Firemen Band and K P to Decorate Graves Sunday
Washington band and fire department with Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters plan a Sunday graveside decoration at Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries. They meet at City Hall 1 30 p m with band leading to the burial grounds.
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Washington Band
Fire Department
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
City Hall
Elm Grove Cemetery
Castle Hall
Special Chase & Sanborn Coffee Price Event
For Friday and Saturday a special price on Chase & Sanborn Coffee at K. L. Lytle Grocery. A 43 lb can valued at $1.25 is offered for $1.00 on those two days only. Miss Loretta Walker and brother Jack returned from Ainsworth where they visited grandfather A. Walker.
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Chase & Sanborn
K. L. Lytle Grocery
Loretta Walker
Jack
Ainsworth
8. A. Walker
Washington honors Hornets Nest veterans in reunion
Washington holds a reunion for survivors of the Hornets Nest brigade from Shiloh with flags displayed citywide. Veterans from Iowa regiments gather in the courthouse corridor and at events hosted by the W R C and Rotary Club, with speeches, dinners, and a scheduled bus iness meeting.
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Washington
Shiloh
Iowa
Washington County
Mr. Varney
Col
D. J. Palmer
W. B. Bell
Eighth Iowa
J. Varney
Varney
Battle of
Rotary Club
Commercial Club
W. R. C. and Friends
Brigade
Marsh W. Bailey
Court House
Bailey
Thej
Hornets” Nest Brigade
Palmer
Farmers Union Meeting Friday in Bailey Welcome Veterans
Milo Reno Iowa Farmers Union president and state officers will speak at a Friday evening meeting in the high school auditorium at 8 o clock. The event invites all interested farmers and town residents to hear talks on important topics and participate in a public discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Reno
Iowa Farmers Union
Water Rent Due Penalty-Free Deadline Noted
Last day to pay water rent without penalty is Saturday June 16. The notice specifies a deadline for timely payment to avoid charges.
New Battery Station Opens in Bell Building
Washington Battery Station opens in the Bell building formerly occupied by Jones Auto Company. C. H. Kreinkopf, a veteran battery man previously with Bur lington and with time in Chicago, will manage the station and handle Prest-o-Lite batteries.
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Washington
Bell Building
Jones Auto Company
C. H. Kreinkopf
Burlington
Chicago
Iowa City Visitors Plan Canada European Tour
Mrs S Woodford of Iowa City travels to Canada leaving Sunday night and reaching Montreal Friday. Miss Ella Woodford departs Tuesday for Montreal to join her sister in law and travel with a party to Europe and the Holy Land returning in September, with Mr and Mrs Lloyd of Brighton joining.
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S. Woodford
Iowa City
Canada
Montreal
Ella Woodford
Europe
Holy Land
Lloyd
Brighton
Conscience in bargaining over tailor price in Boston transcript
A Boston Transcript excerpt shows a character explaining why he haggles with a tailor to avoid overcharging the poor man. Another fragment compares a bull to a person, noting the bull’s reaction to a red flag.
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Boston Transcript
Leslie
Howard
Lincoln pageant adds cast to July Fourth show
Commander A RR Oates announces new cast for the Lincoln pageant with Abraham Lincoln, John Lemmon, Thomas Lincoln, Daniel Boone, and multiple other historic figures. The lineup fills most roles though a few remain open as rehearsals accelerate for the anticipated spectacle.
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A. RR. Oates
Abraham Lincoln
Zimmerman Lincoln
Datin Endaeméedes
John
Thomas Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Lincoln
C. E. Plumly
Daniel Boone
Clayton Neiswanger
George D. Prentice
Louisville Courier
E. BE. Stutsman Parosa
David Elkin
H. F. Masson
Ann Rutledge
Dorothy Clark
John Johnson
Foster Brothen Aid Eieeciinehe
Heinie Ficher
Robert MacGugin
John Manks
Charles Lytle Denton Cfutt
Clary
Local Frontier Pageant Roles Listed by Leaders
The record assigns duties to key figures: Captain Earl Simerman leads the soldiers while Henry Bailey directs the Clary's Grove Boys. Rev J Wilbur Johnson oversees enslaved participants, Mrs Frank Appleby handles the wedding scene, and Homer Stephen with J S McElhinney direct the courtroom scene. Sub directors include Frank Beatty Jay McNamara and C C Reister.
