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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
3
Dubuque residents will witness an aviation display during the Knights of Pythias grand meeting in Dubuque on September 25 26 27 and 28 at Nutwood Park. The exact airship show dates are to be announced.
Ira Demander, who turned 84, is among Hardin county’s oldest settlers and perhaps the state’s oldest Mason. He arrived in Iowa Falls in 1856, helped organize Masons' Home Lodge in 1866, served as master, and is the sole surviving member of the lodge’s charter list.
Belle Plaine reports the canning factory operating on night and day shifts employing over 150 people. It has cut about 650 acres of its own corn with more being grown for the factory by others. The pack is described as very good this year and the plant will run for a month or six weeks more.
Frank Cash, a druggist, discovered a tub of butter stored in the cistern of his Underwood home for at least seven years. He says the butter remained sweet and fresh, preserved by the cool, steady conditions, suggesting it was placed there by a former tenant.
Webster City prepares for annual Watermelon Day under the Commercial League. The highlight is free watermelons for attendees. Last year drew about 20 000 visitors and organizers hope to exceed that. The event is slated for around September 20.
Two Cedar Rapids women, a 60 year old mother and her 30 year old daughter, offered to sell their bodies to the University of Iowa medical school. Secretary McChesney refused the purchase. Poverty driven, they traveled to Iowa City hoping the sale would provide funds for the winter.
Des Moines announced Saturday the formation of a large power company to develop river power along the Des Moines river. A. C. Miller will lead the effort, following his work on the Iowa rivers conservation commission report and collaboration with government engineers on navigation plans.
Poem about a nine year old girl nicknamed Cussy and her mother’s scolding. The speaker reflects how the child frets at tasks and lessons and hopes she improves as she grows toward ten or older. Youth's Companion appears as the source.
A word game description where players take turns supplying letters to form successive words. If a player cannot name a valid word or finishes a four letter word, they lose a life. The game continues until only one player remains undefeated.
Historical notes list pronunciation and death years for figures such as Aubique Meissonier Boulanger Desmoulins and Michelangelo with guidance on syllable emphasis and Italian name forms.
Players form a single file line with one leader at the front who runs and the rest mimic every movement. The leader shifts through running, hopping, marching, quick time, slow time, clapping, and various arm positions. The final move winds the line into the center or turns and exits, a lively outdoor party activity.
The crockery department head says daily water tests prove pitchers won’t backflow liquids. He advises housewives to choose pitchers with a mouth that curves down slightly to avoid trouble.
Indigestion weakens vigor and health by fermenting food and harming blood nourishment. Mi-DNA stomach tablets claim to rebuild a run down stomach and banish indigestion. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy for 50 cents a larger box.
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