Ad Men Convention Coming to Washington
The district Advertising Clubs meet in Washington August 25 26 and 27 with attendees from Iowa and Nebraska. The event combines business short course and outing at the chautauqua grounds with sessions in the large tent. The finance committee led by Fred W West reports strong merchant and professional support for a city that will gain wide publicity through newspapers and trade magazines.
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Washington
United States
Des Moines
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Davenport
Iowa
Nebraska
Fred W. West
Democratic Convention Photo Op on Farm Draws Praise
ABE MARTIN notes Sen Sam Ralston was photographed for three weeks during the democratic convention as he worked on his farm and never fell off a load of hay. Elmer Moots forms a partnership with his father and is praised as a fine young man who cannot play a musical instrument and is worthy of public confidence.
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Sam Ralston
Elmer Moots
A Poem on Modern Wealth and Old Times
A reflective piece contrasts evolving transport and wealth with envy and social tension. It lampoons the shift from horse drawn gigs to autos and buses, noting jealousy between poor and rich as innovation grows. It weaves imagery of bankers, ponies, and ancient scenes to blur past and present.
Davenport Democrat Unveils Large New Home Edition
The Davenport Democrat released a seven pound New Home Edition with over two hundred pages. It highlights Davenport’s growth from humble beginnings to a prominent middlewest city and notes plans for future referencing of the edition.
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Davenport Democrat
Democrat
Davenport
Washington Journal
Middle West
The
Davenport Boosters Arrive August 2nd Train Tour
The Davenport Fair Boosters train arrives at Durant August 2 with Albert Petersen’s forty piece band and a Tangley act. Speaker C H Heuck of the Davenport Chamber of Commerce will deliver a Mississippi Valley Fair message. Residents Mrs J W Leeds and daughter Jeona, and Mrs Tobias Minick with Elsie return from visits.
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Fair Boosters
Davenport
Durant
Wilton
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Washington
West Liberty
Iowa City
Tipton
Bennett
Boosters
Albert Petersen
C. H. Heuck
Davenport Chamber of Commerce
Wm. C. H. Heuck Company
Heuck
Radio Listings Show Vast Chicago Program Timetable
A dense roster of radio stations nationwide lists hourly programs from morning through late night. Chicago schedules include WMAQ WLS KYW and others with concerts lectures talks and orchestras. Other cities such as Buffalo Des Moines and New York list varied music talks and educational segments.
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Radio Digest
WMAQ
Chicago News
Northwestern
WLS
Chicago
Apollo Club
KYW
WJQ
WGR
Buffalo
WLW
Cincinnati
WOC Davenport
WHO Des Moines
WWJ
Detroit News
News
WTAS
Elgin
PWX
Havana
WOS
Jefferson City
WDAF
Kansas City Star
WHB
Kansas City
KHJ
Los Angeles
Whas Courier-Journal
Louisville Times
Ee Medford
Wlag Minneapolis - -St. Paul
Weaf New York
M. Educational
WJZ
New York
Stock Exchange
WOR
Newark
KGO Oakland
Wdar Philadelphia
WFI Philadelphia
WOO Philadelphia
Kdka Pittsburgh
Wcae Pittsburgh
KGW Portland
Wkaq San Juan
KPO San Francisco
KSD
Louis Post-Dispatch
WBZ Springfield
WRC Washington
Quick Quips and Conversational Snippets From Town Life
A collage of brief vignettes and odd exchanges including Will Steele and John Long announcing summer, Harry Montgomery removing his vest, humorous lines about aging born in 1890, a mechanic’s boast, a post office scene with a long letter, a ship captain’s calm on ice, and Frank L I Wilson’s Irishman shovel remark.
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Will Steele
John Long
Harry Montgomery
Frank LI
Wilson
Detour Wisconsin hailed as best advertised village
A fragment notes Detour Wisconsin being described as the best advertised village in the United States. A doctor scene quotes a child unable to stick out a fastened tongue and an ad proclaims a trip you cannot miss. The text includes a cash tally and promotional copy.
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Wisconsin
Detour
United States
Questioning Time And Authority In A Witty Courtroom Tale
A humorous Washington duo piece features a defendant claiming to be in Meadow Brook at 5 30 asking a man the time. The exchange mocks male arrogance, ending with a quip about husbands mistaking rulership for authority.
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Meadowbrook
The Square Eggs fragment ends with a disappearance
Rene explains her mother has vanished not dead, noting police, solicitors, a crystal gazer, and daily half pintless milk have been notified. Ludovic questions the claim as the dialogue humorously frames the absurd response to a missing mother. The line about interference closes the piece with a sharp moral quip.
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Rene
Ludovic
Multiple Iowa school district and town meetings announced
Notices warn taxpayers in Clay Township Richmond Independent School District Union Independent School District Cedar Township and Crawfordsville to attend 1924 budget hearings in August and July. Secretaries urge listening to or opposing estimated expenditures and taxes per thousand of assessed value at the corresponding schoolhouses and meeting rooms.
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Clay Township
Washington County
Iowa
Richmond Independent School District
English River Township
Union Indpendent School
Cedar Township
Harriett M. Myers
Crawfordsville
West Room
First Savings Bank
Man Forges Memorial Shaft for Seven Marital Adventures
A man famed for seven matrimonials arranged the sod around the final grave then ordered a plain shaft topped by a hand pointing to the sky The base bore the inscription Seven Up He sought a fitting memorial after his seven marriages in a colorful local tale
Unknown Verse Jumbles Wit and War Talk Across the Page
A mixed English verse and prose snippet mocks fashion and flirtation names and notes a geologist Bertin claiming the Americas drift westward. It includes quotes about Washington as a grocery market and a counterpoint about postwar junk versus peace bunk.
The Booster on Office Women Ambition and Mocking Etiquette
The column features a sharp remark panel about office culture and gender roles. It notes provocative quips about married men and a joking threat to involve a wife, reflecting mid century workplace humor and social norms.
The Eternal Three at Fox Theatre
Marshall Neilan directs The Eternal Three from his original story at the Fox Theatre with Claire Windsor Hobart Bosworth Raymond Griffith and Bessie Love. The film features ranch scenes shot in Mexico Bryce Canyon and a grand ballroom sequence and centers on an adopted son scheming to elope with his foster mother’s wife.
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Goldwyn
Marshall Neilan
FOX Theatre
Claire Windsor
Hobart Bosworth
Raymond Griffith
Bessie Love
Tom Gallery
Neilan
Mexico
Bryce Canyon
Great Surgeon Faces Dilemma in Elopement Plot
Hobart Bosworth plays a renowned surgeon whose foster son Raymond Griffith plans to elope with his foster father's pride. An injury forces a critical brain operation and the surgeon must choose between letting the knife slip or restoring the lever to his own young wife, driving the film's central sequence.
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Hobart Bosworth
Raymond Griffith
Tent orders for Washington chautauqua open now
Chairman Frank Stewart of the grounds committee will place this year’s tent order early next week. Notify him or Miss Tessie Klein immediately if you want a tent this year. Tents limited to those who have already ordered. 13616 Mr. and Mrs C J Sherry went to Crawfordsville last evening.
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Washington
Local Train Schedule Fragment No 8 and No 29
The excerpt lists scheduled times for the Golden State Limited No 8 at 1:60 p.m. and No 29 Local Passenger at 9:05 and 9:20 a.m. It also shows No 49 Local Passenger at 6:15 p.m and No 11 Express with incomplete destination text in Washington B.
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Golden State Limited
Wrstbouorrives
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