Carson Revives New Railway Talk to Riverside
Iowa City reports Robert N. Carson aims to connect Washington and Riverside by steam railroad. He secured a construction cost estimate and presented the plan to Town City and Washington Commercial clubs. The Riverside Washington farming area supports the line and a repaired old grade could serve as right of way for Rock Island service between Cedar Rapids and Washington, about 65 miles.
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Resolution Fixing Time for Consideration of City Street Improvement Plan
Washington Iowa 1920 city council sets February 25 1920 at 7 30 pm as the time to consider a resolution of necessity for a street improvement project. notice to property owners with two Evening Journal publications must be given fourteen days prior.
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Iowa
City OF
Washington
Evening Journal
Towa
Seid
Notice of Hearing on Resolution of Necessity Washington Iowa
The Washington Iowa City Council will hear objections to a proposed improvement at a February 25 1920 meeting. The notice names Mayor J B Bover and Clerk S J Kellogg and states hearing allows amendments or passage of the Resolution of Necessity.
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Iowa
City of
J. B. Bover Maeyor
City of Washington
J. Kellogg
William Farnum Stars in Heart Strings at Fox Theatre
William Farnum appears in the William Fox production Heart Strings at the Fox Theatre this Saturday and Monday. The drama follows a brother’s sacrifice for his sister, moving from Quebec’s Laurentian Valley to Greenwich Village and New York’s wealth to a French Canadian village. Supporting cast includes Gladys Corbyn, Betty Hubbard, Kate Blanche, Paul Cazenueve, Robert Cain, and Rowland G. Edwards.
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Rowland G. Edwards
Henry Albert Philips
Hundred-Year-Old Cold Remedy Advertisement
A brief notice touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds noting ten days usual treatment and suggesting a bottle at Lemmon's Drug Store as a winter season investment. It promotes proper self care and mentions druggists generally.
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Lemmon
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West Point Instruction Emphasizes Math and Military Arts
The West Point course centers on mathematics and professional studies with principal subjects including English French drawing drill regulations service history law Spanish engineering and war ordnance and gunnery across science and art disciplines.
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West Point
Idleness as Tax and Hard Government Parody
The passage argues that a government would tax one tenth of a person’s time for public service, but idle living costs can surpass that. Sloth is likened to rust consuming effort, while idle amusements waste time, and even a used key remains bright, echoing Poor Richard’s quip about practicality.
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Richard
Pennsylvania
Tallest smoke stack rises at Belmond beet sugar plant
Des Moines reports the 195 foot reinforced concrete smokestack rising at the Belmond beet sugar factory in Wright county. The structure, built from the inside, must flex six to eight inches in motion. Other notes cover highway work wages, oleomargarine laws, Spirit Lake spillway plans, and local court actions.
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Belmond
Wright County
Ford Auto
Waverly
Mason City
Peruvians Rain Tree Water Plantation Yields Daily
In a field of one square kilometer 10 000 Peru vian rain trees are planted 25 meters apart. Each tree yields about nine gallons of water daily, totaling 305 000 liters per day from the plantation.
Periodic Bilious Attacks Advised Diet and Remedy
Citizens prone to periodic bilious attacks are urged that appetite fails before an episode. Eat only light meals without meat and take two Chamberlain's Tablets to possibly avoid the attack. Lemmon's Drug Store advertises this remedy.
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