Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Henderson in Ottumwa
Word came of the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Louis Fr Henderson in Ottumwa. The infant weighed nine pounds at birth on Thursday night. Rosa Derby, Mrs Shermer and Irma Jane Harrison of Muscatine visited in Washington today. Derby has taught near Muscatine at Pleasant Prairie school for two years. Mr and Mrs Fred Mannhardt and children plan a vacation, traveling with Mannhardt’s father Herman Ludtke from Muscatine to Sioux City and then to lakes for about two weeks.
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Louis Fr. Henderson
Ottumwe
Rosa Derby
Shermer
Irma Jane
Harrison
Muscatine
Washington
Miss Derby
Pleasant Prairie School
Fred Mannhardt
Fun awaits you for boys at the novelty co
Mrs H M Eicher returns from Kansas City on business. Ves McKay of Chicago visits his parents Mr and Mrs J C McKay. Mr and Mrs R D Page travel to Oskaloosa to see their son Ray and family. Five flavors of Picnic Syrups offered. Lemmon's Pharmacy 3212.
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the Novelty CO
H. M. Eicher
Kansas City
Ves McKay
Chicago
Mrs
J. C. McKay
R. D. Page
Oskaloosa
Ray
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Eod
Local notes from Harper and area listings
Mrs. John Seiwert of Harper spent yesterday in Washington. Minnie Conner from Muscatine attended the summer school and visited home. For Sale Ford coupe with extras from Jones Auto Co. Mrs. Jennie Gardenier of Keola left after visiting her sister. Ada Dewey from Chicago rooms with Mrs. Harwood. Mae Bennett returned from Muscatine. The Novelty ad notes Phyllis and Lucille Fisher returning home. Special price on Ansec Folding Cameras at Lemmon's Pharmacy. Mr and Mrs J M Kelly and others motor to Town City for a day trip. Dr Shuman couple returned from Holy Land voyage expected home by August 1 or 2. Jeanne Shuman recovering from illness.
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Severy
A. R. Tomlinson
Washington
al. Tomlinson
John Tomlinson
Albert Tomlinson
Wichita
Tomlinson
Wheeler
Bradworthy
George Stewart
Tomilso the Stewart
Cabbage Stewart
Local notices mix of travel, sales, and visits
Numerous brief items report people traveling for visits and shopping from Keota Brighton Pleasant Plain Indianola Crawfordsville Davenport Muscatine Kinross Wayland and Des Moines. Trade ads offer Dougherty Bros. trunks suitcases and heating plant services. A hospital update notes Barbara Millar recovering after appendectomy.
Hornsby Heilmann Lead Major League Sluggers This Week
Major league batting leaders are led by Charley Jamieson of the Cleveland Indians at .379 and Harry Heilmann of the Detroit Tigers at .396. Babe Ruth sits third with .375, Eddie Collins fourth at .354, and Rogers Hornsby tops the National League at .409 with Zach Wheat close behind. Ruth increased his home run pace to 22 as Williams leads with 23, and Max Carey dominates the runs with 70.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charley Jamieson
Cleveland Indians
Harry Heilman
Detroit Tigers
Jamieson
Heilmann
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Cy Williams
Philadelphia Nationals
Eddie Collins
White Sox
Ruth
Williams
Yankee
Speaker
Cleveland
J. Sewell
Haney
Detroit
Witt
New York
St. Louis
Burns
Boston
J. Harris
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Zach Wheat
Barnhart
Pittsburgh
Ed Roush
Cincinnati Reds
George Grantham
Chicago Cubs
Cub
Cliff Heathcote
Max Carey
Philadelphia National Slugger
Pittsburgh Pirate
Fournier
Brooklyn
Young
Traynor
Hollacher
Bottomley
Grimm
Johnston
Frisch
O'Farrell
President Harding Aims at Farmers Relief Policy
Cedar Valley Times notes President Harding shows sympathetic interest in farmers but rejects hurried, uneconomic relief bills. He warns against artificial booms and asserts the farmer must work through problems with cautious government action, citing moral courage and long Ohio farming ties.
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Cedar Valley
Harding
Alaska
Magnus Johnson
Ohio
Cleveland
Minnesota
White House
Regular County Teachers Examinations in Washington Iowa
County Superintendent Clara M Wallace announces exams at the Court House Washington Iowa July 25 26 and 27 1923 with a split schedule covering didactics orthography reading geography history domestic science arithmetic physiology agriculture music grammar penmanship economics civics physics and more. Heinie Steck of Awassa Michigan visits his mother Mrs H Fr Steck. Mr and Mrs J B Maxwell and Mrs Ella Conklin of Keota plan a car trip through northeast Iowa and Wisconsin starting Monday for a month.
