Christmas Visitors and Farewells Fill Local Newsroom
Local item notes Ed Wells will be taken home from Washington county hospital tomorrow. Shoppers include Rev J W H Krenmyre and others from Ainsworth Sigourney Crawfordsville Wayland Mount Pleasant Montrose. Several residents plan Christmas visits to relatives in Iowa and Illinois.
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Ed Wells
Washington County Hospital
J. WH. Krenmyre
Ainsworth
Jennie Plank
Sigourney
C. M. Maxwell
Crawfordsville
James J. Pritchard
Wayland
Lee Hanna
Harry Pearson
Granville Love
Barbara Sawyer
Marie Landau
Miss Sawyer
Montrose
Miss Landau
Mount Pleasant
Christmas greetings and community notices in Wellman
Notices list holiday travel plans and relocations for local residents including Miss Florence Person, Mrs. Green taking county recorder duties, the Keeleys visiting, Harvard student John Shields Jr returning for Christmas, and Bob Shields arriving from Denver. Also warnings against hunting on premises, shop announcements, and a county board member's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Green
J. T. Risk
West Main Street
Green
Court House
John Shields, Jr
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Bob Shields
Denver
Schmoeller Bros. Tailora
Mrs Speidel Travels and Cough Remedy Ad Note
Mrs Speidel touring Japan and China after attending the World Sunday School Convention in Tokio writes a letter to her son. Advertisement urges Nyal’s Honey Horehound Cough Syrup for quick relief. Also promotes fancy box candies and advises weather outlook mostly fair with cooler tonight.
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N. M. Speidel
Japan
China
Tokio
Nyal
Local shoppers list residents from Keota Cotter and Packwood
Yesterday in Washington shoppers included Mrs. M. M Marsh and Mrs. E. C Saunders from Keota, Mrs. Pearl Dupis of Keota, Margaret L. Faris of Cotter, and Milton H. Coffin of Packwood. Lester Long planned a trip to Iowa City for his sister Thelma Long and Lucille Reister returning from the University for Christmas.
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Washington
M. M Marsh
Keota
E. C. Saunders
Pearl Dupis
Margaret L. Faris
Cotter
Milton H. Coffin
Packwood
Lester Long
Iowa City
Thelma Long
Lucille Reister
Christmas Cards and Journal Upstairs Open Evenings
Hospital wards report full capacity with many patients yet only two babies observed, a rarity in this busy institution. The notice notes Christmas cards and journals available upstairs for visitors during evening hours.
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Journal Building
Beauty Never Silent In the Bush Blossoms Life’s Poetry
A reflective note on nature’s resilience as blossoms break through neglected lawns and dingy spaces, showing beauty’s voice in any setting. The passage reads like an editorial line about finding poetry in natural growth amid urban neglect.
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Washington Post
True Happiness and Retirement in Addison's View
An 18th century reflection notes true happiness comes from quiet retirement, personal enjoyment, and the fellowship of a few chosen friends. The essay stresses inward contentment over pomp and noisy display.
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Addison
Christmas Candy Display Auctions Mr. Stover and Johnston Chocolates
A local display features John ston s chocolates and Mrs Stover s Homemade candy in 14 lb 1 lb 2 lb 3 lb and 5 lb boxes with fresh stock arriving for holiday sales.
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Johnston
Mrs. Stover
Candy Wrap and Delivery Service Offers Townwide Delivery
A local shop promotes wrapping and delivering candy anywhere in town at no extra charge. Customers are invited to come in and select their candy for pickup or delivery.
Tribute to Washington Inscription on Parthenon Stone
Translation of the Greek inscription on the Washington monument reads that George Washington embodies heroism and citizen liberty. It states the land of Solon Themis Theocles and Pericles sends this ancient stone as a testimony of honor and admiration from the Parthenon.
