Lost Pocketbook With $3 Found
Lost-pocketbook containing three dollars in paper money reported missing and returned to the Journal office for retrieval.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1906
Page
5
Community notices and travels in Washington county
Local items report visits and departures including G Raguet and Chas McKinstry calls, Rev Elias Handy attending a funeral in Mt Pleasant, Mrs J F Robertson and Marjorie arrival from Muscatine, and Rev Chas Brown’s Yale lectures. Legal note mentions P J Hanley returning from Rock Island with a motion to dismiss Collett Nage trial charges.
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Elias Handy
Mt. Pleasant
Chas. Powellson
Washington County
Caron
Edmund D. Morrison
Washington
Iowa
J. F. Robertson
Marjorie
Muscatine
J. W. Morton
Keota
Chas. Brown
Oakland
Calif
Yale College
E. Sherfey
Missouri
Everet Shearer
P. J. Hanley
Rock Island
Collett-Nage
Dun report shows improved Iowa trade and fewer failures
The R G Dun report for 1908 notes better trade conditions in Iowa and a sharp drop in business failures and liabilities. Iowa accounts for most of the western gains with declines in failures and losses, while western states combined show smaller changes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
R. G. Dun
West
Depressed Midwinter Short Course At Ames Attracts New Students
The midwinter short course at Iowa State College in Ames reports a depressed mood index of 404 amid heavy student arrivals due to a blizzard. The annual Iowa corn and agricultural department meeting and the Corn Growers' association were largely attended. Lectures covered corn, livestock, demand, and dressing percentage with emphasis on selling fat stock at 1100 to 1400 pounds and reaching market by about two years of age.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa Corn and Agricultural Department
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Holden
Kennedy
Chicago
S. J. Cocklin Resigns From Ainsworth Savings Bank
S. J. Cocklin, cashier at Ainsworth Savings Bank, resigned to the board of directors due to his father’s serious illness. The resignation will take effect soon. Friends hope for his return to the city.
District Court Opens Under Judge Preston Ahead Of Grand Jury
District Court convened with Judge Preston presiding as cases were called and term work arranged. The grand jury will be impaneled tomorrow, and while much work remains the docket so far is not dramatic.
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Preston
Will leaves 150000 estate for Assumption orphans home
Taylorville Illinois January 9 The will of PB Remimern of Assumption filed in probate court here gives the entire 150000 estate to establish an orphans home at Assumption. The institution is to be under control of the Presbyterian churches of central Illinois. Kenmmern had no children. He bequeathed his wife 2000 and an annuity of 200.
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Taylorville
PB. Remimern
Assumption
Pric
Hlineis
Kenmmern
Two Railway Speeders Collide Near Harttan
Mrs. Bloc Hicks, wife of the Harttan towerman, was fatally injured when a Wabash railroad speeder collided with another returning from town. She was hurled from a trestle thirty five feet high as the vehicles struck head on.
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Wabash, Tod
Bloc, Hicks
Harttan
Wabash
Attack on Mrs Stewart Shocks Lansing Hotel Crowd
Mrs Annie Stewart, pursuing a divorce suit, was struck down by a man who emerged from the Hotel Kronaldson entrance on the second floor as she tried to enter at night. Police seek suspect as investigation unfolds.
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Stewart
Lansing
Mich
Jam
Kronaldson
Annie Stewart
Toen
Child Smothers Tragic Accident Report in Lagro
A Lagro woman, Harve Todd, faces a grim tragedy as her infant dies after an accidental suffocation during a contact attempt. The incident occurred in Wabash County and is under local investigation with medical responders on scene.
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Wabash, Ind
Harve Todd
Lagro
Feeding the Stock and Bran for Weanlings and Horses
Agricultural notes discuss feeding practices for fattening livestock and young horses. Oats are prized for colts, while cottonseed meal with corn chops is advised for hogs. Bran aids foals and ill horses, with precise daily rations for carriage horses and lambs.
Death of Little Child in Desolate Home
Gilbert Montgomery Keeley Baird, five months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Baird, died this morning at 10 45 from congestion of the lungs after a brief illness. He would have turned five months old tomorrow the 10th. The family grave in sorrow as funeral arrangements are not yet set.
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Gilbert Montgomery Keeley Baird
Louis Baird
Local Notes From City and Surroundings
John Fahey leaves for Brighton and several residents report health changes and plans. Frances Montgomery improves slightly while Ollie Deuel remains unchanged. A farm purchase by Geo Duke and a Leadville teaching post for Mabel Crawford are noted along with wedding plans in Keota and a sale by Geike Wabben.
Mummies From American Cliff Dwellers Unearthed In Arizona
Archaeologists note that some well preserved mummies are found in cliff dwellers ruins across Arizona New Mexico and southern California. These remains offer limited insight into the Aztecs Toltecs and early American civilizations due to cremation practices and scarce burial artifacts. Discovery often yields sealed jars of bone ash as researchers seek clues to ancient lifeways.
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Egypt
Mountain
Arizona
New Mexico
California
American
Fragmentary Verse Exchange Sparks Quirky Fashioned Banter
A brief fragment shows a playful exchange where Mother-Well questions worth of something and Commy replies with a humorous comparison about pumpkin pie not being made like doughnuts. The dialogue hints at a light literary moment in Harper’s publication.
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Harper
As to Heroes
A short quotation from the Chicago Record Herald argues that true heroism at home is shown in consistent care for family, not polite behavior only when guests are present.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Naming Native American Children By Observation
An Utica Observer piece notes that many hold a belief Indians name a child from a striking moment rather than lineage. Examples include Man-Afraid-of-His-Horse Red Loud and Rain-in-the-Face, showing how scenes from daily life inspire names that may lose meaning in English.
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Utica Observer
Local Notes on Visitors and Property Transfers
FE Smith of Winfield visited the city yesterday. A B Carr shipped a carload of hoys to Burlington last evening. Miss Martha Rudd sold 160 acres to A Augustine at 95 per acre. Mr and Mrs Ed Bowman returned from H N Shaw’s in Winterset. R V Downing left for Norman OK to take a bank position.
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A. B. Carr
Burlington
Martha Rudd
A. Augustine
Ed Bowman
H. N. Shaw
Winterset
Local visitors and shoppers in town
John Fahey of Kansas City visited the city yesterday for a stay. Pear Gardner of Newton arrived from Wellman to visit many friends. Stella Wells left for Oxford Ohio to resume school duties after vacation. Seymour Martin and wife of West Chester were in town traveling toward Indiana and Ohio to visit relatives.
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John Fahey
Kansas City
Pear!ardner
Newton
Wellman
Stella Wells
Oxford
Ohio
Seymour Martin
West Chester
Indiana
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