Washington to tend farm duties. J B Eckerman away in Burlington with George Hillhouse overseeing office. Mrs Carl Zielgowsky and son return from Burtonview Illinois for a relative’s death. Ode Ferguson visiting Washington. Ben Nicholaus and brother aid R D McFarlane. Miss Anna McCisary and Anna Johnson county seat visitors. Mrs Ade Ferguson and sister Kate Ferguson of Ft Madison visit Mrs F Smith. Edna Smith and Mr Brown take Havre pupils to the woods. Washington delegation returns from Davenport court service with Capt J A Cunningham K Needham Earl Corbin Walter Wilson Oren Helwick Ralph Dougherty. all report a good time and light duties. C J Wilson visited to study several cases.
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Wm. C. Ferguson
Washington
J. B. Eckerman
Burlington
George Hillhouse
Carl Ziegelowsky and Son
Burtonview
Ode Ferguson
Ben Nicholaus
R. D. Mc
Davenport
Capt
J. A. Cunningham
K. Needham
Earl Corbin
Walter Wilson
Oren Helwick
Ralph Dougherty
C. J. Wilson
Dead Men’s Baggage at the Dockside Storehouse of Loss
Pall Mall Gazette surveys a dim unclaimed goods vault near London docks where belongings of missing sailors lie unseen. A wife finds Bill’s bag and a doll for Minnie, while other items tell of a whaler, an opium pipe, a bride’s outfit, and a life adrift. The catalog evokes romance and sorrow in each faded trunk.
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London
Bill
William Smith
Southern Star
Desolation Strait
Minnie
Yellow River
Pall Mall Gazette
Music as an Adjunct to Education
A discussion cites Robert Foresman in the Musical Standard arguing that music aids education by training children to respond to impressions and express themselves freely. It can improve reading enunciation, illuminate historical facts, enhance poetic expression, and bring the life and soul of music to both singers and listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Foresman
The
Musical Standard
Local news and ads from Vienna and Crawfordsville
Tomorrow brings big day at the Vienna with Johnson's bakery offering raised and sweet doughnuts for Saturday. A Pair of Artists will be seen at Crawfordsville on May 3rd with continuous laughs, while 400 bushels of Reid's Yellow Dent seed corn 6 weeks kiln dried are for sale at Washington County Savings Bank or use 689. Anderson and Denison.
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Johnson’s Bakery
Crawfordsville
Eod
Reid
Washington County Savings Bank
Ues
Anderson & Denison
Try Tankage For Your Hogs And Handy City Rides
Short ad offering hog feed option labeled tankage and a service by Frank Webb to take customers to the depot or any city part for 25 cents. Also advertises a driving horse for wife or daughter and vehicle repair, plus lawn mower grinding and sharpening service by Long & Kyle with a 50 cent price.
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Frank Webb
Cts
Long & Kyle
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Spider Bite Sores
John Washington of Bosqueville Texas avoided leg loss after spider bite by using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He reports the first application removed redness and four boxes healed the sores. Sold for 25 cents at Stewart’s pharmacy.
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John Washington
Bosqueville
Texas
Bucklen
Stewart 'S
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STECK
H. F. Steck
Congress
Prescription Store
J.E. Lemmon
Prop
the County News
Ainsworth
Nira
Pleasant Hill
Westchester
London Docks
Highland Park Nursery
W.R. Stryker & Sons
R. J. Depot
Vienna
McCall Bros
Monarch
Cash Grocery
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