Seeing God's Acts In Deuteronomy Reflection
Short devotional notes on divine deeds. The author cites Deuteronomy 11 7 to remind readers that faithful observation of God’s past works strengthens trust and gratitude in daily life.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1926
Page
4
A Friend Remembered in Quiet Tribute
Poem memorializes a man named Bailey praised for family devotion patriotism and generosity. It honors his life as a model of service and kindness while noting his work to help wanderers find rest and betterment and his lasting impact as a devoted friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Optimism in Iowa Generational Farm Deals Reported
Griff Johnson of Equitable Life describes a pamphlet about Some Iowa Optimists. The piece notes a Calhoun county farmer purchasing 100 acres for 33000 cash and a Buchanan county farmer buying 320 acres for 46000 with mortgage reduction of 14000 in five years from farm earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Griff Johnson
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Calhoun County
Buchanan County
Daily Word Lesson on Reverence and Usage
Today’s word is rever e to revere to regard with fear mingled with respect and affection He was revered and admired by his own tribe Use the word rever e in a sentence to show deep respect and admiration within a group or community
Iowa Farmers Face Change as Prosperity Returns
The report highlights various Iowa farms with large acreages, mortgages, and sales, noting farmers in Cedar, Payette, Linn, Winnebago, Benton, and Johnson counties expanding land holdings, increasing rents, and settling debts as prices rise. It mentions improved conditions, automobile presence, church visits, and local anecdotes while stressing optimism for future growth.
Iowa land, mortgages, and pride in Davenport era remarks
A clipped Davenport Democrat editorial urges boosting Iowa land values despite mortgage fears. It laments widespread stagnation, praises local farming resilience, notes snow in March, and argues no place compares to Iowa for land and prosperity while criticizing doom-sayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Davenport Democrat
Washington County
Iowa
United States
Towa
West Chester Weekend Socials Brighten Busy Wisconsin Visit
In West Chester Iowa on July 12 1926 Pat Hoover and wife visit his father while daughters stay with grandmother in Brighton Wisconsin. The piece notes record car activity on a Saturday night and describes a lively Washington county area as the first such busy night of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Iowa
Pat Hoover
Wisconsin
Brighton
Washington
Sunday School Officers Elected At Pilotburg Church
A fine attendance marked Sunday service as Pilotburg church organized Sunday School with officers elected including Supt Joe Vodteka and Assistant Supt Marion Stransky. Other posts filled by Mae Wilson Sec Ray Bell Treas Carl Oldfield Organist Opal Wilson Librarian and teachers for Bible and Intermediate classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilotsburg
Joe Vodteka
Marion Stransky
Asn’t
Mae Wilson
Ray Bell
Treasura
Carl Oldfield
Opal Wilson
Oldfield
Muriel Stransky
Emil Fink
Near Richland
John
Mia Patterson
L. Stransky
Lone Tree
Frank Stransky
Raymond
Ferdinand Simon
Near Riverside
John Birkey
Chas. Brown
Joe Vodicka
Marguerite
Violet
Chas
Nedsley
Helen
Frank Yansky
Pearl
Frytown
Joe Soukup
Iowa City
Albert Stransky
Burlington Man Dies by Own Action in Cemetery
Burlington resident John E. Johnson aged 40 died by self-inflicted act in a local cemetery. Ill health was given as the cause or contributing factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
John E. Johnson
Witty Victorian Quips at a Dated Wedding Parlor Joke
A string of lighthearted quips and humorous exchanges about weddings and social manners. Vignettes include a groom inquiry, a joke about birthstones, jealous wives, a man waking after marriage, and a valet negotiating charity and old goods. The tone mimics a humorous social comic from a bygone era.
Don’t He and the Rotarian’s Candid Work Ethic
The passage presents a string of maxims on discipline, honesty, debt, self-respect, and personal responsibility attributed to The Rotarian. It emphasizes watching one’s work, increasing profits, avoiding debt, and choosing truthful, worthwhile conduct over vanity or dissipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarian
Insane Detectives Nab Two Fugitives From Hoosier Case
Chief O J Getcha reports Poetastur captured after a Illinois Chicago chase and La Follette held in a northern camp far from civilization. Both are under guard for recovery and will stay in treatment through the summer. details kept private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poetastur
la Follette
Ilinois
Chicago
Indiana
Villians
O. J. Getcha
Insane Detectives Bureau of America
The Conductor and a Despondent Nobleman
A wealthy Spanish nobleman recovering from air crash injuries in Ashton Clinte commits suicide by chalk and water while in a morose mood. His last delirious words mention a picnic and a new Pat Mike joke, prompting coroner inquiries and interest from readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suicida
Ashton Clinte
Pat
Mike
Job Interview Comeback at the Grocer
A young man asks for work and the grocer declines citing budget limits. The applicant counters that he will not be much help, highlighting economic pressures behind job refusals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grocer
