The Fair At Columbus Junction And Local Visitors
Local notes show Miss Blanche Shields returning to Chicago after a visit home and Mrs BR Van Sant with daughter Beatrice traveling to Winfield. T S Patton and families visit the Columbus Junction Fair, with Mr and Mrs Tom Hopkins and others attending. Pencils and school supplies feature among fair items. Mrs L R Green visits Peoria before returning home.
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Blanche Shields
Chicago
BR. H. van Sant
Beatrice
Winfield
Tom Hopkins
Columbus Junction
T. J. Thompson
Miss Dora
Columbus Junction Fair
L.R. Green
Peoria
George Anderson
C. B. Reed
Irene
Twyla
Ernest
Varney Smith
Hazel
Ernest Dean
Local notices blend with fairday events in Columbus Junction
Read the Evening Journal and Crail rugs ad inform residents of Sept 11 baskets and Welcome Home Day in Washington County. Multiple items note fairs in Columbus Junction and nearby towns with people visiting, traveling to Des Moines, and local business promotions including taxicab service and a bank prize ride.
Local Fair Attendance Noted Amid Social Visits
The Fair at the Junction draws attendees including F M Kelley and many social figures. The day features trips to Fairfield Columbus Mt. Pleasant and Sunset Park for the Swift reunion. Various families visit relatives, attend weddings, and plan gatherings while Rev. R D Hughes plans Bethel church talk.
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R. D. Hughes
Bethel Church
France
Fair listings and hometown notices mix travel and weddings
Items from The Fair reflect a busy period with returns from Chicago Des Moines and Sloan Iowa. wedlock licenses issued for Seth E. Hoskins and Maud Brady. weddings for Walter H Schoewe and Carolyn McQuire. travel plans and family visits across Brighton Monmouth and Chicago. automobile painter Mr Hamlin to set up shop. Rev J A Boatman ill. and a Cedar Rapids visitors group touring Illinois.
Price lists and club specials advertised by Nita Belle McKoon
An advertising notice promotes up to date magazine news and price lists for clubs with special rates. It lists a contact method through the Journal and names Nita Belle McKoon as Authorized Representative.
Notice of no hunting or trespass on specified ground
Clas Johnson Willard and Walter Leet Frank Sherbeck John Coakley and Ed Stoutner request that there be no hunting or trespassing on ground owned rented or leased by them within the district.
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Clas. Johnson
Willard
Walter Leet
Frank Sherbeck
John Coakley
Ed Stoutner
Banks to Close on Labor Day Monday
The banks in the city will be closed Monday September 1 in observance of Labor Day. The citywide notice lists branches and hours as paused for the holiday.
Autos injure thousands in New York streets in 1917
In Greater New York during 1917 about 25 000 persons were injured by automobiles and motor trucks in street traffic. The figure reflects urban road hazards and injury risk amid growing motor use.
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New York
Greater
Changing Times Tilt Social Routines in Town
A brief note observes how times have shifted with women no longer staying out past nine. It contrasts the old fashioned girl who kept early hours with the daughter who now heads out at nine o clock for an evening.
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Han Vo
Absolute Limit in Speech of Uncle Eben
A dialect remark quotes Uncle Eben on human capacity and laziness. He says a map ain’t reached de full human capacity feb inginess until he gits too lazy even to invent excuses for it. The line highlights humor about excuses and effort.
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Uncle Eben
The Landlady and the Boarder Banter Over Coffee
A landlady asks a boarder for another cup of coffee. He declines with a quip that the spirit is with fag but the coffee is weak. The exchange showcases a light domestic moment in a constrained setting.
Auction Notice for Household Goods at 422 So 8th Ave
Will sell at auction Saturday August 30 at 4 PM at my residence 422 So 8th Ave one block west of laundry the following household goods buffet kitchen cabinet dining table and 6 chairs couch ice box blue steel range gas stove mantle clock parlor set leather chair hall tree child’s drop side iron bed bicycle brand new tires and other articles W M SLEEPER D F MACON Auctioneer
New IOOF and Rebekah Club Rooms Opened
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs announce their new club rooms and ladies parlor are ready for occupancy. An informal opening will be held Saturday afternoon and evening, August 30, inviting members and families to attend at any time during the day.
