Ward family visit and local notices in Centerville
Mrs Louis Stewart Ward and late son Jamies of Centerville Kansas visit grandparents Mr and Mrs J M Euwer and other relatives. Bev Glenn Beenblossom of Prairie Center hauled hogs to town. Special announcement about canned fruit jams and jellies on page 4. $16.85 suits previously priced to 40 at Klein Klothing Ko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Stewart Ward
Jamies
Centerville
Kas
J. M. Euwer
Glenn Beenblossom
Prairie Center
Klein Klothing Ko
George Barrett
Charley
Corpus Christi
Texas
Tea imports fall to nine year low after wartime spike
The 1919 20 fiscal year shows tea rejections at 145246 pounds with 1592 impurities mainly artificial color and 148654 not meeting quality standards totaling 6.15 percent of 96868858 pounds imported. Green Oolong and Black teas weighed 196862858 pounds from India Ceylon China Japan Formosa and Java Sumatra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Mitchell
United States Department of Agriculture
Altho
United States
Ceylon
India
China
Japan
Formosa
Dutch West Indies
Java
Sumtra
Local News Brief from Ottumwa Visitor Heads to Keol y
Mrs Lucy Overturf of Ottumwa visiting the Addi son Murphy home goes to Keoly this morning. $3.00 buys a pair of work shoes at Atchison s. Only 18 pairs on sale. Better hurry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Overturf
Ottumwa
Addison Murphy
Keoly
Atchison’s
A. BK
Farm sale notice leads week of auctions next Monday
Read notice on page 2 about Arthur Therion’s farm located four miles from Washington offering a public auction next Monday. The item appears amid local ads and farm store pitches including lettuce, sugar, tires, motor overhauls, and various shop updates from Washington and nearby towns. A mix of personal visits and shopping notices fills the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Therion
Washington
Arthur
Farm News
Portfield Case Hardens as Witness Recants
Mrs. Jessie L. Maxfield testified in Black Hawk district court that her grand jury statements accusing Dr. F. W. Porterfield of illegal operation were false. Porterfield’s defense asks for case dismissal while county officials consider actions, amid past investigations and social prominence in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Jessie L. Maxfield
F. W. Porterfield
Maxfield
Black Hawk District Court
Porterfield
George W. Wood
John Maxfield
Shrine official runs down by car then speaks at dinner
Des Moines January 20. Conrad V. Dyke, imperial assistant rabban of the Shriners, was struck by a car while stepping in front of it en route to a Des Moines club dinner. He appeared at the dinner with bandaged head and a limp, then went to a hotel room and later caught the night train to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Conrad V. Dykeman
Imperial
Rabban
The
Shriners
Des Moines Club
W. G Haskell
Linn County
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Fred W. Seeling
G. R. Kinney Company
Don Dykeman
Return to Brooklyn After Berth Incident
The individual will return directly to Brooklyn, where he resides, following the incident that led him to his berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Iowa State College Ranks High in Land-Grant Enrollment
An official report for 1919-20 shows Iowa State College near the top among land grant schools in total agriculture, engineering, and home economics enrollment. Agricultural students total 2148 at Iowa State, with engineering led by MIT and Iowa State ranking fifth. home economics has Iowa State first with 858 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Cornell University
Oregon Agricultural College
Cornell
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Linois
Massachusetts Agricultural
Michigan Agricultural
Nebraska
Pennsylvania State
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Towa State
Illinois
Purdue
Towa State College
Kansas State
Mobil Oil Prices Offer From Sehulty Motor Car Co
Readable text shows a promotional note from Sehulty Motor Car Co at 2892 offering special Mobil oil prices on any grade. Oregon with 557 and Nebraska with 473 appear as figures in the ad context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Elevator Co
Mobil Oil
Sehulty Motor Car Co
Hyphenated Americans Term Emerges in 19th Century
The phrase hyphenated Americans is dated to before 1876 when John Boyle O'Reilly used it to describe a faction resisting a nationwide celebration that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyle O'Reilly
Reindeer Skin Garments Shield Wearers From Cold
A description notes that reindeer skin is extremely cold resistant. Wearing a dress made of the skin plus a matching robe enables a person to endure the harshest winter night outdoors.
Dry Farming: Scientific Rainless Agriculture
Dry farming is a scientific method for cultivating land with scarce rainfall. It avoids irrigation by deep cultivation, crop rotation, and the plow lug in of green crops to conserve soil moisture.
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Foy
Wallace Reid
A Lehrman
George Walsh
Louis Tracy
New York
St. John
Wilson
McHamara Undertaking Co
American Legion
Wellman
Bev
Colorado
Iowa
John Shields & Son
McNamara
Skipton Taxi
William Fitzwilliams
Wes Chester
Pete Adrian
Keota
Clifford Snider
Kelly Springfield
Farmers Union Store
John Davis
Fox, Clark and Sutherland
Klein Klo. Ko
Sarah Buntenbach
Ft. Dodge
Lottie Eaton
May Williams
Davenport
Here
Winfield
Evans
Farmers Union
Chas
Galesburg
Haineis
White Way
Reed
Bevins
Harry Boyer
West Chester
Schulty Motor Car Co
F. D. Letts
Dorothy
D. N. Haney
Frank Hendrickson
Haskins
J. L. Mayer
Havre
John Cook
Bruns Seed Store
Hazel Engle
Dublin
Harry Crone
Rite
J. M. Gonder
Mitthel
Richland
Helen van Dyke
Jack Rabbit
H. W. Corpman
Wellston
Muscatine
Everette Burham
Everett Kiesey Burham
Bevine
Lloyd Morrow
Rubio
Olive Tryon
Arthur Lovedy
Brown
R. L. Steinbeck
Little Econ Keith
Frank Dagle
Harry Reister
Iowa City
Mr. Reister
Mercy
E. G. Mason
A. J. Dawson
Chicago
Ed Hotle
Flora May
Anton
Christina Bereiter
C. A. Ruebsam
Route 3
Ainsworth
Will Carris
Addie Gordon
Harry Davis
H. L. Boyer
Stephen
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Klein Klothing Co
Effie L. Porter of
Reo
Harry Strabala
A. G. Eberle
Richmond
Washington County
Wright
McElhinney Drug Co
Meg
F. E. Smith
F. BK. Smith
Iowa Gas & Electric Company
BE. van
Savings Department of the
Washington National Bank
DR. Porterfield
Graham Theatre
ARX
Company of Wonder Workers
Princess Karmak
Super-mental Marvel
Chas. Blaney
Otis Oliver
Vada Heilman
Fulton Theatre
Marly
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Shrine
Iowa State College AT Top
Harry D. Smith
Washington, Iowa
Oregon
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