Washington seeks faster passenger depot upgrades from Rock Island
A Washington Iowa committee and Rock Island officials met in Des Moines to press for improved depots. They urged a union station or at least a modern Rock Island facility on Iowa Avenue with shared use by Milwaukee and Burlington, and detailed construction plans and timelines aimed for within three years.
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Washington
Rock Island
D. Coughlin
Des Moines
H. F. Reddig
Trenton
A. (. Shields
J. B. Crail
FE. B. Hammer
J. R. Maxwell
W. H. Butterfield
Milwaukee
Rock Island-Burlington
Thoroly
Butterfield
First United Presbyterian Church
Coughlin
Iowa Avenue
Reddig
Shields
Iowa
Burlington
Lowa
Second Avenue
Town Avenue
Yard Avenue
Rock Island Company
Read Wisely Habit Breeds Sharper Mind
The passage argues that wise reading is hard to acquire yet essential to prevent the mind from craving shallow pleasures and tedious treatises. It warns that without disciplined reading the mind becomes unresponsive to intellectual demands and overly swayed by trivial works.
Choose Your Work Carefully And Do It Well
Advice on selecting work by fit and skill, not pay or prestige. Encourages choosing tasks you can perform well, valuing personal contribution over rewards or connections. Emphasizes pride in competence and suitability for the role.
Journal boys hold belated winter gathering at Elder home
A month late but well attended Journal boys met at the Elder home for a celebratory and spirited evening. Prizes were awarded for yearly delivery and collecting service while tales of school adventures and a festive feed capped the event.
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Journal Boys
News Carrier
Journal Force
Joe Wolf
Frankie Yeoman
Verne Yoewman
Harold Schmoeller
Harold
Harold Johnson
Kenneth Ross
Norman Frans
Ward Johnson
Robert Shields
Wilber Long
Journal Watch
Bob Shields
Fortnightly club and Rebekahs announce meetings
The Rebekahs plan a regular meeting Friday in the I C C F hall with a supper. Household Economies No 3 of Fortnightly club meets Tuesday February 12 with Mrs Alverette Wells and urges attendance and dues payment. The Childs Study department meets Monday afternoon with Mrs J A Jones. a supper Friday February 14 at No 4 School four miles south with Edna Chilcote as teacher.
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Alverette Wells
J. A. Jones
No. 4
Edna Chilcote
Standard Bearers to Meet with Marjory Schulty Monday
The Standard Bearers of the M. BE. church will meet with Marjory Schulty Monday afternoon at four o'clock.
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M. BE. Church
Marjory Schulty
Evening Meet of Home Economics Department and Knights
The Home Economics evening section will meet with Miss Mike Lewis Tuesday at 7 30. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 Knights Templar holds a called meeting Monday February 10 for work on three candidates with strong attendance urged. Also K of P regular meeting Monday at 7 30 with work in first rank chaired by J H Squire.
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Mike Lewis
Knights Templar
Bethlehem Commandery
James D. Glasgow
EF. C
J. H. Squire
Musical Department Meeting Monday With Miss Hunter
The Musical Department will meet Monday evening with Miss Mary Hunter. The regular January 6 program will be carried out, with Miss Lewis as leader. The subject is Instruments.
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Mary Hunter
Lewis
Diamond Not the Most Valuable Gem
The article argues diamonds are not the top valued precious stone. It claims rubies outrank diamonds, and sapphires follow, noting perfect rubies are rarer than perfect diamonds despite diamonds commonly appearing flawless.
Individuals to Avoid and Their Types
A didactic excerpt catalogs unwelcome types such as the unreliable appointment maker and the advice seeker who never acts. It lists boasters, persistent whiners, and talkers who chatter for chatter’s sake, urging readers to recognize and avoid such behavior patterns.
Must Have Proper Foundation for Rhetoric
The quote contrasts the value of truth and sense with rhetoric and asserts that a sturdy granite statute, though rough, carries more weight than a finely crafted plaster cast.
