Davenport visitor departs for Wapello after stay with kin
Mrs. Mattie LaGrille of Davenport, visiting at Mr. and Mrs. Mart White's, leaves for Wapello. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gorham and family return from a week in Janesville, Wisconsin, via Kewanee. Miss Catharine Jane Hull plans a visit before a Colorado vacation with Miss Isabelle Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie LaGrille
Davenport
Mart White
Mecca
Wapello
Paul Gorham
Janesville
Wis
Kewanee
Catharine Jane Hull
Colorado
Mises Isabelle Davis
Wrist watches for sale ship ment arrives yesterday
A shipment of wrist watches for men and women arrived yesterday and is offered at 2.49 dollars each with a guarantee.
Hospital Dedicated Twenty Years Ago on July 15 1912
A historical recounting of the hospital's 1912 dedication notes the first board of trustees led by a chairman who oversaw construction and equipment. It lists initial trustees, the building contractor L R Davis of Washington, and details like nineteen private rooms and two three bed rooms plus an operating room and lab. The total cost including donations reached 41061.05 with significant community contributions. The piece also mentions subsequent value growth and the current trustees Eardley Bell William Griffin H H McCleery George W Reed W P Wells and Mrs J N Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Meek
J. S Wilson
W. P. Gardner
A. J Morgan
Charles Dautremont
A. N. Alberson
L. R. Davis
Washington
Eardley Bell
Wellman
William Griffin
Riverside
H. H McCleery
George W. Reed
W. P. Wells Walter Brown
J. N Phillips
Lathrop and son visit aunt in Washington
Jay Lathrop and his son Don Ald of Cincinnati Ohio spent a brief stop in Washington visiting Mrs. A M Cowden at her home. Lathrop is with the Lathrop Hoge Gypsum Construction company of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Lathrop
Donald
Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington
A. M. Cowden
Lathrop-Hoge Gypsum Construction Company
Maytag Donates Birthday Bonus for 500 Newton Workers
Five hundred employees of the Maytag company in Newton receive 156 400 dollars from F L Maytag on his 75th birthday. The fund started five years ago to reward workers with at least three years service, distributing 50 dollars for each year of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytag
Newton, Jaly
Maytac
F. L Maytag
Social notes from Washington to Ames and Newton
Miss Catherine Rees of Washington and Miss Laura Lippert of Cedar Falls visit in Washington with Lippert spending weeks with Rees. Miss Ruth Ringheim returns from Canton and Scott Jarrard travels to Oskaloosa with Daryl Crawford for Newton visits. Davy plans a week with Uncle Glen Britain in Newton. For sale two Deering binders in good condition. Anna Henderson of Ames and niece Mrs. J H McKemson of Hamilton Ill depart for Hamilton after visits. Henderson teaches at Iowa State College. Our ice house remains open until 9 p m. Roy Caviness Ward Chandler and J Z Hinshaw toured Packwood after a local fire. Joint Rebekah and Odd Fellow installation at Wellman last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Rees
Hear Columbus Junction
Laura Lippert
Cedar Falls
Washington
Miss Lippert
Miss Rees
Iowa State Teachers College
Ruth Ringheim
Canton
Scott Jarrard
Oskaloosa
Washington International Co
Anna Henderson
Ames
J. H. Mckemson
Hamilton
Ill
W. D. Henderson
Wilson Ice Co
Roy Caviness
Ward Chandler
J. Z Hinshaw
Packwood
Roy
Ada Caviness
Rebekah and
Odd Fellow
Wellman
Carl Fischer
Donald Proudfit
Clarence Proudfit
St. Paul
Mayo’s Bakery
William Wet
Kiowa
Kans
Fred Nisi
Martha Jo
Newton, Kans
Mort King
J. O. Harter
Wetz
Mrs. King
Gardner ill at University Hospital Iowa City
Pearl Gardner long ill in University Hospital Iowa City with family in Des Moines. Polly Gardner mentioned. Wade Gardner of Lexington visiting Ezra and Mrs Gardner. James Daniels of West Chester visiting James Daniels family. A F Rankin and daughters Dorothy and Alice Mae visiting Brinton home as superintendent attends summer session at University of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Gardner
Ans
Polly Gardner
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wade Gardner
Lexington
Ezra Gardner
James Daniels
West Chester
A. F. Rankin
Dorothy
Alice Mae
Hampton
Possible Lincoln Ancestry Ties to 13th Century English Figure
