Community honors Harding with town closures
Washington Iowa and Marion Ohio pause for Warren G Harding memorial services. Officials close offices and stores at 2:30 pm, banks at 1 pm, courthouse offices 2:20 to 4, and the post office for an hour. Flags fly at half mast as mourning continues.
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Washington
Iowa
Marion
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
United States
Alberson
Central Park
Court House
Arizona murderer hanged at state penitentiary
Manuel Martinez was hanged at the Florence state penitentiary for the murder of J. Frank Pearson, postmaster at Ruby, during a border bandit raid in August 1921. The trap was sprung at 6 24 and he was pronounced dead eleven minutes later.
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Associated Press
Florence, Ariz
Manuel Martinez
State Penitentiary
J. Frank Pearson
Ruby
Arizona
Martinez
Des Moines Camp Governors Appoint Hill to Lead Athletics
Major Ray C. Hill, military instructor at the University of Iowa, takes charge of mass athletics at the Des Moines Citizens Military camp. He collaborates with Captain H. C. Tobin to direct voluntary athletics including calesthenics, mass games, cadence drill, baseball, pushball, track, swimming, boxing, and wrestling. Leagues and elimination contests will determine unit superiority, with boxing and wrestling tournaments and medals for class survivors at encampment end.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ray ¢. Hill
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Citizens Military
Major Hill
West Point
Fort Snelling
H. C. Tobin
Fort Des Moines
Tobin
14Th Cavalry
Captain Tobin
Change at Globe Barber Shop
W R Wilson formerly of Monmouth Illinois joins John Waymack to form Waymack & Wilson at Globe barber shop. Wilson, an experienced barber, will fill the fourth chair and manage the business expansion.
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Globe Barber Shop
Globe
W R. Wilson
Monmouth, Ill
John Waymack
Waymack
News Writers of Washington Honor President Harding
The standing committee of newspaper correspondents designated an escort of honor to accompany the body of the late President Harding. The escort includes reporters who accompanied him to Alaska, were stationed at Marion, and covered the White House daily. The resolution praised Harding’s charm, candor, and integrity and offered sympathy to Mrs. Harding, noting the affection of the American people will preserve his memory.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Alaska
Marion
White House
Warren G. Harding
Mount Ranier Name Change Proposed to Mount Harding
A resolution from John Paul Jones of the Navy post of the American Legion asks President Coolidge and Congress to rename Mount Ranier Mount Harding in memory of Warren G. Harding the 29th U S president. The proposal is dated Seattle Washington August 10.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Mount Ranier
Mount Harding
Warren G. Harding
United States
Coolidge
Congress
John Paul Jones
Navy Post
American Legion
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Stuart held at home
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Stuart were held this morning at 10 30 at the late home 709 South Seventh avenue conducted by I W Bowers Music by Mr and Mrs Jesse Miller The pall bearers were six grandsons of Mrs Stuncet A large number of beautiful floral tributes were banked about the casket Burial was at Richland
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Robert Stuart
South Seventh Avenue
I. W. Bowers
Jesse Miller
Stuncet
Richland
Mission official Mills Taylor Visits Parents in Philadelphia
Dr. Mills Taylor, associate secretary of the board of foreign missions of the United Presbyterian Church, makes a brief visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Taylor in Philadelphia.
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Dr. Mills Taylor
Philadelphia
Board of Foreign Missions
The
United Presbyterian Church
J. M. Taylor
Indoor Baseball League Seen Likely in Town
Before summer ends a lively indoor baseball league may form with games on outdoor grounds at Wallace or Lincoln school. Bankers and Reister poultry house workers sparked agitation, with barber, Lions Club, and other groups rumored to form teams for twilight matches.
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Wallace
Lincoln School
Bankers
Reister Poultry House
Barbers
Lions Club
Washington County
Iowa
Orphan Boys Jack and Elmer Morrison Seek Christian Home
Jack and Elmer Morrison, two lively orphan brothers, return from a visit at the LL Colthurst home near Ainsworth. Mrs. Colthurst praises their energy and seeks a good Christian home. They are with their grandfather W. W. Morrison who cannot provide proper care and hopes for a suitable country home.
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Jack
Elmer Morrison
Ll. Colthurst
Ainsworth
Preserving Plant Colors by Quick boiling Death
The text notes that colors in plant specimens fade if they die slowly, and warns that plunging specimens in boiling water for a few seconds can kill them rapidly to preserve color. It emphasizes rapid death to avoid color loss in leaves and flowers.
Money in Inventions From Tiny Ideas
A small innovation yields large wealth as a Chicago packing house ordered ten million cans with a seam just below the top. Opening required striking the top and it detached, proving the idea profitable for the inventor.
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Chicago
Parents and Friends Appreciate Tenderness of Loved Ones
A concise reflection on the growing value of parental and friendly affection as years pass, noting the deepening appreciation for kindness and support from family and friends. The message emphasizes gratitude for enduring relationships.
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Doctor Johnson
Store Ad Contact Sparks Customer Interest
A store force notes a customer appreciation for information after seeing an ad in the Journal. The brief exchange highlights responsive engagement and marketing reach.
