Rock Island Railway Honors Veterans With Chicago Dinner
Washington Rock Island veterans RL McGugin John Berquist August Glick H M Morris and Fred Tracey receive invitations to a 1922 dinner in Chicago celebrating the railroad seventieth anniversary The event includes a Loop parade a band mounted police escort and half rate Pullman transportation offers to the honorees and their spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rock Island
Chicago
RL. McGugin
John Berquist
August Glick
H. M. Morris
Fred Tracey
Rook Iland
Pullman Company
Rees
Rock Island Railway
N F Wood dies at age 90 in Washington county
Norman F Wood aged ninety years four months and thirteen days died at his home on East Washington Street after a long illness. Funeral services were set for Friday at two in Repist church with burial in Ainsworth cemetery. He had lived in Washington county since 1876. Survived by his widow six children thirteen grandchildren and twenty two great grandchildren. A devout Baptist church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman F. Wood
East Washington Street
Repist
Ainsworth
Wood
Washington County
Washington
The
Baptist Church
Band Concert Cancelled By Absence Of Members
The weekly Saturday night band concert was cancelled due to many members being absent including director Fred Mannhardt and six to eight others. Several members were ill with colds from the Winfield fair. Regular performances will resume this week. Mr and Mrs Jay Busby are campers at Cone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mannhardt
Mr. and
Mrs
Jay Busby
Cone
Four-Year Aging Said Key to Prime Italian Cheese
An Italian cheese expert notes that high grade cheese requires at least four years of seasoning to reach peak quality. The claim places emphasis on extended aging as essential for flavor and texture development.
Chats with Your Gas Man
A reader notes a yellow flame is wasteful and soot deposits on pots. It urges cleaning soot from coil type water heater coils to improve efficiency and reduce gas use.
Richmond Picnic to Draw Big Crowd
Several hundred Washington people travel to Richmond for the annual Farmers Union picnic in the park. A full day includes a morning parade, a noon picnic dinner, an afternoon speaking program headlined by Milo Reno, plus races, a show, and a dance. Reporter notes a clown band promoted the event and expects many attendees from across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond
Farmers Union
Milo Reno
Iown State Farmers Union
Reno
William Sutherland
Central Park
Reunion of the 88th Division at Fort Snelling
Washington county veterans of the 88th Division plan the Fort Snelling reunion on September 1 through 3. General William Weigel praises the gathering and Charley Briggs announces reduced fares, badges, meals, and Minnesota State Fair access for attendees.
Chautauqua Season Tickets Climb Despite Low Sales
About two hundred season tickets have sold for the upcoming chautauqua opening August 15, with organizers optimistic about turnout if weather cooperates. Last year saw 1,294 tickets. roughly 1,100 more must sell in a week to match that total. Tickets are two dollars for adults and one dollar for children under fifteen, available at local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Dusty Finds Surcease at Last
A reflective note describes relief after a long gale day and the simple joy of slipping into an old pair of shoes, signaling a quiet end to a trying period without specific names or places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusty
Thia
Store owners notice on settling accounts
Notice from Chas. Thompson announcing he has sold the business and requests all debtors to call and settle their accounts at the store to close the books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Thompson
D A Boyer Reaches Eightieth Birthday Celebration
D A Boyer is 80 today as family gathers at the Boyer home on South 4th Avenue for a fried chicken dinner at 6 p m. He is the fifth of twelve children and the only surviving sibling, born in Rureh County Pennsylvania.
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D. A. Boyer
F. W. Kerr
Caldwell
Kansas
Boyer
South 4Th Avenue
Walter Boyer
Thesa
Harry
West Chester
Howard
Council Bluffs
Ray
Virginia
Rude Werfel
David
Joe
Rureh County
Pennsylvania
Band Draws Big Crowd With Royal Highlanders Concert
Washington residents packed Central Park for a Royal Scotch Highlanders performance from St. Petersburg, Florida. The Legion plans tag sales to fund future free concerts despite no treasury surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Royal Scotch Highlanders
St. Petersburg
Florida
Central Park
Roy Smith
Livestock Boom Predicted for Iowa at State Fair
Des Moines reports from Prof. H. H. Kildee and Earl Weaver indicate Iowa is headed for a significant livestock boom. They note record breaking divestock entries and strong dairy and youth sections at the state fair, with officials still accepting entries past the Aug. 1 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
H. H. Kildee
Earl Weaver
Kildee
America
Adoption Law Changes in England Cited in Report
A report notes that adoption of children in England remains legally secure under current statutes. It references policy discussions about safeguards and parental rights without detailing new statutes or case outcomes.
