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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1926
Page
6
Ken Maynard tops First National as a bold horseman in his first Western Senor Daredevil. Dorothy Devore co-stars in this Charles R. Rogers production directed by Albert Rogels marking Maynard’s debut in a series of action packed adventures.
Mayor and Mrs George Maxwell returned Saturday from Carroll Iowa and Sioux City. In Carroll Mr Maxwell attended the League of Municipalities convention and in Sioux City they visited with their daughter Mrs Roy Tripp.
Miss Elizabeth Irwin returns from a Mer cer summer with Rev. W T K Thompson. She visits Winona Lake Chicago and Quakoket and attends the National Young People's convention of the Covenanter church. Various locals visit family and friends over the weekend, with notes on travel and visits among Er. Detrick Moore Patterson Korf Kreger and others.
Oats at the county home yield 73 bushels per acre, topping last year. Phat defeats the Knetek Bros. with 66 bushels per acre to claim second place. County farmers praised for strong crops and good work shoes as Weyenberg line is advertised as durable.
Rothschild writes from a road trip starting in Iowa City and driving to the Black Hills via Marshalltown Correctionville and Sioux City. He notes travel times, road conditions, and stops in Yankton with descriptions of the town, its bridge, shops, Masonic Temple, Kiwanis club, and local family ties including Jo Ellen. He mentions Corrine and Jo Ellen, and anticipates hill country ahead.
The Lown family orchestra will perform at the Christian church Tuesday August 24 at 8 o clock. Numerous local residents travel for visits to Chicago and Columbus Junction. The Eldon agricultural fair begins August 24 with a strong race program and free attractions.
Robert McKee of Oak Park and others visit at the Vincents home. Wells-Crail Sales Co. announces a new line of Linen Cloths at 1.69 each. Mr. and Mrs. William Bennie and daughters travel from Burlington after visiting Mrs. George Dodds at West Chester. Pearl Tamil returns from Crawfordsville after visiting her parents. Mrs. Cora Wadeen of Chicago visits her mother, Mrs. D. d. Masson. J. R. Pease returns to Bloomfield after a visit with son Leland. Edna Mae Carmean heads home to Burlington after visiting Mrs. T. Knowrr. Ads note: For results read Want.
New York scientists report to the National Academy of Sciences that a Maya structure at Copan may have served astronomical observations. Archeological work by Merriam’s Carnegie expedition suggests a temple beneath Chichen Itza’s Temple of the Warriors dates earlier than previously thought, reshaping calendar correlations and Maya artistry.
The 1025 vintage 50 caliber Browning machine gun shows an effective range of 4 000 to 5 400 yards and a maximum range of 7 000 yards with a beveled base bullet. Tests by Fort Russell artillery reveal the gun fires about 300 rounds per minute at a 4 4 degree angle, potentially threatening an entire battery crew.
Berlin reports Prof. Otto Warburg claims cancer growth is fostered by oxygen and that rats confined in low oxygen died within forty eight hours. He notes rats refused food but recovered when oxygen was restored. human applicability remains unproven though some scientists see potential in cancer treatment.
Dr Walter Bremmer sailed from Auckland to London when crewman William Torrington fell ill with appendicitis. With limited tools he sharpened kitchen knives and sterilized them, cleared a dining room table, and performed the operation using chloroform as anesthetic with nurses Alison Barnett and Eugenie Jouroulac assisting and First Officer J S Hooker acting as instrument assistant.
A royal coach associated with Wilhelm Hohenzollern and a crown knocked from a war effort is listed for auction to cover unpaid debts. The item, linked to the German royal legacy, is slated for sale in New York.
A Philadelphia exhibition of 40 000 orchids valued over 1 000 000 dollars awarded the top prize to a specimen from the British Queen line. The Smertean Orchid Society presented the trophy amid crowded displays.
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