Civil War Veteran William P Moothart Dies at 80
William Paul Moothart, eighty, a Civil War veteran, died at his home 715 East Washington Street after years of illness. Funeral services are private at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the home with no flowers. The casket will be open for visitors from 9:50 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow. Moothart, born April 15, 1845 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, enlisted February 29, 1864 in the Ninety-second Illinois Mounted Infantry and was wounded at Jonesboro. He was discharged in the summer.
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William Paul Moothart
East
Washington Street
Moothart
Levi and
Hannah (Bowersock) Moothart
Lehigh County
Mary Yougs
Ella Hout
Washington
Stevenson County
Freeport
Ninety-second
Illinois Regment
Jonesboro
Grecian Bound Over on Liquor Charges After Raid
John Grecian of south Ka lona appeared before Justice D C Kyle and was bound over to the grand jury on two counts. Bond set at 2000, with 1000 on each count, after a Sunday raid by Deputy Fred Sweet and Oscar Haney yielded fifteen gallons of illicit liquor.
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John Grecian
Kalona
Justice of the Peace
D. C
Squire Kyle
Gregian
Fred Sweet
Oscar Haney
Grecian
American Conductor Vladimir Shavitch Honored by Two Orchestras
Paris Pasdeloup Orchestra and London Symphony pay tribute to Vladimir Shavitch of Syracuse New York as guest conductor. He will again lead the London ensemble on April 12, 1926 marking the first time an American conductor is invited to repeat a visit. Shavitch, married to Margaret Jane Foster, had a varied career as painter, county recorder, city council member, real estate operator, and active G A R member. He leaves his widow and one daughter Mrs John Applegate of Washington and three grandchildren. A son Thomas F died in infancy.
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Paris
Pasdeloup Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Shavitch
Syracuse, N. Y
London
Margaret Jane Foster
Washington
Trace
White Post
Woodmen !Odve
Presbyterian Church
John Applegate
Thomas F
Ilinois
Tax Levy Fixed by City Council for 1926
At yesterday evening's session the city council passed an ordinance fixing the 1926 tax levy at $59,700 a few hundred dollars less than last year. The detailed fund division will be published soon. Mayor George Maxwell and Councilman Will Eldridge were named to attend the Iowa League of Municipalities meeting at Spirit Lake August 25–27.
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Washington City
George Maxwell
Will Eldridge
Iowa League of Municipalities
Spirit Lake
Butter production in Canada rises with farm and home output
Ottawa reports steady growth in butter production with 1924 output at 1,000 tons, 1923 at 73,000 tons, and 1922 at 68,000 tons. The bureau notes an average of about 45,000 tons more could be produced on farms and in homes, with imports around 1,500 tons and exports near 8,500 tons annually.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Y's Men Plan Farewell Meeting in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Y's Men's club schedules a farewell gathering Monday evening August 17 for Robert R Sesline lieutenant governor for Iowa who will move to Oklahoma. Sesline, longtime Killian department store credit manager, recently visited Washington to charter the Washington club. Local members plan to attend and Washington club begins a weeks long membership drive.
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Cedar Rapids
Y's Men's Club
Robert R. Sesline
Iowa
Oklahoma
Sesline
Killian
Washington
Washington Club
The
Hagenbeck Wallace Trained Wilda Animal Circus Opens Friday
Highly educated jungle beasts headline the Hagenbeck Wallace Trained Wilda Animal Circus and Buffet in the city on Friday. The program features sixteen Royal Bengal tigers, mixed lion and tiger acts, elephants, clowns, and equestrian displays. Animals were trained at the Wild Animal University in Peru Indiana, a joint project of Hagenbeck Wallace and Sells Floto. During the street parade on circus day all dens will be open for viewing.
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Hagenbeck-Wallace
Wilda Animal Circus
Bill Wild West
Royal Benegal Tigers
Eric
Ward-Kimball
Bob Eugene
Divenport
Wild Animals
Hagenheeke Wallace Circus
Wild Animal University
Peru
Indiana
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Sells Floto Circus
You Haven't Read the Journal Without Advertisements
A brief note emphasizes that reading the journal is incomplete without reviewing the accompanying advertisements. The item underscores the role of ads in the newspaper ecosystem and invites readers to scan promotional content.
