The Rocking Chair Brigade And Old Washington Tales
A reminiscence column recalls Jeff Armstrong and Port Lewis quarrels, Hiram Johnson and Roddy Johnson memories, and Jesse Winga's passing at the North Side Cafe. It notes Mable Shields becoming hospital superintendent, local anecdotes on antiques and buttons, and townspeople like Nate Bovee and Jim Turner playing checkers in Central Park.
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Jesse Winga
Jesse
North Side
Central Park
Felows
Sam Yeoman
Jim Turner
Jim
Van Gundy Couple Leave J. H. Baird Home for Peoria
Mr and Mrs George Van Gundy have concluded a visit at the J H Baird residence and returned to their home in Peoria.
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George van Gundy
births and medical brief from Wellman and surrounding areas
A series of local birth notices list new arrivals with times and weights from Wellman Washington and Wayland along with recent dismissals and minor surgeries. New mothers include Mrs Gilbert Allen and Mrs Harold Young with daughters and sons born between Friday and Sunday. Other notices mention appendectomy and tonsillectomy procedures for residents in nearby towns.
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Gilbert Allen
Wellman
Harold Young
Washington
Sam Longwell
Cloyce Ziexzlowsky
Brighton
Frank Pratt
Nancy Ellen
Frances Ann
Mia
Minnie Duncan
Columbus Junction
Martha Weaver
Wayland
Passing Years in Washington Hospital News and Local Notes
Births and dismissals fill Washington headlines as Mr. and Mrs. Grant Peterson welcome a son at 3:00 AM and other patients are discharged. Local business changes, farm purchases, gas pipe plans, and civic notes accompany a roundup of weekly events, from circus visits to hospital funding votes.
Hot town chatter in a windy harvest of talk
A local debate heats up in a hot day discussion between Jeff Armstrong and Port Lewis. The men argue over fan rights and civil war legacies with sharp language and playful anachronisms reflecting turn of the century small town sentiment.
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Jeff Armstrong
Port Lewis
Lewis
Jeff
Darkeys
Family News and Local Little Events Update
Mr and Mrs Stanley Jones welcome Samuel Lynn born Aug 4 in Terre Haute Indiana. Louis W Armstrong named new principal at Willisea Town. Ames reports higher farm price index. Small roof fire at Will Sickles home causes little damage. Burke Gillespie visiting with parents. Dr Clifford Bauer leaves for Chicago to join Nutritional Research labs. Mrs Bauer resigns nursing post. Homer Mouat vacation plans with Ada Dewey. Shirley Bowden to Red Cloud Nebraska. Mr and Mrs Watson visit relatives. plans for joining later. Wellman hosts August Thanksgiving celebration. Excavation begins at 721 East Washington for new home. Kenny Ropp’s injuries after mower accident near Kalona. Legion barbecue praised at Sunset Park. Long local reminiscence includes political talk and war recollections. Jeff discusses debt payoff and China war views.
Washington Notes and Households Trade News
Lisle Hering brings c A Ruebsam Insurance agency to Havre area with Iowa City home base. Numerous local visits and relocations are noted including Pross moves to Columbus Junction, Clow relatives from Chicago, and family travels to Colorado and Milwaukee. A marriage license for Carroll Warford and Eloise Stewart is recorded, and a high school 1920 reunion draws out-of-town guests. A fire damages an Eveready Plumbing sign and a road project advances toward Copepork with local patrol changes.
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Lisle Hering
Lewis Hering
Havre
C. A. Ruebsam Insurance Agency
Iowa City
Deaths and Obituaries from Local Area
Mrs Vethour Mooreray mother of Mrs G Godwin Washington died at Mt Pleasant on Tuesday. John B Messenger aged 74 died after a serious illness. E N Titterington aged 49 of Ottumwa and formerly of Washington died Friday. F B Raber aged 64 died of heart disease on Minnesota Friday night while on vacation. Owen P Cnossen aged 77 died at his home after years of ill health. Jesse Winga aged 34 died at home on Wednesday night. William Outhamp aged 65 died following a heart attack. Neal Farmer county auditor died at the Masonic Home Bettendorf aged 76. services Saturday afternoon.
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Vethour Mooreray
Arthur Murray
G. Godwin
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Ob Pitterington E. N. Titterington
Ottumwa
Fle
OB. Raber
B. Raber
Wallaces Farmer
Contrese
Minnesota
Oo P Cnossen
Owen P. Cnossen
Mast Second Street
Jesse Winga Sen
Lola Winka
William Outhamp
Columbus Junction
Neal Farmer
Bettendorf
Sarah Marie Davis Visits Friends in Green Town and Cedar Rapids
Social notes report Sarah Marie Davis visiting friends in Green Town and Cedar Rapids, with no additional contextual details available.
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Sarah Marie Davis
Green, Town
Cedar Rapids
Washington County Fair funds pledge and local notices
Citizens pledged 13 900 for the Washington County Fair and hope to reach 20 000 by evening. A coal mine is planned on a farm seven miles southwest of town. Clara Barton street paving was rejected at a prohibitive cost of 700 per lot. An armed guard will protect the Casey interests during barn demolition after whiskey found. J D McLaughlin aged 65 died August 5 after long illness. A son Robert Montgomery Masson was born August 8 to Dr and Mrs W J Masson.
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Washington County
C. A. Boice
33Rd General Assembly
Board of Supervisors
Feffers
Clara Barton
Iowa Ave
Casey
State road renumbering underway on major routes
The state begins numbering of all state controlled roads. The White Way is designated route number 2 and The Red Ball becomes route 406, outlining a new system for major road identifiers.
Vinegar Free: Tom McClean Offers 100 Barrels Free
Tomato McClean invites locals to his shop to claim 100 barrels of vinegar made from apples. He notes a later vinegar law pushed by a Republican legislature and the vinegar trust influencing policy.
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Tom
Tom McClean
Vinegar Trust
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