Jones Auto Co to Re open Business in Bell Building
Jones Auto Company plans to reopen at the Bell building as Overland-Washington vacates. Omer Jones and D J Bevens resume their Dodge agency, with army service curtailments fading and a ready display of cars awaiting move to new quarters across the street. Bevens last worked for Mason Transfer and Storage.
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Jones Auto Company
Bell
Overland-Washington Company
Omer Jones
D. J. Bevens
Dodge
MP. Jones
Bevens
Mason Transfer & Storage Company
Savings Advice for Boys from Washington National Bank
A noisy youth guidance piece urges boys to start a savings habit. It encourages telling parents about saving goals, starting a savings account, and growing money through nickels and dimes to have money of their own in the future.
Delayed Sealing of Draft Records At Washington County Board
The Washington county draft exemption board postponed sealing its records after the original closure order was countermanded. Additional reports were requested and changes made before completion. The board had planned to close yesterday and now expects to finish tomorrow.
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Washington County
Woman Beatens for Senate Candidate Anne Martin to Run Again
Defeated but optimistic, Anne Martin of Reno Nev plans another bid for the U S senate. She notes her 5 000 of 25 000 votes came from four candidates and she carried towns camps and rural precincts by large margins. Kenderson's term ends in 1921.
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Washington
D. C
Anne Martin
Reno
Nev
United States Senate
Kenderson
Newlands
Former local woman dies in Idaho after stroke
Mrs. Elsie Pons, known locally as Miss Elsie McCobb, died in Idaho after a long illness following a stroke. She was once a Washington resident, lived with the Eckerman family here, and was active in the First United Presbyterian Church. She married about a year ago and moved to California for health reasons. interment occurred in Idaho.
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J. C. Bolice
George Beckerman
Loveland
Colo
Idaho
Washington
Eckerman
First United Presbyterian Shurch
Thanking Those Who Helped During Our Bereavement
The Wallace family expresses gratitude to those who offered sympathetic service and assistance at the death of Mrs. Daisy Wallace. Jesse T. Wallace and Children, Mrs. Nellie McGee.
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Daisy Wallace
Jesse T. Wallace
Nellie McGee
Mrs Schilling 83 Dies After Illness at West Second Street
Mrs John Schilling aged 83 dies at her West Second street home after weeks of illness and influenza. She was born in Germany and lived here many years, survived by LeRoy Schilling Joe Wolfe Mrs Annie Schilling Ed Kuhn Will Schilling and John Schilling. Funeral services likely Thursday afternoon at home conducted by Dr J A Glendinning.
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John Schilling
West Second Street
Germany
LeRoy Schilling
Joe Wolfe
Washington
William DeNoel
San Diego
Calif
Annie Schilling
Cal
Mia
Ed Kuhn
Harlington
Texas
Will
Chicago
J. A. Glendinning
Marion Hard Hit by Milwaukee Change Cedar Rapids Iowa
Marion once a key Iowa railroad hub fades to a way station after the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul radioed change. Cedar Rapids now handles all Calmar and Ferley division trains with Atkins in Lenton county as the mainline terminal. Enginemen gains and new Atkins shops shift cut costs as the million dollar terminal nears completion.
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Cedar. Rapids
Marion
Iowa
Chicago, Milwaukee & &J. Paul
Cedar Rapides
Calmar
Ferley
Savanna
Ill
Atkins
Why Is It Said at the Butcher Shop About Duck Roast Prices
A facetious remark questions why a shopper dreads high duck roast prices and lets his mind wander to flights and devils as he considers the cost. The fragment mirrors a playful old newspaper style with humorous inquiry.
Victory Boys and Girls Drive Reported In Washington County
Community leaders Miss Katherine Stichter and Huxford report slow progress in Washington County for the Victory Boys and Victory Girls drive supporting United War Work. Country township efforts have raised several hundred dollars, with Highland and Riverside areas showing notable subscriptions and events. If town schools reopen in January, campaigns will resume in county high schools.
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Katherine Stichter
Huxford
Victory
Victory Girls
United War
Washington County
Franklin Township
Fo leys Honey and Tar Advert Says Cough Relief
Mrs Mary Kinby of Spokane Washington praises Fo leys Honey and Tar for her son Sam seven years old who suffered from la grippe cough. The ad urges readers to ask Lemmon's Pharmacy for the remedy.
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Mary Kinby
Princeton Ave
Spokane
Wash
Foley
Sam
Lemmon
Nicola Reception Honors Son and Bride at Home
About fifty relatives and friends gathered at the Charles Nicola home south of town on the fifth to honor their son and his bride. A noonday three course dinner was served by Mrs Farl Nicola and Miss Kate Latta with music by Mrs Ed Miller and the bride Mrs Arthur Nicola. The Nicola couple will be at home after January 1 1919.
