Local and Personal Notices and Ads
Ads offer 18 inch bream from Washington Ice Cream factory Fox & Dewes. Bowman's J W Southwell and A W McCulley advertise fur reductions. Luse Land & Development Co annual meeting in St Paul. Page couple welcome 8 pound daughter. The Fair features new dinnerware patterns and sleds at various prices.
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Washington
Fox & Dewes
J. W. Southwell
A. W. McCulley
St. Paul
Luse Land & Development Co., Ltd
Wanted 1000 Rabbits un dressed Keller Phillips
The notice mentions Keller and Phillips seeking 1000 rabbits un dressed this week. Several local names are listed in a crowded society page style, including Lloyd Walker returning to Burlington for BPlli ott''s business college and various shop and sale notes at The Fair and Bowman's.
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Keller & Phillips
Local Sales and Visits Highlight Fair Listings
The Fair shows a full line of tin and granite ware with Round Corner bread boxes and warm coats at $1.98. John Shields & Sons offer coal, while Bowman's coats appeal to shoppers. Miss Minnie Wolf visits from Keota, and A W McCausland travels from Bristol after a snowbound train delay.
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John Shields & Sons
Grocery stock for sale in Washington
A clean grocery stock is offered for sale in Washington direct from the owner. Enquiries should be made at the Journal office.
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Washington
Journal Office
First 10 Ladies Free Tonight At Skating Rink
Miss Florence Lambert of Cora visits the city and returns home. The Fair advertises 25 cent bodies. Miss Cora Anderson returns to Keota after Washington shopping. Bowman's sells $1 dress goods for 69 cents. Miss May Huckaba of Keota visits sister Mrs H H Huffman. Huffman family plans move to Scott Saskatchewan.
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Florence Lambert
Cora
Cora Anderson
Keola
Washington
May Huckaba
Keota
H. H. Huffman
Huffman
Scott
Saskatchewan
Texas Land Exposition Opens in Houston with Big Display
Houston prepares for a record crowd as the Texas Land Exposition and Northern Settlers' Convention opens today. The event spans twenty acres of Lone Star state products and will run through January 28, with plans for an annual show rotating to different cities in Texas.
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Houston
Tex
Lone Star State
Father terms through history from dad to papa
The passage traces how sixteenth century English used dad while daddy and papa emerged later. It cites Florio defining Italian pappa as the child’s first father word and notes Greek tata Welsh tat and Irish daid as equivalents.
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Florio
Pappa
Nausicas
Pappa Phile
Papa
Tata
Merital Hair Tonic Promises Healthier Scalp and Hair
Merital Hair Tonic claims to keep the scalp healthy and prevent hair loss. It asserts restoration of natural color and that regular use makes hair soft and fluffy, advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Merital
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Sherman Bros Thermometer Records Bitter Cold Night
The Sherman thermostat fell to fourteen degrees below zero marking a frigid night, with eleven above the best the mercury could reach the next day. Rail service remained tardy and freight yards clogged as trains struggled in extreme cold, while coal supply stayed steady in Washington despite shortages elsewhere.
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Sherman Bros
Trenton
Eldon
Washington
Rock Island
Galesburg
Burlington
Mrs Sarah McCreedy Dies Near Ainsworth
Mrs Sarah McCreedy widow of Alex McCreedy died Saturday night at her son W H McCreedy’s home in Highland township north of Ainsworth. She was nearly 79, lived in Highland 43 years, born in County Cavan Ireland, married 1856 in Philadelphia. Survived by six children and a church member. funeral arrangements pending.
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Ainsworth
Sarah McCreedy
Alex McCreedy
W. H. McCreedy
Highland Township
Sarah Mclaughlin
County Cavin
Ireland
America
Philadelphia
McCreedy
Illinois
Mrs Wallace AED 95 15 Dead
A brief notice lists Mrs N C Wallace aged 95 with date of death and indicates a cremation or departure following the death. W Wallace appears as a related name in the fragment.
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N.C. Wallace
AED
The Modern Girl Evelyn Did Helen Faint At Mugging
The account describes Evelyn and Helen facing a footpad who tries to grab a purse. Helen feints with her right and strikes the attacker under the ear with her left as Myrtle confirms the sequence of events.
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Evelyn
Helen
Myrtle
Funeral Hour Not Set for Longtime City Matron
Nancy Caldwell Wallace died at 11 this morning at her son John W. Wallace’s East Second Street home. Aged 95 years and 9 days, she had been ill about a week, survived by one son and several grandsons. Born January 6, 1817, she was a widow of John Wallace and a longtime United Presbyterian Church member. A fuller obituary will appear in tomorrow’s Journal.
