Selina DeJong Roams Chicago From Farms to the City
Selina DeJong, famed for her farm goods, navigates Chicago's vast social and immigrant worlds. She visits foreign quarters, the Black Belt, and markets along State Street while Dirk advances in the steel city, and Selina participates in city boards and farm networks at High Prairie.
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LaSalle Street
Lake Michigan
Jackson Boulevard
Lake Forest
Chicago
Selina
Dirk
Blackstone
Drake
Julie Arnold
Arnold
University Club
Michigan Boulevard
State Street
Black Belt
Dirk DeJong
William Talcott
Caroline
High Prairie
High Prairie School Board
Truck Farmers’ Association
Dirk DeJong Heads Bond Desk In Great Lakes Trust Building
Paula schemes to involve women in bond buying while Dirk DeJong, head of the bond department, presides in a lavish Great Lakes Trust offices on Michigan Boulevard. The scene centers on Dirk's private domain and the trust's focus on female clients.
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Paula
Dirk
Bond
Great Lakes Trust Company
Michigan Boulevard
Lake
Dirk DeJong
Women investors drawn to Great Lakes Trust ads
A Cleveland and New York financier network targets women with educational finance talks and glossy pamphlets. Paula leads woman-focused bond education at the Great Lakes Trust, hosting biweekly talks at the Blackstone crystal room, drawing widows, businesswomen, and curious investors. Dirk charms the audience, delivering clear, confident remarks as the drive to recruit women grows nationally.
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Paula
Great Lakes Trust Company
Drochtres
Dirk
Great Lakes Trust
Cleveland
New York
Fifth Avenue
Crystal Room
Blackstone
Aug Hempel
West Chester Notes on Roads and Local Figures
In West Chester on January 26 J A Walker, back from his sister’s funeral in West Virginia, reflects on Iowa years and a farm he owns near his birthplace. Cedar resident Cc. F. Timmins criticizes road dirt piling while favoring dry summer roads. Nearby, S D Carris Sr., an old soldier of about 84, travels home in a Buick and hopes for hard roads after recent travel from Washington.
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West Chester
J. A. Walker
West Virginia
S. D. Carris, Sr
Washington
Andy Augustines
Mr. Carris
Railway Time Tables Arrives Departe No 4
Train schedules show Golden State Limited No 4 Express and No 12 Express with several Lo Pass and Local services listed. Daily arrivals and departures include freight and passenger trains with notes on exceptions and agents H W Russell J C McKay and Bel L, Cyrus Chapter 18 R A M. Regular Masonic meeting details included.
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Golden State Limited
Csedsciences
Cyrus
C. J. Sloat
P Arthur Goodin
Buffalo dinners and a new store at the old schoolhouse
Walter Boyer notes buffalo meat at Eldora and Keota, while Omer Singmaster sells buffalo meat. a new Washington County store by Mr Hewett will operate above the old schoolhouse. The letter extols local roads, soil, churches, and schools, mentions jacks and a few jennies, and recaps area talk on mortgages, farming profits, and a farmer named George W Shelman who expects 7000 dollars from 240 acres through pigs calves lambs and corn.
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Eldora
Walter Boyer
Keota
Omer Singmaster
Hewett
Washington
Ferguson
Pat Hoover
Wellston
Missouri Man
F. R. Sage
George Breitenbach
Washington County
Roy Fisher
George W. Shelman
Egg prices compare with corn and oats this fall
A reader notes egg prices last year reached a memorable high with no war. They recall Cleveland in fall where eggs were 75 cents while here they were 35 cents, urging affordable eggs for the poor.
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Frank McFarlane
Cleveland
Local North Central Register Notes Crews and Visits
Stanley Fishburn shipped hogs from Crawfordsville on Tuesday. Jake and Mrs Shrader hosted visitors at the Loren Horton home in Washington. Fred Spangler and Harold helped prepare for Fred Spangler Sr.s sale set for Friday January 22 near Olds. John Reeves and Marion visited the Shrader home. Thomas Williams traveled to Columbus Junction to see his daughter Mrs Dave Davis.
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Crawfordsville
R. R
Stanley Fishburn
Jake Shrader
Loren Horton
Washington
Fred Spangler
Harold
Olds
Fred
John Reeves
Marion
Thomas Williams
Columbus Junction
Dave Davis
Washington County Iowa Bargains in Farms and City Property
Local listings advertise farms and city property for sale in Washington County Iowa with claims of bargains. The page also notes several town businesses including funeral directors, dentists, and hardware stores along with shops on Washington streets and square locations. Plans imply a general community directory with multiple services and vendors.
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J. D. Dayton
Westchester
Iowa
Washington County
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Edna Ferber
Doubleday, Page & Co
WNU
Independent
Motter
Saki
South Water Street
Columbus
Slim Jim
The
Force
Hank
Lord
Octavia
Jack Keefe
Gray
Methodist Church
Deal
Boylan
Paris Medicine Company
Beaumont and
Pine Streets
St. Louis
C. R
Knoxville
H. W. Russel
J. C. McKay
St. P. Jund Lim
Thureday Urday
T Lim
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
D. W. Dayton
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Zeredatha Council
R. M
W. T. Carson
J. M
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
P. J. Wallace E. C. Arthur Goodin
Pearle Dickerson
Alice Rownd
Damascus Shrine
W. S. of J
Masonic Temple
Cecil Glasscock
Sara Walker
Amos
O. OF F.—Covenant Lodge No
Axel Anderson
Noble Grand
Roy H. Mapel
North
Iowa Avenue
C. S. Baker
M. D Lee
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
G. H. Williams
T. Rick
Garret
Tony Doofran
Rosie
W. L. Ralston
Physicians and Surgeons
N. B. Stutsman
M. D. Bye
F. & M. Bank
A. John Droz
West Main St
C. W. McClaughlin
M. D
West Main Street
Mutual
W. L. Alcorn
Iowa Ave
Wilson Heating Co
Blaine J. Holmes Willard
A. J. Franzen
Neiswanger Bldg
South
Nesbitt Motor CO
Gasoline Alley
Campbell’s Granite
S. H. Bateman
Res
North Marion Ave
Preston
Osteopathic
South Iowa Ave
L. B. Lupton
S. Iowa Ave
North Town Ave
Hugh Dougal
T. G. Arthur
S. Marion Ave
Dick’s
C. V. Brown
Water Works
Milady
Clara Doane
Square
Jefferson Street
Ladie E. McAvoy
Lemley & Yard Insurance
Real Estat National Bank
J. A. Work Insurance Agency
the Journal
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
KF. L. Broadgate Electric Shop Mutual
City
Black House
Tooman Leather Shop
Laura Harvey
R. R. Breese
West Washington Street
Blue
Funeral Directors Ambulance Service
Lung Motor
East Main Street
Morrison & Morrison Lawyers
Morrison Bldg
North Side Sq
Washington, Iowa
Brookhart Bros. Law
Federal Farm
Opera House
Mutual Phone
Co. J, Wilson
Co. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal Office
Livingston & Eicher Law
INO. W. Applegate Real Estate
Brookhart Bidg
East
Washington Street
City 2
Frank Boller
Washington St
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Blue Mutual
W. J. Masson
Frank Wilson
George W. Stewart Hardware & Implements
South Side Square
Rickey Barber Shop
Klein Klo. Ko
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Phone 440
Chocolate Shop
East Side Square
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