Local Notices From Washington Area Aided By Moves And Meetings
Multiple short items note people traveling to Columbus Ottumwa West Chester Washington and Keota for visits business and church work. A list of meetings for contractors and builders at the Commercial club plus sales at City Feed Yard and a repairman Fred McBride at Colenso Hotel are mentioned. Also a funeral in Muscatine and a used Ford Chassis for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commercial Club
Fred McBride
Colenso Hotel
Contracto's
Commercial Savings Bank
Graham Opera House
Monthly payment plan offer from magazine rep
Nita Belle Mekoon, authorized representative for Washington Iowa, advertises magazine subscriptions and club arrangements. She invites inquiries about the monthly payment law and provides contact via phone at 50 Red or mail in care of the Journal.
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Nita Belle Mekoon
Washington, Iowa
Local Notables and Ads Highlight Evening Journal Page
Patchwork items include a funeral director ad for Arthur Goodin, rug sale at Crail's, grocery prices from Reynolds & Gibson, taxi service, a February 2nd sale near Havre for Schneider and Booth, and a marriage license for Charles J. Godwin and Dora Cox. Also notes on visits, a birth in Tollywood, and a Saint Louis area death?
Seized Whisky for Flu Sparks City Dispute
Chicago authorities clash as District Attorney Clyne seeks to turn surplus whisky from the government to hospitals for influenza treatment. Federal Judge Carpenter must rule on the plan amid Health Commissioner Robertson’s refusal to approve whisky as medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clyne
George A. Carpenter
Robertson
Carpenter
Students Enrolling For New Semester At Local High School
Enrollments for the second semester began today at the high school. Juniors and seniors enroll today and freshmen and sophomores tomorrow. Beginning classes will teach psychology physiology advanced arithmetic solid geometry salesmanship commercial law economics and methods. An increased attendance is expected for the latter half of the year.
Preliminary Girls Game Precedes Washington Iowa City Clash
High school girls play a 7 30 start at the school gym in a preliminary to the Washington and University high boys game. Juniors Margaret Brookhart Nellie Reisner Clofield Harper Marjorie Schulty Jessie Rice Sarah Grimes with captains Brindley Redd. seniors Gladys Clark Lois Macon Elsie Bratton Edna Timmerman Hannah Jones Irene Pierce Mildred Mauthe Oniela Palmer. Boys lineup uncertain as Rice Lemley sick. coach Whitford optimistic despite recent Iowa City floor setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
University High School
Iowa City
Margaret Brookhart
Nellie Reisner
Clofield Harper
Marjorie Schulty
Jessie Rice
Sarah Grimes
Capitola Brindley
Elizabeth Redd
Gladys Clark
Lois Macon
Lois Macon Forwars, Elsie Bratton
Edna Timmerman
Hannah Jones
Irene Pierce
Mildred Mauthe
Oniela Palmer
Rice
Lemley
Whitford
Aliko
Dr Wishart Preaches Repentance At First United Church
Evangelistic meetings opened at the First United Presbyterian church with Dr J M Wishart pastor delivering a sermon on Repentance. The service drew a strong attendance and follows a series of prayer meetings. Further sermons are planned this week with no service Saturday night and a guest preacher, Dr W I Wishart of Pittsburgh, slated for next Sabbath and every evening next week except Saturday.
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First United Presbyterian Church
J. M. Wishart
W. I Wishart
Pittsburg
Share in profit and deficit at Harvard Knitting Mills
Wakefield Mass Jan 20 A plan by Winship Bolt & Co owners of the Harvard Knitting mills proposes equal division of net profits or losses between company and its 7200 employees. It includes provisions allowing workers to take over control of the business. Employees who have received a 15 percent annual bonus recently agreed to accept the plan.
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Wakefield
Mass
Winship, Bolt & Co
Harvard Noitting
October's origin and Rosary festival noted
The article explains October as the eighth month in the old Latin calendar and called wine month by Saxon predecessors. It notes the Rosary festival on October 1 honoring the Virgin and mentions Lepanto 1571 as proof of Marian intercession for victory over the Turks.
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Lepanto
Do They Sell the Rice Later In China Innards?
A garbled OCR fragment describes natives in interior China hating both hen and duck eggs and burying them in lukewarm rice to reheat later. The exact context and sourcing are unclear but the note mentions egg preservation techniques and reheating practices.
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China
Jung
Census Completed in the Third Ward
Enumeration of residents in the third ward finished yesterday by Miss Alice Rownd the official census taker. Two wards are completed with the first ward finished earlier. Work in other wards progresses. official population figures will take several months to compute.
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Alice Rownd
Snakes in the Ocean
The Christian Science Monitor notes that sea snakes exist in oceans worldwide with varieties in all seas and eels moving between salt and fresh water. It highlights the banded sea snake near southern Asia with striped body and broad tail capable of swift swimming.
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Asia
Christian Science Monitor
Memory lapse on a family errand tale
A father and son named Herbert ride together and discuss reminders. The father asks Herbert to remind Jin of an errand, then recalls another task he wants to be reminded of. Herbert responds by promising to remind his father to remind, ending with a humorous miscommunication.
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Herbert
Jin
Oysters by Measure in a Store Quip
A comic exchange has Vinard sent for oysters who asks for two pounds. The dealer denies selling by the pound and offers by the yard, prompting the bey to suggest two yards as a playful solution.
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Vinard
Tie
Bey
The Supreme Test of Faith and Duty
Quote from Elwood Worcoester urges readers to sustain faith amid hardship and to endure with duty and will. It frames the supreme test as overcoming despair and making the most of life as given, a real victory of faith over worldly trials.
