Local notes from Washington and surrounding area
Local items list visits and errands in Washington Iowa including Mrs J B Randle in Muscatine Mrs D D Dayton West Chester and Mrs BE FE Duvall. Also mentions economy store shoes and a Methodist Ladies Aid food sale at Barclay's Grocery and a public sale notice for the old No 1 Highland township school on Jan 26 1924 with sale at 130 pm conducted by Tom OConner W H Owens auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barclay’s Grocery
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Highland Township
Tom O'Conner
W. H. Owens
Local notices and sales items from Washington Iowa area
Auctioneers and residents share visits and shopping notes. Mre John Cook travels to Keota to visit the Grabb home while Mrs Warfel spends the day with the Walter Boyer family. Goods include men s brown kid dress shoes at five dollars and lard barrels for one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cook
Keota
B. Grabb
Economy Store and Shoe News Mix of Local Notes
Local shoppers see deals on children acrobats shoes and school oxfords at Economy Store. Lincoln trip for Blue Duck Hatchery manager Wm German. Mrs. Claude McCoy’s Crawfordsville visit. Twin babies born to Beeson family. Shirley Ann named for newborn girl weighing seven pounds. Parish and social notices include Faith Methodist food sale and local travel updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Beeson
Walter Peterson
Shirley Ann
Scientists foresee quake warnings from seismology studies
Dr Thomas A Jaggar Jr, head of the Hawaiian volcano observatory, said continued seismological study could allow warnings of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in time to save lives and limit property damage. He cited Japan’s September disaster and noted traffic jams amplified fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Thomas A. Jaggar, Jr
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Jaggar
Japan
Yokohama
Tokio
Jazgar
Dr. Jaegar
Bryan Attacks Evolution as Kentucky Sees Slower Debate
Frankfort Kentuckys January 24 news notes William Jennings Bryan used a speech to rebut the evolution theory during a political campaign. He warned a future legislature might bar teachers paid by tax funds from teaching evolution or linking humans to animals, echoing earlier calls in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Kentucky
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Kentucky General Assembly
Grain Men to Hear President Pearson at Farmers’ Meeting
Mason City Iowa January 24 Dr R A Pearson president of Iowa State College will be the chief speaker on the closing day of the Farmers Grain Dealers convention tonight Lawrence Farlow of Bloomington Illinois will discuss grain marketing Officers will be elected at adjournment Directors named include J M Van Wyck Hull G M Dyer Spencer C R Seoby Algona W F Doderer Rockwell H F Toben Palmer J G Merritt Glidden S S Cottington Stanhope Simon Gemmerer Ames and Wm Niebuhr Blairstown in the various districts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
R. A Pearson
Iowa State College
Farmers’ Grain Dealers
Lawrence Farlow
Aoomington
J. M. van Wyck
Hull
G. M. Dyer
Spencer
C. R. Seoby
Algona
W. F. Doderer
Rockwell
H. F. Toben
Palmer
J. G. Merritt
Glidden
J. Cottington
Stanhope
Simon Gemmerer
Ames
Wm. Niebuhr
Blairstown
Reverend Gabriel to preach at United Presbyterian Church
Crawfordsville reports that the Rev. Mr. Gabriel visiting Columbus City will preach next Sabbath at the United Presbyterian church replacing Rev. Lytle. J. H. Huston has been able to go uptown again after confinement at home. Mrs. Bell C. Neal leaves with her daughter-in-law for Wenatchee Washington due to poor health and family there. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Work of Washington visited the Leary home. Velma Twinam departs for Chicago to visit her sister before heading to New Concord Ohio for Muskingum College’s second semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Gabriel
Columbus City
United Presbyterian Church
Lytle
J. H. Huston
Bell C. Neal
John Neal
Wenatchee
Wash
M. D. Work
Washington
Lee Leary
Velma Twinam
Chicago
Miss Veda
New Concord
Ohio
Muskingum College
Six Men Hanged in Iowa on Fridays Across 18 Months
Des Moines reports that six men have been hanged in Iowa in the past eighteen months, all on Fridays. Gov Kendall and lawmakers discuss the Friday hangman’s day myth tracing to common law and religious superstition spanning centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Hanghy
Felney
Gov. N. BE. Kendall
J. E. Trewin
The
Code Commission
J. P. Gallagher
Iowa County
Guy Fawke
Towa
Kendall
Trewin
Gallaghter
France
England
Weather Forecast for Missouri Finals Unsettled
Weather outlook shows unsettled conditions tonight with rain in the south and potential rain or snow in the north. Much colder Friday or Friday night with colder temperatures in the west and mixed precipitation in the east. In northwest Missouri rain may turn to snow while western areas stay cold and dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Airplane Hobo Bums Across Country in Week Journey
Lieutenant Leonard Thomas an army aviator known as the world s first airplane hobo completed a cross country trip from New York to Cloverfield coast over 3 500 miles in 36 hours actual flying time. He borrowed aircraft at nine fields and slept in hotels in Muskogee Oklahoma where aviators receive generous perks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Leonard Thomas
Cloverfield
Transcontinental Airlines
New York
Pacific Coast
Air Service
Thomas
de Haviland
Washington, D. C
Muskogee
Okla
Miss Pauline Smith Visits Sister and Old Friends
Miss Pauline Smith of Mt Pleasant visited last evening with her sister Miss Hazel Smith an instructor in the high school. They formerly lived in Washington. Mrs George Koehler of Ainsworth Iowa traveled to Rochester Minnesota yesterday morning for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Hazel Smith
Washington
George Koehler
Ainsworth
Iowa
Rochester
Minnesota
Friday Hanging Custom Conflicts With Superstition
The article notes Friday is seen as unlucky yet still the common hangings occur on Friday or other days. It argues laws ignore Friday yet malaise or tradition keeps the practice, making Friday the default for executions despite superstition and the lack of legal basis.
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Broadway
New York Hippodrome
Pitter Girls
Roy Stewart
West
Peggy
Arch Best
Oxfords
Francis Riley
J. B. Randle
Muscatine
D. D. Dayton
West Chester
Louis Baird
Black
BE. FE. Duvall
Cooks
Harry Pearson
D. F. Macon
Mre. T . Warfel
Walter Boyer
Wort Chester
Greevey
Elizabeth Sommers
Katheryn Sommers
James P. Hayes
Roy
Rebekah
Peterson
Wilson's
J. W. Sommers
Wm. German
Lincoln
Neb
Blue Duck Hatchery
Helen Lear
Riverside
Ft. Madison
Methodist Ladies
Edith Sanders
Buffalo
N. Y
George Dowell
Claude McCoy
Mary Frances
William Reubsam
Snow's College
Harry L. Boyer
Sweeney Automobile School
Kansas City
Brown
Mary
Cummings
Wellmar
Ogantz Day Nursery
Fred Stewart
J. J. Fitzgerald
Mrs. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Wheatena
CMLCC
Benteco Cash Store
Rhea Porter
Gra
Buxbaum's
McElhinney Drug Co
E Deliver
Brunswick
Chamleerorenee Easton
Hoffman Theax Io Te Karla
Marzuben
Brunswick Records
Monkey Skeleton
President Pearson
Goode Hotel
James Tucker
Washington, Lowa
Barney Google
Spark Plug
Herald
Examiner
Washington Cleaners
Arnold
North
F. & M. Bank
Temple Bidg. Co. O
Dayton
Mt. Pleasant Stuart Hotel
N. D. Anderson
City Feed Yard
HALLS
Sohn Shields & Sons
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Lemmon's Pharmacy
John Shields & Sons
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