Washington Men Purchase an Airplane
Washington men acquire a new airplane amid city aviation drive. The purchase accompanies reports of dives and tall spins observed at local airfield drills.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1919
Page
3
Local Men Buy Airplane for Exhibitions and Passenger Service
A group of Davenport area businessmen purchased a Canuck aircraft from Donaldson Brothers of Spirit Lake Iowa for commercial use. The plane will be piloted by a Donaldson expert with a company mechanic, and exhibitions plus passenger trips are planned to promote rapid cross country travel from Washington to Chicago Davenport and surrounding cities.
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Washington
McLaughlin Pasture
Donaldson Brothers
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Donaldsons
Wellman
Chicago
Davenport
Burlington
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Stop Itching Eczema with Zemo Remedy
It promises quick relief from eczema, tetter, pimples, rash and similar skin ailments. An extra large bottle costs $1.00 and is described as penetrating and antiseptic, non greasy and non staining, from The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio.
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Ping Zee
E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland, O
Heavy September term opens with record docket in Washington County
Nearly 175 cases filed for the District Court term starting September 4. Judge Hamilton presides as probate and civil matters surge, including land contract suits from real estate activity and multiple divorces. Notably Steinke Estate v Keolhuk County seeks damages for a death caused by a threshing engine accident near Sigourney. War delays pushed cases back. now a heavy calendar ensues.
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District Court
Washington County
Hamilton
Steinke
Loreal District Court
Tva
Air Service Development Push Supported by Washington
Government backing is seen as key to rapid growth of air services for commercial purposes. Washington is positioned to assist, signaling active federal support for expansion and development in this sector.
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Washington
Rail shop wage decision due next Tuesday
Washington reports Director General Hines will announce the outcome of wage increase demands by railway shop crafts on Tuesday. A strike is likely to be averted, though the shop men favored by a vote indicating strong strike sentiment if immediate raises are not granted. The crafts earn less than comparable outside trades.
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Washington
Hines
Strike Delays U S Ships In San Francisco Docks
Army transport Dix with 1,500 troops to Siberia sits idle at San Francisco docks as crew strike demands equal pay with shipping board sailors. The Sheridan, which brought 1,000 Siberian troops, to be laid up for repairs due to the disruption.
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Dix
Siberia
San Francisco
Siberian
Shipping Board
Sheridan
Pineapple Fiber Thread From Leaves In China Weaves Cloth
Popular Mechanics notes the pineapple is mainly edible in this country but in China the leaves provide a fiber used to make cloth. The leaves yield thread by a simple process, then wound on bobbins for weaving on traditional looms.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
China
Riverside Faces Brighton In Welcome Home Day Baseball
Riverside and Brighton prepare for a September 11 baseball game on Welcome Home Day. Officials plan extensive improvements at Denison ball park with bleacher seating and chicken wire protection to prevent injuries from foul balls.
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Riverside
Brighton
Carl Jungbluth
H. ®. Perry
W. P. Littlefield
Denison
Margarita’s Fisher’s Charge It to Me at Fox Theatre
Amusement notice previews the farce Charge It to Me at the Fox with Bull Montana and a ribbon winning dog, both playing against Emory Johnson. Miss Fisher stars as a spirited bride whose birthday surprise spirals into comic surprises amid five reels of entertainment.
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Margarita
Fisher
Fox Theatre
Bull Montana
Doug’ Fairbanks
Bull
Miss Fisher
Emory Johnson
Hubby
Wayland Garage Fire Destroys Building and Cars
A fire at a Wayland garage Sunday started by an explosion around 3 30 p m. Twenty two cars inside were burned beyond salvage with no insurance. Firefighters from Wayland and a follow up blaze at Whiting coal yard used chemicals to prevent spread.
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Wayland
Reister
Washington Fire Department
Whiting
North
Iowa Ave
Buttons Ready for Welcome Home Day Fund Drive
Finance committees report strong button sales countywide for Welcome Home Day on September 11. Many residents privately decide their purchases, though a few able buyers shirk responsibility. The plan requires every able resident to buy a button to fund the celebration and entertainment for the soldier boys in Washington County.
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Washington County
Cicada Diet Revealed for Seventeen-Year Locust
The periodical cicada, once thought to dine only during nymph stages, feeds as an adult on plant juices in small amounts. Its diet targets grains, cornfields, meadows, pastures, and weed patches without harming the plants.
County Home Picnic Set For September 3rd
The annual County Home picnic will be held Wednesday September 3rd, announced by Superintendent Frank Heatty. An effort is under way to secure special speaking talent and a complete program will be released this week. The picnic is a major county event with plans for good music and a fine speaking program.
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Frank Heatty
Kiesey announces marriage of Ethel Elzina to Lt Everett Burham
Announcement for Ethel Elzina Kiesey daughter of Mr and Mrs William Kiesey marrying Lt Everett R Burham on June 26 1919 in Fairfield Iowa. Both families have long Washington ties and Burham a former border service member with Iowa National Guard and Camp Cody experience later employed by the American Pearl Button Company. They plan to reside in Washington after September 1 and begin their life together with many friends offering best wishes.
