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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1923

Page

6

Desert romance unfolds under Meager border plot

Deborah Meredith, a nurse at the Meager ranch, faces entrapment as Bob Meager arranges a forced marriage. Daniel Kelleen, a true army captain undercover as the Frisco Kid, reveals a border smuggling scheme and plans to stop the gang with cavalry aid.

Meager Ranch Deborah Meredith Mrs. Meager Bob Meager Bob Mia Meager Deborah Meager Keleen Arme Mexico Garrity Tob Daniel Kel-leen Bob Menger Kelleen Ketdleen Casebeers Phil Sanchez Monger Daniel Kelleen Nogales Menger Tils Casebeer Silver Springs Meager's

Community Picnic and Family Celebrations Highlight West Chester News

A local West Chester social roundup recounts a picnic for relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Warfe and the Farewell visit for the Nay Boyer party from Virginia Illinois before a western trip. The F. 8. club enjoyed a spontaneous weenie roast after a swimming outing. John Ramge marks his sixty seventh anniversary with a park picnic and noon dinner featuring iced tea and lemonade. A large group from Washington and area towns attended the Ramge event. Separate fish fry and woods outing with Neiswanger farm friends and a spring wedding of Alva Lee Lowder to Cynthia Alice Rich at the Christian Church are noted. Pythian circle also met with light refreshments.

Kos. Warfe Mera Comain Warry Boyer West Chester Nay Boyer Virginia Ilinois West John Ramge Madison Street Neil Ganon Howard Joy Avalee Ralph Romine Violet Arden E. S. Herr Janice Keota Howard Ramge Leota Lola H. K. Kracaw Everett Kathryn Hazel W. F. Satterberg Irene Farle William John Ramee Washington Alva Lee Lowder Cynthia Alice Rich Titus Brighton The Christian Church Rev. Hampton Joseph Rich C. A. Curl

Church Society Plans Friday Meeting and Picnic

The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will meet Friday at 3 30 at Mrs John Libes home. Members of the family invited to picnic supper in the evening. The W R C regular meeting is Saturday at 2 30. The Methodist Ladies Aid will not ship a car load of papers. Each member should sell papers and send money to the aid treasury. The De Molays will hold a dance at the Commercial club Thursday evening for De Molays and Masons. The Moose social at the hall this evening features Highland Orchestra.

Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church John Libe Methodist Ladies Aid Society de Molays Commercial Club de Molays and Masons Moose Highland Orchestra

Rebekah Regular Meeting and Ice Cream Social

Notice for Friday evening at 8 o'clock meeting of Rebekah Regulars followed by an ice cream social on the lawn of the Hoskins Presbyterian Church Friday July 20.

Rebekah Presbyterian Church of

Brazil Dominates Global Coffee Supply

The article notes Brazil grows about three quarters of world coffee and exports bulk to Europe and North America. It states global consumption nears 1 000 040 000 pounds annually, with Holland consuming over fifteen pounds per person and the United States about thirteen pounds.

Brazil Europe North America Holland United States

Strange Experience During Hunt Ends With Dog Trapped

A hunter finds his dog hidden inside a hollow log after tracking a rabbit. The dog crawl wedged into the log to stay warm, leaving the hunter surprised by the recovery inside the timber.

Chicago

Chinese Deluge Concept in LA-Ki Describes Cosmic Breakdown

The text cites LA-Ki describing a universal collapse where heaven’s pillars break, the earth shatters, waters flood the world, and harmony is destroyed as humanity rebels against heaven. The passage mirrors biblical flood themes within Chinese tradition.

China

Augusta Man Keeps Car After Radiator Spill

An Augusta Maine man received a new car and faced a radiator overflow that stained the front. He wiped the stains with a five dollar bill, then returned the bill to his pocket after cleaning and dusting off the vehicle.

Augusta Maine

Saying Goes Back to Old Times

The saying not worth a rush recalls pre carpet days when floors lay with rushes. Honored guests received fresh green rushes, while lesser folk endured used rushes or none at all.

Harvard Fogg Museum to Send Trio on China Exploration

The Fogg Art Museum plans a preliminary eight month survey in central and western China led by Langdon Warner with H. H. F. Jayne and Duncan McDougall. They will photograph rubbings and monuments, measure sites, and collect materials for study of early and medieval Chinese culture, with excavations possible if funded and government approval is obtained.

Cambridge Mass Fogg Art Museum Harvard China Langdon Warner Pennsylvania Museum H. H. F. Jayne Duncan McDougall William McDougall Marvard Warner Fogg Manchuria Fogg Museum Europe America Harvard Party Peking

Study of Dudautst Art Expands Across Expeditions

Time devoted to studying Dudautst art will not interfere with other expeditions in the country, allowing researchers to pursue the project in parallel with existing exploratory efforts.

