Local shoppers and visitors roam Washington highlights
Many residents from Havre Crawfordsville Tipton and Des Moines are seen in Washington visiting relatives and shopping. Several trips include Dr Robert Gregg L D Langworthy and Mrs George K McFarland and Mrs J W Meyers. Thompson Boot Shop promotes youth and boys shoes while Y M C A Endowment Fund payment is due this week.
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Y. M. C. A. Endowment Fund
Washington Loan & Trust Co
Roland Bond
Betty Jane
Tobias Minack
Des Moines
Local Notices and Visits Highlight Rural Community Life
Local names visit Washington and Crawfordsville. Mrs. Felix Schneeloch and son Frederick come from New Sharon to visit grandmother Mrs. Kensler. Marie Wenger visits uncle J. J. Rich in Crawfordsville. Misses Bess and Grace Conger return from Rock Island. Clerks advertise cleaners and jelly tips, Kayser hosiery sale at East End Grocery.
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Bess
Grace Conger
Rock Island
BE. Elmer Engman
Felix Schneeloch
Frederick
New Sharon
William Kensler
Addie Kiesey
Billy
Minneapolis
Clyde Carson
Davenport
R. P. Freis
Local Notes From Cedar Rapids And Surrounding Areas
A stream of brief notices lists visitors and travels including J. H. Fenton Cedar Rapids business visit and Miss Lelia Rhodes heading to Wapello on business. Marriage licenses issued to Nela Erickson and Rosa White in Cambridge. Various residents and relatives are noted visiting and traveling to Davenport Chicago Lincoln Nebr Parsons Fairfield Muscatine and Chicago with minor commercial items and sale notices from Crail's.
Local Social Notes Highlight Home Visits and Hosts
Mrs Ralph Keller rests at her North Avenue B home while East End Grocery serves Blue Ribbon canned goods. Mamie Grier of Oskaloosa visits Lola Davis for a few days. Ethel Kiser hosts friends at her South Iowa avenue home for a birthday party. Mrs Walter Mengell returns to Davenport after visiting the F L Mannhardt home.
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C. Clapp
Chas. Critz
New Hampton
Iowa
Dorothy Criz
Aviait
East End
Mrs. Sterling White
Davenport
Minnie Smith
Ralph Keller
North Avenue
Blue Ribbon Canned Goods
East End Grocery
Mamie Grier
Oskaloosa
Lola Davis
Ethel Kiser
South
Iowa Avenue
Walter Mengell
F. L. Mannhardt
Methodist Church
Sunset Park
Crawfordsville
Keota
Evelyn Caldwell
Cedar Rapids
Community Club Announcements and Local Visits
Walnut Women's club meets Thursday with Mrs. Charles McKay to discuss canning and pickling. Several groups plan Thursday gatherings including sewing and child study. Local notices mention illness, travel, weather impacts, and upcoming church events with picnics and concerts the week of July 14 18.
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Walnut Women's Club
Charles McKay
Rural Women's Club
McKay’s Ill Father Calls Frank Home to Davenport
Frank McKay left for Davenport this morning to be with his seriously ill father F. J. McKay Sr. The elder McKay, once a local resident, has lived in the tri cities for years and is approaching his eighties with health issues described as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Club
Davey Payne
San Diego
California
Payne
Frank McKay
Davenport
F. J. McKay
McKay
Dubuque Man Starts First US Onyx Mine in Arizona
Joseph A. Kelly of Dubuque pioneers US onyx mining with the Yavapai Onyx Mining Corporation filing articles of incorporation in Arizona. The Mayer Arizona claims lie near the Santa Fe railroad, enabling direct extraction in the United States. Surveys show the onyx rivals Mexican and Grecian material in quality and abundance.
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Dubuqueb
Dubuquer
United States
Onyx Mining
Mexico
California
North America
Joseph A. Kelly
Dubuque
Yavapai Onyx Mining Corporations
Yavapai Onyx Mining Corporation
Arizona Corporation Commission
Mayer
Arizona
Santa Fe
Seaboard
Presidents in Power Strain Evident in White House Portraits
The piece notes Woodrow Wilson aged and spent after eight years in the White House with partial recovery but diminished vigor. It contrasts him with Warren G. Harding who, after less than two years as president, shows strain and fatigue in his bearing and address. The passages cite Harding’s Marion visit and remarks about the burdens of executive duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Ohio
Special rates suspended for transcontinental shipments
The interstate commerce commission has suspended until October 29 the special transcontinental rail and water rates announced by Southern Pacific May 22. The rates applied only to thru shipments from New York City to California terminals and faced opposition from Chicago Chamber of Commerce and middle west railroads. An IC C investigation will follow.
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Des Moines
Middle West Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
New York City
California
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
New York
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Western Pacific
The
Tax Commission Sets Basis for Property Tax Reform
Des Moines July 12 The State tax commission led by Senator H B Van Alstine of Gilmore City works on a bill for the upcoming legislature. Members report facing many problems as they consider new taxation bases. Farm representatives urge basing taxes on earning capacity rather than sale value.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Thirty-ninth General Assembly
H. 8. van Alstine
Gilmore City
War Poet's Line Echoes Blind Love Theme
In a reflective snippet a newspaper poet muses on love and blindness, noting how affection can obscure judgment, with a refrain that resonates through a tumultuous era. The compact verse hints at romance amid broader conflicts and social strain.
