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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1920

Page

5

Council Proceedings May 1920 Treasurers Report Summary

City treasurer reports May 1920 balance of 34382.21 dollars as of May 30 1920. Payments listed include Sinclair Refining Co 47.15 John Thompson 46.75 Ellis Sedeener 86.65 Clarence Goodwin 54.00 Standard Oil Co 11.44 Cemetery Fund A L Dusenbery 110.00. Council adjourned. minutes continued tomorrow.

Dragging Fund Mey Wields Hss Tee Sinclair Refining Co John Thompson Ellis Scott Sedeener Clarence Goodwin Standard Old Co Cemetery Fund A. L. Dusenbery

To Clean Grass Articles Get More Shine From Lemons

To Clean Grass Articles. Do not throw away squeezed lemons use them for cleaning brasses and dish covers. Put a pinch of whitening on the article to be cleaned and rub it in well using the lemon as a sponge. You will be surprised to see dirt removed quickly with little trouble. Brasses stay clean longer than with ordinary polish.

Frances Hodgson Burnett Early Writing Earned From Stamps

The article notes Burnett began writing while teaching in Tennessee and earned stamps for her first story by picking blackberries. It recalls her later peak as author with annual income estimated around $50,000 to $150,000 and ends with a remark that advertisements are news.

Frances Hodgson Burnett Tennessee Little Lord Fauntleroy

Iowa Aims Pioneer Status With Statewide Music Memory Contest

Des Moines Register reports education advocates plan a Des Moines centered music memory contest for Iowa school children. A coalition including Gov. Harding and J. W. Studebaker backs the effort to foster masterful music study, with Chicago educator Carr Darr and Mr. Dorr leading outreach and practical guidelines for school boards, teachers, clubs, and families. The plan envisions sessions in schools and community venues, with prizes and a final concert, promoting music education as civic uplift.

Iake Towa Dee Moines Register Iowa Des Moines Community Music Service W. L. Harding J. W. Studebaker Alfred Smith Frederick W. Weitz Des Moines Women’s Club Harris H. Coggeshall Nora Babbitt Harsh Professional Women's Club of George Frederick Ogden Anne Shaw Oberndorfer Chaiirreen Five Arts Gerera! Federation of Women’s Clubs Carr Darr New York Metropolitan Opera House Oratorio Society Brooklyn N. Y Dorr

Method hints from experience comments

A fragment notes that some guidance offered is only suggestive and serves to share practical benefit rather than enforce rules. The speaker contends that the remarks amount to nothing more than drawing on prior experience to inform practice.

Cox speech ends without wet or dry hint

The Cedar Rapids Republican notes a dramatic wait for a sensational addition to Mr Cox’s speech but in 12 000 words nothing addressed liquor questions. It suggests a strategic choice influenced by Missouri primary results and emphasizes the speaker urging listeners to think and talk straight.

Cox Missouri Cedar Rapids

Mouse Receipted Bill Found in Derby Academy Area

A worker near Derby academy in Hingham found a paper in a mouse nest dating 200 years ago. It proved to be a receipted bill for the construction of the house.

Derby Academy Hingham

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Council Proceedings S. J. Kellogg Street & Alley Fund Thompson & Weidner J. A. Cunningham's Sons Everett A. Green Chas, van Doran John Davis Ee Dill Boileau Seer Alex McCulley Eeeenwee Seymour Bidwell Wallace Bidwell C D. Bickford Ee J H. Kelleys Welch Little Eee Ik Bovee Kellogg Casey Ewes K Schilling American Railway Ww Press Co John Harper J. Little John Fishburn al Simpson Newt Glastow Wm. Bailey C. Dd. Bickford J. H. Bailey Jas. Clark J. H. Kelly Chas. Welch Road Fund Chas. van Doran John Davis See Teen Li Db Bickford Clay Welch Sanitary District Fund A. L. Hall Re Louck & Boehme Co Chas. M. Denison General Federation of Women’s Clubs Dered Ilona Towa Mouse Forel the Universal Ford Motor Co Ford THE Falk Motor Company W. S. Falk
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