Original of Peck's Bad Boy in Town
George W. Peck of Chicago son of Wisconsin governor George W. Peck visited to discuss firearms and trap shooting. He resembles the fictional Peeck's Bad Boy but admits he rarely pranks and the stories were often created by his father or other youths.
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George W. Peck
Mr. Peck
Peeck
Governor Peck
Wisconsin
George W
Chicago
Marlin Firearms Corporation
Shotsun
Iowa
Peck
Sun
Milwaukee
George
The
Washington
Richmond Celebrates Fourth with Park Casino Hall Program
A large crowd enjoyed Richmond's Fourth under the shade of the park. The new Casino Hall and dining room provided comfort and a fine time for visitors. Rev. A. J. Shulte delivered an excellent address and the Richmond Kalona band along with the Musical Vaughns provided fine music and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona Newas Richmond
Shady Park
Richmond
A. J. Shulte
Richmond- Kalona
Vaughns
U S Senator Brookhart Reports From Moscow
The Journal received a postcard from Senator Smith W Brookhart dated June 15 in Moscow Russia. He says travel in Russia is safe hotels fair and people in good spirits. He plans to sail home soon and had been expected to leave July 8 but reports say he has already sailed.
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Jow'nal
U. S
Smith W. Brookhart
Moscow
Russia
Journal
Judging Teams to be Selected Soon
Harold V Eilis and Harold J Montgomery began tryouts for the boys judging teams to compete at the state fair in August. Four boys will be chosen from today and next week with one alternate. Contest subjects include corn hogs dairy cattle beef cattle and horses at local farm sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. Eilis
Harold J. Montgomery
Hogg Eee
Joe Wolf
Oscar George's
Ralph Livingston
Congress
Ellis
Mr. Montgomery
Robert Hanna
Robert Nicola
William Darbysehire
Clarence and Wendall Booth
Marshall Grosecup
Meynard Kaliaus
Charles Bartholow
Ernest Whiting
Genealogical Help Offered by Washington D A R Officers
The Washington chapter D A R officers announce a genealogical correspondence service led by vice regent Mrs C A Speer. Mrs Speer, noted for extensive genealogical research, has been asked by Pt Wayne Journal Gazette editor Sherwood to manage their Reno department. She invites queries about family trees and offers to assist researchers.
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Washington
D. A
Kalona Votes on Sunday Movies in July Election
Kalona residents will vote July 19 1923 on whether to license and permit Sunday moving picture shows and other amusements. The council has ordered a special election after local hearings involving A N Grady and Jay Boone.
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Kalona
English River
Washington and Ainsworth
A. N. Grady
Jay Boone
Hig
Kalona News
Kaleona
Katona
Towa
Iowa
Washington Improvement League Repaints Paper Receptacles
The waste paper containers installed years ago by the Washington Improvement League are being painted dark green to re decorate as they had grown dingy. James Arnold was hired by the League to carry out the job, marking the first improvement project undertaken by the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Improvement League
League
James Arnold
Girls Reserve delegates return from state YMCA camp
Delegates from the Girls' Re serves of the W. C. A. returned from the Lake Okoboji state camp last night. They praised Bible swimming and athletics classes. Named delegates include Helen Livingston Ellen Morrison Irene De Long and Carolyn McCleery. Carolyn visited Jarion Town relatives. Evelyn Gibson and Eunice Hammer were camp visitors who returned last week.
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Lake Okobofl
Helen Livingston
Ellen Morrison
Irene de Long
Carolyn McCleery
Carolyn
Jarion Town
Evelyn Gibson
Eunice Hammer
Mrs J Lemmon Named State Historical Relics Chair
Mrs J Lemmon regent of the Washington chapter D A R has been appointed chairman of the state historical relics committee. The appointment comes as a surprise and carries a demanding workload requiring knowledge of history. Lemmon is regarded as well suited for the role.