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Parthenon
Washington Monument
George Washington
Liberty
Solon
Themistocles
Pericles
Anger in vain then man cannot slam revolving door
A Toledo Blade quip notes that no amount of anger can make a man slam a revolving door after leaving an office building, humorously highlighting the door’s design and inevitability.
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Toledo Blade
Enjoy Annual Game Dinner at Winfield
The Knights of Pythias Golden Lodge No. 2 in Winfield hosted a large wild game feed with about 200 members and visitors enjoying duck, goose, pigeon, pheasant, rabbit, raccoon, catfish and ample dressings. A short program followed with remarks by Hite, Hibbs, and Ward Ferguson after welcome by Senator Will Carden. Visiting Knights from Washington Wellman and Fairfield joined in the congenial event.
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Knights of Pythias
Winfield
E. P
Golden Lodge
No. 2
Winfield Lodge
Washington Lodge
Hite
Hibbs
Marengo
Ward Ferguson
Records
Des Moines
Will Carden
Evergreen tree stolen from local cemetery in Galesburg
Dec. 19 report from Galesburg Illinois notes the annual sotery theft of an evergreen tree from the local cemetery. The item states the act is a recurring annual nuisance alongside Santa letters.
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Galesburg, II
Santa Claus
Oldest U S printed book traced to wood paper Chinese text
Authorities identify the earliest printed U S book as Chinese in origin, printed on wood paper with wooden type. The exact printing date is undetermined, but experts agree it occurred before 1190 A D.
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United States
Heaviside Layer Described in Early Telegraph Experiments
The heaviside layer is the ionized air in the upper atmosphere. It was described by Arthur W. Heaviside, a British scientist, while working with Sir William Preece in 1892 on parallel telegraph lines.
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Heaviside
Arthur W. Heaviside
Sir William Preece
Holiday traffic in liquor blown by captured ship Shanalain
Coast guardsmen seized the British destroyer type vessel Shanalain during a holiday rum shipment. The cutter Cartigan fired on the ship as it unloaded cargo, injuring its rail. Captain McKenna and 11 crew members were arrested in New York.
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New York
Cartigan
McKenna
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Storage for your car. Radiator flushing. Do it now!
Iowa Motor Service promotes car storage options and radiator flushing services with a call to act immediately. Located at 26243, the ad emphasizes quick service to address cooling system needs.
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Iowa Motor Service
Auctioneer Listing for Schmoeller Bros in Washington Iowa
An auction notice lists Schmoeller Bros at 2411f in Washington Iowa with JD Macon as the auctioneer and the contact phone 251 red 244.
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Schmoeller Bros
Macon
Washington
Iowa
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East Main Street
F. M. Ritchey
Sterling Ritchey
Inez Frye
Charlton
Eoma Clemens
Manchester
Adelle Plummer
Joliet, Ill
Elizabeth Irwin
Moline, Ill
Mary Welch
Paxton, Ill
O. A. Smith
Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Mrs. Earl Spencer
Mrs. Spencer
C. H. Pickens
D. C. Birney
Muscatine
Harry Seden
Milwaukee
Fred West
John E. Griffith and Sons
Florence
Olds
Moose Hall
Wi. M. Keeley
T. T. Keeley
C. A. Dewey
Des Moines, Iowa
Clara Smith
B. N. Jessen
Wellman
County Board of Supervisors
Journal
FOX
Lowell Sherman Marion Nixon
Hugh Trevor
Louise Fazenda
GEO. L. McDantel Druggist
Lyda Hellam
Welch-Moore Shoe Store
Ford
Ale
Beauty
T. M. Reynolds
Colorado
A. E. Atchison
North Side
Barclay's
Fairfield
Ward's Store
ONS
Ward's
Frank L. Wilson
Apollo Chocolates
Candy Kitchen
Oie
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Welch-Mosre Sk
East Side
Oseles Co
Weiners
Howe
Joc
Texas Marsh
Jack Spratt
Thompson
East Side Square
Pernt
John Shields & Sons
Allen
Allen A
Wells & Crail
Washington, Iowa
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