Robbery at Scranton Store Nets $2500 in Clothes
Greene county sheriff and county officials search for thieves who robbed the Olinger and Grubb store in Scranton. About 68 suits from Hart Schaffner and Marx and Embey, 12 silk shirts, and around 36 ties were stolen. The theft occurred around two in the morning with an automobile getaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Boone County Peace
Oblinger and Grubb
Scranton
Greene County
Guy Davis
Quinlan
Ramsay
Hart, Schaffner and Marx
Local notes from Washington Iowa and nearby areas
Local items mention Mr and Mrs Romaine Florence returning to Prescott after visiting niece Mrs John Biden in Washington. New harness shop opened at City Feed Yard. Dr Ray H Dean returns from vacation and resumes office August 9. Advertisements for tires Parisian Sage hair care and Edison price note. Dr Will McCall visiting from St Paul. Purina chick feed at Bruns Seed Store. Legion dance urged and a car trip to Allerton cited. Mrs A J Duvall of West Chester in Washington on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romaine Florence
Prescott
John Biden
Ray H. Dean
North
Taxi and baggage service and local ads in Skipton
Numerous town notices and classifieds list taxi service, shoe stores, tires, piano sales, jewelry and frame stock, harness and repair, land agents, visits from residents, and local business interests. Mentions Miss Rhea Warren, Miss Clara Woodburn, Grace Mauck, Violet and Mildred Bramer, and Miss Genevieve Morrow among others.
Local Notes and Ads Share Keota Scene and Visits
Mrs Claude Holmes returns to Keota after visiting her mother Mrs Bauer. Irene Parizek visits Muscatine relatives. Mr and Mrs A C Schauenberg return to Kinross from Burlington. KilbourneWis trips for Kephart family. ball game invite Sunday. Mt Pleasant fair prep with concert band race horses naval scene Aug 16 20. House for sale 83500 near square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Holmes
Keota
Mrs. Bauer
Mt. Pleasant
Keokuk
Monitor
Merrimac
Economic War Near in Erin
Publin reports rising tensions as Catholic workers are expelled from shipyards and other industries in the north by Protestant colleagues. Western towns threaten boycotts of Belfast goods and the policy may spread to other trades including banking, risking further national embrrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publin
North
South
Ireland
Belfast
Communists Favor Ballot Use to Gain Parliamentary Seats
London reports that resolutions at Moscow by the Third International favor Communist participation in parliaments. Lenin argued that while the mass supports parliamentary means, workers must be convinced by experience. if new methods fail, use existing historical options to pursue revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aan
Moscow
Herald
Organ of Labor
Nikolai Lenin
Whisky running traffic at Windsor Detroit border
One hundred boats of various kinds operate in whisky running across the Detroit river between Windsor Ont and Detroit. At least 1009 cases of Canadian liquor cross into the United States nightly, according to Isadore Polozker US district attorney at Detroit, in a Toronto Star interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Detroit River
United States
Windsor
Detroit
Isadore Polozker
Toronto Star
Chicago personal property value soars to 914 million
Chicago and Cook county list personal property for taxation at 914,552,808 dollars, an increase of 118,245,742 over the 1919 board of review total after reductions. Assessors finish figures as the board of review finishes its adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Chicago
Board of Assessors
Board of Review
Socialist congress moves HQ from Brussels to London
Geneva report notes the socialist congress, in session August 5, voted to relocate its headquarters from Brussels to London, signaling a strategic shift in organizational base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Socialist Congress
Brussels
London
Mocha Sheep Skin Trade Routes Revealed
The world's Mocha sheep skin supply is gathered by about a dozen buyers and their collectors who move caravans to centers including Mocha Berbera Zeylah and Hodeidah. From these hubs the skins are sent to Aden the British coaling station and shipping point for London Europe and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mocha
Berbera
Zeylah
Hodeidah
Aden
London
Europe
United States
The Organ of Sound and Ear Anatomy in Animals
The real hearing apparatus lies inside the skull. The ear is an enlarged skin fold. Birds and frogs lack external ears. In birds lizards and frogs the hearing opening sits near the eye corner. The frog has a middle ear and a specialized nerve path.
Also Mentioned on This Page
FOX
J. Warren Kerrigan
The
al Jennings
Paramount Artcraft
Bryant Washburn
Mack Sennett Paramount
Exide Service
Grant Hamble
Eldridge Battery Co
J. ©. Wields
Harry D. Smith
Washington, Iowa
John Shields & Sons
Tiress AI
Lytle Bros
Graham Theatre
W. H. Stephen Jeweler
North Side
Jerry
Shoeshiner
Globe Barber Shop
Sid
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania Rail Roskl System
City Feed Yard
Ay Stephens
Bevins Motor Company
D. F. Macon
Washington
Iowa
Lemmon's Pharmacy
W. J. Masson
Robert Montgomery Masson
Edison
Stephen's
Will McCall
St. Paul, Minn
Allerton
Harvey McCall
Malcolm Montgomery
Purina
Bruns
F. P. Randall
Legion
D. J. Masson
H. F. Masson
Boyd Stephens
Merla
Hermoline
Bevins Motor Co
A. J. Duvall
West Chester
Skipton
Crail
Alex DeBord
Fox & Dewey
Rhea Warren
Cedar Rapids
Clara Woodburn
Bevins
Bruns Seed Store
Violet
Mildred Bramer
Clinton
Grace Mauck
Iowa City
George Gobble
Ainsworth
Hethecote
Mannhardt
Harold Reynolds
Genevieve Morrow
New London
Ellen Gardner
Good
Cable Nelson
Belknap
Music House
West Side Square
Graves Studio
Smith's Jewelry
Oscar Riepe
Benner Tea Company
F. E. Sandell
J. L. Berges
William Wolverton
H. R. Kuenzle
Fred C. Distelhorst
Burlington
Benteco
Whittaker's
J. B. Crail
Cherry McElhinney
Winfield
Edsile Arts
Act
Just
Boston
Stone
Novelty Boys
A. C. Schauenberg
Kinross
C. C. Reiater
Irene Parizek
Blanche Fouchek
Muscatine
Rose Langenberg
Melrose
Smith's Jewelry Store
Robert Kephart
Kilbourne
Wis
Will Corbin
Hermetine Tractor
C. R. Conner
Hazel, Hazen
Winifred
Eldon
Harry Whittaker
City
W. C. Graves
Mr. Graves
W. H. Graves
Mrs. C. H. Baker
Vera
Lincoln
Nebr
Bry
Lemley, Roo & Liptsfield
Marie Doro
Erin
Globe Ranges
Button Factory
Wayland
Third Internationale
Canada
Chandler
Franklin
Elear
Overland
Case
Kelly-Springfield
Goodyear and
Federal Tires
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