Washington County Home Picnic Yields Warm Community Day
The fourth annual Washington County Home picnic drew hundreds to the grounds despite threatening skies. Supt. Frank Beatty and a large county effort provided meals, tours of the home, and band music from a mix of Washington city, Richmond, and carnival players. Supervisor Oliver Dunlap gave the opening address while attendees enjoyed clean facilities and a festive July mood, reinforcing the county home’s high standing and community value.
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Washington County
Washington City
Richmond
Frank Beatty
Beatty
Iowa
Iown
Bald faced hen provokes crowd with loud display
The piece mocks a boastful hum about a bald faced hen and likens it to political boasts. It covers a public gathering where John Alex Young and Marsh W. Bailey spoke about county history, the county home fire of 1878, and the progress of local services, with Miller delivering a wide ranging talk.
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Meg
Lowa
Dunlap
John Alex Young
Young
Washington County
Mr. Young
County Home
Marsh W. Bailey
Bailey
Alex Robertson
Rev. Musselman
Alex Miller
Mr. Dunlap
Mr. Miller
Teaching Force For City Schools
Washington city schools enrollments likely rise on opening day. Principal C D Loose oversees high school registrations as teachers arrive for a conference. new domestic science department added at McKee.
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Washington City
C. D. Loose
Fuller
McKee
Distinctions Made Between White Lies and Fibs
A girl explains that she tells fibs to her friend and white lies to her romantic partner. The remark contrasts small falsehoods framed as playful between peers versus those shared in a loving relationship.
Iowa Conference Set to Meet at Newton in September
The sixty ninth annual Iowa conference of Methodist Episcopal churches will convene in Newton from September 3 to 9. Notable speakers include Bishop HE H Hughes celebrating his twenty fifth anniversary. The program lists examinations, memorials, evangelism addresses, anniversary talks, and a keynote by Rev. J M Brown D D. Dr WH Head of Rock River will present John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress with admission by ticket.
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Hearne
Worcester County
Bradley
Elizabeth Hastings Jackson
Maryland
Thomas Hearne
Samuel
Rachel Dusky Hearne
Thomas Hearnes
van Buren County
Des Moines
Hearnes
Alma Holland
India
Iowa Conference of Methodist Episcopal Churches
Newton
HE. H. Hughes
Congregational Church
Thos. Osborn
Pilgrim'’s Progress
W. HH. Head
KE. H. Hughes
H. Hughes
Board of Conference
J. M. Brown
P. m
Board of Foreign Missions
A. U
BE. H. Hughes
W.F
Agnes M. Edmonds
Chung King
China
E. H. Hughes
A. Garlan
T. K. Hughes
E. HM. Hughes
Cooper
Clarence True Wilson
Epworth League
Addreva
Dan B. Brummit
Board of Sunday Schools
L. O. Hartman
D. Kayman’s Association
WH. Head
Rock River
John Bunyan
Land auction prospectus for Iowa farms in Ringgold county
Six 160 acre farms one 200 acre farm three 320 acre farms one 280 acre farm two 120 acre farms four 80 acre farms and two 40 acre farms offered as best value in Iowa. Contact D W Ferris cashier First National Bank Diagonal Iowa 16316 Co ey Shwe.
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Ringgold County
Iowa
D. W. Ferris
First National Bank
Diagonal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Internal Action
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. cure requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is advertised as a legitimate prescription by a noted physician, with testimonials available. sold by druggists.
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J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Hall
Chautauqua Stockholders to Elect Directors at Club
The annual meeting of Chautauqua stockholders will be held at the Commercial club on Tuesday evening September 3. Five directors will be elected and other business may be conducted. Rev W C Fisher is president and A R Miller secretary.
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Chautauque Stockholders
Commercial Club
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Washington
Oliver Dunlap
Ting
Kalona
Nancy Jackson Hearne
Tors
Lattiel Hearne
S. W. Brookhart
C.D. Loese
Ella Woodford
H. BE. Case
Margaret Doolittle
Lucy Pingrey
Ada Montgomery
Katherine Nebe
Louise Binns
June Chase
Dorothy Miller
Louise Brockman
W. K. Snyder
Mehee School
Maria Pingrey
Kathryn Latta
Accie Clapper
May Winter
Centennial School
Gertrude Kendall
Rose Springman
Margaret Wallingford
Sedwits School
Mabel Coleman
Maude McCreedy
Lola Hughes
Wallace School
Mary ©. Hatch
Susie B. Edgington
Emma A. Buxbaum
Lincoln School
Ethel B. McCreedy
Mira Shafer
Katherine Stichter
Centennial and
Lincoln Schools
Vera Alberson
Kindergartner
Opal Rickey
Pleatus Burgess
Emma L. Green
Newior
Gath
R. L Patterson
W. Hi. M
Mary Blascho
Kansas City
Board of Home Missions and Church Extensions
Key
Henry J. Coker
Newton Commercial Association
Iowa Wesleyan
Board of Education
Gardner Cowles
J. F. McNamara & Son
South Side Square
Rogers Bros
W. J. Bradley
Southwest Corner Square
W. C. Fisher
A. R. Miller
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