Columbus Junction Notes of Local Happenings in April
Mrs Griffith Davis aged 73 dies after long Columbus Junction residency dating from 1867 born New York. Local deaths school disruptions due to bad roads. Notices include visits to Maywood Illinois for husband treatment and Dr Woodruff traveling to Lake Worth Florida for ill brother. Commencement May 18 at Consville with Helen Van Horn as sole senior. Other items mention births visits and travel among residents and a high school program at Columbus.
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Columbus Junction
Griffith Davis
West Hill
New York
Columbus City
Christy Coyle
Davis
Cotter
Morning Sun
Iandview
New London Consolidated
Roy Pine
Maywood
Ill
Government Hospital
Woodruff
Lake Worth
Florida
Ed Woodruff
Conesville School
Helen van Horn
Chester Ramer
Conesville
Lyle Duncan
Frank Sage Addresses County Ministers on Humble Man Role
Frank R. Sage spoke at the Washington county ministerial association meeting after a YMCA luncheon. He argued laypeople view ministers as different, urging clergy to appear more human and approachable, noting progress in public perception and the value of being seen as ordinary men.
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Frank R. Sage
Washington County Ministerial Association
Sage
Fort Sherman recaps his trip abroad to Europe Africa and Asia
Reverend Willard Wylie invited Fort Sherman to speak at the Second United Presbyterian church on his recent journey to southern Europe northern Africa and Asia with emphasis on Palestine and Egypt. Sherman described sites in Palestine and a mosque visited during a tour driven by Arab drivers. The audience included many from other churches despite bitter cold in Jerusalem.
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Willard Wylie
Second United Presbyterian Church
Fort Sherman
Sherman
Europe
Africa
Asia
Palestine
Egypt
United Presbyterian Church
Jerusalem
Insects Fed by Pitchers and Sticky Traps
The article describes carnivorous plants used to kill insects. Teasel roots form cup-like bases that drown insects in collected rainwater. Nepenthes pitcher plants lure prey with honey and color, then trap and drown them. Sundew leaves secrete sticky juice to capture flies, with tentacles closing to digest the prey.
They Had a Nice Trip to the Far West
Walter Williams received a report from Keith Jones and Paul Young detailing a safe arrival at Long Beach California after an eight day 2100 mile trip. They traveled through Illinois to St Louis then west using paved roads on the southern route and called the trip a dandy journey. The postcard they sent reflects they were too busy to write.
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Walter Williams
Keith Jones
Paul Young
Long Beach
Cal
Illinois
St. Louis
Walter
Rotary Club Night Showcases Miss Alethea Montgomery
Miss Alethea Montgomery addressed Rotary Club on the value of Normal Training courses for high schools and local teacher training. The program featured Legion Quartette and high school glee club numbers, plus Temple Tours manager Van Riper sharing travel tales in See America First. It was a fine evening of entertainment.
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Alethea Montgomery
Rotary Club
Miss Montgomery
Legion Quartette
Messrs
L. P. Morrison
Everette Griffith
Preston Wolf
Jesse Miller
Mrs. Miller
Harvey Burham
Dave Springman
Clifford Brady
Clifford Baker
Edith Boileau
Sigourney
van Riper
Chicago
Temple Tours
Frank Carter
America
Cigar gifts spark talk of tapering in household
Dialogue shows Herself chiding about cigars given at Christmas and His self saying he will taper smoking in the new year. She responds by praising the change and offering to give the cigars to father. The exchange reflects domestic humor in a Portland Evening Express snippet.
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Joln
Father
Portland Evening Express
Widths of the Strait of Gibraltar vary widely
The strait narrows to about nine miles at the west entrance and about thirteen miles at the east. The central channel runs five miles wide through the middle of the strait.
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Strait of Gibraltar
Strait
America’s New Foreign Policy Under President Coolidge
President Coolidge sets out a broad policy toward eight nations including Mexico China and Nicaragua. He stresses national interests and protection of citizens abroad while seeking negotiated settlements and avoiding aggression. He argues for moral responsibility toward recognized Central American governments and urges a modern, justice driven American role.
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Mexico
Henry Stimson
Panama Canal
Farleff
Asia
America
Washington Route 2 community notes and visits
Edward Petratz Fred and Howard Wagner delivered hoes to Washington last week. Mrs Ward Essley has many calls for Rhodes Island red hatching eggs and a fine flock of chickens. J J Benda went to Wayland on business and to Richland on Thursday. Several workers improved McAtlin hill so traffic flows. Local families visited Fred Wagner and Eureka church held Sunday services.
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Washington
R. R
Edward Petratz
Fred
Howard Wagner
Ward Essley
Rhodes Island
J. J. Benda
Wayland
Richland
F. Salterburg
Marenus
Charlie Kuhn
Howard McAtlin
Howard, Clark
Fred Wagner
McAtlins Hill
Jake Snydera
J J. Benda
Harold
Eureka
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Martha Butler
Sioux City
Cora Helverson
Kansas City
Mary Maxwell
Frasers
Columbus High School
J. H. Huston
Burlington
Huston
Burlington Hospital
Fellows
Dale Duncan
W.S. Reister & Sons
Eggs & Poultry
Frank Sage
Far West
Althea Montgomery
Kaynee
Akin Klothing Ko
United States
Coolidge
China
Nicaragua
Jake Snyders
W. F. Salterberg
John Ramge
Bessie Glasgow
Florence
Marie Snyders
Bessie
Florence Glasgow
Arthur Nicolta
Ward Essteys
Simons
Corbin & Barrett Bootery
L. Wilson & Ca
H. S. Ward & Co
Ward's
Children’s Coats Ladies’ Coats
H. L. Ward & Co
L. Wilson
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