Fruit Crops Promise Some Unusual Yields
The Journal notes exceptionally fine fruit samples with plums and apples showing unusual growth. Mrs. Dan Klopfenstein presented a plum branch bearing thirty-nine large Burbank plums with some lost en route. Frank Beatty reports Wealthy apples from the county farm orchard competing for space and size, signaling strong prospects for the apple crop this season.
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Journal
Dan Klopfenstein
Burbank
Mr. Beatty
Pleasant Plain society picnic honors husbands at Sunset Park
Pleasant Plain Missionary society holds an all day picnic for husbands at Sunset Park on Wednesday September 1. Attendees are asked to bring their own dishes. 1653 Teamsters Union announces a Sunday morning meeting at 16 o'clock in Assembly Hall by order of the president. 1652 Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church meets Monday evening August 30 at 6 o'clock in the nursery to subscribe for Mission paper and pay dues for the coming year 16513 Fortnightly club child study department holds its first meeting of the new club year on Wednesday September 11 with Mrs. Howard L McCleery. Please pay dues of 1 00 and arrive on time 16613
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Pleasant Plain Missionary Society
Sunset Pary
Teamsters Union
Assembly ‘Hall
Young Woman's Home Missionary ‘Society of the Methodis
Howard L. McCleery
Regular meeting and new Page candidates urged
Regular meeting Monday evening announces three candidates for the rank of Page and asks attendance to welcome new members. South of Town Embroidery Club will meet with Mrs A Neiswanger Wednesday afternoon September 1 at 16612.
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Arthur Therjon
C. C
South of Town
Embroidery Club
A. Neiswanger
The In-Between Age in Clean World Faces
The Dallas News notes an odd observation that the cleaner faced world seems to belong to girls around eleven years old.
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Dallas News
Tri County Veterans Meet Plans Next Washington Reunion
Civil war veterans from Muscatine Louisa and Washington counties gathered in Muscatine for a 1921 reunion attended by about 120. W P Moothart was elected president J C Purvis secretary and J C F Weade treasurer. Speakers included Col D J Palmer Rev S K Coats Judge Richman and Mrs Miller. Dinner was served by the W R C. A Washington gathering for 1922 plans a camp fire and an elderly tradition enhanced event.
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Muscatine
Louies
Washington
W. P. Moothart
Tricounty Association
J. C. Purvis
J. C. F. Weade
Muscatine County
J. H. Carl
Lotisa County
W. C. Saunders
Wapello
Col
D. J. Palmer
8. K. Coats
Richman
Miller
Maquoketa
YMCA fund drive continues in local community
Treasurer A. E. Atchison leads a pledge drive for the YMCA second year subscriptions begun in 1919. Miss Jean Hay has been hired as collector and reports good progress. The board seeks a new secretary to replace W. F. Huxford and aims to fill the position early in fall. Rent it with a Want Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Atchison
Jean Hay
Atchison
W. F. Huxford
DeBord Specials Stock and Grain Farm in Cass County Missouri
One of the finest stock and grain farms in Cass county located 38 miles from Kansas City on a mostly paved road. 130 acres in corn and oats, 40 acres in clover and timothy, remainder blue grass pasture with rich soil. Five barns, cattle barn, silos for 1000 tons of silage, good implement house, two houses, dairy barn for 60 cows. Improvements valued at 30000. On Jefferson Highway and Missouri Pacific railroad to St Louis. Refund railroad fare if not as represented. Price 250 per acre with terms.
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Cass County
Missouri
Kansas City
Jefferson Highway
Missouri & Pacific
St. Louis
Twilight League leaders Button Cutters Moose tied after forfeit
The Button Cutters and the Moose share first place after a forfeit by the Firemen when they could not field a fall lineup. Both teams with four wins and one loss may meet for a championship pennant, likely this Saturday or another weekday for a full time game.
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Button Cutters
Firemen
Moose
Piping Delay Delays Iowa Gas and Electric Turbine
The large Iowa Gas and Electric turbine remains idle awaiting delayed piping essential to finish installation. The engine is expected to be in use soon. For a week or two local children enjoyed the large spray reservoir built with the new equipment while its cement surface was cleaned. A high fence will be erected around the pond in the near future.
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Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Fair Excursions From Washington To Des Moines
Special trains from Washington to Des Moines for the state fair run next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday by the Rock Island. Depart Washington at five in the morning and return about seven at night. Round trip fare is 5.63 dollars with no increase after interstate rate changes. Agent H W Russell asks passengers to bring exact fare due to limited change at the station.
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Washington
Des Moines
Rock Island
H. W. Russell
Railway Office
Wives and Daughters Plan Labor Day Basket Dinner
The wives and daughters of Union men taking part in the Labor Day celebration meet at Labor Hall on Wednesday September 1 at 2 30 p m to discuss a basket dinner at Sunset Park.
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Labor Hall
Sunset Park
Wood Rat's Peculiar Trick
A northern United States pack rat exhibits a quirky habit of collecting scraps by cleaving wood and leaving behind bits of leaves and trash as substitutes for the materials it carries away. This unusual behavior highlights the rodent'sAdaptation to urban environments and resourcefulness in gathering nesting material.