Creamery Butter Production Rises 11.2 Percent in 1924
A steady rise in stock levels accompanies a creamery butter output of 182,161,347 pounds for last year, marking an 11.2 percent increase over 1923. The gains indicate continued growth in dairy production and market demand.
Washington Chautauqua Set to Open Withseason Tickets On Sale
The twenty second annual Washington Chautauqua assembly will open in a week with season tickets on sale at banks. A 1500 season ticket advance is typical. Season holders gain access to all sessions with low per lecture costs. Opening act Adam and Ava costs one dollar, up from fifty cents.
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Washington
Adam and Ava
Stockholm to reform streets with pulp mill by product
Stockholm announces use of an industrial by product once wasted to keep the city dust free. The plan aims to turn a by product from pulp mills into a street surfacing material, marking a notable municipal improvement.
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Stockholm
Citing Hope as Cure for Medicine Habit
The San Francisco Chronicle notes a paradoxical claim that while a cure exists for nearly all ailments the medicine habit remains resistant. The piece discusses public health challenges and the ongoing search for effective interventions.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Rebekah Convention District 92 Program 1925 Washington Towa
Program notes for the Rebekah Convention District 92 in Washington Territory August 5 1925. Morning includes registration 9 30 call to order 10 introduction of state officers welcome address convention president response reading of minutes treasurer’s report lodge reports next convention location election of officers and adjourn for dinner. Afternoon session opens 1 30 features music by Wellman contest secret work by vice grands balloting Brighton and a visitor from Riverside. Memorial by Wellman draping charter by Columbus Junction address by state president and question box.
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Wellman
Columbus Junction
Washington
O'Clock
Lucile Bates
Fannie Meeks
Riverside
Cordelia Dusenberry
Jennie Ingenheimer
Salesman Wanted for Marion Iowa Territory
We seek a steady, willing worker for a well established concern. Attractive proposition with enjoyable work and steadily increasing earnings. Write at once to Stockmen Supply Company, Marion Iowa.
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Stockmen
Supply Company
Marion
Iowa
Digging Begins Near Swedish Pompeii Site Ismantorp
In Calmar Sweden work starts to excavate Ismantorp an Iron Age circular city with nine gates and 92 houses on Deland island. Archaeologist Marten Stenberger leads the project funded by the Swedish Tourist Association. The limestone wall runs about 1200 feet long 12 feet high and 18 feet thick efforts aim to reveal the ruins concealed for generations.
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Calmar
Sweden
Pompeii
Island
Deland
Marten Stenberger
Ismantorp
Move Fron Cuspidor The Young Boss Tolls Smoke Tale
The speaker notes the young boss of the house is off his feed yet smokes and chews tobacco. Clouds hang low as the narrator jokes about calling the fire company if he does not quit. The piece puns on cigars versus chewing tobacco and collects stubs as easier to handle.
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Mrs
Tom Kyle
Toad of
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Lyon Baking Company
Shavitch
Lamoureux
Pasdaloup
Disscuss
Jewett
G. L. Fetters
Evening Journal
Inquire Journal Office
Emmons Co
Newark
New York
Baling
Call Jenkins
2Nd Street
Jennie Westfall
Rt. 3
Keota
Journal Office
W. D. Stafford
T. W. Harwood
Maytag and Woodrow
Rich Maytag Co
Godfrey Juzeler
Brown
Reed Baby Carriage
Ainsworth
Ro H. Petters
Rebekah
Towa
Vention
Vice Grands
Brighton
A. E. Atchison
W. L. Gates
Boyg Berdo
J. M. Wolfe
Edgar Whetstine
Haskins
Pownstair
Boyd Berdo
Methodist Church
West Second Street
Joe
eSeath
the Man
W.S. Reister & Sons Eggs and Poultry
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