Democrats Hold Conference and Masonic Hall Event
A nearby weekly notes Democrats gathered in Columbus to plan the next campaign with Alex Miller at the center. A Mason event at Masonic Hall honors J C Bell for fifty years in the order, as Bell confers the third degree on his son H Bell. The text also discusses rural road funding, paving, and tax impacts in Louisa County with debates on state road improvements and fiscal restraint.
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Alex Miller
Washington
Bro. Shearer
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Gazette
Masonic Hall
J. C. Bell
H. Bell
Iowa
Washington Journal 16Page Christmas Edition Celebrated
The Washington Journal unveils a 16 page Christmas edition on its 25th birthday December 12. The paper is lauded for workmanship editorials and news features, with praise for proprietors Elder and Shane as fine neighbors.
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Wellman Advance
Washington Journal
Washington
Elder & Shane
Journal
Columbus Safeguard: Ducks stay through hunting season end
The duck hunting season ends today after ducks linger in the local area for the first time in years. Hunters report steady kills and some birds moving north, with several feeding on Iowa corn. The Holland boys north of town scored nearly two hundred this season.
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Columbus
Holland Boys
Singmaster horses win big at Chicago International Stock Show
J O Singmaster & son brought home forty two prizes from the Chicago International Stock Show including four championships five first prizes four seconds and other honors Maplegrove Carrie a four yearling filly achieved a six fold set of wins the first ever by any yearling mare in Chicago Open and futurity classes Lagos sire of Singmasters grand champion led the string home in Palace cars returning Tuesday Columbus Safeguard notes voters may not yet back a costly road project amid ongoing grading work.
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J. O. Singmaster & Son
Chicago
Singmaster
Maplegrove Carrie
Lagos
Arms Palace
Wellmarh Advance Reports Mrs. Zimmerman’s Des Moines Accident
Mrs Dallas Zimmerman of Washington who broke her ankle in Des Moines two months ago is slowly improving but not yet able to walk. Her many friends extend their sympathy and wishes for a full recovery.
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Wellmarh
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Washington
Des Moines
Doctor Osborn to Leave Kalona for New Clinic Post
Kalona friends announce Dr D H Osborn will depart soon after rumors to that effect. A World War Regimental Surgeon and former S U S medical staffer in Iowa City, he built a successful Kalona practice and led the surgical staff for a new Albert Lea clinic. Dr Tilden arrives to replace him from Ames. Richland Clarion reports Gene Breitenbach shot and captured a seven foot eagle after ambushing it while duck hunting.
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Kalong
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324Th Field Artillery
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Powa City
Hey
New Clinic
Albert Lea
Mid-West
Tilden
Ames
Iowa
Lowa State College
Richland Clarion
Eugene Breitenbach
Gene
Good Old Days Theme Draws Town Nightlights
The Wellman Advance notes townspeople recalling the good old days when streets lacked lights and houses had few lit rooms. The piece contrasts nostalgia with modern desire for illumination and safety.
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Wellman Advance
Garely
Only Yale eyes and Harvard complexion
A secretary at a social gathering mentions a Boston woman named Higgins will attend. He notes Higgins is not a very attractive name but the girl is a beauty. He adds she is the only girl he knows with Yale eyes and a Harvard complexion.
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Harvard
Philadelphia Ledger
Iowa News and Comment Highlights From Clarke County
Clarke County farmer Francis Stills trapped a skunk and found an eight foot water moccasin in December. Governor Kendall faces a protest against the state geological board from Town farming interests. Iowa Supreme Court rules women may serve on juries. The state expands bovine tuberculosis campaign with federal support. Farm bureaus push 25 percent corn acre reduction to balance production. Cherokee recalls a Civil War veteran who survived Libby and Andersonville.
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Geological Board
Glen C Haytes
Walter A. Jessup
The
State University
Raymond A. Pearson
Iowa State College
I. W. More
F. H. Thompson
United States Animal Industry Department
Washington
Congress
General Assembly
Thompson
Farm Bureau
Wireless telegraphy offers vast learning for young men
The article notes unlimited chances for youth to study wireless telegraphy and radio's world wide reach. It describes a home in which concert music from Chicago travels nationwide by wireless, received clearly at the Pottorff residence, offering pleasure through telephone receivers connected to the setup.
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W. &. Lindsey
S. Pottorff
Chicago
Potorff
Radio Station Signals Vary With Weather and Distance
The director notes that reception varies by atmosphere and interference from other stations. The Pottorff home station picks up messages from Lyons France, and Arlington clocks in time with the outgoing signals.
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Pottorff
Lyons
France
Arlington
Life as I Ste It
A reflective note in the Louisville Courier Journal laments hardship and longing for freedom. The author speaks of striving to soar yet lacking wings, suggesting a personal struggle with ambition and limits.
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