Congregational dinner and community notes in Haskins
The annual congregational dinner at the Haskins church drew a smaller crowd but speakers including Rev. Oates of Washington led the business meeting to elect officers for the year. The report covers local visits, farm life, bank statements, and community updates from Kalona and Washington.
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Haskins Haskins
Oates
Washington
Ellen Wallace
B. W. Cole
Faye Cherwinker
Fay
Harley
Cone
Frances Hartman
Muscatine
Melo Horak
Albaugh
Helen
Howard
Roberts
Ottumwa
Ralph Stafford
Arnet Mathers
Martha
C. N. Mullen
Mr.Taylor
Jesse Meeks
Mr. Smith
Riverside
Wm. Sutherland
Mabel Wallace
Will Martin
Kalona
Earl Lemsey
Madge Stone
Hazel Booth
W. F. Welliver
Local society meetings and high school program in Crawfordsville
On January 21 Crawfordsville reports that the Presbyterian Missionary Society met with Mrs J P Jones the Methodist Society with Mrs P J Huber and the United Presbyterian with Mrs C A Sprague. The Argonaut literary society hosts a program at the opera house this evening. Dale Duncan and Richard McCleery of Washington visited the high school yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Jay B Carter who had been visiting the Fishburn home for weeks left for Washington en route to their Des Moines home.
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Wm. Elmore
Mitchells Field
Long Island
N. Y
A. R. Gowey
William Alonzo
Claire
Washington, D. C
Joe Richardson
Cedar Rapids
V. 8. Moore
Moore
U. S
H. 8. Neal
Warren Allen
Madison
Kan
Your Stores
G. W. Hyde
Mid- West Grocery Stores
D. M. Hinkle
Davenport
Crawfordsville
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
J. P. Jones
Methodist Society
P. J. Huber
United . Presbyterian Society
C. A. Sprague
Argonaut Terary Society
Opera House
Dale Duncan
Richard McCleery
Washington
Jay B. Carter
C. H. Fishburn
Des Moines
Icehouse Busy Farmers and Local Movements Highlight Iowa Note
Farmers busy with ice preparation. Clyde Stoutner visited Washington Thursday with Mrs Stoutner. Howard Hendrix funeral attended, friends recall him as likeable. Students enjoy vacation from exams. Dewey Hanley in Iowa City Wednesday. Ralph Bull and wife care for pneumonia victims Plecker. Mrs Grant Griffith ill under doctor care. Alf Bonnell moving to John Geyer place, John to Brant farm.
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Nira Nira
Clyde Stoutner
Washington
Alf Bonnell
John Geyer
John
Brant Farm
Prosperity and caution in Iowa farming notes crisis
The piece recalls a 1919- era surge in prices that drew farmers into risky notes and stock schemes. It warns that bankers stop buying notes and stock salesmen face backlash as predators of prosperity retreat, urging vigilance against cunning schemes preying on farmers and businessmen.
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Maple Grove
Iowa
Smotoh Tongue
Wiley
Argo Naut program at Crawfordsville high interrupted by rain
F E Young returns from Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs Al Keister of Washington visit G K McFarland home. R C McCleary visits Washington. Rain last evening disrupts attendance at Crawfordsville high school Argo naut program though locals expect strong community interest and large turnout.
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Crawfordsville
F. E. Young
Cedar Rapids
al Keister
Washington
G. K. McFarland
R. C. McCleary
Argonaut Society
Rural Route News Chronicles Local Repairs and School Note
Seth Carris Sr returns home after several days at son J C Carris who was operated on last Thursday. Dr Droz is surgeon. Mrs May Jay aiding. Brinning covers farm work during recovery. Lincoln rural school sender reports requesting a skillet for rabbit dinner. Children enjoy warm lunches. Monday includes roast rabbit gravy and mashed potatoes. Lard donation helps with supply. Barbara Smith ill recently. Morrow and Bower held a sale Thursday at Morrow’s residence. well attended. Homer Jarrard returned from Chicago with stock shipment, accompanied by Al Shaw.
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Seth Carris
J. C. Carris
Droz
May Jay
Carris
Charles Brinning
Faruy
Lincoln Rural School
Sherman McGlone
Lincoln
Barbara Smith
L. O. Morrow
F. A. Bower
Homer Jarrard
Chicago
al Shaw
Preparedness. Lawyer Reveals Proposal Film Through Keyhole
A New York judge quotes counsel claiming there is a film of the marriage proposal, besides love letters, shown as part of the case. The remark highlights dramatic evidence in a defamation or scandal context.