Supervisors Award Large Coal Contract
At an adjourned county board meeting the annual coal contract was awarded to W W Wilson for about five hundred tons. Approximately two hundred tons go to the county home, another two hundred to the court house and jail, and about one hundred to the county poor. Harrisburg Saline county Illinois fuel priced at 7.40 per ton to county home and 7.90 delivered to court house jail and paypegs. August delivery year price rises to 8.50 delivered. Superintendent Frank Beatty will ensure all coal to the county home is delivered this month to save cost, though storage limits hinder full winter supply at court house and jail.
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County Board .of Supervisors
W W. Wilson
Court House
Harrisburg
Saline County
Illinois
Frank Beatty
Wading Pool Work to Restart Next Week
Sun set park wading pool construction will resume the first of next week after a halt caused by a materials shortage. The project was nearly finished before shipments failed to arrive, and officials say it can be completed quickly once supply lines are restored.
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Sunset Park
City Park Board
Rebekah Convention Held at Riverside
Members of District No. 92 Rebekah lodge held their annual convention at Forester hall Riverside with about a hundred delegates expected. A noon dinner served in M E church basement featured a full program including welcome by Mrs Ethel Flynn and reports from lodges. Afternoon events included degree work, school of instruction, balloting and elections with Wellman and Brighton lodges prominent.
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Rebekah Lodge
Forester Hall
Riverside Organization
M. FE
Ethel Flynn
Prighton Lodge
Wellman Lodge
Washington
Tierney
Wellman
Chester
Brighton
Names His Baby for the New President
In Omaha, Aug 10, a story notes a child named Calvin Coolidge Pecble born after the 2:47 am oath moment on August 3 marking the new president's leadership. The father, Douglass County assessor, a Democrat, hails from a pro‑patriot family though party lines are secondary to patriotism.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Calvin Coolidge
Vermont
Douglass County
Rabbit fur supplanting wool in Australian felt hats
In Australia rabbit fur is said to be superior to merino for felt hat making. The fur is widely used and millions of rabbit skins are processed annually.
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Australia
Troop D Well Located at Camp Dodge Iowa National Guard
Report from Camp Dodge states Troop D of the Iowa National Guard is well located at the south end of the camp with fifty nine men and three officers on duty. The unit is described as one of the best the state militia has had, with preparations completed by sergeants Knottnerus Farrier and cook Shearer before the arrival. The special train arrived Des Moines at 3 30 and the troop reached camp at 6 30, tents up and meals ready. Weather is comfortable. Also noted are visits by Merle McConahey and wife Marguerite of Fon du Lac Wis, C G Schmoeller returning from Wyoming property inspection, and travel delays on the way via Oskaloosa to pick up personnel.
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Washington
Iowa National Guard
Camp Dodge
Journal
Knottnerus
Farrier
Cook Shearer
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Baldridge
Green
Electric power in farming eyed by Iowa State researchers
Ila Ames reports at Iowa State College experiments using electricity to supplement sunlight in crops and pests. Goals include fertilizer and fungicide roles, with corn germination without sun and boll weevil control. Poultry gains from extended light, backed by Prof. H A Bittenbender.
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Ames
Ila
Iowa State College
Poultry Department
H. A. Bittenbender
Doing and Being Done. A Proverb on Friendship
A saying contrasts actions among friends and being acted upon by friends, noting that it is acceptable to do for friends but wrong to be done by them. The remark reflects the tension between reciprocity and dependence in friendships.
Speed bonnie boat as wedding song in Scots lore
A fragment notes a Scotch rowing song line speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing and questions its use at a wedding guest night while a guest buries a missile after a happy paten at Boston Evening Transcript.
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Boston Evening Transcript
How to Make Floor Wax and Furniture Polish
A simple home recipe uses beeswax melted in a hot water bath then combined with a quart of turpentine and a half cup of ammonia. The mixture is heated in a double boiler for ten minutes and applied warm with flannel, then buffed with a rough cloth.
Tom Mix Stuns Audiences in 3 Jump Ahead at Fox Theatre
Amusement pages praise Tom Mix for delivering new thrills in the William Fox film 3 Jump Ahead now showing at the Fox Theatre. The stunt artist reportedly makes a 20 foot by 90 foot canyon leap claimed as the longest and most daring yet performed on screen.
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Tom Mix
William Fox
Fox Theatre
Western Plains
Mix
All Screen Star
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IAL
News Writers of
MT. Harding
Stuart
Washington, Iowa
Riverside
Merle McConahey
Marguerite
Fon du Lac
Wis
August Glick
Merle
John
Mt. Union
Ida
C. G. Schmoeller
Wyoming
Kansas
A. W. Clow
Ostlopath
F. & M. Bank Building
Evening Journal
Black, Pte
City Feed Yard
Red
Fr-Tuth
Burg’meister Products Company
Warsaw
Ill
G. L. Fetters
Farrow
H. P. Grant
Arthur Conrad
Benona Apples
Eod
C. E. Plumley
Ida St. John
Elias Williams
Crawfordsville
J. A. Starr
Benoni
Boyd Berdo
West
Madison
J. D. Glasgow
Ave. C
Elgin
West Chester Consolidated School District
Clarke Bell
West Chester
Armour
Fowler
Observatory
Tel
Wal
Woodstock
Underwood
James Ralston
Keota
A. N. Alberson
W. T. Alberson
New Philadelphia
Mr. Alberson
Homie Town
Hartman Ice Cream Parlor
South Side
Lexington L. A. S
Tony
Withrow
Sam
Iron & Metal CO
Abe Glatstein
Iowa Ave
Washington, Lowa
the Wallace Studio
Graham
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