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United Presbyterian Church
Kansas
Nancy Caldwell Wallace
John W. Wallace
East Second Street
Washington County
Wallace
John Wallace
Living Lake Church
Typographical Error Provokes Laughter in NYC Paper
Henry Watterson recounts a convention anecdote where a New York paper once mixed shipping news with obituaries. Readers found a caption under the marine head reading Passed Through Hell Gate Yesterday, provoking amused reactions to the transposed type.
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Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
New York
Hell Gate
Grain cash and commission business advertised in Washington Iowa
Notice dated January 15 1912 announces Uarry L Kaga readiness to conduct a cash grain and commission business with direct private wire connection to Lamson Bros Co Chicago for continuous quotations and grain handling facilities. Morrison Building Washington Iowa phone 276 Black and member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Uarry L. Kaga
Lamson Bros. & Co
Chicago
Morrison
Washington
Iowa
Chicago Board of Trade
Goal famine may affect Middle West
Des Moines Iowa January 15 coal shortages threaten small Iowa towns and possibly the entire middle west as temperatures fail to rise. Adel Winterset Redfield Knoxville Nevada and Indianola report very low stocks and rail shipments stall. Large industrial buyers place orders but expect little immediate relief while Jefferson and Atlantic seek state railroad commission action to prioritize coal shipments to nearby towns.
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Adel
Winterset
Redfield
Knoxville
Nevada
Indianola
Iowa
Des Moines
Jefferson
Atlantic
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Don Jaime Improves After Operations in Switzerland
Don Jaime, second son of King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, Spain, returned to Dr. Henri Reymond in Fribourg for further treatment. Officials say the prince has improved, speaking and hearing better, but a lasting cure requires continued scientific care.
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Geneva
Don Jaime
Alfonso
Victoria
Spain
Henri Reymon
Fribourg
Bromosine Laxative Bromide Quinine Tablets Sale Notice
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Sold for 25e.
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E. W. Grove
Employers liability law upheld by Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the employers liability law. State courts may enforce it when fiscal laws are appropriate. Hitchcock was summoned by Taft after a statement favoring government ownership of telegraphic lines.
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Washington, D. C
Evening Journal
Supreme Court
Washington
D.C
Janee
Hitchcock
Jean Taft
Congress
MLN AND ALLIGIOR MEETING TONIGHT
Large attendance of the Christian men of Washington is desired at the Men and Religion Forward Movement meeting in the United Presbyterian church tonight. The program opens with a devotional at 7 30 followed by a business session at eight. The conservation committee chaired by D D Sherman plans to propose continuation of the movement and work among key executives with Flanagan of Cedar Rapids notifying local secretary Frank R Sage by telephone that he will attend.
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Washington
United Presbyterian Church
D. D. Sherman i
Flanagan
Cedar Rapids
Frank R. Sage
Opposition to knee breeches revival sparks suspicion
The Atlanta Journal notes that any man opposing the knee breeches revival will face suspicion, regardless of his motives, framing the debate as a test of loyalty and public opinion.
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Atlanta Journal
Infant Mortality as a Social Welfare Index
The text notes infant mortality as a sensitive index of social welfare and sanitary administration, especially in urban areas. It states heavy infant death rates imply higher overall mortality up to age five and into adulthood, linking child mortality to broader district health.
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Enn
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Fox & Dewey
Bowman's
James Page
Lloyd Walker
Bplliott'’S Business College
J. M. Walker
Stewart Cherry
Elliott's
Frey
Eva Neiswanger
W. J.thompson
Davenport
Everette Stewart
Swaledale
Cerro Gordo County
Farmers’ Institute
Morning Sun
Jane McCahon
Kansas City
Bownan's
Ina Crere
Wilton
Ernest Clark
Crawfordguille
ANSCO
Fray's
Ben Gradwohl
Lincoln, Nebr
I. Rothschild
Ralph Zeck
Menlo
Ray and
Clyde Robbins
Crawfordsville
Crawfordarith
John Cunningham
P. L. Huber
City
M. C. DeLong
Mr. DeLong
Mrs. I. Rothschild
Jeanette
Glen Christie
Madge DeLong
Royal Society
Minnie Wolfe
Seymour Martin
Bm Fey
Eee Orana
Minnie Wolf
J. Klein
Mrs. C. F. Steinwalt
East Washington Street
Howard White
West Chester
A. W. McCausland
Bristol
Colo
Texas
John Bull
Partridge
Punch
A. Mpgreedy
Highland Town
Ing
Son
W. Wallace
Child Living
Middle West
Tire
MLN and
Alligior
SEC
OND United Presbyte
Rian Church
Maine
Portugal
Mutual
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