Allison Businessmen Fund Free Outdoor Picture Shows
Allison Iowa July 7 Businessmen raise funds to provide free outdoor motion pictures this July and August. The shows will be shown on the main street each Saturday evening.
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Allison, Ia
Allison
Four night blooming cereas bloom at Waldschmidt farm
Notion A. J. Waldschmidt reports four night blooming cereas in bloom tonight and invites readers to visit his property to view them. He says the display will be visible around press time today.
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A. J. Waldschmidt
The
Journal
Mr.Waldschmidt
Today Is Warmest of Year Mercury Hits 95
The official high reached 95 degrees this afternoon, the warmest of the year. The previous record was 94 degrees set about two weeks earlier during an early heat spell.
Criminal Statistics Report Details Year of Convictions
In the district court office the annual criminal statistics report for the year ended June 30 is completed and sent to the state board. It lists 15 convictions including driving while intoxicated and breaking jail. acquittals total three and 22 dismissals with various classifications. criminal expenses total substantial county costs across jurors, witnesses, jail, and attorney fees.
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J. D. Glasgow
District Court
State Board of Control
State Reformatory
Board of Prisoners
City to gravel North Marion Avenue to connect with county road
The city will gravel three blocks of North Marion avenue to join the county gravel project on Kalona road eight miles north of town. Grading and ditching are finished. work awaits shipment and weather. No definite start date yet, material from Muscatine pending.
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Kalona
Bush Corner
Marion Avenue
Marion
North Marion
North Iowa Avenue
North Town Avenue
Muscatine
Weather Boosts Rooster Trade Urged
The writer notes hot weather is coming and suggests selling roosters and infertile eggs as longer lasting, citing tests and urging action to improve business, while Billy Wilson is kept out of the ad.
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Billy Wilson
Billy
Local Fourth of July Visits and Picnic Gatherings
Gray, July 7 Mr and Mrs W H Shuman Mrs Goble and Flossie Mr and Mrs Will Realer and son Donald Mr and Mrs Earl Birney and son Arthur and Mary Novisall a fresh air girl from Chicago visited at the Birney home spent the Fourth of July at the P Finch home. Donald Applegate Fred Weekys and Issie Howorths had a picnic supper at the Hoxworth home Wednesday evening.
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Fred Weekys
Issie Howorth
Hoxworth
Howard MecAtlins
Hutt
R. J. Mayer
George Finch
Burlington
J. J. Benda
Fairfield
H. T. Montgomery
D. W. Hesseltines
Harry Hesseltines
Tom Swift
Fourth of July Socials and Visits Across the Area
Neighbors spent the Fourth at home or with relatives and friends across Wellman Muscatine Keota Fairfield Burlington and Chicago. Families including Briley Euwer Schwartzs and Wolf Dawson Nelson and Vincent were noted for gatherings visits illness recovery and extended stays in the region.
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B. C. Briley
Archie Euwer
Elmer Cherry
Wellman
Loyd Humston
Burlington
Frank Pringle
Burl
Keota
Glenn Schwartz
David and
Willis
Will Wellman
Fairfield
Claude Rhodebeck
Erving Wolf
Chicago
Muscatine
Ben Briley
C. W. Hannan
Columbus Junction
Ralph Robertson
T. T. Maxwell
Jennie Nelson
Edward
Ray Achison
Nichmond
Kan
A. J. Dawson
Nelson
Charles Vincent
Picnic at the pond and local social notes in Young America
A group from Young America and Des Moines enjoyed a Friday picnic at the pond with bathing and boating. Local weddings and visits are noted, including Hazel Fulton and Archie Buwer's wedding, plus neighbors hosting guests at county homes and dinners.
