Davenport Boosters Set for Noon Arrival and Welcome
About 150 Davenport boosters will march to the square for a brief speech then proceed to the Commercial Club for dinner. A booster train timetable lists stops from Davenport to Bennett with arrivals around noon. A large band will accompany the excursion and a short concert precedes the dinner. Flags will be placed around the equate to greet visitors.
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Davenport
Ramage
Commercial Club
Durant
Wilton
Museatine
Columbus Junction
Washington
West Liberty
Town City
Iowa City
Tipton
Ar. Bennett
Ly. Bennett
Ar. Davenport
Visit Between Trains For William A Wilson And J L Duff
William A Wilson and his wife of Washington Iowa stayed at the J L Duff home on Fifteenth and Missouri avenue during a layover en route to Burlington Washington for a longer visit. Duff and Wilson were boyhood friends who shared battles and apple cores for years.
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Omaha Sun
Wiliam A. Wilson
Washington
Iowa
J. L. Duff
Fifteenth
Missouri Avenue
Burlington
Mr. Duff
Mr. Wilson
Many Delay Making Bonus Applications Urged
Many World War veterans still have not filed bonus applications though the Veterans Bureau seeks all papers promptly to avoid delays in their claims. Urgency cited as death could pass benefits to heirs only if applications are on file. The Journal office has recorded numerous fingerprints for applicants with Sheriff Charles M Denison assisting during the war.
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Washington World War Veterans
Veterans’ Bureau
Journal
Charles M. Denison
Ralpi Shannon
Bre
Henry Wallace
E. T. Meredith
Charles E. Dawes
KE. Bradfute
National Farm Bureau Federation
Apeakera
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Fred P. Mann
Devils Lake
N DC
Lou Holland
Kansas City
Advertising Clubs of the World
London
Legion Auxiliary Picnic in Mediapolis Set for August
The First district American Legion Auxiliary picnic and families meet in Mediapolis on Tuesday August 6. Dinner at 10. Attendees bring own dishes and silverware plus one dish to share. Auxiliary provides drinks ice cream and cake for ten cents. Notify Lucy Dempsey if attending.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Mediapolis
Country Club
Leon Beatty Post
Lucy Dempsey
Lacey Dempsey
Legion Auxiliary
Médiapolis
Iowa
Longtime acquaintances meet after forty five years apart
J F Duff a South Omaha real estate agent was moved from Methodist hospital to his home after appendicitis. His son John rushed from Norfolk when his condition worsened. Mrs J Bryan of Long Beach California visited Mrs R H Crookes near Fort Crook and stayed with Mr and Mrs J L Duff at Fifteenth and Missouri avenue.
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J. F. Duff
South Omaha
Methodist Hospital
John
Norfolk
J. Bryan
Long Beach
California
R. H. Crookes
Fort Crook
Advertising club plans ninth district convention in Washington
Washington Advertising club reveals preparations for the ninth district convention covering Iowa and Nebraska set for August 25 26 and 27. Subscriptions near 800 from 81 of 85 men, with further fundraising planned. Speakers slated include notable figures though some targets are unavailable, and entertainment features such as automobile races and a banquet are under consideration.
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Washington
Iowa
Nebraska
Finance Committee
Fred West
Crawfordsville to stage largest community celebration
The American Legion in Crawfordsville plans a two day festival on September 4 and 5 featuring music, a parade with floats, races, a tennis tournament, baseball games, horseshoe contests, band concerts, vaudeville, an orchestra, a picture show, a merry-go-round, and various stalls with a complete program to be announced later.
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The
American Legion
Crawfordsville
Excursion to Muscatine by Milwaukee Rail Line
Considerable interest shown in the August 3 excursion from Ottumwa to Davenport by Milwaukee Railway. Travelers will proceed by river boat to Muscatine and return, a schedule once common but recently discontinued on many lines.
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Milwaukee Railway
Davenport
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Strike in Dublin Municipal Workers Worsens
Dublin workers went out on strike last week over a six shilling weekly wage cut. This morning the electric supply failed across the city shutting factories and stores and crippling port operations as cranes halted and dock traffic faced disruption.
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Dublin
Judge Stevens Loses Library in Hamburg Fire
Judge T. S. Stevens of the Iowa Supreme Court lost his library valued at 16000 in a fire that gutted a two story brick building in Hamburg Iowa. The Bank of Hamburg, closed for liquidation, suffered about 6000 in losses and a hardware store about 15000 in damage. The blaze began in Morelock's grocery. Bank officials said the fire will not prevent reorganization.
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Hamburg
Aue
T. S. Stevens
Iowa Supreme Court
Bank of Hamburg
Morelock
Grotery
Investigation Promised Into Firpo Entry by Immigrant Bureau
Washington August 1 Commissioner General Huw band of the immigration bureau promised an investigation into the recent entry of Luis Angel Firpo the Argentine heavyweight. The move was at the demand of William S Chase president of the New York Civic League.
