First Dark Horse Polk Becomes Democratic Nominee
The 1844 Democratic National Convention at Baltimore selected James K. Polk as its dark horse candidate after Van Buren failed to secure the two thirds rule. The process saw heavy sectional splits over Texas annexation and featured the first telegraph coverage of convention proceedings. Silas Wright refused the vice presidency offered with Polk’s ticket.
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Martin van Buren
New York
Lewis Cass
Michigan
van Buren
Texas
Baltimore
South
Andrew Jackson
Cass
James Knox Polk
Tennessee
Polk
Washington
Nero
Rome
Virginia
Henry Clay
Benjamin FP. Butler
Jackson
House of Representatives
America
Sullimiere
Silas Wright
Pole
Union Picnic Aims to Fund Fine Art Hall on Independence Day
In 1871 the community plans a county fair grounds picnic on July 4 to raise funds for a fine art hall. The event features a per head entrance fee a dinner at moderate price and options to picnic sectionally. Local leaders urge broad participation and a strong sense of civic pride.
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Everbody
Weather and farm conditions amid heat and pests
The report notes temperatures of 96 degrees in the shade on May 31 and 104 degrees later. It cites poor wheat due to drought while corn remains strong. army worms and potato bugs threaten fields with farmers plowing wheat and pastures to cope.
Strawberry festival a noted success at the 1st U P church
The basement Strawberry festival drew many ladies and a bachelor Escapapuis with curtains of ice cream and strawberries. An accident occurred when the bachelor fell on his head. Receipts totaled 82 dollars as residents seek fees for Dr. Adair who aided John Chilcote after a serious accident. A boy drowns at Bunker’s mill pond. body recovered after hours.
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John H. Chilcote
U. P
Adair
David Benson
English River Township
Bunker’s Mill
Brighton Paves Way for Modern Hotel Plan
In Brighton on July 27 Mrs. Erma Edmondson owner of the Quality cafe purchased the large brick residence formerly the Friend home. The property will be developed into a new up to date hotel reflecting the town’s growth.
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Brighton
Erma Edmondson
Quality Cafe
Friend
Hotel Quality planned by Dr Fourt amid local visits
The article notes Dr Fourt plans remodeling a property into a first class hotel called the Quality, to operate with the cafe. Nearby, Mrs Rob Edwards and sons Donald and Robert and daughter Betty visited relatives in Mediapolis on Wednesday and Thursday. Various residents visit relatives, travel, or recover, with updates on a burn injury, medical patients, and hospital notes.
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Fourt
Quality Hotel
Rob. Edwards
Donald
Robert
Betty
Mediapolis
Osie Mannhardt
Florence Lamansky
Denver
Cleve Dayton
Ottumwa
Mrs. Pierce
Mary Ellen
Rose Howell
Stockport
Charlotte
Fairfield
Lillian Davisson
Alma Beck
Danville
G. W. Taylor
Taylor
Engel
Elizabeth McGuire
Carrie Schoene
Lawrence
Kansas
Edith Weidner
Juanita
Mary Elizabeth
Washington
J. W. Jones
Lee Huston
Joan Lee
Columbus Junction
Lloyd Prizer
Hod Brier
Ralph Tracy
Nyle Donovan
Colorado
Mary Lamansky
Ottumwa Hospital
Ruby Johnson
Ottawa
Kan
Marian Brinton
Kansas City
Lizzie Brinton
Nurses in Training Visit Cyril Henry Home
Miss Maud and Miss Ruth Britt of Monmouth visiting Monmouth for training at Fairfield hospital stopped by the Cyril Henry home from Tuesday through Friday.
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Maud
Ruth Britt
Monmouth
Fairfield Hospital
Cyril Henry
Funeral services for Mildred in Columbus Junction
Miss Mildred sraethe dies Monday in Cragnor Colorado. Funeral at Columbus Junction Methodist Church Friday at 2:30 led by Revs. Aiken and Zerhe. Burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Town council studying sidewalk lowering from church to Dr. McGrew residence. Various locals visit relatives.
