Bob Armstrong Revisits Washington and Childhood Friends
The famed boxer Bob Armstrong returns to Washington to visit old friends and recall boyhood days amid the local gang era. He discusses early fights at the old music hall and a notable behind the brick school fight with John McCartney, then reflects on his career, training others, and his view of champions like Jeffries and Dempsey. He praises Washington and notes recent work training Mike O Dowdy and previously training other top pugilists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Armstrong
Washington
Journal
Jim Turner
Dempsey-Willard
Toledo
Bob
Turner
Jim
England
Jeff Armstrong
Mike O'Dowd
Mike
Music Hall
First
United Hyterian Church
John McCartney
John
Armstrong
Sharkey
Ketchell
Johnson
Corbett
Jeffries
Dempsey
Jimmy de Forrest
Jack
Mike O'Dowdy
Doughty Scrapper
McCoy
Fisher
County Secures a Government Truck for Roads
Washington county receives its first government issued motor wagon for road and bridge work. The four ton steel vehicle, with two ton capacity, was shipped from Jefferson county and will be stored at the county home. Its arrival recalls memories of veterans recently discharged from military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
United States
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Washington
Iowa
Funeral Friday for Bert A Walton West Chester Soldier
Funeral services for Bert A Walton of West Chester will be held Friday afternoon with a 2:30 departure from his home and a 3 o'clock service at the Baptist church. Burial will follow in West Chester cemetery. Walton, born December 6 1589, served in France with a machine gun battalion before returning home May 4. He died yesterday in the Mt Pleasant hospital after a rapid mental decline following a Kansas visit. He is survived by his parents eight brothers and three sisters.
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Bert A. Walton
West Chester
Mt. Pleasant
France
Prescott
Kansas
Fort Scott
Walton
J. B. Walton
Jeptha
Lone Tree
126Th Machine Gun Batallion
Camp Cody
Bert
Fred
Carl
Arthur
Clay
John
Grover
Joptha
James Walton
Ellie Holloway
Fairfield
Ada Paul
Muscatine
Effie Boyle
Baptist Church of
Dempsey Rival Had War, Trains Boxers, Keeps Local Ties
The text notes the war began in 1914 and that his wife remains in that country. He trained Gunboat Smith for a bout with Carpentier and sees the French challenger as a worthy foe for Dempsey. It adds that Bob owns property including residences in town and returns to attend to local interests and old friends.
Chamberlains Tablets Praise From Pattonsburg Resident
Willis Browning of Pattonsburg Missouri endorses Chamberlains Tablets for bilious attacks and constipation. He cites his wife’s long suffering and relief after using a bottle. Lemmons Drug Store advertises the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Willis Browning
Pattonsburg
Max Keller Returns to Join McNamara Undertaking Firm
Max Keller formerly of Washington returns to the city as he joins the McNamara Undertaking Company. He and his family have lived in Chicago for eighteen months but relocate to resume residence and devote full time to the undertaking branch. Keller previously trained under Wilber Miller and led his own Crawfordsville venture before moving to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Keller
Washington
McNamara Undertaking Company
Mr. Keller
Chicago
Wilber Miller
Miller Company
Crawfordsville
Max
Regulation of Air Navigation Bill Introduced in Senate
Senator Sherman of Illinois introduced a bill mandating federal regulation of air navigation. He cited the Chicago blimp tragedy as evidence for a formal code of aerial navigation laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sherman
Minois
Chicago
Welcome to Our Grocery Store Daily Specials
Clean stock of groceries and friendly delivery service west of Marion avenue. We offer nic supplies and prompt corrections. Fresh roasted coffee and homemade peanut butter sold by the pound. Pop grape juice and soft drinks on ice. Prices listed include 44 and 5Ac 9 dollars 3.75.
Funeral for Mrs Jessie Devel Held in Joseph Missouri
Mrs Jessie Devel, 38, nurse in St Louis, died after an accidental fall in St Joseph. Body arrived from Washington and was interred at Ainsworth cemetery after a brief service led by Rev P H Hayley. She was daughter of late Robert Moreland, born and raised in Ainsworth Washington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Devel
Washington
Ainsworth
P. H. Hayley
United Presbyterian Church
Crawfordsville
Deuel
Robert Moreland
St. Louis Hospital
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Ice Cream Social and Club Meetings Announced
Gladwin hosts an ice cream social on Saturday for church benevolence inviting all Union township veterans. The West Chester Queen Esther Circle meets Saturday July 26 at 3 PM at Floy Owen's home with Iris Duvall leading. Afternoon Bridge clash hosted by Mrs. Will Stewart Friday July 26 on South Iowa avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladwin
Union Township
West Chester
Will Stewart
Iowa Avenue
Woman and Man Are Arrested After Altercation
Mrs May Wagner and Oscar Anderson were arrested last night by Deputy Sheriff G W Wallace following a dispute at the home of Mrs Wagner’s daughter on East Jefferson Street. Wagner formerly lived in Washington but recently resided at Cotter. A preliminary hearing is expected tomorrow before Justice D C Kyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Wagner
Oscar Anderson
G. W. Wallace
The Good Done Unto Us
The text reflects on how daily kindnesses from others shape our lives and temper our character. It notes that even unreasonable or uncongenial acts can teach us sanity, patience, and humility through both intentional and unintended support.
