Ashby Family Descendants in Preston County Virginia
Genealogical notes trace Col William Ashby from Frederick County Maryland to Terra Alta in Preston County and describe his large land holdings and his children Nathan William Jesse. The article appeared in Magazine of American Genealogy Number 9. Mrs. Benjamin G. Keyte seeks data on descendants of Capt Thomas Ashby of northern Virginia.
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William Ashby
Frederick Co
Terra Alta
Preston Co
W. Virginia
Sarah Williams
Nathan
William Junior
Maryland
Jesse
Dunkard Bottom
Preston County
Ashby
Magazine of American Genealogy
Benjamin G. Keyte
Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas Ashby
North
Sifford Bradley Families Seek Lucy Brad ley Mather Name
Genealogical query from Mrs. D C Akers of East Orange New Jersey requests the father of Lucy Bradley Sifford and the full maiden name of her mother. The note cites John Sifford who married Lucy Bradley in 1835 Botetourt County Virginia and notes their nephew John W Sifford later moved to Town and farmed in the state.
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John Sifford
Lucy Bradley
Botetourt County
Virginia
John
Lucy (Bradley) Sifford
John W. Sifford
D. C. Akers
Greenwood Avenue
East Orange
New Jersey
Des Moines Notes Include Nellie Wilson and Local Happenings
The column highlights Nellie Wilson as a top Des Moines teacher, family visits from Redwood Falls MN, kitten ball games after work, tributes to late locals, garden and flower notes at Livingston offices, and a lively report of Pittsburg–style community life on South Iowa Avenue with pets and neighbors' activities.
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Nellie Wilson
C. W. Stewart
Nellie
Des Moines
R. E. Browns
Brown
Charlie Caldwell
Washington 10 Years Ago Wins Wager by Travel
In Washington a decade ago Harry Weee ham, a former Washington boy, won a wager by traveling from Kansas City to New York, a distance of 1976 tiles, in less than three days.
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Harry Weeeham
Washington Boy
Kansas City
New York
Tent Meetings at Old Academy Ground Secure
Gospel tent meetings are planned at the old academy ground with Rev. Charles Winters of Riverside preaching. The event signals a religious gathering to be held at the secured site.
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Old Academy
Charles Winters
Riverside
Agnes Swift Dies Washington’s Fine Young Nurse
Agnes Swift, an army nurse and noted Washington woman, died at her home on Saturday July 14 1928 after a long illness. Full military honors were paid.
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Agnes Swift
Acne Swift
Washington
Gravel road north of Washington started after bad weather
The graveline north of Washington has been held up by bad weather but has finally begun. Five carloads of material are received daily to complete the road work.
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Washington
Sings Own Song at Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Ss. 1 Dewey sang one of her own compositions at the Presbyterian church on Sunday titled In the Garden of God.
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Ss. 1
Dewey
Presbyterian Church
Washington group heads to Osakis vacation
A group from Washington plans a vacation in Osakis Minnesota. Attending are Supt. and Mrs. W. C. Harding and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wilson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Stephen and family, Mrs. B. Hammer and family, and Dr. and Mrs. H. Hull and family.
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Osakis
Washington
Osakis, Minn
W. C. Harding
Lawrence Wilson
Homer Stephen
B. Hammer
H. ©. Hull
Poverty Stricken Washington Family Helped by Charitable Ladies
Story by Alex Miller describes a needy Washington household visited by a ladies committee. The mother cannot attend church, distressing her and the visitors who question what is most needed beyond clothes food or medicine for the children.
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Alex Miller
Washington Democrat
Washington
Turkey Town Emerges As County's Newest Bird City
Reporters stumble on Turkey Town a fledgling settlement of eight turkey houses and 4500 birds raised by John Stewart. The mayor explains a planned, gated community of brooded poults with strict sanitary rules, nightly electric lights, and a two-story old section where birds roost atop roofs.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Journal
Turkey Town
John Stewart
Maple Crest
Wellman
Stewart
Turkey
Changes in Square by Curtis W Wells
A historical sketch traces the evolution of Washington Iowa’s public square from a rough timber lot with a board fence to a landscaped park. It covers the 1845 courthouse contract with Alex Lee, delays and deductions in 1847, shifts in governance, and 20th century improvements including sidewalks a fountain a band stand and iron railing.
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Alex Lee
Washington
Lee
Henry Gooseman
Lyman Whitcomb
David Sturges
B. P. Baldwin
P. C. McKinsey
Everson Theatre
Iowa
Washington County
Deaths of the Weher Carson Samuel Carson
Carson Samuel Weher 83 died at home of his grand-daughter Mrs Earle Steele on Monday evening July 16.
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Carson
Samuel Carson
Earle Steele
A. J. Booth
East Third Street
The
Methodist Church
Carl Keck
Don Hubert
Topping Mrs Clara (Sebring) Topping Passes After Illness
Mrs Clara (Sebling) Topping died July 8 at Wellman following four illnesses. She was 72 years old.
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Topping
Clara (Sebiling) Topping
Wellman
Mapel-Charlies Mapel of Riverside Dies at 50
Mapel-Charlies Mapel of Riverside died suddenly Wednesday morning aged nearly 51. His widow and four sons, four brothers, and one sister survive.
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Mapel
Charlies Mapel
Riverside
Woman Seeks Straight Front Corset and Hat Plume
The quote notes a woman stating her chief need is a straight front corset and a plume for her hat, reflecting fashion priorities described in the era.
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Kes
Grandmothers Cookies Recipe Card
A vintage recipe from Peoples Gas Licht and Coke Co of Chicago for Grandmothers Cookies. Directions describe creaming shortening with brown sugar, adding eggs, sour milk, vanilla, and sifted dry ingredients, chilling the dough, rolling, cutting, and brushing before baking. Optional hickory nut meat and lemon juice enhance flavor.
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Peoples’ Gas Licht and Coke Company of
Chicago
A. Oo. Ee
Week in Washington County News Highlights
The News Review covers local items from July 10 to July 15 including road rock crusher arrangements for Grace Hill material used on Dublin road and others. Forester camp with 200 men in Iowa City is noted, plus multiple marriages funerals and social events and civic updates across Washington County.
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Board of Supervisors
Grace Hill
Dublin Road
Hake Baked Over Top With Water Addition
A fragment notes hake prepared with a slightly beaten eye and three tablespoons of water added. The fish is baked in a hot oven at 400 degrees for fifteen minutes.
Political party shifts and local store closure in 1912
In April 1912 Democrat lessee Kaye sells his stake to partner Lioeyd Lytle and exits the store. Town figures Clem Eagle resigns from a role tied to Well Vargo and Fox and Dewey. The move signals a planned change in local leadership and business ties.
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Lessee Kaye
Lioeyd Lytle
Clem Eagle
Vargo Hustler
Fox
Dewey
Regret Over Truth Counted In Fearful Lie
A reflective remark questions why people regret telling a lie born from fear of disbelief. The line highlights the tension between honesty and perceived plausibility in faced decisions.
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