His Wife's Opinion
A brief note from the Boston Transcript observes that the man who should listen and learn often does most of the talking, framing a social or domestic remark on conversational balance.
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Boston Transcript
Would Have Been a Jack in The Lightning
A fragment notes Ajax refusing to yield to a lightning event and suffering a poor end tied to an electric light wire. The brief hints at danger and a cautionary figure in a dated storytelling style.
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Ajax
Dancing Club Hosts Rainy Barn Party at Flanders
The Younger Set Dancing Club held a dancing party at the Flander's barn with about thirty couples and music by Ogle's Varsity Five. Heavy rain disrupted the evening but everyone arrived home safely.
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Flander
Ogle
Varsity Five
Mayor Harvat Tackles City Finances With Speed Cash
Emma Harvat Iowa City's first woman mayor moves quickly collecting fines from speed violators via a motorcycle officer. In four days the department has gathered 125 dollars while the mayor’s month salary is 115 dollars and she secured 100 dollars from a circus license.
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Iowa City
Emma Harvat
Iowa
Altho
Harvat
Figs and Dates Declared Natural Sweets in Ancient Style
The article extols figs and dates as natural sweets, noting their similarity to honey and calling them among the most natural sweet foods. It emphasizes their ancient roots and wholesome qualities.
Large Drug Store Stocks Nearly 50 Thousand Items
An average drug store holds about fifty thousand separate items in stock, covering a wide range of medicines, sundries, and health products to meet customers’ needs. The figure reflects the breadth of inventories carried by modern retail pharmacies.
Boston Transcript Notes On Coal Shortage And Vacuum Theory
A brief Timely remark from the Boston Transcript observes that coal shortages prompt the saying that nature abhors a vacuum, noting the upper three quarters of the thermometer may suffer as supply runs thin.
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Boston Transcript
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FOX Theatre
Clara Kimball Young
Comedy and Pathe Review
TRA
Westphal
West Side Square
Hallmask Store
Arthur
Dodd
Washington, Iowa
A. D. Sanders
McNamaras
John Shields & Sons
Dailey’s Taxi
Whone
Local and Country Service
Bert Olson
eArch
Wilson's
Iriene
Havre
Washington
Grace Lease
Nell Gibbs
Helen and
Florence Gregg
Tipton
Robert Greggs
L. D. Langworthy
George K. McFarland
Mary Young
J. W. Meyers
William McCutcheon
E. Elmer Engman
Thompson Boot Shop
G. W. Marr
Florence
Ainsworth
A. C. White
Barbara Drish
Joe Melinskie
Pleasant Plain
Lyon's
Will Manassier
Woolson, Iowa
McElhinney Drug Co
Mrs. Jas. Stevens
S. A. Walker
Marie Wenger
Crawfornsville
J. J. Rich
R. G. Gregg
Robert Greser
John Bryson
J. W. Guy
Mrs. M. Hollinger
Clara Petratz
George Tooman
Kayser
Crail's
N. E. Lease
George Mann
Olds
Hugh Conrad
J. H. Fenton
Lelia Rhodes
Wapello
Juanita Rees
Claudia Evans
Maé
Town City
Towa
Stephen's Jewelry Store
North Side
Nela Erickson
Rosa
White
Cambridge
Frank Hamilton
Mrs. C. C. Dodds
Ruth Willits
Muscatine
Glen Willits
Bob Willits
Zella Tlumston
Lincoln
Nebr
Bob and
Milburn McKay
Parsons College, Fairfield
Mrs. J. CC. McKay
Misa Fdna Genkinger
Scranton
Ruth Phillips Eason
Johnnie Lowrey
Brighton
Ed Knox
Willmarie Hosier
Chicago
Crail’s
John McLaughlin
East Main St
Letha ‘Taylor
Liverpool
Cleveland
Miss Taylor
W. L. Peterson
W. M. Hewitt
Portland
Oregon
Stella Willits
Zella Humston
Mrs. Furlong
C.D. A. Sewing Circle
J. C. Swift
Independent Club
James Palmer
Peosta
Luna
Swifts
Lenox
Bob White
East Bird
Rocery
Had Huber
Aaron Hise
Albert Lea
Minn
Cloyee Dougherty
Chas, Wise and
Chas, Jr
Leonora
Marghalltown
William Reister
Des Moines Electric Company
Iowa Ave
Dorothy Donaldson
Kansas City
William Edgington
Mrs. Donaldson
R. T. White
Stewartsville
Fairfield
A. W. Doane
Marshalltown
D. A. Boyer
D. J. Ross
Wisconsin
Glenn Zaring
Franklin
John Zaring
Minnesota
Julius Conger
Herman Berg
Elnora
Bee Berg
Wiss Alphonsa Redlinger
Madison
Albert Thoman
Ladies Aid Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Earl Simmerman
A. M. FB
Edith Stewart
Good Housekeeping Institute
Onyx
State Commission
Frank Brindley
Dean's
H. F. Darbyshire
Brindley
W. RR. Cambridge
Davenport Democrat
Mason
Ernest Dean
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Ethel Mary Dodson
L. J. Murphy
Brady Street
Frederick L. Mason
Maquekets
New
East
Maquoketa
E. A. Duffy
Los Angeles
Nate Fuller
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