Knights of Pythias Hold Third District Convention
About two hundred Knights gathered in Washington for the third district convention. Mayor J. D. Glasgow welcomed visiting members as Deputy Grand Chancellor J. C. Ford presided. The hosts were Crotona Lodge 365 Keota Geneva Lodge 51 Wellman and Orion Lodge 75 Washington with other lodges in attendance.
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Crotona Lodge
Keota
Geneva Lodge
Wellman
Orion Lodge
Washington
West Chester
J. C. Ford
Glasgow
Wineke
Iowa
Geneva
Orion No
Bro. Ashby
Bro. Ford
How Sad A Man Kissing An Ugly Wife
A terse verse about disillusionment in marriage. The speaker laments the burden of life and questionably affectionate partnerships, using sharp irony to critique romantic expectations and social norms.
Josh the mob leader wrecks opry houses after game
The dialogue portrays Josh as a vigorous performer who leads the mob and wrecks opry houses after games, with Farmer Corntassel noting the boy would not tolerate such behavior. The excerpt emphasizes his disruptive postgame antics and social reputation.
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Josh
Farmer Corntassel
John
Molly
Opry
Poet Bares Motive Behind Poem For Board Bill
A witty exchange shows a poet revealing his verse as a payment solution for his mounting board bill. The editor questions the seriousness while the poet explains the poem was written to cover expenses.
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Highbrow
Merital Hair Tonic promotion
Merital Hair Tonic advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy promises a healthy scalp prevents hair loss restores natural color and keeps hair soft and fluffy with regular use.
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Lemmon's
Witness Confusion Over Birthplace In Court
Lawyer questions a middle aged Black woman witness about her daughter’s birth. The witness clarifies she was born in Habudsburg Kentucky, not wedlock, as the judge notes. The exchange highlights mishearing and pronunciation in court.
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Inevah
Bo'n
Kaintecky
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad
Medical claim advertisement promoting Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable family medicine for children and adults to treat colds coughs croup and prevent bronchitis and pneumonia with sale by all druggists.
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Foley’s
Iowa dairy industry touts 25 million creamery butter value
Mason City on January 24 reports state Dairy Commissioner Barney stating Iowa yielded about 25 million dollars of creamery butter and similar dairy butter plus 3 million dollars of ice cream last year. Improvement possible to 62.5 million with pure bred sires and elimination of poor cows. 300 buttermakers attend the state convention. Brunner wins butter scoring with 97 percent, Sadler takes second. Chapman wins hand separator class with 96 percent, Hansen second at 94 percent.
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Iowa
Barney
P. H. Keiffer
New York
J. J. Brunner
Strawberry Point
T. E. Sadler
Oelwein
W. H. Chapman
Woodbine
Herman Hansen
Cylinder
The Swamp Angel brings strong plot and lively stage charm
Amusements note the Hickman company’s The Swamp Angel impresses with a sane wholesome plot and dramatic third act gambling climax. Ralph Moody and Helen Forrest receive praise for their performances as Wentworth Patton and Virginia Stanton. The Burglar and the Lady, featuring Sherlock Holmes and Raf fles, heads tonight with new vaudeville and novel features.
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Mr. Hickman
Jim Corbett
Sherlock Holmes
Raffles
Constipation Treatment Ad Sells Chamberlain Tablets
An old advertisement urges constipation relief with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to keep bowels regular and prevent ailments. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon
United States Likely to Face War in 1930 Prediction
Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University warned in an American literature class that the United States is due for another war around 1950 with a recurring pattern since early U.S. history. He argued history suggests wars repeat every generation and the nation could be on the wrong side if such a conflict arises.
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Brander Matthews
Columbia University
United States
Matthews
Government stores for federal employees proposed in bill
A bill by Socialist Representative Victor Berger of Milwaukee would create government owned department stores for about 50,000 federal workers in Washington. It requests a $1,000,000 appropriation to open cost price stores modeled on Panama canal zone commissaries and extend current purchasing rights to all federal employees.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Canal Zone
Isthmus
Panama
Berger
Secretary of the Interior
Washington Barracks
Navy Yard Station
District of Columbia
Army
Navy
Rear Admiral Potter Quits After Injury Change at Navy
Rear Admiral W P Potter aid for personnel is detached on four months leave and will retire after. Captain Templin M Potts will replace him as head of the personnel office. Captain Thomas S Rodgers will take over the naval intelligence office in New York harbor duties. Potts is expected to succeed Potter on May 10 when the latter retires.
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Potts
W. P. Potter
Navy
Admiral Potter
Navy Department
Templin M. Potts
Office of Naval Intelligence
Thomas 8. Rodgers
New York Harbor
Captain Potts
Engineers Build 14 Mile Siphon Under Colorado River
The United States reclamation service reports 39 percent complete at year start on a massive siphon in Colorado. It will carry water from Laguna dam a full fourteen miles beneath the river to irrigate 65 000 acres in the Yuma valley. The tunnel will be 1000 feet long with concrete lined shafts about 100 feet deep on both river banks.
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Colorado
United States Reclamation Service
Colorado River
Laguna Dam
Yuma
Massachusetts bill trains judges and legislators in jail and slums
A Massachusetts bill by Representative Morrill of Haverhill would require all current judges and legislators to undergo five nights in jail, five nights in Boston lodging houses, and a month in the city slums as a prior-to-office training. Those holding office would need to complete the course now or retire.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Morrill
Haverhill
Boothbay Harbor woman aims to save seals by study
Mrs. Janet MacDonald of Boothbay Harbor Maine spends years studying seals and predicts that within ten years seals may become so rare along the New England coast they will be curiosities. She pursues alive capture and observation.
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Janet MacDonald
Boothbay Harbor
New England
MacDonald
Princeton Presidents: Scots and Americans Shaping a College
The article recalls Princeton's renowned presidents from John Witherspoon to James McCosh, noting long tenures and enduring impact. It highlights Scottish origins of Witherspoon and McCosh, Burr’s early reforms, and McCosh’s leadership during growth, finances, and campus architecture. It mentions key events like Witherspoon signing the Declaration and the founding of the graduate school under Wilson.
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John Witherspoon
James McCosh
Hst
Princeton
New England
Princeton College
Aaron Burr
Aaron
Elizabeth
Log College
College
State of New Jersey
Burr
Jersey
Jonathan Edwards
Connecticut
Witherspoon
Jenna Maclean
Dr. McCosh
Scotland
Oversea
McCosh
Earl of Clarendon
Ireland
Queen's College
Cully
Francis Tr. Patten
Dr. Patten
Bermuda
Princeton Theological Seminary
Wilson
Rich Policeman to Retire After Forty-Nine Years Service
George W. Cromwell of Philadelphia ends a long career with the police department after forty-nine years of service. He earned less than $1,000 annually on average, never faced a reprimand, and retires as a sergeant with over $250,000 chiefly from real estate holdings. A Civil War veteran, he lost an arm at Antietam with Baxter fire routives.
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George W. Cromwell
Philadelphia
Department
Cromwell
Baxter Fire
Antietam
Leap Year Urges Girls to Seize Yearly Opportunity
Mrs. Barney-Hemmick of Washington says leap year is a great institution and urges girls to be more forward. She notes she married at sixty to Christian Hem mick, a clubman aged twenty-six, and advocates using leap year to pursue opportunities and pray for next year.
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Barney-Hemmick
Washington
Christian Hemmick
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