Clay and Country Notes From a Town
A local column from Clay reports Mr. Charles McDowell conducting services at Clay church. Residents visit relatives in Wellston and Salem while others travel to Fairfield. The piece discusses utility bills, debt, and the impact of rising costs on gas and farming, plus local thoughts on railroad cuts, car ownership, and a call for more religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Clay
Charles McDowell
Steamboat Rock
Iowa
Clay Church
Iowa Gas Company
John Keener
Washington
Keota
Labas
Cain
Chicago
Crawfordsville Daily Notes and Visitors Update
Crawfordsville updates list T. E. Maxwell and sons visiting Washington with the DeLongs, visitors from Columbus Junction and Ainsworth, and locals roaming towns. The oiling of streets began despite cool weather. several residents return from Iowa City, Rose Hill and Salem with families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
T. E. Maxwell and
Maurice
Ted
Washington
M. C. DeLong
Lee
Myrtle
Cecil
Columbus Junction
George Yeager
Vera
Madonna Sherwood
Katherine Evans
Orange
California
Floyd Blankenworn
Ida Paisley
Knoxville
Penn
C. A. Paisley
Salem
Iowa
W. G. Robertson
Ainsworth
Harold, Ross
Velma Twinam
Iowa City
Lloyd, Lucile
Myrtle Burris
Rose Hill
Mamie Lee
Hazel Anwyl
Mina Mincks
Death of Charles McConahey Aged 15 in Spokane Collision
Relatives here learn of the death of Charles McConahey the only son of Mr and Mrs Geo McConahey Spokane Washington. He died Monday June 24 1923 after injuries from a street car collision with a Great Western switch engine while returning home with his father. Funeral was held Wednesday June 27. He leaves his parents and two sisters Olive and Constance and had made many friends here during a previous visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Charles McConahey
Geo. McConahey
Spokane
Wash
McConahey
Charles
City Electric Railway
Great Western
Olive
Constance
May. McConaughey
Village Letter Critiques Car Noise From Ford Cutouts
A West Chester reader complains about Ford car cutouts causing noise and interruptions at a band concert. The note criticizes the devices as unnecessary noise makers and questions their usefulness while sharing local visits and social news.
China Embraces Ancient Papermaking Methods
The article notes China experimented with traditional papermaking techniques, rejecting modern mills due to location and market demands. It lists special papers produced by old methods including Lark paper from paper mulberry rice paper from pith coarse rice straw paper and bamboo paper from young bamboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Ancient cotton paper manuscripts dated 1049 to 1085
The oldest cotton paper manuscript in England is in the Sirit ish museum dated 1049, and the Paris Library holds a similar material from 1050. By 1085 AD, Christian successors of the Spanish Seracens shifted to rag paper, noted for its yellowing and brittleness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Siritish Museum
Library
Paris
A. PD
Ended That Love Affair at a Social Night
A girl recalls a social at age thirteen where a boy fifteen bought himself treats and sat with his mother, leaving her standing without refreshment. that moment ended their romance and exchange.
Nature punishes neglect and channels truth over falsity
The passage warns that neglect turns a field into briars and a swamp, and the human brain becomes a falsity generator unless directed toward realism and truth. It emphasizes the high cost of neglect and the need for disciplined thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. FP
Claims to Be Oldest Farmer in America
George Elkins of Buncombe Indiana proclaims himself the oldest farmer at ninety eight. He remains active on his farm with plowing and tasks, credits longevity to staying cool and calm, notes his memory of presidents and voting history, and avoids alcohol and tobacco since age sixty. He argues spite and malice shorten life.