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United States
Reister & Sons Poultry Sale Mentioned in Porch Plan
On a porch one evening a couple plans the next day. They discuss poultry sales, a check received, groceries, and bringing items to Reister’s huckster who will visit tomorrow. Reister & Sons is referenced as the source of goods and route.
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John
Reister
Westphal Buys Smith Jewelry Store on West Side
Jack Westphal has purchased the Smith Jewelry Store on the west side of the square and will take possession Monday morning. Smith founded the shop about a year ago from Melcher Iowa and may leave Washington for other work. Westphal, previously with Stock Jewelry and later Lemmon Jewelry, has built a wide local acquaintance. Belknap Music Company will continue to share the room on the west side under Smith’s former management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Westphal
Smith Jewelry
Lemmon
Westphal
Belknap Music Company
Mr. Smith
Optenburg Letter From War Blind Sailor in Baltimore Institute
J T Matthews shares a Red Cross aided letter from Rollie Optenburg son of Mr and Mrs Peter Optenburg. The sailor injured in the war describes the Baltimore institute for the blind on a hill overlooking the city and notes its barracks dining hall 100 acre campus with its own dairy and vegetable gardens. He lists studies Bralle typewriting basketry oral English arithmetic spelling and music and mentions reading with fingers and writing his own letter. He also mentions his mother visiting Oshkosh Wisconsin and plans to bring a girl he met there home next March.
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J. T. Matthews
Rollie Optenburg
Peter Optenburg
Red Cross
Institute For the
Baltimore
The
Oshkosh
Wis
Miss Ella Warren Hosts Chafing Dish Group Reunion
Miss Ella Warren and Miss Syl Warren entertained the Chafing Dish girls at their home last evening. Mrs. Clifford Thorne of Chicago attended, meeting with them only occasionally. The group enjoyed a delicious luncheon with Mrs. Tress Atchison of Wichita and Mrs. Will Shearer of Santa Rosa also present.
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Ella Warren
Sylvia Warren
Clifford Thorne
Chicago
Tress Atchison
Wichita
Kansas
Dawson
Will Shearer
Santa Rosa
California
Mame Shearer
Polk County Republican Fund Quota Reported
Des Moines was listed at 60000 dollars by the national committee for the fifteen million dollar fund. Polk County quota is 20000 dollars, and county chairman F S Thayer says only about half that amount has been raised so far.
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Des Moines
Cox
Pittsburg
National Committee
F. S. Thayer
Polk County
First Iowa Woman Votes Under Suffrage Amendment
Waterloo reports Mrs Frs., Jens Thuesen of Grundy county as the first woman in the United States to vote under the suffrage amendment in an election to form a consolidated school district from Black Hawk and Grundy counties. Mrs E V Mullinex followed as the second woman voter amid many women casting ballots and autos delivering voters to the polls.
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Waterloo
Jens Thuesen
Grundy County
United States
Blackhawk
Grundy
E. V. Mullinex
Cow-Pilot and Demoiselle Fish Mention
The text notes a cow-pilot entity tied to small fish called demoiselles in Bermuda, believed to accompany the cow fish. It identifies the demoiselle as also known as mojarra and mentions a distinctive two-spine anal fin.
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Bermuda
Ball heads Iowa Municipalities League legislative panel
Cedar Rapids August 27 J F Ball newly elected president of the League of Iowa Municipalities appoints the legislative committee. Members include H Michelstetter Sioux County Ben P Peor Burlington H A Willoughby Grundy Center W T Tanz Fort Dodge Ingalls Swisher Iowa City W A Hint Gitumwa W F Parrott Cedar Heights W Lyons Des Moines BE L Ahrens Sae City. Other committees to be announced soon. The panel focuses on motor vehicle and highway laws and utility rate controls.
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Cedar Rapids
J. F. Ball
League of Iowa Municipalities
League
H. Michelstetter
Sioux Cty
Atorney
Ben P. Peor
Burlington
H. A. Willoughby
Grundy Center
W. T. Tanz
Ft. Dodge
Ingalls Swisher
Iowa City
W. A. Hint
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Della Grub
Ainsworth, Iowa
Eckwear Ice
Chambers
John M. Brant & Company
Bushnell, Illinois
Gall
J. M. Finney
Black
Tri-County
Moothart
DeBord
Alex DeBord
Electrical Co
Wood Rat
Reister's
Reisters
Reister & Sons
Square
Optenburg
Baltimore School
Evening Journal
Norristown
Henry Berdo
C. R. Conner
H. M. Davies
J. C. Bailey
Poland
China
North 4Th Ave
Nellie Thomas
Marion Avenue
Iowa
Davenport
Democrat and Leader
BUICK
Clair Brook
L. A. Caldwell, Haskins
FORD
Paige
McNamara Undertaking
O. I. C. Chester
Young Hereford
Petal
N. E. West
West Chester
Etta H. Conner
U. S
Ollie
Richland
J. H. Mitchell
Red Ball Garage
Crawfordsville
N. Marion
Mutual
Oriez & Speer
Chalmers
Stuart Hotel
W. H. Bain
Plymouth Rock
5Th St
Iowa Avenue
K. P
Jno. W. Applegate
Rall Names Committees
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