Local Notes Highlight Sales Visits And Events
Local item notes Jersey cow sales at Kalona on Friday September 1st led by A. Canning. Several residents visit relatives from Des Moines to Oklahoma City with reports of travel to Wilman and Crawfordsville. Washington Cereal Mill promotes grinding in 20 to 30 minutes and Trades Assembly schedules a Labor Day ball game at Dennisons Park Washington versus Riverside.
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Washington
Jersey
Kalona
A. Canning
Dennison
Ball Park
Riverside
Trades Assembly
Dennisons
Local residents and visitors noted in Washington and surrounding towns
Keota resident Miss Nel Stevenson spent yesterday in Washington. Herman Otto returned from Des Moines after the state fair. Mrs. Marvin Williamson and baby visited her parents in Keota. William Wright of Omaha visited his mother in Winfield area. Fern Duncan traveled from Ainsworth to see the Rabenold and Woods homes. Mrs. Oscar Boltz and two children visited in Winfield and Morning Sun. Helen Cherryholmes went to Crawfordsville for a 1922 high school class picnic. The Journal asks readers to report omitted names of students leaving for colleges or teaching jobs.
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Oscar Boltz
Fairfield
Winfield
Morning Sun
E. B. Greenfield
Helen Cherryholmes
Crawfordsville
Miss Cherryholmes
Peculiar Seed Sowing by Steppe Grass in Russia
An odd description of steppe grass that sows its seed by forming a fiber coil. The coil twists into the ground on wet days, aiding burial, while in dry weather the coil untwists but stays fixed due to a barb at the end beneath the soil.
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Russia
Origins of the name Japan in European languages
The text explains that the English term Japan likely derives from Portuguese usage, where Chinese name Yih-pen was heard with a softened J similar to an H. It notes that this pronunciation influenced how both Spanish and Portuguese speakers still say Japan.
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Japan
Five Native Swallows and Their Graceful Flight
The passage notes five native swallows common to caves or cliffs, barns, banks, trees, and includes the purple martin. It highlights their graceful, swift flight and insect-based feeding on the wing.
Community Club and Society Meetings Announced
Local announcements list gatherings of the BLO. W. Club Mrs Roy Litteril Independent club Miss Edna Palmer Rebekahs Shockley and Hotle reunion HinRichland Park Havre Social Club Navajo Club Christan church Ladies Aid Baptist Missionary society Romine Reunion Sunset Park American Legion special meeting Pleasant Hill Aid Society Women’s Foreign Missionary Society election mite boxes and officers to be chosen all scheduled for late August and early September with times and locations noted.
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Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Methodist Church
Notice on exemptions for soldiers widows under new law
The 39th General Assembly requires filing for tax exemption if not yet done. Applications must be filed by September 1. If an assessor already received your prior application at assessment, no further filing is needed. 6514
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39Th General Assembly
W C T U Plans Septembers Meet at Sunset Park
Mrs Gretta Gray state organizer from Humeston Iowa arrives September 1 for county work ahead of the county convention on September 7 at Sunset Park Washington An all day meeting with a picnic dinner led by Mrs Lucy Morgan President County W C T U
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Gretta Gray
Humeston
Iowa
Washington
Sunset Park
Lucy Morgan
Pres
Best Record Set by Corn Grapes and Tomatoes
Sweet corn grapes and tomatoes show the strongest state performance, reaching 95 96 and 93 percent of normal respectively per the August 15 crop condition report from the Iowa State Horticultural Society. The report provides a 100 percent baseline for normal yields and lists other fruit and vegetable percentages such as apples pears peaches and potatoes for context.
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Iowa State Horticultural Society
Fragmented Plant Goods Notice in Local Ledger
Partial OCR lists items such as cabbages cucumbers lettuce sweet corn and sweet potatoes with unclear context or prices. The readable line hints at a market or inventory entry in a local page fragment.
Night Blooming Cereas Shines Amid Snow
Miss Eva Smeltzer showcases a night blooming cereas that flowers tonight due to snow. Many admire the bloom and expect Miss Smeltzer and her mother will allow viewing. The flower, like animals, has a habit of dressing up at night rather than by day.
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Eva Smeltzer
Smeltzer
Italy’s Lignite Deposits Reach Noted Totals
Italy has 80 known lignite deposits with an estimated 21,000,000 tons of fuel available for industrial use.
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Italy
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Lupton
Washington Cleaners
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Opera
Dailey’s Taxi
Eri. S. Johnson
Iowa Avenue
Sherm Welch
McElhinney Drug Co
Mueteanl
Oxfords
Wilson's
Stephen
Kalong
Jersey Cow
Floyd Ellis
Centerville
F. Macon
Suctioneer
Miss Zeta Pratt
Havre
Glenn Pratt
John Frasier
Boone, Iowa
Samuel Marsh
Edna McCarty
Nicola and
Harmons
G. L. Nesbitt
Oklahoma City
Joe McElhinney
Seth Waggoner
Marie
Oscar Burham
C. M. Keck
Laura Buck
Des Moines
Christina Breitenbrach
West Chester
Sarah Hopkins
Brighton
Harry Hopkins
J. B. Allen
Muscatine
John Rehbelen
J. F. Quinn
Donald
Patrick
St. Louis
E. Quinn Hicks
J. C. McKay
Ives
Milburn
Davenport
Mr. McKay
F. J. McKay
Mii
Henry Crone
Wyoming, IL
Roy Robinson
Virginia
Richland
Ralph Wagconer
Ella Wageoner
Here
Wellman
Mis
Clyde Jones
Rudolph Schmidt
Mt. Pleasant
Juanita Ellis
Ft. Madison
Mr. Ellis
Wallace Studio
Frank Webb
al McCall
M. R. Conner
Anna Edgar
Hopkinton
Town
Stella Donaldson
Matt Killespie
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Violet Bramer
Myrtle Anderson
Geneseo, Hl
Miss Anderson
Clarence Watson
Byril
Shirley
Waterloo
Howard McCleery
Sam McCleery
Hey
Legory O'Loughlin
Harlan
Legory
Denver
Colo. West
Oakland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Clarence Rouse
R. O. Wilson
Alice
Keota
Yellowstone Park
Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs
Sam Shannon
Bowling Green
Missouri
William Shannon
Lyon's
Stephen's
Nel Stevenson
Herman Otto
Harry McConell
Stanley
Ainsworth
Marvin Williamson
Baby
R. L. Coulter
William Wright
Omaha
FE. N. Wright
Fern Duncan
Donald Rabenold
Frank Woods
Journal
Mason Cords
Brown’s Tire Shop
Jape
BLO. W. Club
Roy Litteril
Independent Club
Edna Palmer
Rebekahs
Shockley and Hotle
E. G. Wilson
Hotle
Shockley
Richland Park
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Baptist Missionary Society
Romine
Bertha M. Romine
American Legion
Arthur R .Oates
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C.M .& F. Clothing Co
the Good Clothes Store
East Second Street
Macon
Auet
H. M. Morris
D. C. Russell
Sticco
Piiionk NO
A. D. Sanders
Washington, Iowa
Isco
Ceesnor
Florence
Norwood
James & Holmstrom
Madison Phonograph
John Shields & Sons
Gollma Sy Bros
Big Baby
Mele
Sal
Yankee Robinson
Lemmon’s
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