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George Elkins
Buncombe
Indiana
United States
My. Fikins
Monument to American Enterprise in London
View of the just completed Bush House in Kingsway London erected by the Bush Terminal interests of New York. The building is to be largely tenanted by American concerns with part of the ground floor occupied by the London branch of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsway
A'dwigh
London
Bush Terminal Interests
New York
Gauranty Trust Company of
Opportunity Denied Them in Country Communities
Alfred G. Arvold notes millions in country communities lack chances to express talents due to hidden abilities and missing opportunities. He urges opening paths for all to showcase skills and contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred G. Arvold
Agriculturist Supreme Statement by Lord Chatham
A quotation from Lord Chatham extols agriculture as the nation’s real strength praising cultivators and trade for wealth and glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Chatham
Diakka and related demons in ancient mythologies
The passage explains Diakka as a powerful evil spirit connected to Jinn in Muslim lore and notes parallels with demons in Persian and Arabian mythologies. It mentions the Afrit and Lonefellow as related terms and cites the Golden Milestone as a source referencing Arabian stories.
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Diakka
Beulah Davis A Noted American Stage and Film Star
A portrait of Beulah Davis, known as Phyllis Davis in theatrical circles, recounts her daring wartime acts in Roumania, time in a German prison, and later move from Europe to Paris and New York. It notes her stage beginnings in America, Europe jaunts, and her aim to enter American cinema with producer Mr Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beulah Davis
Phyllis Davis
Fie
Europe
Roumana
Chicago Tribune
America
Shen Davis
New York
Paris
Roumania
Alhambra Theater
Vopika
Miss Davis
Russia
Bulgaria
Siberia
Beulah
Romania
Constantinople
Egypt
Nussia
Italy
Eftes
Chicago
Astor
Vanderbilt
France
Coltsi
Turkey
Greece
Eugypt
Cacino
Michael
Burton
District Court Notice of Plaintiffs versus Trustees
A list of plaintiffs including Imma Jones and others sue numerous defendants led by Nathan Baker and John Lyon in the District Court of Washington County Iowa for the September Term 1923. The filing names siblings spouses and extended families as part of a complex civil action with multiple trustees and respondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashby Gardner
Jessie Ashby Brindley
Eleanor. Ashby Grable
Esther Ashby
Chas. Ashby
R. M. Ashby
John €. Martin
Fanny Ritchey
Wesley Ritchey
Lydia A. Ritchey
Caroline M. Ritchey
Edwin M.ritchey
Nathan Littler
Thomas Ritchey
Jacob Kopp
Jacob F. Kopp
Lydia Abigail Kopp
Panny Ashby
Jesse Ashby
Caroline Matilda Ritchy
Edmond M. Ritchey
William H
Washington County
Best Washington
City
Washington
Iowa
Ashby
District Court
Oach
Ac Agneval
Equitable Relief
Imma Jones
David N. Anwyl
Anna Anwyl
Julia Dicken Cavender
Milton Dicken
Priscilla Dicken Junkin
Cora Dicken Martin
Emmetsburg Holds Graveling Day Boosts Road Work
In Emmetsburg Iowa on July 2 a community graveling day saw 139 loads of gravel hauled and spread. Professional and business people farmers and residents contributed shovels trucks and wagons while merchants supplied meals and women prepared food. Subsequent graveling days show increasing progress toward permanent road grades.
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Emmetsburg
Iowa
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A. J. Morgan
Clayton Allen
Carroll
Fairfield
West Chester
F. Coffey
L. KB. Anderson
Mia
J. D. Dayton
Dary
Henry
Davis
J. EB. Coffey
Fturlington
Gene Smith
Winfield
Grandpa
Grandma
Washington Oil Co
Ptloo Lala Persie
West Chester, Iowa
A. O. Walton
D. F. Macon
I .E. Coffey
Nathan Baker
Thomas Baker
John Lyon
Alexander Lee
Alex Lee
John E. Malin
Jessie Ashby
Hiram Wallingford
Mary W. Ashby
Julia F. Hart
Priscilla B. Twining
Esther W. Dickan
Hester W. Dicken
Elizabeth H. Bickford
Eusebius W. H. Ashby
A. B. Dicken
James Dawson
Janette Dawson
E. W. H. Ashby
Priscilla Twining
Julia Hart
Will
Bryson
Carter
C. M. & F. Clothing Co
Klein Klothing Ko
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