Halis Catarrh Medicine Claims Internal Cure
The advertisement argues local applications cannot reach the disease and promotes Halis Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. It cites a physician's endorsement and lists ingredients said to purge toxins. Aimed at treating catarrh and constipation with family pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hali
Ion Ry
Hall
Poumeniee Ney & CO
Props
Toledo
Ofiau'e ‘Family
Pilla
Great Air Line Across Sea
Britain and the United States discuss a 30 million pound Anglo American Airships Limited to form a transatlantic aviation company after the B-34 round trip. Prominent financiers on both sides back the plan as negotiations proceed across the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Transatlantic Aviation Corporation
Anglo-American Airships, Limited
Atlantic
Prince of Wales to visit New York and Washington
London reports the prince will travel to America with headquarters on the battleship Renown. He will make a brief New York visit and be a guest at the White House in Washington during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prince of Wales
New York
Washington
America
Davis
White House
Origin of the Torpedo Name
The torpedo gets its name from the verb torpere meaning to be stiff and inauspicious. its designation derives from the fish it resembles.
Women of Methodist church meet for first session in basement
The Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church invites all members to gather in the church basement on Friday afternoon July 25 for the year’s first meeting. Light refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Services at Second U. P. Church Prepare for Communion
Services at the Second United Presbyterian church are set for Friday night at 8:00 and Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in preparation for communion. The Rev. Arthur R. Oates will preach Friday night and Dr. J. A. Glendinning will preach Saturday afternoon. Regular communion services are planned for Sabbath morning at 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second U. P
Second United Presbyterian Church
Arthur R. Oates
J. A. Glendinning
Queen Esther society meets at Rodemaker home
The Queen Esther society of Ainsworth M E church plans a Friday gathering at the Rodemaker home northwest of town. Hosts include Miss Viola Rodemaker and Misses Grace and Madge Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Society
Ainsworth M. E. Church
Rodemaker
Viola Rodemaker
Grace and
Madge Stone
Red Cross finds owners for donated silverware at Crail store
All Red Cross workers who donated silver knives may have them returned by calling the Crail store. Six pairs of scissors are also available for return to their owners if they can identify them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Crail
Cheese Digestion Study Finds Store Cheese Easily Digested
A department of agriculture report states cheddar cheese is not unusually hard to digest. Experiments show over 95 percent of cheese protein is digested and 90 percent of its energy is usable. One adult consumed about 9.27 ounces daily for over two years with good health and muscular work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Presbyterian Choir Rehearsal This Evening
A Presbyterian church schedules a choir rehearsal for 7 30 PM this evening inviting all singers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Choir
Musical Expression in Children
A writer argues that children spend most time in impersonation and make believe, and that education rests on this imitative faculty. The piece claims music especially invites this development and offers caregivers vast scope to build physical expression.
War prisoner recalls freedoms of America
A Brunswick soldier held by Americans during the war contrasts his homeland’s rule with American liberty. He says America is a fine free country worth fighting for, noting that in his country people are dictated to, even to eating straw if told by a prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
America
Thomas Paine
Experience as a Weight on Time in Cottrells Magazine
A fragment notes experience viewed variably as a headlight or sternlight, guiding or sternly limiting progress as it illuminates only the waters of the past, within Cottrell's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottrell
The Pipe of Peace and a Corncob Marriage Idea
A Philadelphia Public Ledger note imagines corn cob pipes in a marriage ceremony, praising their calming magic as a remedy for peevish spouses. The quip suggests using Mrs Missouri meersebaum in a humorous way to soothe irritability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs Missouri Meersebaum
Thiladelphia Public Ledger
Oyster as a Complex Timepiece Analogy by Scientist
A famed scientist compared an oyster to a watch, noting both are intricate and degrade with age. The remark highlights how natural and mechanical systems reveal complexity over time.
Have a Care. Don't Tell Your Troubles to a Man
Sober proverb warns against sharing personal woes with strangers as a cautionary saying about seeking or inviting trouble through careless disclosures.
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Footsore
Jim Jeffries
New York City
O'Donnell
Strong
Fitzsimmons
Repin
Chas. H. Keck
Frank R. Sage
Dan
McNamara
Ilinois
West End
Marion Avenue
Pic
Nic
West End Grocery
Joe Knotek
Washington Steam Laundry
New High School
Henkel and Brown
The
Sears
Journal Office
Green
J. F. H. Taylor
F. & M. Bank
Singer
Wilmer Lauderman
Cotter
P. O. Box
Elmer Morrison
Solona Ave
I. L. MecKeon
Franklin
Call
Ford Car
Albert Irvin
C. F. Warnitz
Grandview
Westbrook
J. J. Fishburn
W. H. George
Fielder and Johnson
Mannhardt Brothers
Aan
S. F. Shockley
Noble Ia
Mercer County
County Hospital
British and American Company
Washington Loan & Trust Co
South 2Nd Ave
South
Iowa Ave
Lincoln School
Baptist Church
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