Washington to Consider Forming a Country Club
The Washington Country Club project nears realization as a meeting is set for tomorrow at 7 30 pm at the Commercial club to discuss organization and site options. Seventy five signers for stock have been secured with doubling hoped to ensure success. A land tract near Washington and a clubhouse with golf and entertainment features are planned.
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Washington Country Club
Commercial Club
Washington
Iowa
Washington County Boys Do Well In State Fair Judging
Washington county placed ninth among twenty eight counties in the state fair live stock and grain judging contest. Clarence Booth led the team with an eleventh place finish among over one hundred competitors. The squad including William Darbyshire Marshall Grosscup and Wendall Booth excelled in judging horses cattle hogs and corn. Franklin county won first with Grundy and Blackhawk second and third. Prof Harold Montgomery predicts an even stronger next year. County Agent Harold Ellis returned home after supporting the team.
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Washington County
Clarence Booth
Washington
William Darbyshire
Marshall Grosscup
Wendall Booth
Clarence
Franklin County
Grundy
Blackhawk
Harold Montgomery
Washingon Co
Harold Ellis
State Center
Masons Schedule Funeral for Brother Chas McKinnis
All Masons of Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M are asked to meet Thursday at 2 30 PM at the hall to attend the funeral of Brother Chas M McKinnis. Services at Ollie, then direct to Brighton Cemetery for burial. W T Carson W M.
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Masons
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Brother Chas
M. McKinnis
Ollie
Brighton
W. T. Carson
W. M
Admiral of New England title for Capt John Smith
The article notes Capt John Smith, a Virginia settler, was titled Admiral of New England by the Western Company for North Virginia for his coastal explorations. It adds that Smith's appeal helped Prince Charles name the region New England.
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New England
John Smith
Virginia
Western Company
North Virginia
Smith
Prince Charles
New World
Cleaning an Enamel Bath With Turpentine and Kerosene
Instructions advise rubbing a discolored enamel bath with a cloth dipped in turpentine, then polishing with a duster. Enamel baths can also be cleaned with kerosene and should be washed with hot water and soda afterward to remove the kerosene odor.
Proper salt lumping prevention with cornstarch mix
To prevent salt lumping mix it with cornstarch in the proper proportions of three teaspoonfuls of cornstarch to one cupful of salt.
Indoor baseball riot ends with Lions victory 23 to 18
In east Washington on Wallace school grounds a game between the Lions club and Reister's force ended in heavy property damage and controversy. Lions battery Holland and Gilliland held their opponents to fall behind after an early Reister onslaught, final score 23 to 18. Reister battery Peterson and Dusenbery umpired with Hal Reister causing some bias.
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East Washington
Lions Club
Reister
Wallace
Holland
Gilliland
Lions
Reisters
Lee Holland
Peterson
Dusenbery
Hal Reister
Quicksands Brings Star Cast to Fox Theatre
Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix headline Howard Hawks story Quicksands directed by Jack Conway. Alan Hale Noah Beery and others join a cavalry–included cast in a narcotics smuggling tale with love treachery and a dramatic troops finale at the Fox Theatre Friday and Saturday.
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Helene Chadwick
Richard Dix
Howard Hawk
Jack Conway
Howard Hawks
Fox Theatre
Alan Hale
Noah Beery
J. Farrel McDonald
George Cooper
Hardee Kirkland
Walter Long
Edwin Stevens
Frank Campean
Lionel Belmore
Jean Hersholt
Tom Wilson
Dick Sutherland
United States Cavalry
Bovee Returns from Wyoming to Visit Father in Crawfordsville
Nate Bovee who taught agriculture in Wyoming for two years drove over 1200 miles home to Crawfordsville to see his father J. E. Bovee. Mrs Bovee and young John Edward are visiting her relatives in Ames Iowa, traveling by train.
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Nate Bovee
Wyoming
Washington
Crawfordsville
J. E. Bovee
Jerrietta Morton to Perform at Shorter Chapel Friday Evening
Mme Jerrietta Morton of Keokuk renowned reader will present an entertainment Thursday at 8 30 in Shorter Chapel A M E Church 6513 Cc P JONES Pastor.
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Mme
Jerrietta Morton
Keokuk
Iowa
The Tripping Tongue Mrs Blank Visiting
The Boston Transcript notes a lighthearted remark about procrastination during a visit by Mrs Blank and Henry. The tongue in cheek line suggests they intended to call sooner but delayed the dreaded moment.
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Mrs. Blank
Henry
Boston Transcript
A Thought for the Day on memory and aging
A reflective line notes that as people grow older past events feel more vivid than recent ones. The quotation frames memory as a vivid link to yesteryear rather than daily today.
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Yesteryears
Old England Rich in Gold and Yellow Flowers
A historical note counts colors among 900 flowering plants in Old England. Yellow flowers number about 240, red about 150, purple around 100, blue fewer than 100, with gold and white highlighted as dominant or notable colors.
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Old England
Jovial Named From Jupiter Says Old Phrase
The article explains that the word jovial derives from Jupiter and notes a belief that being born under the planet Jupiter brings luck. It links linguistic roots to a fortune claim about birthdays.