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Charles Nicola
Farl Nicola
Kate Latta
Ed Miller
Arthur Nicola
Nicola
Team Attempts to Climb Guy Wire in Mishap
A Dike Hessel team attempted to climb a telephone pole aided by a guy wire near the Reister poultry house this morning. They fled toward North Iowa Avenue and the stunt failed, injuring a harness and tearing the gear. one wagon unit was damaged while the horses escaped with minor harm.
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Dike Hesseltine
Reister Poultry House
Iowa Avenue
Girl of 10 Harrows and Drags 117 Acres
Jefferson City Mo Dec 14 May Terry ten year old daughter of a Pike county farmer dragged and harrowed a 17 acre patch for her father. Her father gave her an acre of ground and she offered the product to the Red Cross Gov Gardner praises her as a fine example of enterprise and patriotism.
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Jefferson City
Pandelions Bloom in Peoria as Warm December Weather Returns
Peoria reports summerlike weather with a temperature of 60 degrees, 60 degrees above normal, and forecasts of rising heat. Dandelions bloomed on lawns as residents recalled a December 1916 day of similar warmth, and the month’s high marks stand out in 15 years.
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Peoria
Lawne
All Called On to Show Courage Thoreau Quote
A Thoreau quote exhorts courage in all, saying life is a battle where cowardice brings defeat. It asserts fair play in illness or in war and urges men to strive and endure rather than despair.
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Thoreau
Hearts of Flyers Become Larger in High Altitude Flight
Drs Etienne and Lamy of Nancy France report X ray studies showing heart enlargement in aviators after five months of flight. Enlargement grows with altitude and helps identify flying role while remaining largely non dangerous and due to adaptation to atmospheric changes.
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Rocky Mountain News
Etienne and
Lamy
Nancy
France
Bowen
Barrying
Notice of Cancelled Meetings Due to Quarantine
There will be no meeting of the E. S. until the quarantine is lifted and the 552 The W. C. T. U. will not meet until further notice because of the quarantine.
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E. S
Army Men to Enter College at Iowa State Ames
Young men returning from army service may enter Iowa State College at Ames in December when a new quarter opens. Beginning subjects will be offered and arrangements will be made to help veterans catch up on studies. President R A Pearson notes the war disrupted plans and the college will assist veterans in resuming coursework, with registrar information available in Ames.
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Iowa State College
Ames
R. A. Pearson
Portrait of Raymond Mos dick and Wilson era camp duties
A garbled report mentions Raymond Fosdick as chairman of a commission tied to training camp activities. It references President Wilson's parade on Washington and a tour at the request of General Por e shing wo WI to inspect American expeditionary forces units for soldier recreation needs.
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Raymond T Mosdick
Wilson
Washington
Gener! Poreshing
Printing in China by woodblock method
The passage describes traditional Chinese woodblock printing. It explains writing with ink on paper pressed onto a block carved from pear or plum wood, drying, rubbing to create an inverted impression, then cutting away blanks and inking the finished block for printing by hand.
Oldest Timber in World Found in Egyptian Temple
A description of the oldest timber used by man located in an ancient Egyptian temple. The timber, about 4000 years old, is connected with stonework and appears to be tamarisk, used as ties holding stones together in the temple.
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Egypt
President Maker Thurlow Weed and his political influence
Thurlow Weed, a longtime New York political leader nicknamed the president maker, helped secure support for General Harrison in 1810, General Taylor in 1848, and General Scott in 1852 though Scott was not elected. He favored Lincoln but opposed William H Seward’s detention and never held public office.
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New York
Ite
W. AL Pharrixon
Taylor
Scott
Lincoln
Withan TL Seward
Ife
Ancient Aleppo Citadel and Historic Trade Ties
In Aleppo the ancient citadel sits within a deep moat and marks a site tied to religious lore. The text notes the tomb of Zacharias and cites alleged Feyptian monuments dating settlement to near ten thousand years ago, with past trade links to Venice and Bagdad shaping its medieval role.
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Aleppo
Eller
Zacharias
John the Baptist
Venice
Bage
Christendom
Looking Ahead: A Baby Boy Arrives in Morn
A morning birth introduces a baby boy as the family celebrates. The tale mentions a mix of playful, rustic dialog about goats and a plan to share a future sibling, reflecting small town humor and family dynamics.
Civil War Medical History Volume Series Overview
A preface notes the medical history of the Civil War comprises six volumes, spanning twenty eight years from the war’s end. The work outlines evolving medical practices, surgery, and battlefield care developed in the postwar period.
Presidential Succession According to IS066 Text
The document says the line of succession passes to cabinet members eligible for the presidency. If the secretary of state is ineligible, the line moves to the secretary of the treasury.
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