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Rebekah
Ebekahs
Make Your Appointment for Washington's New Airplane Ride
Desiring a ride in Washington's new airplane can book appointments at Commercial Savings Bank Mc Elhinney Drug Store or the Journal office.
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Washington
Commercial Savings Bank
McElhinney Drug Store
Journal Office
Talented Young Graduate Charged with Future Plans
A farmer speaks of his daughter with pride and humor as he envisions her future training and a musicat IbeswOg tory finish. The dialogue features Farmer Wiggins noting his darters will granulate and pursue further education and artistry.
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Farmer Wiggins
War Gooms: New York City Gains Postwar Prestige
New York emerges from the world war with greatly increased prestige as a port, manufacturing hub, and medical center, signaling a powerful postwar status for the city.
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New York
Unclear Motto Chosen by Wunsak High Class
A Boston Transcript note reports a Wunsak high school class selecting a motto with unclear wording. The fragment cites phrases like Beyour us ies the sewbuck and the washful, reflecting garbled OCR text and ambiguous meaning.
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Wunsak
Boston Transcript
Bogushian Develops Dry Air Apparatus for Insomnia Cure
During Insormnia a Bogushian proposes a device that delivers dry sterilized air to the lungs in hopes of curing insomnia by reducing lung moisture. The claim centers on a supplied air apparatus designed for breathing.
Armenian orphans cry for help through national drive
Reverend A. R. Oates leads a nationwide effort to aid Armenian orphans left destitute by massacre and war. Des Moines headquarters coordinate with the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief as Chriss Graber works in Syria. It costs $60 a year to support an Armenian child in an orphanage and any donation helps.
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A. R. Oates
Washington County
Des Moines
American Committee For
Oakfield
Wis
Chriss Graber
Syria
Father's Way of Economizing
A brief item notes that a father's standard method to save money is to curb his children's spending as a general practice. The Dallas News quotes this paternal economizing approach.
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Dallas News
A Georgia Philosopher Said a Clever Fool Thought
Dalton Citizen notes Artemus Simms reflecting on wisdom and folly with the idea that the worst thing is others discovering your foolishness before you do.
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Georgia
Artemus Simms
Dalton
Need of the Times Catches Self-Raising Salary Joke
A Boston Herald quip notes that while self-raising ladders and flours exist the real need is a self-raising salary, poking fun at economic concerns with a light pun.
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Times
Boston Herald
Will Attend Reunion Sunday at Galesburg
Mrs Eva Cocklin plans to attend a Cocklin family reunion in Galesburg on Sunday August 31 at the home of Mr and Mrs Lee Cocklin. Relatives from nearby and distant places including Dr Karl Cocklin of Moxee Washington and Mrs Kate Culley plus daughter Sidener of Mullinville Kansas are expected to join events beginning Saturday with travel by car.
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Chas. R. Fleming
Omaha
Swift
Sunset Park
Eva Cocklin
al Cocklin
Galesburg
Cocklin
Lee Cocklin
D. C. Rothlishberger
D. D. Stephens
Ainsworth
Karl Cocklin
Moxee
Wash
Kate Culley
Sidener
Baby
Mullinville
Kan
Washington
Subscribe Offer From Nita Belle McKoon Agent
A newspaper notice invites subscriptions with price lists for clubs and magazine delivery. Contact 59 Red or write to the Journal in care of Nita Belle McKoon, agent.
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Nita Belle McKoon
Mrs Hugh C Wallace Ward Visitor at Walter Reed
Mrs Hugh C Wallace wife of the ambassador to France and daughter of the late Chief Justice Fuller has served as ward visitor at Walter Reed hospital since the first war victim arrived Her son is a captain stationed in France
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Wallace
Pew
France
Fuller
Walter Reed Hospital
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