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Columbus Junction
Mildred Sraethe
Cragnor
Colo
Columbus Junction Methodist Church
John T. Aiken
J. W. Zerhe
Columbus City Cemetery
Methodist Church
O. W. McGrew
Pleasant Plain social notes recount hospital visits and gatherings
Mrs Elizabeth Lamm traveled to Ottumwa to see grandchildren hurt in an automobile accident. Junior near hospital departure planned Thursday evening while Eloise remains several days. Various local families hosted dinners and visited kin across Richland, Fairfield, Brighton, and Mt. Pleasant area.
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Fred Wiggins
Ralph Eck
Woolson
Millard Jones
Carrol Lynn
Deray Coil
Lewis
Arthur Forbes
Fairfield
Nancy Wikoff
Carrie
Pearl
Nathan Jones
Albert Bowers
Richland
Ernest Snook
Ed Snook
Perlee
Frank Chalupa
Pearle Wicoff
Brighton
Co. W. Mountain
Mt. Pleasant
Joseph Ginther
Barrett Johnson
Luther Johnson
Keota
Henry Ballard
Ainsworth
Woody Dawson
Arthur Eden
Billy
This Prosaic World Love and Bills Rule a Reluctant Heart
A Globe columnist notes a man’s vow to endure any hardship for a girl contrasts with her preference for financial support, framing a cynical take on romance and practicality.
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Atchison Globe
Clay Eating and Hookworm Symptoms Reported
The Public Health Service notes a hookworm symptom as a perversion of appetite leading some patients to eat white clay or dirt. Once common in the South, hookworm is now rarer, though isolated cases may persist.
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The
Public Health Service
Partition suit seeks division or sale of Washington County real estate
Eleanor M Rayner S B Cline and others sue to divide or sell a described 6 1 2 acre and 1 acre tract in Section 3 Two 77 North Range 6 West of the St P M Washington County Iowa. Plaintiffs own shares and allege disagreement among heirs. Defendant Charles Strabala named tenant. Notice directs appearance by Sept 4 1928. Clerk D C Kilgore and attorneys Stevens Long.
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District Court OF
Iowa
Washington County
Eleanor M. Rayner
Chris Rayner
S. B. Cline
Verra M. Cline
James E. Cline
Mima Cline
Michael E. Cline
Elizabeth Cline
Olena Ann Slaughter
H. EF. Slaughter
Amy T. Williams
Charles A. Williams
Nancy M. Flake
Wilber Flake
Charles Strabala
State of
Nancy C. Cline
N. R
Range 6
St. P. M
W. F. Cline
James K. Cline
Michael F. Cline
Stevens & Long
Evening Journal
Washington
D.C
Train Schedules and Local Freight Notices Across Lines
Railway timetable fragment lists arrivals and departures for Golden State Limited and various Lo Pass expresses, local freight trains, and Knoxville branch notes. Names H W Russell and J C C Mil appear as agents or managers with daily and weekly schedules. EASTBOUND and WESTBOUND services show multiple numbers and times, including a California passenger stop.
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Golden State Limited
California
Knoxville
Miss Marian Davidson Visits Washington
Miss Marian Davidson was a visitor in Washington yesterday. She stopped at local landmarks and met with officials to discuss community programs and civic engagement opportunities.
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Marian Davidson
Washington
Bethel Sermon and Local Family Gatherings
Jim Bond preached at Bethel last Sunday and will preach again in two weeks. The True family attended a reunion near Richland for Harvey Jones of Gonic New Hampshire. Frank Smith cut oats for Charley Scranton Tuesday. Bud Laithley helps George Augustine with day harvesting. B C Brumback and Hazel Walters spent Sunday at the Frank Smith home. Mrs Doyle Smith and daughter Rosalea visited Lea Ralston Monday. Charley Scranton family traveled to Washington on business Wednesday. Henry Luers assists his son Lloyd with hay harvest. Harold Griggs of West Chester visited Frank Smith. Charley Scranton lost a valuable mare last week.