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New York
Woman Pioneer Geographer Visits Remote Bismarck Islands
Miss B Pullen-Barry becomes the first geographer to reach uncharted areas of the Bismarck archipelago, exploring parts previously known to few.
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B. Pullen-Barry
Bismarck Archiepelago
Cause of Root Rot Boosts Iowa Corn Prospects
DES MOINES May 21 ER R T Meredith secretary of agriculture announced a department discovery that could lift the Iowa corn crop by about ten percent, or 126000000 bushels. The root rot disease stems from insufficient acid in stalk juices, causing rheumatic ears. Farmers should inspect seed corn germ and discard seed with root rot indicators to prevent losses.
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Des Moines
ER. T. Meredith
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Meredith
Iowa
Ace Department
de Ent
Iowa Farmers Benefit from Corn Research Expenditures
The piece notes vital agricultural topics including durum wheat tuberculosis in cattle ticks boll weevil rice growing in California and Roquefort cheese making in the United States. It emphasizes that Iowa's last corn crop reached about four and a half million bushels valued at forty cents per bushel meaning potential farmer earnings exceeding a million dollars annually for a $75 000 corn research program in the Washington Department of Agriculture.
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Department
California
United States
Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Record corn year tops 3.23 billion bushels in 1920
Washington reports 1920 as the greatest corn year in U S history with a 3 232 367 000 bushel crop and a national average yield of 36 9 bushels per acre. Iowa leads states with 46 bushels per acre while Vermont peaks at 47. Maine had 60 in 1919.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Vermont
Maine
New England
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
The Fourteenth Man at Fox Theatre
Robert Warwick stars in a lively romantic comedy from The Man from Blankley's. Captain Gordon clashes with a superior officer, travels to New York, aids Marjory Seaton, fights a prizefight, and ends with a happy union in a Paramount Artcraft release.
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Robert Warwick
Fox Theatre
Blankley’s
Charles Hawtrey
Gordon
England
New York
Marjory Seaton
Marjory
Son testifies to Crone life amid divorce suit
In Iowa City on January 21, R B Crone’s son aged 20 swore in an affidavit that his father never threatened his mother or had a revolver for her harm. He says the Crone family enjoyed support and trips, and that the educator showed kindness and Christian conduct despite accusations.
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Iowa City
R. B. Crone
Professor Crone
Mrs. Crone
Yellowstone Park
Colorado
Edwin
Iowa University
Crone
Crones
Iowa
Nebraska
Sergeant Beecher Elmore Ends Furlough Return Planned
Brighton January 21 Sergeant Beecher Elmore who has been spending a 30 day furlough returns to duty after the leave. Military authorities have not released further details about his next assignment or posting.
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Brighton
Beecher Elmore
Mystic Workers of the World Faces Iowa Supreme Court Action
Fraternal insurers across the county follow Iowa Supreme Court rulings on two Mystic Workers of the World cases. Appeals challenge policyholder actions and county-wide implications for insured members and related benevolence funds.
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Nevada
Supreme Court of Iowa
Mystic Workers of the World
Policy Fraud Allegations End in Supreme Court Affirmations
The court affirmed judgments for beneficiaries in two Mystic Workers cases. A. B. Smith and Loren Ryers of Collins township faced policy misrepresentation challenges after reinstatement and death. In Ayers vs Mystic Workers, Ayers’s policy proceeds were disputed but the plaintiff won. the supreme court upheld the lower judgments for the plaintiffs.
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A. B. Smith
Loren Ryers
Collins Township
Smith
E. M. McCall
C. H. Hall
Korta
F. M. Sims
McCall
Mystic Workers
Ayers
Young Ayers
John Ayers
Aye
Solomon's Temple and Its Possible Form
The article argues the Old Testament description of Solomon's temple may reflect post exile Jewish memory rather than a historic building. It questions whether a grand temple existed and compares it with older Egyptian temples whose remains endure, suggesting the Solomon narrative could be memory rather than fact.
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Solomon's Temple
Babylon
Keypt
Tote Anstruther Mackay
Atlantic Monthly
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