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William Kiesey
Ethel Elzina
Everett R. Burham
Fairfield
Iowa
Burham
Washington
American Pearl Button Company
George Burham
Washington High School
Company K
Iowa National Guard
Camp Cody
New Mexico
Community Group Announcements and Carnegie Hero Fund Note
Queen Esther Circle holds Monday evening meeting at Miss Rhea Warren home. The Embroidery Club meets Wednesday with Mrs A Lb Neiswanger. Mothers' club gathers Wednesday at Mrs A B Jones home on North Marion. Ladies Aid meeting Thursday postponed. Hotel-Schockley reunion set at Rubio on Thursday 28th with relatives invited. In April 1904 Andrew Carnegie created a 5 million dollar hero fund for dependents of heroic saviors. administered by a 21 member Pittsburgh committee.
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Rhea Warren
A. B. Jones
Mothers’ Club
North Marion Avenue
Hotle-Schockley
Rubio
Carnegie
Hero
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Hero
Pittsburgh
Waste Lands Offer Vast Drainage Potential Nationwide
Every state holds swamp and wetlands totaling 102,800,000 acres, larger than Iowa, Illinois and Indiana combined and three fourths of France. U S Department of Agriculture specialists say draining and clearing these lands could transform them into productive farms through public or private cooperation.
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Union
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
France
United States Department of Agriculture
Filipino Proverbs Reflect Dignity Humor and Caution
A collection of Philippine proverbs highlights dignity in adversity and wisdom in discernment. Notable lines include A hero is braver for his wounds and The quality of gold is known by rubbing it against a stone. Some warn against gullibility and overreliance on advice.
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Philippine Islands
Pearl industry in Broome relies on Malay and Japanese crews
The Australian parliament once banned Asiatic and native island labor but Broome pearl crews consisted mainly of Malays and Japanese. Over 1500 Japanese workers were employed in pearl fleets. The law threatened the industry yet was not enforced for years.
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Commonwealth of Australia
Broome
The Yankee Word and Its Early American Use
A historical note describes how the term Yankee emerged around 1718 in Cambridge with farmer Jonathan Hastings. It follows how Harvard students hired his horses and adopted the word in their speech, revealing the term's social spread.
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Jonathan Hastings
Cambridge
Harvard
Will Gordon
United States
New Burglar Alarm Debuts Simple Inexpensive Safety
A new burglar alarm proves simple and inexpensive and helps deter crime. It emits a loud noise at night and records the burglar’s attempt time, while delaying and preventing success.
Electric Shotgun Patent Sparks Discharge Cartridge Claim
The patent describes an electric shotgun system with spark discharges that ignite cartridges. Cartridges may be filled with explosive gas or liquid as well as powder to generate a blast.
Fiction Concerning Sargossa Sea
A discussion on the Sargossa Sea in the north Atlantic describes it as still water with an eddy where seaweed drifts. Writers claim dead ships rest there with spirits of mariners, but the article states this is pure fiction and that navigation would not be hindered by seaweed or derelicts.
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Sargossa Sea
North Atlantic
Poetry and fiction clash over American taste
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle excerpt laments that readers seek red blooded poetry while fiction and films provide less stirring substitutes. The piece notes an enduring limit to purely poetry based on popular demand and suggests the cinema as alternative entertainment.
Travel as a teacher in a lunchroom casserolette note
In a brief overheard lunchroom exchange, the writer remarks travel broadens education and recalls a lunch item made from codfish transformed into a casserolette with egg. The tone reflects a casual, period newspaper voice from the Ohio State Journal.
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Ohio State Journal
First English Raised Text Bible Marking Printing History
The article recalls Edinburgh in 92 years past issuing the first English book in raised letters for the blind by James Galt. It notes 1786 Paris efforts by Hallg with a raised letter system, and mentions Haug’s Kyrian Slavonian alphabet experiments that failed.
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Edinburgh
James Galt
Hallg
Paris
Haug
The Gypsy's Revenge Fortune Tale
W H Campbell, after declining a gypsy’s request for money at a Halsey garage, was warned he would have bad luck the rest of the day. Soon after, his car’s rear axle broke, near a trip to Albany, as reported by the Oregonian.
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W. H. Campbell
Halsey
Albany
Oregonian
Many Uses of the Coconut Revealed in Industry Survey
The article outlines over eighty methods for using coconuts. It notes that about 8 billion coconuts are cultivated annually, with 60 percent consumed as food in the East and elsewhere, 20 percent processed into oil, and roughly 20 percent reaching the market.
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East
Mar
Odd Closet Fan Ventilation Claim
A strange note describes using an electric fan in a dark airless closet to create ventilation when run with the door open. It claims the fan not only cools but also dispossesses moths and purportedly fulfills other unspecified obligations.
Airman guides use natural and artificial landmarks
The airman guides describe natural landmarks such as rivers mountains lakes and forests and artificial signs like cities bridges roads and landing field indicators. The government has adopted uniform signs to classify terrain for landing field suitability.
World’s Greatest Cataract on Iguassu River
The Iguassu cataract, straddling Brazil and Argentina, stands 210 feet high and spans 13,128 feet, wider than Niagara. Niagara’s flow is about 106 million tons per hour, while Iguazu is estimated at 140 million tons.
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Iguassu
Brasil
Argentina
Niagara
Iguazu
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