Blind Man Leads Topeka Beautification Drive

A. B. K. Van Petten, newly elected president of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce, heads a city beautification campaign despite being blind for 14 years. The plan includes ward and precinct committees, school children, and red tags pledging not to damage green spaces.

Topeka Kans A. BK. van Petten Chamber of Commerce van Petten

Strapping Man and Leather Ad Stir Memories

A Boston Transcript snippet recalls a store sign urging customers to "Say it with leather" and notes the slogan triggers painful memories of fatherly discipline from the speaker's boyhood.

Boston Transcript

The Wearing of Furs and Royal Fashion Law

Henry I was the first monarch to wear furs and Edward II enacted a 1896 law restricting fur wear for those who could not spend at least 500 yearly dollars. The note hints at historic royal influence on clothing regulations and a later statutory limit on spending.

Henry I England Edward TI

Kossuth on Statesmanship and the People

A concise quotation from Kossuth argues that individuals cannot compel their own will on the public but can resonate with the public by drawing inspiration from the people's instincts, using the metaphor of playing chords in the people's heart.

Kossuth

Mineral Food and the Salt as Sole Mineral Nourishment

Scientists note no plant is useless to animals, yet the mineral realm yields food only in the form of common salt. The remark highlights salt as the unique mineral-based sustenance emphasized in dietary discussions.

Bridget Orders Provisions for Boarding School Boys

Bridget watches as a mother packs a large box of supplies for the boys at boarding school. The child humorously suggests fastening a hammer to the box so the boys have a tool to open it.

Bridget

English Rural Superstition Brief Note

Rural England superstition holds that when multiple baby girls are to be christened at once the officiant must baptize the girls first or they risk growing beards as adults.

England Nashville

Car Goes Into Ditch Injuring Two Riders

Mangold Chalmers car carrying John Mangold and Glenn Davis ran off the Wayland road south of town last night and was badly wrecked. Neither rider was seriously hurt though Davis suffered bruises and lacerations while being treated.

Mangold Chalmers John Mangold Glenn Davis Wayland Road Davis

Boy Outfits Change Sparks Neighbor Commentary

A neighbor remarks on Donald’s attire change from rompers to a boy’s outfit after his mother took him downtown. The comment highlights early gendered expectations and parental influence on dressing.

Donald

Roman Taxicab Mystery Described by Vitruvius

Roman historian Vitruvius describes a clever contrivance in a 79 AD taxicab that drops a pebble into a bow under the ear for every thousand paces traveled, illustrating ancient surveying ideas.

Rome Vetruvius

Word Earth From Latin Roots

Our Earth. The word earth springs from Latin terra meaning the ground and third planet from the Sun among eight.

Earth

Brookins to Compete in National Track Meet

Iowa City announces University of Iowa hurdler Charles A Brookins will compete at the National A A U outdoor junior and senior track and field championships on Stagg Field Chicago from August 31 to September 2 under the auspices of the I A S athletic committee chaired by Charles A Dean.

Iowa City Charles A. Brookins University of Iown Stagg Field Chicago Charles A. Dean

War Paint Flower Bloodroot Features War Paint Use

An early flower, the bloodroot or Indian paint, oozes a reddish juice when the stem or root is broken. The juice stains and is said to have been used by Indians as war paint and, mixed with sugar, by mothers as a remedy for children's coughs and colds.

Nature Magazine

Time to Mature Genius Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson defends American literary potential stating that nations such as Greece Rome France and England produced Homer Virgil Racine Voltaire Shakespeare and Milton, and that America will gain recognition once similar generations pass. He notes unfriendly causes delaying a poet from the young nation earning a place on the roll of fame.

Thomas Jefferson America Racine Voltaire Shakespeare Milton Europe

Bargain Sale Highlights For Girls Apparel

The note promotes low prices on muslin panties slips and petticoats at five to one cent items and chiffon hose priced at a dollar forty four. It mentions a trip east Friday to buy more clothes and invites customers to visit for value. Miss May Crone will resume her old position Monday and welcomes customers regardless of purchase.

Miss May Crone

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Menager Cornelie Garrity iHid Juan Sanches Hobeager Kellieen Hae Elleen Caseheer F. 8 L. M. Bicher Harrison Dodder Walter Brown Claude Tucker Max Marble Lloyd Neiswanger Jesse Busby Louise Shaffer Neiswanger J. P. Thomas Pythian Circle Fogg Museum of Harvard Blind Man City Beautiful Plans Mr. van Petten Dixie Klein Klothing Wouliington Iowa I. J. Cheney & Vo Toledo Brookins Rothschild’s Fairfield Margerite McGugin East
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