New Report Cards At The High School
The high school issued new report cards this week showing semester grades and half year averages. A new credits toward graduation statement appears on the cards for the first time, with parents few may miss it.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
3
Live Eagle at the Fox & Dewey Store
A live eagle attracted crowds as it was displayed in a storefront window of the Fox and Dewey shoe shop. The bird, reportedly captured in the town’s east part, drew many spectators during yesterday and today visiting hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Live Eagle
FOX & Dewey
Expanding Educational Work in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa Jan 25 It is likely that within a year a broad movement will be launched to educate Iowa people to greater commercial and agricultural possibilities If the current leaders avoid setbacks proposed reform will broaden the campaign beyond farming Iowa farmers have been educated narrowly on agriculture A state house inquiry shows minimal progress in better farming with corn yields averaging about 4 5 bushels per acre in five years to 1912 while the five year period to 1911 shows 34 6 bushels per acre The report argues comprehensive education should yield strong farming improvements and increased yields
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Molines
Iowa
State House
Friends No Longer Over A Summer On Blue Mountain Way
Poem narrates two once close families sharing a cottage on Blue Mountain. A maid quits for better pay, sparking a rift that widens when one buys a bulldog and the other a cat. A torn cat and a soup bone hint at a lingering feud and a communal lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Mountain Way
Walter Wilde on Fuerst Bismarck ship detachment report
A Kingston Jamaica dispatch in Tuesday's Journal notes the Steabier Fuerst Bismark breaking away from Howe. The brief item highlights a naval event with limited details and no stated consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Sleep and Snoring Folly In Urban Life
A humorous column on sleep as a habit shaping city life from upper berths to church pews. It riffs on noisy snorers in apartments and the oddities of sleep among citizens, including D W Wilde and his son Walter Wilde aboard a chartered Bismark bound for Panama with the Hart Grain Weigher crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Wilde
Walter Wilde
Hart Grain Weigher Company
Peoria
Ill
Bismark
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Panama
West Liberty Trip Looms For Local High School Team
The high school hoops squad plans to depart tomorrow morning aboard the Firefly for West Liberty to face the local team in the evening. The lineup mirrors the Morning Sun game with Dokes at center, Anderson and Clapper as forwards, and Palmgren Russell and Barrows at guard. Careful changes to next month’s schedule include Morning Sun game moved to February 3 and a Feb 9 home date with West Liberty, with possible two Eldon games to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
West Liberty High School
Morning Sun
Dokes
Anderson
Clapper
Palmgren
Russell
Barrows
Eldon
Philippines Opposes Taft Indorsement Debate
Delegates at the first provincial convention in the Philippines in Peningasan province were instructed to indorse any candidate but Taft. The Democratic fight centers on endorsing the Philippine administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Chanler Celebrates Lina Cavalieri Divorce In Paris
Paris reports hint of romance after Robert W Chanler of New York divorces Jina Cavalieri an opera star in an amicable settlement. Chanler plans a divorce dinner to mark his freedom while Cavalieri weighs future nuptials with Muratore amid lingering rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Robert W Chanler
New York
Sherriff
Jina Cavalieri
Reb
Chanter
GU Blas
Mme. Cavalieri
Muratore
Ina
Chanler
Ingenious Money Raising at Davenport Theatre Scandal
In Davenport during the Guy Hickman company engagement at Burtis theatre a youth Charles Berkley devised a scheme to raise ten cents and obtain two theatre tickets. He pawed a half dollar with a pawn ticket and bartered it for forty cents, then bought two seats for the show “The Whirlpool.” The piece notes the moral and mocks those lacking admission funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Guy Hickman
Burtis Theatre
Hickman
Charles Berkley
Charlie
Young Berkley
Buckthorn Bark Remedy Claimed To Aid Washington Residents
Local readers report a single dose mixture of buckthorn bark glycerine and Adlerika as a German appendicitis remedy that supposedly relieves constipation sour stomach and gas instantly. The preparation allegedly antisepticizes digestive organs draws off impurities and eases discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A& Cour
Alpine Aerie No. 1948 Meeting Notice
The Alpine Aerie No. 1948 meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday evening each month. Visiting members in good standing are welcome. Fox W P R C DuBois, Beery, J W Scott, Commander, J J Kellogg, Adjt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Aerle
Fox
W-P
R. C. Dubois
Beey
Valley Forge Camp
Hall
North Side Square
ANL
Masonic Fraternities Lodge Notices
Masonic lodges announce regular meetings: Wasiirgien Lodge No 26 A F O E A M meets first Friday with W M Dewey and J W Morton as secretary. Cyrus Chapter No 2b meets second Friday. Washington Chapter meets monthly with W M and Mrs listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasiirgien Lodge
A. Foe
A. M
Dewey
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus
Meritidl White Linkiment Case Summary
Incomplete text fragment references a merit claim or product note with garbled terms. Key names, dates, or locations are unreadable, preventing a coherent event or outcome from being established.
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