The statement suggests 8 Thomas de Lingcole, referenced in England in 1298, may be an early ancestor of Abraham Lincoln. It notes a possible genealogical link without confirming lineage or documentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas de Lingcole
England
Abraham Lincoln
Envy as Chronicle of Chinatown Sage Hi Ho
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho of Chinatown claiming envy drives men to pursue what they admire yet cannot master, a view on motive and restraint within ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Local Bakeries Grow and Community Support Grows
Mayo's pastries remain a feature of the Mayo organization supplying Washington with pies cakes cookies and rolls daily. The two establishments are praised for quality and community contribution as Washington backs them in steady growth. In Ames Iowa July 15 Iowa hoppers face nature's harsh justice as grasshoppers ravage crops and a contagion similar to athlete's foot kills many in the west. Iowa State College entomologists oversee anti grasshopper efforts noting the disease is present in Iowa but extent unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo
Mayo Organization
Washington
Ames
Iowa
INS
Iowa State College
Washington People Attend Fairfield Bible Conference
A number of Washington residents attended sessions of the Fairfield summer Bible conference at Chautauqua park Fairfield July 10 to 17 under Moody Bible Institute Chicago. Rev Oscar Lowry led talks on The Book of Books Is the Bible the Word of God and spoke throughout the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fairfield
Chautauqua Park
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Oscar Lowry
P. W. Philpott
Jeanders. Keyser
Otis G. Dale
Mr. Lowry
Athelam
F. W. Eastwood
Helen Fulton
Anna Scott
Re} Jarren
Harold
Eastwood
M. W. Bailey
Josephine
M. W. Fitzwilliam
Fred G Crown
Floyd Goodman
A. K. Harper
Ray F Mulkins
W. B. Parrett
Gus Scott
Ray Kirtkpatrick
W. W. Poole
H. C. Whiting
Cost of Medical Care Burden Reaches 715 Million Yearly
The committee on the cost of medical care reports 715 million dollars spent annually in the United States on medicine, about 20 percent of the sickness bill. Of this amount 100 million goes to medicines prescribed by physicians, 165 million to non secret home remedies, and 300 million to patent medicines of secret composition. The piece adds a note on Latin roots shaping Romance languages and their influence on English, German, and Scandinavian vocabularies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
United States
Local residents seen in town and on business
W Smith of Wayland and Jacob A Conrad of Wayland were in Washington on business today. Rose Goeldner of Keota shopped here. Joe Falk of Fairfield visited Washington yesterday. Mr and Mrs Everett Amsberry of Keota were here on business. Mrs Ernest Pelzke Mrs D C Feldman and nephew Louis Feldman of Kalona shopped here yesterday. Lyle Maxwell of Crawfordsville was in town yesterday. Mac s Aristocrats at Iowa Ballroom Friday July 15. I Rothschild expected home tonight from Yankton S D and the Black Hills. Mr and Mrs Henry Hunt of Crawfordsville were here on business this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Goeldner
Keota
Joe Falk
Fairfield
Washington
Everett Amsberry
Ernest Pelzke
D. C. Feldman
Louis Feldman
Kalona
Mac
Iowa Ballroom
A I. Rothschild
Yankton
S. C
Black Hills
Henry Hunt
Crawfordsville
Lyle Maxwell
Notice from Karl F Libe Seeks Further Information
A letter from Karl F Libe requests additional information and states that any conversation or writing will be strictly confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl F Libe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fox
A. M. &. Church
Gkhoo. L. Mecdaniel Druggist
Washington State
Washington State Bank
Washington, Iowa
Charlotte Greenwood
United Artists Picture
Mat
Francis Haney
Welch Moore’s
Lincoln
Modern Equip
Antee
W. Davis
Dixie Belle
Hoppers
Justice
Europe
Asia
Africa
Harwood
Nice
J. A. Harwood & Son
Foot Comfort Store
Washington Cleaners
South Side
Wisie Long
Abi
W. Smith
Wayland
Jacob A. Conrad
New York
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Westphal
Iowa Motor Service Armory
Tucker & Eicher
Chevrolet Sales & Service
el Eens
John Shields & Sons
Howe
Winstop Duzzit
Washington Oil Co
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