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Piepo
Barry Washington
Luis Angel Firpo
Huwband
Immigration Bureau
S. Chase
New York Civic League
Five Signals Aid England Safety Drive for Motorists
A British authority says five distinct signals will assist the safety-first campaign for drivers in England. The plan involves new indications to guide autoists toward safer behavior on the roads.
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England
President Names Members For Various Committees
President J W Enalin names finance registration transportation publicly tents banquet program grounds committee and entertainment committee with listed individuals including Fred bog Lee Holland Léstie Dunlap Dr J Rees Geo McDaniel K E Shannon and C W Davis among others for the event planning duties.
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Chautauqua Park
Joe Falk
George McDaniel
Transportation Committes
J W. Enalin
Fred Bog Lee Holland
Léstie Dunlap
A. D. Hunter
Roy Means
C. W. Davis
Frank Miller
Fh. Shannon
Geo Mc Daniel
J. Rothschi
F. L. Broadgate
Gus Hramer
M. L. Brown
Walter Conner
Everette Griffith
Chautauqua Tickets Go On Sale In Washington
Season tickets for the Washington chautauqua go on sale next Monday at four local banks. Prices are two dollars for adults, one dollar for children, and 1.26 for parking. The assembly aims to sell at least 1,000 adult tickets to ensure financial success, with 1,500 sold last year. The 1924 program runs August 12 to 21, with grounds repairs underway and booklets printing. Dr. W W Bowers returns to lead preliminary work for the sessions.
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Washington Chautauqua
Washington Banke
C. M. Keck
Assembly
Chautauqua
Community Announcements From Local Groups This Week
Notices list several meetings and events across groups including D of A regular meet August 1 in K hall 423 and Presbyterian Loyalty Light Bearers August 4 at 3 PM. Pleasant Plains Missionary all day Aug 6 at Mrs. Genkinger home. American Legion Auxiliary seeks attendees for First district event in Mediapolis. West Chester Methodist barbecue picnic Aug 6 at Sunset Park in honor of Rev Nash family. Young Women’s Home Missionary picnic Aug 4 at Sunset Park 6:30 PM with Miss Vieda Stryker presenting work in the south.
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Pleasant Plains Missionary Meeting
J. H. Genkinger
E. 7Th St
West Chester
Sunset Park
Washinton
Clpres
Nash
Colorado Springs
Young Womens Home Missionary of
The
Methodist Church
Vieda Stryker
South
Argus and the Peacock in Myth
The myth says Argus, guardian with a hundred eyes, kept watch for Hera as Zeus’s transformed cow lover. Hermes killed Argus, either by stoning or by charming his eyes to sleep before beheading him. Hera then set Argus’s eyes in the peacock’s tail feathers.
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Argus
Hera
Zeus
Hermes
Toyless childhood in ancient Greece and Rome
The article questions evidence of toy use by children in ancient Greece or Rome, noting there are no clear records proving they played with toys. It argues that surviving sources offer little sustenance for a definitive claim about children’s playthings in classical times.
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Ancient
Greece
Rome
Age Scales Vary With Size From Three-Year-Old To Adult
A comment attributing varying growth and perspectives notes how age changes perception and measurement from a small child’s height to an adult’s stature, illustrating how scale alters view and value.
Co op Gas and Food Scam Under Scrutiny
Senate tried to amend blue sky laws to regulate cooperative firms accused of selling cheap gasoline and food only after a $15 contract payment. Wallaces Farmer traced a Batavia based operation and similar groups in Hancock County, alleging price schemes and vague wholesale terms.
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Senate
Ben J. Gibson
Wallaces’ Farmer
Wallaces
Batavia
Hancock County
Little Girl Falls 20 Feet but Is Chipper as Ever
Ruth Dvorsky, 15 months old, fell 20 feet from a bedroom window in Iowa City after noon yesterday. She lay unconscious but soon rallied and was reported chipper by physicians on the following day.
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Iowa City
Ruth Dvorsky
George W. Dvorsky
Quit Broadcasting Opera Ends In Chicago Season
Broadcasting of opera in Chicago will be discontinued this season. The move follows a trend of music lovers preferring home listening to attending performances, reducing live attendance and support.
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Chicago
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Entertainment Features
Rex
Bicknell
Thompson’s Sanitary Market
Stevens
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Washington Oil Co
W. W. Bowers
Chautauqua Association
Presbyterian Church
Holmes
Evening Journal
J. H. Baird
George Young
Chas
Shalla
Brighton
J. T. Wengers
Floyd Crane
Mutual Phone
Eod
James Casey
Inquire Journal
Boyd Berdo
Young Fries
R. Brown
BUICK
J. M. Goodwin
Win Smouse
Brussels
D. G. Knottnerus
Rowe
Phillips Drug Store
M.L. Orris
Fon Sims
Brighier
Pie
Arnold
Obeam
Kugs
Ant
Mfgs
Washington Buttes
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