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Jupiter
Picnic at County Home Draws Many Attendees
The County Home picnic drew a large crowd despite rain the day before. The Washington band provided music, with Rev Wylie and Rev D M Davis speaking on philanthropy and government roles. County Home notes praise the facility, staff, and improvements, while guests from Chicago shared memories of past service.
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Washington Band
Wylie
Second United Presbyterian Church
D. M. Davis
Ainsworth
Frank Shearer
Hagist
Keota
Col
C. J. Wilson
Eardley Bell
Congress
Frank Beatty
County Home
James Burnham
Chicago
Jim
Jesse Miller
Lions Hear Osteopathy Talk At Luncheon
Dr. P L Etter spoke at the Lions Club luncheon on osteopathy. Dr Frank Boller presided and tested members’ general knowledge. Attendees included Dr T J Pease Dr J Karel D J Ross and Ellis Grayson with plans to boost attendance as cooler weather returns.
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P. L. Etter
Lions Club
Frank Boller
Dr. Boller
T. J. Pease
J. Karel
D. J. Ross
Ellis Grayson
Lions
Dairymen announce milk price increases in Washington
Owing to high feed and other costs, dairymen of Washington raise prices starting Saturday September 1. Cream 20 cents per half pint, milk 12 cents per quart, and 6 1/2 cents per pint. Listed dairies include Knox, Lonalae, Johnsing, Washington, Hopping, Hick's, Little, Hayes, Brewer, Reed, Thompson, and 6712.
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Washington
S. W. Knox Dairy
John Sing Dairy
Washington Dairy Hopping Dairy Hick’s Dairy
Little Dairy
Hayes’ Dairy Brewer Dairy Reed Dairy
Thompson Dairy
All in an Egg
Two dyspeptic men discuss diet and eggs. One argues eggs are nutritious and feed the chicken before hatch, while the other doubts a fresh hatched chicken’s strength. The brief cartoonish exchange appears in The Argonaut.
Fossil Ginkgo Leaf Found Near Spokane Washington
A remarkable fossil of a ginkgo leaf dating about one million years was discovered in Spokane Washington. Modern ginkgo survives in China and Japan and is also called the maiden hair tree.
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Spokane
Wash
China
Japan
Artificial Diamonds From Mixed Paraffin and Metals
An English chemist reports making artificial diamonds identical in composition to natural stones by mixing paraffin spirit bone distillate and metallic Witham and heating in a reverberatory furnace. The process is lengthy and expensive and yields tiny gems, cheaper mine stones of equal size can be bought for a quarter.
Paint brush revival via vinegar and soap
When brushes dry and hard from neglect simmer them in boiling vinegar then in strong soap suds for about 15 minutes. The brushes come out soft and usable again.
Women Electricians Bring Light to Country Houses
In England electric lighting is a domestic engineering branch attracting many women. They work from a housewife's viewpoint rather than a professional one. A women’s firm has completed several country house lighting contracts with electricity.
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England
Enrollment Surge Forecast At Washington High School
Freshmen start registration tomorrow and the building is expected to reach capacity with the largest class in the school’s history. Seniors and juniors also register this week as new students from other schools join, with exact enrollment to be confirmed after opening day.
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Washington High School
Harding
Lincoln and Wallace
Centennial and Heights
Albert McKinstry
Beauty in the Bogs Blooms Of White Fringed Orchid
The white fringed orchid grows in bogs across northern Maine Newfound land and eastern Canada. It rises two to three feet with a loose cluster of white blooms.
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Maine
Newfoundland
Canada
Nature Magazine
Danish Superstition Of Elder Twig Burial
A Danish superstition holds that toothache or ague can be cured by gathering an elder twig and burying it. The burial site must remain secret from the sufferer to work.
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Denmark
Single Grain Origin of Marquis Wheat Credited
A claim attributes the vast Marquis wheat harvests in the United States and Canada to a single grain planted by an Ottawa scientist in 1903. This genealogy links hundreds of millions of bushels to that original seed.
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United States
Canada
Ottawa
Ozark Etymology Ties to French Phrase for Bowed Indians
The name Ozark derives from the French Bane Aux Arcs meaning with bows, a descriptor of the region's Indigenous peoples.
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Ozark
Nebular Hypothesis Proposed by Lierschel in 1811
The Nebular Hypothesis, proposed by Lierschel in 1811, posits that the universe formed from shapeless nebulous masses. The spectroscope later revealed many nebular aggregations in the heavens.
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Lierschel
Train arrival sparks crowd with beloved watermelon encore
A lively train arrival story drew a full audience and wide audience knowledge. The speaker delivered an encore about watermelons leaving listeners amused and energized as details spread beyond the platform.
Civil engineers popular across South America
In many parts of South America the people hold a civil engineer in such great esteem that when they call 4 man a doctor without any qualification they mean that he is a doctor not of medicine but of engineering.
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South America
Thought for the Day Reflections on Trust in Deals
A brief reflection notes that people judge character by negotiation outcomes and may label others as crooks if they feel outmatched in a deal. It emphasizes fairness and integrity in everyday bargaining and personal conduct.
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