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Han
Elwood Worcoester
Avoid Brooding Over Past Errors
The piece warns against dwelling on past mistakes as a harmful habit. It argues that reflection can turn into a self destructive mindset, especially for those whose lives have been harsh, and urges a constructive, forward looking approach.
Bobolink Declared Harmless and Restored to Favor
The bobolink, once labeled the continent's most damaging feathered pest due to rice field depredations, has declined as rice is moved away. As a result it is now admired and protected, and is likely to become a more numerous species.
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Ian
Persian Bread Through the Ages
A Persian native bread remains similar to its thousand year old form. The oven is a smooth masonry ground structure. Dovgeh sheets are thin and long and placed to cook quickly in minutes.
Moving Mountains Revealed in Himalayan Survey
A report uncovers the true scale of the world’s highest ranges in the Himalayas. The survey notes dramatic peaks toward the south and a windward ascent spectacle, outlining the massive geological features and their implications.
Taking No Chances on a Walk Farce
Two mothers with a five year old girl and a seven year old boy set out for a walk and agreed the kids should walk together. The boy protested saying he would go only if they won’t call it marry.
Nut and Syrup in Candy Fact Sheet
The article notes high value of nuts such as almonds filberts pecans peanuts and walnuts averaging about 1500 calories per pound. It describes corn syrup used in gum drops hard candies and toffies as a pure transparent heavy syrup manufactured from corn.
Peculiar Articles of Commerce in Early Trade
The article describes items from China imported for commerce used by Chinese residents in the United States. It notes claims of medicinal value when ground to powder and mixed with other substances. It mentions dried toys, salted scorpions for smallpox, and fossil crabs as antidotes for poison.
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Tles
Ching
United States
Griefly Answered in Yale Review on Educational Class Growth
John Galworthy critiques the rise of modern classes in the Yale Review noting it as a recent development of about a century. He contrasts contemporary English attitudes with earlier eras and cites colonial Virginia as an example of seeking hierarchical aid for spiritual ends.
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John Galeworthy
Yale Review
Elizabeth
Charies TI
Virginia
Ovk
Cuckoo Clock Dream of an Alarm Clock
In a humorous exchange, Mr. Erastus jokes about preferring a cuckoo clock that can be trained to crow like a chicken to wake him with a spry, hopeful alarm instead of a loud hustling clock. The chatty dialogue captures rural speech and light whimsy.
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Erastus
All Called On to Show Courage in Battle of Life
A moral exhortation urging courage above fear or hesitation. It declares despair and postponement as cowardice, asserting that every person, regardless of sex or role, must exhibit pluck and aim for success. The line ends with a misquoted aphorism attributing to Thereau.
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Mary Pickford
the Hoodlum
Chester Nature Pictures
Albert Ray
Elinor Fair
Tin Pan Alley
Sunshine Comedies
King Chick Hatchery
Down City, Town
Dean
M. W. Karman
City Feed Yard
S. Cohn
John Shields & Sons
McHamara Undertaking Co
Lyon's
Lley Miller
Columbus
Lydis Hellam
Lemies
Black
Hartman Ice Cream Co
Robert Carlin
West Chester
Mra
K. Statley
Will Dusenberry
Roy Libe
Titus
H. Worley
Ainaworth
Ruth Pearson
J. C. Bauer
Keath
Claude Holmes
Ralph Bauer
M. E. Brown
Olds Us
J. Leslie Reed
Jucie
FP. W. Butsler
Ed Buntenbach
Wm. Buntenbach
Rubio
Wes. B. F. Tucker
Leslie Mountford
Keota
New World Movement
United Presbyterian Church
Clyde Birney
Ella Montgomery
Washington, D. C
W. H. Montgomery
Mabel Waggoner
Ainsworth
Mrs. W. H. Waggoner
Mises Cecile Hotle
Wellston
Af‘ter
Misa Anna Robertson
Mabel Leullen
Wayland
Ottumwa
R.S. Leddy
Selma
Laura Augustine
Great Western
Whittaker and
Burke
Seional Cash
Company
Willa Waymack
Gene Breitenbach
James Work, Jr
Muscatine
Miss Willer
Quinn
Fairfield
I. T. Rehmet
Tred Mauthe
Frank Anderson
Clara Engel
Wesley Miksch
Mikseh
Mra. Rehmel
Mauthe
John Mauthe
Mikech
Mise Jeasi, Frankish
D. J. Gates
Downing
Mrs. Gates
Mary Followay
Mises
Edna, Laura
Ruth Bridges
Kansas
Hare
Motor Inn
Lytle Bros
Graham Theatre
Arthur Goodin
Crail's
Evening Journal
Reynolds & Gibson
Schneider and Booth
Havre
Miss Hazel Snyder
Harry Smith
Bob Anderson
Charles J. Godwin
Dora Cox
A. E. Clemens
The
Baptist Church
Seymour
W. F. Huxford
Mediapolis
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
J. W. Shreve
Sloan, Town
Lafayette Shreve
East
Polk Street
W. A. Harper
Tollywood
California
E. G. Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Mr. Harper
U. S. Attorney
Dr. Wishart
Eastern Knitting Mill
Rmer
Dad
Graham
Jack Sherrill
Mabel Withee
Bessie Barriscale
Mathilda K. Dallmeyver
Jefferson City
Thetiate County
Republican Women's Committee
Missouri
Republcan Cioty
Mixsours
Federation of al Republican Clubs
Mannhardt
Chamberlain
Lemmon's
Griefly
Courace
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