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Jim Bond
Bethel
W. A. True
Rachel Jones
Richland
Harvey Jones
Gonic
New Hampshire
Frank Smith
Charley Scranton
Bud Laithley
Washington
George Augustine
B. C. Brumback
Hazel Walters
Doyle Smith
Rosalea
Lea Ralston
Henry Luers
Lloyd
Building a Comfortable Home How to arrange rooms for efficiency
The article argues that a house should balance size and layout with interconnected rooms to reduce effort. It stresses that romance of spacious rambling rooms fades without practical comfort and efficient pathways to save steps and labor.
Skull with clay head handle in British Museum add
The British Museum in London adds a Papua specimen a skin of a human head stuffed with clay and a nasal handle with the lower jaw hanging from the neck. The artifact joins new acquisitions from Papua.
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British Museum
London
Papua
Cotton on Throne Phrase Echoes 1858 Senate Debate
The saying Cotton is King attributed to James H. Hammond was used in a March 1858 Senate session to argue that the cotton industry governed the fortunes of those tied to it, reflecting its economic power.
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James H. Hammond
Senate
For Sale or Rent Ad Promotes Dentists Services
Local newspaper promotes Doctor T. J. Pease dentist services located at 602-6503 in the Washington National Bank Building with a public audience reach and a blue journal noting ads for sale, rent, wanted or lost items.
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T. J. Pease
Washington National Bank
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Germany
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Ibsmark
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Eureka
Charley Brown
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Justice Burkholder
Rev. P. Canfield
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Carrie Canfield
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George L. Reed
Lereby
McKain and
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Skunk River
Jas, Kerr
Judge Young
Emporia
Oscar P. Cowles
L. S. Parker
A. P. Morrison
I. Rheinart
Sam. Gardner
John Moore
Ohio
R. Helmick
Martha Butler
Fred Singleton
Edinburg
John T. Hanft
Lima
Everett
H. A. McWilliams
Farmington
C. J
K W. McWilliams
Alice Schlung
Ewing
Fred Schlung
E. P. Shellavarger
Thomas 3Rubb
Chicago
N. T. Hendrix
Clinton
John Morgan
Bellevue
Nellie Ernest
Oklahoma City
Carl
E. A. Leonhard
Laverne
Galconda
Martha Shellabarger
Letts
E. C. Hanft
R. P. Hawkins
Jean
Cresco
Clay Eaters
O. KK. S
Alice Meek
W. M. Della Mcbride
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
L. A. Jones
Sara E. Walker
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
D. L. Carbaugh
W. M
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H. W. Russel
J. Cc
Arrivager
Kay
W. C. Bell
Crawfordsville
Nellie Manners
Nettie Hayes
Nettie Strain
White Oak
Ifl Smith
Harold Fisher
Keola
Ichick McCulley
Harold Griggs
West Chester
Cotton On
Physicians and Surgeons
E. K. Stutsman
M. D. Bmyk
Koom
F. & M. Bank
C. W. McLaugilin
M. D
West Main Street
W. L. Alcorn
Wilson Heating Co
Iowa Ave
W.L. Kyl
National Bank
Preston
South Iowa Ave
Chiropractors
Charles C. Brown
Washington, Iowa
INO. W. Applegate
City Hall
Washington Street
Little & Pratt
Lloyd Little
Mart Pratt
J. M. Kyle Willard
Gaga
North
Dougall
Austin Sutherland
R. R
T. A. Michels
Morrison & Morrison Lawyers
Morrison Bldg
North Side Sq
T. L. Brookhart Law
Opera House
Livingston & Richer Law
J. D. Dayton
Westchester
L. B. Lupton
Frank Boller
W. Washington
W. J. Masson
Corbin & Barrett Shoe Store
Cole
Fred Franklin
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