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England
Danny
Church Society and Club Gatherings This Week
Prairie Flower church holds a Friday business meeting while Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon. U S Club meets Friday 2 30 with Mrs Chas Hoxworth. Social Hour picnic at Sunset Park Thursday evening. Rebekah club meets Thursday 2 30 at S O O F hall. Lawn Social and Dance Wednesday August 9 at Commercial Club. Ice cream social at Eureka church Thursday evening. Rev A W Hackley of Des Moines speaks Phrenology and Its Relation to the Biggest Business in the World Thursday August 10 8 o clock at A M E church with silver offering. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Kings Heralds Little Light Bearers invite all ladies mothers mite boxes opening day program planned. Methodist church West Chester Friday 2 20.
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Rebekah Club
A. W. Hackley
Des Moines
Iowa
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Kings Herald
Methodist Church
West Chester
August Night Drops To Fifty Degrees In Slower Heat Wave
Much cooler night as official thermometer records fifty degrees marking a cooler first part of August. Yesterdays high reached 83 and todays noon reading shows 74, signaling an unusual dip for the season.
Tragic Drowning of 2-Year-Old Girl at Farm
Jean Joan McCulley aged 2, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harley McCulley on a farm near Wapello, was drowned yesterday in a horse trough. Her 4-year-old brother pulled her from the trough and alerted their mother.
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Burlington
Jean Joan McCulley
Harley McCulley
Wapello
34th Division Reunion At Des Moines Aug 25-26
Iowa veterans who served with the 34th Division in World War I plan the second annual reunion in Des Moines on Friday and Saturday August 25 and 26. Major T P Hollowell leads a strong committee with plans for athletic carnival and other entertainments. General John A Johnston will attend along with five to ten thousand division members from Iowa and neighboring states.
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Iowa
Sandate Fe Fcovision
Des Moines
Camp Cody
France
T. P. Hollowell
Fort Madison
John A. Johnston
Washington, D
National Guard
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Towa
133Rd Infantry
126Th Field Artillery
135Th Ambulance Company
169Th Ammunition Train
Washington
156Th Infantry Band
Owatonna
First Foreign Coal Arrives in New York
The first large cargo of foreign mined coal, about 10 000 tons, reached New York to avert a fuel famine. It arrived aboard the Italian steamer Cher ages from Barry Wales, reported August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Age
Barry
Wales
Strikebreaker beaten by strikers in Rock Island shops
W. M. Chariton of Des Moines, a strike breaker in the Rock Island shops, was attacked and beaten last night by two assailants believed to be strikers. As of late, they had not been apprehended.
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Burlington, Au
W. MM. Chariton
Des Moines
Rock Island
Deadly Fish Found Among Ocean Species
A fragment notes that while no common pet animal is poisonous by nature, some fish have flesh that is deadly. The statement hints at danger from certain seafood and raises awareness of toxic marine species.
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EMPOY
Cele
Pullman
N.F. Wood
Slim
Iowa Gas and
Low
Port Snellang
Camp Dodge
Fort Snelling
Minn
Frank W. Wheelan
North of Town
163Rd Artillery Brigade Association
ST. Paul
An &&Th
William Weigel
Weigel
Governors Island
18Th Division
Charley Briggs
United States
Minnesota State Fair
Wisconsin
Dakotas
PEW
Minnie Conner
Clinton
Strickland Gilligan
Gibsonian
Manlove
Damron
Goforth
Link
Miss Conner
Woman's Club
Ireland
Phillips Drug Store
Kodak Store
Benny
Jennie
Bennie
WS. Reister & Sons
Migs. of
Botter
Cel
Legion Benertit
Leon Beatty Post
Royal Seated Highlanders
Bobby Brothier
Bobby
Harold Stockton
Eddie Arthur
Turner Nesring
Frank Gillam
Walter Conner
Post
Bobby Brollier
W. F. Jacobs
Forrest Jacobs
George Boileau
Overture
TJ Guarany
Gomez
Romance
Bennett
Frank Gillum
Rubenstein
Balfe
Arthur
Tobani
Whistler
Hird
Shadowland
Fisher
Scotland
Lampe
Bobbie Brollier
Evening Journal
John Jackson
Green
Effie Knowels
East Third St
Boyd Berdo
Ottumwa
C. J. Anderson
Fairbanks
W. W. Wilson
Poland
Salfe—Whitney
Chas. Marsh
Geo. Clapper
John Webr
Mutual Phone
Timothy Bay
G. L Fetters
Aagtud
Hao
Crandall
North Avenue
Lloyd W. Martin
South Third Ave
Gibson
Poultry Rouse
Savings Bank of
Prairie Flower Church
Sete
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
U. S
Chas. Hoxworth
Sunset Park
Court McDermott
D. A
Commercial Club
Eureka
Reunion
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