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Macaulay
State Farm Bureaus Form New Iowa Federation
Officers announce a statewide Federation of Farm Bureaus aims to advance Iowa farmers interests. They deny backing by outside groups and trace origins to county agent work and needs for coordinated economic efforts across counties. A Dec 27 1978 meeting in Marshalltown produced the move.
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State Federation of Farm Bureaus
Iowa
Farm Bureaus
Farm Bureau
Frank Justice
Polk County Bureau
Des Moines
Messrs. Justice
Middleton
Howard
Polk
Wright
Marshall County
Merashalltown
Farm Bureau Denies Greater Iowa Tie In Iowa Meeting
Mr. J. R. Howard, president, presided as accredited Farm Bureau delegates from 70 Iowa counties attended. The meeting pursued routine organization with committee appointments and a new constitution. The Greater Iowa Association sought to speak but was declined. they later issued press reports claiming affiliation, which Howard called false. The federation executive board pledged to avoid controversy and to cooperate with agricultural groups advancing education and enduring farm welfare.
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Greater Iowa Association
J. R. Howard
Marshall County Farm Bureau
Iowa
Farm Bureaus
Farm Bureau
Greater Town Association
Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau Federation
Marehalltown
Federation of
State Federation of Farm Bureaus
Wartime Topics and Speakers Named in February 24 Panel
The notice lists speakers Mrs. John McLaughlin on British War Aims Mrs. Yard on Internal Trouble of Great Britain Mrs. Livingston on Restoration and Reconstruct ion of France and Mrs. A R Miller on Ku-sa. The event centers on wartime policy and European affairs with regional figures.
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John McLaughlin
Yard
Great Britain
Alsace
Lorraine
Livingston
France
A. R. Miller
Ku-sa
Don’t Keep Friends Waiting Prompts for Prompt Meetings
A short admonition stresses punctuality in social engagements. It urges timely arrivals, noting lateness earns disrespect and alienates friends. It advises allowing a buffer for delays and then appearing exactly at the agreed hour.
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Liddy Bye
Two Men Fight After Political Dispute
In a heated exchange over politics two men clashed and fought. One man warned of the sleeping lion in his breast after insults, broken spectacles, and two punches, implying possible serious consequences.
Listen with your brain as well as your eyes
The text urges active, intelligent listening and observation. It emphasizes combining senses with concentrated attention to enhance understanding, noting that ears and eyes alone are not enough without mental engagement and cooperation of the mind.
Amour and Ace Meissner Honor Guts of WWI airmail
Maj Jiiles A Meissner a 22 year old American ace returned on the Adriatic transport. He accounted for eight German planes and has been awarded the Croix de Guerre and Distinguished Service Cross. He is cited in army orders and served in the same squadron as Capt dd Lickenbacker. His home is Brooklyn.
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Amour
Adriatic
Maj
Jiiles A. Meissner
Dd Lickenbacker
America
Brooklyn
Masonry in the Revolution and Lafayette’s Lodge Role
The article notes lodges with English regiments and Continental units during the American Revolution. It claims Lafayette was not made a Mason at Valley Forge but was raised by the American Union lodge at Norristown New Jersey. The American Union lodge reportedly passed early resolutions urging a general grand master for the United States.
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America
General Lafayette
Valley Forge
BK. P F. Gould
Masonry
Lafayette
American Union Lodge
Norristown
United States
Telephone woes in Japan spark humor and shock
The Japan Times editor laments Tokyo telephone service and recalls a Karuizawa woman who, after arriving by train, called her Tokyo home and spoke to herself for six hours. The anecdote, described as the sel- emm truth, underscores poor lines and delays in the system.
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Japan
Japan Times
Tokyo
Karuizawa
Kerulawa
East and West News
Earthly price for heaven stone quoted by Lowell
Poetic fragment from Jemes Reassell Lowell reflects on the earth’s rewards and warns that even heaven’s gifts have a price, conveying a philosophical musing rather than a news event.
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Earth
Heaven
Jemes
Lowell
Emerson Quote on Reading and Intellect
A fragmentary thought notes a warning about intellectual vanity and reading choices. The line invites reflection on which books to read to avoid dullness and deception, attributing the idea to Emerson.
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Emerson
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