Local notices and shoptalk from the town
A collage of ads and brief notes: Shubert Shimmie Jazz at the Armory tonight. Rothschild's promotes silk tricolette dresses and new season stock. Creamery prices listed at 53¢ per pound for butter fat and eggs at 37¢ a dozen. Dr. Ray H. Dean returns from fishing trip, ready for business. Mrs. Mary McCarthy visits Columbus Junction. Cec Turner attends Davenport barber college. Miss Dessie Riley returns to Crawfordsville. Queen Esther play at West Ches ter church announced for Aug 27. Lemmon's Pharmacy touts Parisian Sage hair treatment. An assortment of local names, shops, and weekend plans.
Squirrels, water fowl season opener hints and license calls
The shooting season for squirrels opens next Monday and federal law allows duck and goose hunting after September 1. The writer notes abundant game on the land and water near breeding grounds and urges all to obtain a county license and be prepared for license checks by wardens. Deputy Warden B Breitenbach appeals for compliance.
Sale of Household Goods Auction Notice
Will sell at auction Saturday August 30 at 4 P M at my residence 422 So 3rd Ave one block west of laundry the following household goods buffet kitchen cabinet dining table and 6 chairs couch ice box blue steel range sas stove mantle clock parlor set leather leather and reed chair hall tree child s drop side iron bed bicycle brand new tires and other articles W M SLEEPER DF MACON Auct
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3Rd Ave
W. M
Macon
Auction at residence on North Second Avenue
Edw. Boveer will auction Thursday at two o'clock at his residence 714 North Second Avenue. Sale includes a dining table solid oak with chairs a sofa settee rocking chairs two bedroom suites and numerous other articles.
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North Second Avenue
Boveer
Silk hose and flashlights from local merchants
Silk hose in brown and navy priced at 1.89 a pair from Rothschilds. Mannhardt Bros advertise a complete line of flash lights in all styles with fresh factory batteries, located at 164eo0dt3.
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Rothschild’s
Mannhardt Bros
Price lists and club specials advertised by Nita Belle McKoon
An advertising note offers price lists and special rates on clubs with contact via Call 59 Red or mail to Journal care. It identifies Nita Belle McKoon as authorized representative.
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Nita Belle McKoon
Opthetic Thought on Property and Covetousness
A compact reflection argues that one who covets another's property deserves to lose his own, framing envy as a moral hazard and a caution against greed.
Wright Farm Sells to Hanley in Washington County
The Wright farm, praised as one of the county’s best, sold yesterday for 535 dollars per acre to Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hanley for a total of 85 600 dollars. The buyers plan to move in and make it their permanent home. The sale involved Godfrey and Eldridge as sellers.
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Washington County
Joe Wright
P. J. Hanley
United States
Joe
Alta
Wright Place
Godfrey
Eldridge
Rothschilds Hosts Half Price Dress Sale and Local Notices
Dress sale at Rothschilds features half price wash dresses and girls tricotine dresses for back to school. Local residents Miss Bertha Lohberger and Mrs. John Swisher travel for visits. Miss Hilda Freding returns on leave from Ft. McPherson. Miss Grace Conner vacationing in Albia and Des Moines. James Perdikis returns from Mt Pleasant. Miss Helen Palmer visits Cedar Rapids. Bert C. Babcock and Edna V Darbyshire receive a Washington Iowa marriage license. state fair attendance noted.
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Bert C. Babcock
Edna V Darbyshire
Washington, Iowa
Davenport
Local residents share travel and visit updates
Miss Reba True returns home to Marshall town after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs E W Chrissinger. Mrs H J Sands back to Central City from visits with her father in law J N Sands and others. Clara and Carl and Walter Roe visit with Chris Witthoft in Lincoln. Lee Houston of Red Oak stays with sister in law Sue Lytle before heading to Minnesota. Mabel Hazel Couch and companions pass through to West Chester then Downing. Nate Crawford and wife move from Ainsworth to Odebolt for bank teller job. housing found first.
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Reba True
Marshalltown
E. W. Chrissinger
H. J. Sands
Central City
J. N. Sands
Owen Ross
Katheryn Ropers
Clara
Carl
Walter
Lincoln, Il
Chris Witthoft
Lee Houston
Red Oak
Sue Lytle
Northfield
Minnesota
Mabel
Hazel Couch
Downing, Mo
West Chester
W. F. Miller
Lila
Thelma Miller
Downing
Nate Crawford
Ainsworth
Odebolt
Sac County
Mr. Crawford
First National Bank of
Washington County Home Picnic Scheduled for Wednesday
The Washington County Home Picnic will be held on Wednesday in September. All residents are invited to attend and enjoy the day with special entertainment planned for attendees.
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Washington County
Banks to Close for Labor Day Monday
Banks citywide will be closed Monday September 1 in observance of Labor Day. Financial services resume the following business day.
Notion Debt Notices to File with Frank Stewart
People holding bills against the Chautauqua are urged to file them with Frank Stewart immediately to close up the business.
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Frank Stewart
Magazine Subscriptions Offered By Nita Belle McKoon
A solicitation from Nita Belle McKoon acting as agent invites readers to subscribe to magazines with price lists for clubs. Call 59 Red or write in care of the Journal to place orders.
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Nita Belle McKoon
Pennsylvania Luteh Dialect Origins in Early Settlers
A brief note on how Pennsylvania German speech arose from settlers in Pennsylvania and their upper German roots. The text discusses dialect evolution and its link to the language spoken by early immigrants from that region.
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Pennsylvania
Must Take a Present in Monthly Bilke List
A Dallas News item notes a social shift as a woman once valuing wedding invitations now faces a household with a daughter who adds such invitations to monthly bills, signaling changing social expectations.
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Dallas News
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Lyon’s
Fox & Dewey
Rothschild's
John Swisher
Fairfield
C. H. Combs
Lydia Hellam
Lemley’s Grocery
Mary McCarthy
Columbus Junction
Cecil Turner
Barbers’ College
Dessie Riley
Crawfordsville
M. BE
Ray H. Dean
F. Klockenga
Dorothy and
Melvin
Everett Weston
Crail's
Paul Gelski
Annett
Algona
Iowa
Kossuth County
John Gilbride
Albert
Lemmon
Tdvtr
FOX
Earle Williams
Larry Lemon
FOX Theatre
Margarita Fisher
Pathe News
PORD
Bob Cook
Chad’ Ford Clothing Company
Fort Side Square
Solo
Fecha
John Shields & Sons
Owen McGovern
Breitenbach
Fleh
Wright Farm
Hanley
Chase Beautiful Wright
Shuberts
Bertha Lohberger
East Pleasant Plain
Brighton
S. L. Day
J. F. H. Taylor
Des Moines
Hilda Freding
Ft. McPherson
Atlanta, Ga
Grace Conner
Albia
James Perdikis
Mt. Pleasant
William Patterson
Helen Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Beth Wilson
Donaldson
Dave McLaughlin
Ostermoor
Lytle Bros
Graham Theatre
Mary Pickford
Graham
Bray
Diane
Green van
Alma Reubens
Belknap Music House
West Side Square
Washington
Washington Telephone Co
McNamara Undertaking Co
Chambers
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