Death leaves Hesser family with early Friday loss in Coppo
Elizabeth Hesser died Friday morning prompting relatives to travel from Warrenville Illinois, Emmett Idaho, Sparks Nevada, and Washington to Coppo Iowa where the family gathered. Neva da Carlson Amel Carlson and others visited the Gleede Cold home while Ed Hesser and Katherine Mann assisted the ill sibling. Funeral arrangements not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppock
Iowa
Elva Peterson
Brighton
Ricks
Ralph Hess
Winfield
FE. Nichols
Alvena Stone
Cedar Raunds
Georgce Mann
Town City
John Hesser
A. J. Carlson
Amel
Sparks
Nevada
Fred
G. F
R. F
Edwin Leeper
Robert Carlson
Mt. Pleasant
Amel Carlson
R. H. McCarty
H. P. Bratten
Alice
Washington
Gleede
Edna McKune
Wayland
Earl Frey
Haskins
Wm. Volger
O Ds
Katherine Mann
Emmett
Idaho
J. R. Hesser
Ed Hesser
Warrenville, I
Elizabeth Hesser
Fred Dold
Ft. Madison
Kalona Couples Wed and Move After ceremony
Miss Marvel McCain and Cecil Page wed in Sigourney Iowa last Friday and plan to start married life in Waukesha Wisconsin. Kalona residents Misa Sarah Dawson and Harold Stumpf married quietly the prior Tuesday. Local movers and visitors from Davenport Des Moines Muscatine and Cedar Rapids noted in Community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Marvel McCain
South English
Cecil Page
Sigourney
Iowa
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Misa Sarah Dawson
Harold Stumpf
Eli Plank
Des Moines
Richard Burkett
Emil Conrad
Adam's
West Barnes Street
Edith Kennard
Davenport
Frank Kennard
Ehrenfeldt
Tom Lahey
Gertrude
Cedar Rapids
FE. Swank
Muscatine
Russel Fhrenfeldt
Carpentersville, Ill
Kalona Social Notes Highlight July Visits and Family
The column lists visitors and relatives from Chicago Minneapolis Rock Island Des Moines and Dennison. Mr John Sakulin of Chicago spent the 4th with his family. Mr Jim Sakulin of Minneapolis visited his brother John Sakulin. Owen Turnipseed and daughter of Rock Island are visiting Kalona. Marguerite Stola and Marie Miler are noted guests and students at Coe College. Richmond had a big day on July 6 1926 with a large crowd and lively festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Ehrenfeldt
John Sakulin
Chicago
Jim Sakulin
Minneapolis
Owen
Rock Island
Micnels
Kalona
Marguerite Stola
Des Moines
Marie Miler
Coe College
Tom Hrewer
Rosa Weber
Dennison
Town
Lome
Richmond
Death of David S Neff in Wayland Iowa
Wayland Iowa July 15 David S Neff aged 68 died Saturday night after expressing severe back and head pain He is survived by wife Margaret Kurtz Neff and children Ike Jesse Will Frank and others with relatives in Iowa Nebraska and Colorado Funeral held at Sugar Creek Church. several relatives and neighbors mentioned in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
David S Neff
Neff
Frank
Nec
Ile
Margaret Kurtz Neff
Ike
Jesse
Will
Will Alred
John VanSant
Henry
West of Town
Fred Oof
Mt. Pleasant
Hbeesle Zircafoose
Danville
Iowa
John
Cotter
Wm Neff
Sam Hulme
Jobin Dil
Mary Roth
P. L. Eicher
Will Roth
Ben Widmer
Chris Rich
Salem
Hoyt Allen
Arkansas
F.C. Allen
Omaha
Nebraska
Hoyt
John Hesser
Coppock
Will Krabill
Win- Meld
Peter Krabill
Peter Alliman
Michael Krabil
Sugar Creek
Krabil
Seth Roth
Earl Hochstettler
Near Kalona
Omar
Colorado
Lester
Ed Roth
Albert Roth
Ed Kauffman
Crepe Park
Burlington
Benton farmer Ed McGranahan found dead by hanging
July 12 in Vinton Iowa. Ed McGranahan 50 a Benton county farmer near Newhall committed suicide due to presumed heat related derangement. He was wealthy, in good health, and unmarried. His body was found by his brother after he failed to return for a meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Ed. McGranahan
Benton County
Newhall
McGranahan
Prince of Pilsen in Roy al Tournament Display at Fox
A. H. Sebastian presents The Prince of Pilsen at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday. George Sidney stars as Hana Wagner in a perilous joust sequence captured with multiple camera takes. The film features Anita Stewart Allan Forrest Myrtle Stedman Otis Harlan Rose Tapley and a lively cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. .H. Sebastian
Belasco
George Sidney
Hana Wagner
Rum Syndicate On Trial In New York
In New York the government says a gigantic rum syndicate imported more than 40 million dollars worth of liquor between 1923 and 1926 and is on trial in federal court. Wm W. Dwyer and ten associates face charges as Jack Kirsch, described as overseas purchasing agent, pleaded guilty after two venire panels were exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Kirsch
Combine
Wm W. Dwyer
Veniremen
Kirsch
United States
Stichman
Dwyer
Upper Manhattan
Aged Woman Found Dead After Fearful Escape
Mrs. W. K. Worcester, 90, was found dead in the yard at her daughter’s home in La Porte City after apparently leaping from a second story window. Relatives say fear of being locked in an attic drove her to jump to escape imagined dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
W. K. Worcester
Frank Kline
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Ike Lark
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Linn County
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Johnson
Jule
Presbyterian Church
Tastwood
John DP Rockefeler
Coleman
Keota
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Cone
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Delta
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RUM Syndicate
Mix Business
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The
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