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Court House
Washington
Iowa
Maxwell
Ella Conklin
Keota
Mon- Jay
Wisconsin
Washington Man Tells Of Kansas Trip And Local News
A Washington traveler shares notes from Fall River and Severy Kansas, recounting families, soldiers, and local stores. He mentions Alex Lindsay and Nelson, Beatty relations, the G A R post in Howard, and Albert Tomlinson’s funeral with a son injured in a car collision. He references Kansas crops, stone fences, and newspapers from home.
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Sterling
Kansas
Fall River
Wayland
Washington
Alex Lindsay
Nelson
Say, Manatt, Sr
Unsourced Local Readers Depend on Distant Papers
The fragment notes readers in a locality rely on Wichita and Kansas City papers for news while Davenport and Chicago papers also shape their understanding, highlighting a cross regional information reliance.
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Wichita
Kansas City
Davenport
Chicago
Meeting Kansas Editor Flory at Howard Citizen
The narrator greets Editor Flory of the Howard Citizen and notes Flory taught Casey of the Knoxville Express. They also call on the Howard Courant editor and mention the Courant editor’s son who works for the Kansas City Star. Mrs Flory is described as refined and pleasant.
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Kansas
Flory
Howard Citizen
Casey
Knoxville Express
Howard Courant
Republican
The
Courant
Kansas City Star
Iowa
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Hoot” Gibson
Dan Mason
Plum Center
John Gilbert
California
Harold Lloyd
Davenport, Ia
Stuart Hotel
N. D
Iowa City
Curtis & Ross
John Shields & Sons
Arch
Oxfords
Wilson's
John Seiwert
Harper
Minnie Conner
Jones Auto Co
Jennie Gardenier
Keola
Frank Pringle
Pairfield
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Ada Dewey
J. A. Harwood
West Washington Street
Mae Bennett
Emma Bennett
Phyllis
Lucille Fisher
West Chester
David Fisher
C.5. Hennon
Ansec
J. M. Kelly
Joe
Francis Skipton
Ed Wheelan
Town City
John Shuman
Holy Land
United States
Jeanne
D. M. Thompson
Cynthia Cain
Brighton
Dougnerty Bros
John Seinert
Ilo Laverty
Indianola
Fred Heid
Crawfordsville
Dougherty Bros
Sophia Rogal
Pleasant Plain
John Ritter
Irma Walker
Children’s Hospital
H. W. Luers ¢É Co
Nellie Loder
Charles Fisher
Alma Corpman
Moline
Pearl Gowash
A. M. Bales
Kinross
H. H. Hill
Grips
James Patterson
Crawfordsnville
John Patterson
Mattie Fellers
Harvey ‘Chance
Peoria
Ruth Wolfe
Joseph Wolfe
Wilson Heating CO
John Olds
Near Ainsworth
Ottumwa
Pierson
Ton
Margenerite McEvoy
Alice Petiit
Chillicothe
Illinois
Arcola
I. Wilson Heating CO
Vernus Bradford
Allen
Des Moines
Barbara Millar
Lew
Tom Moothart and Son
Chas. McKinstry
McElhinney Drug Co
Hlurwood Shoe Store
South Bide
W. W. Morrison
Wn. South
George Bice
Clara M. Wallace
Heinie Steck
Awassa, Mich
H. Fr. Steck
Victor
Oreh
Noble Sissle
Fublee Blake
Great White Way Orchestra
Troubadours
McNamaras
Washington Cleaners
Howard
H. H. Beatty
Henry Sanford
John Beatty
Shoemaker
Mr. Beatty
25Th Iown
John Alex Young
Elk County
G. A. R. Post
Walt
Avery
Bud Fisher
Chicago Tribune
Daily
Oklahoman
Tulsa World
Tulsa Tribune
Wichitable
Wichita Beacon
Times
Kansas City Post
Kansas City Journals
Henry Allen
Arthur Capper
Southwest
Henry
Charley Curtis
Henry J. Allen
W. Y. Morgan
Jonathan Davis
Senate
Wichita Fagle
Beacon
Eagle
Lyon Bakery & Cafe
Parker House
Lee Tea
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