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Young America
Arthur Minick
Mildred
Donald
Tobie
Claude Reister
Harriet
Harry Reister
Lucille
Martha
Clio Johnson
Mary
Max
Felix Dougall
Evelyn Reister
Des Moines
Charles Cherry
Mary Eckels
Ben Briley
Harold
Maxine
D. FB. Cherry
Hazel Fulton
Archie Buwer
Pleasanton
Kan
George Fulton
Anderson
Moline
Frank Beatty
Eliza Butla
Mrs. Scholes
Burlington
Loyd Humston
J. N. Phillips
Joshua Sherlock
Bartholow
Young America School
Frank Bandy Jr
Edgar Porter
C. W. Hennan
Columbus Junction
Voltaire Enjoyed Puppetry and Marionette Shows
A historical note recalls Voltaire’s fondness for puppet theatre. It mentions Matezieu a French academy member who wrote marionette plays around 1705 performed before the duke of Bourbon. Voltaire even helped manipulate the figures on one occasion.
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Voltaire
French Academy
Matezieu
Duke of Bourbon
World’s biggest locomotives by country and weight
The article notes American railways operate the largest locomotives with tenders up to 400 tons, while the heaviest British locomotive weighs 140 tons in working order. It contrasts the size and weight of engines across nations.
Roger Returns to Farm and Dog's Welcome
In a past summer Roger spent a week in the country and recently the group stopped at the same farm. A dog barked and jumped on Roger wagging its tail, delighting him as he cried that the dog remembers him as a child.
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Roger
Wwe
Those Mad Wags in a butcher shop exchange
A humorous exchange in the Packers Journal features a butcher suggesting a saddle of mutton while a man dating his marketing wife jokes about a bridle to get a bite. The remark plays on double meanings and light wordplay.
The Answer How Much Money Do Women Seek
Opinion piece noting a witty maxim that the average woman always desires more money. The remark appears as a provocative jibe on spending and gender expectations within a London context.
YWCA Camp Opens to All Girls at Lake Okoboji
The YWCA camp at Lake Okoboji will open to girls over sixteen after the basin and industrial plant girls encampment ends in 21 days. Miss Leila Wilson announced the camp will continue with staff retained. Costs are cut to let any girl vacation there for about $30, attracting participants from North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska and Iowa.
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Des Moines
Basin and Industrial Plant
Young Women's Christian Association
Lake Okoboji
Leila Wilson
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Turn Again Whittington Tale Across Nations
The tale of Dick Whittington and his cat echoes in Britain with Bow bells guiding his return to fortune. Similar legends from Italy, Brittany, Norway, and Russia pose whether these nations borrowed the motif, as a Persian author wrote an earlier version before our hero gained fame.
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Hick Whittington
London
Whittington
Italy
Brittany
Norwy
Russia
Dick Whittington
Why City Lighting Was Opposed
A century ago a New England proposal to use gas for street lighting faced opposition. Critics argued artificial illumination interfered with divine order that night should be dark.
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New England
Famous Lines and Lines in Everyday Life
A concise sketch of lines appearing in daily life from bread lines to clothing lines and lines of text. It notes how lines mark moments from post offices to intimate exchanges and even the concept of a final line in each sequence.
Colloquial Verdict in Loston Transcript
An alienist ends a patient’s sanity test with the remark Let’s call it off. The line reflects casual dialogue from the Loston Transcript noting the assessment’s abrupt halt.
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Sen. Brookhart
Ellis and Montgomery
Woodrow
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Pipftren
N. Marion Avenue
Reister & Sons
Gray
Evening Journal
Inquire Journal Office
Istt
W. F. Fleming
Durham
W. M
Care Journal
A. R. Smith
God
Lupton & McCleery
A. D. Leacox
Thos. Simpson
Call
Frank H. Gray
W. F. Leppert
Mutual
North Mamon
Ldeodtt
Eer
W. J. Edgar
Crawfordsville
Marcus Kuhn
NCMSH
Underwood Typewriter
Charles Inhof
Weyland
M. GC
Smylie
Jersey
R. E. Brown
Frank L. Wilson
Eod
Okoboji
Washington Iron and Metal Company
Iowa Avenue
Abe Glatstein
Prop
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