A Little Poke of Candy Remembers Santa and Washington
An elderly reminiscence recalls 1918 to 1927 Washington Iowa Christmas memories. Santa's candy poke in Sunday school, bands, parades, and local shops painted a vivid era. The narrator recalls Ho Ho Ho, mittens from a snowy gift, old hotels, horse-drawn carriages, and the Hussar Band, ending with a wistful wish to relive those Christmas moments.
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Crooked Creek Bottom
Sockum Ridge
Pleasant Hill
Santa Claus
Santa
GREEN TREE A Christmas Poem by Oneila Fisher
A reader from Washington Iowa shares a Christmas poem about walking to Hartzlers woods to choose a pine. The poem reflects on a dove nest, seasonal scenery, animals, and leaving the green tree at Hartzlers woods for the Christmas house.
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Oneila Fisher
Thought for the Day: choose whom you will serve
In a religious reflection the author urges decisiveness in family faith. It cites Joshua 24 15 and states fathers remain expected to guide households toward serving the Lord. The message emphasizes personal and familial commitment to faith.
Making the slam despite unequal clubs in contract bridge
In six diamonds with West leading king of hearts, Becker outlines a line to make the slam even if clubs are not 3-3. By driving endplays and gadget plays, you discard hearts and spades, force East to win with a singleton ace, then return a club to dummy, eliminating the heart loser and achieving the slam.
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West
King
East
Res Syndicate, Inc
London auctioneer to sell his own rostrum today
London auctioneer Jack Guy will invite bids for his oak rostrum at Hanover Square Galleries as the venue closes after selling all other items. He plans to keep the hammer for outside work and will auction the rostrum himself.
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London
Jack Guy
Hanover Square
Washington Iowa newspaper ad and rate notice
Publication data shows Washington Iowa address and Wider Shannon firm. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly prices, including local and out of town routes. Names include David Hitler, William Shannon, Charles Morris, and Leonard Llewellyn in staff roles.
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Washington
Iowa
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Hitler
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Common law copyright protects unpublished manuscripts
The article explains that literary works are protected by common law copyright automatically upon creation, without formalities. It notes that publication with a copyright notice is needed to register with the Copyright Office, while common law copyright lasts indefinitely as long as the work remains unpublished, as illustrated by a Mark Twain case.
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Twain
American Bar Association
Firemen Remove Pot From Head of Toddler in England
In Hemel Hempstead England firemen halted a rulebook slowdown to rescue Simon Parnall a two year old who had a pot stuck on his head. Officials deemed the incident an emergency and exempt from strike action. Helskini Finland population and cultural institutions noted.
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Hemel Hempstead
England
UPI
Simon Parnall
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Mom
Fox Theater
Tom Mix
Hoot Gibson
W. S., Hart
Candy Kitchen
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Lytle’s
Mr. Lytle
Mr. Kelly
Fred Mannhardt
Washington Hussar
Hussar
Colenso Hotel
Hop” Shearer
Hop
Bell Hop
Mr. Mannhardt
Mr. Shearer
Cooks Cafe
Mr. Paulson
Whitaker Livery
Delph Dodd
Mr. Dodd
Elmer McKinley
Hartzlers’ Woods
Cardinals
B. Jay Becker
South West North East
King of Hearts
KQJ
East Aa
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
North Marton Ave
Wider, Shannon & Co, Inc
Robert Shaffer
Leonard Llewellyn
sUsion Family
Mark Twain
Finland
Helsinki
Robert Logan
Clarence Logan
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