Graduates Noted from State University of Iowa Incoming Week
Among town residents earning degrees this week at the State University of Iowa are Mary Elizabeth Brown and Nellie Ruth Schiebel in education and liberal arts Rex Otis Benz and Shirley A Clark in commerce Malcolm Haskins Dowell earned a Master of Science with a thesis on heat transmission in steam heated evaporating kettles Cloyce K Huston of Crawfordsville earned a bachelor of arts Wellman sent the most graduates of any county town.
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State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Mary Elizabeth Brown
Nellie Ruth Schiebel
College of Education and Liberal Arts
Rex Otis Benz
Shirley A. Clark
College of Commerce
Malcom Haskins Dowell
Cloyce K. Huston
Crawfordsville
Wellman
Dialogue Fragments on Reading and Music Taste
Social exchange shows Mr Podsnap and Miss Prim debating reading habits and musical sensitivity. Miss Prim denies reading Naughty material while noting her husband’s poor ear for music, joking that church melodies seem like lullabies.
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Mr. Podsnap
Nautilus Monthly
Miss Prim
Reister's Butter Sells Washington Butter Against Heat
A heated suggestion favors selling cream to Reister's and buying Washington Butter to avoid churning in hot weather. The note implies economic choice and product options for summer dairy tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reister's
Washington
Eskimos Cut Hospital Coal Costs In Alaska Plan
In Alaska at Point Barrow the Presbyterian board of home missions says native Eskimos will mine 200 tons of coal for next winter and deliver at 35 dollars per ton less than Seattle supplies. Eskimo volunteers will transport by dog sledges from a distant Wainwright mine, aiding a hospital opened after great difficulties.
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New York
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
Presbyterian Board
Point ' ' Ka
Wainwright
Seattle
Presbyterian Board Today
United States
Kunzuskik
Mabel Kerook
Ned Nusunginva
Amos Ekosek
Jim Semigloak
Nellie Taketak
Philip Paneuwo
Shirley
Paul Kaveéeoluk
Peahdk
Bruce Nokajigak
Helen Kagonlug
Point Barrow
Harlem railroad conductors press for higher pay
In a 19th century anecdote M. Bissell enforced receipts for cash fares and recording on stubs. A conductor committee soon asked for more pay, hesitating before answering why the request came now, recalling past actions and leadership.
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K. P
Phillips Drug Store
Kodak Store
Hornets
Nest Brigade
W. H. Cahall
Guthrie Center
Elias Graves
Cuba
Thomas J. Lewis
Cedar Rapids
Lowe
W. E Varney
Cedar Repids
W. H. Cahail
J. H. Romine
Thomas
Coppock
Fairfield
J. B. Carman
Agency
Samuel Kitterman
Ottumwa
George G. Cowan
Ezra Stevens
Dudley
Eli Sweet
North English
Bonnell
Salem
J. B. Kent
Perry
J. F. Gregg
Lovilla Righth
Thomas McKenry
Indianola
Hil
W. E. Varney
Iowa Infantry
W. RE. C
Colonel Palmer
Hornet's Nest Association
Marsh W. Batley
Harvey Smith
West Union
Farmers Union Meeting
Farmers IN
AT & BP
VLACK
taoyvAt
Shiloh Battle
Oxfords
Arch Best
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Eee
Todd
Howard McCreary
Ninian Edwards
Flere
H. J. Ward
Ncocmicau
Charles Denison
Willie Armstrong
Delbert Jennings
Jack Armstrong
Stephen A. Douglas
J. L. Brookhart
Bennie Owen
Harry Pierce
Virginia Wallace
Robert T. Lincoln
Robert Willits
Sheridan
Earl Limerman
General McClellan
Howard McCleery
Julia Ward Howe
G. W. Hay
Laura Keene
Florence Trencheo
Nenie
Nellie Warnock
E. A. Emerson
Lord Dundrea
John Brown
Gene Breitenbach
Ce Ee
Grant
Claude Hancher
Lee
Robert Noonan
Marshall
L. R. Morrison
Custer
Ralph Livingston
Laurus
Iowa Gas & Electric CO
Evening Journal
Inquire Journal Office
Boyd Berdo
W. Knox
Snow's College of Dressmaking
Sothead
Cherries Miller
Sanding Machine and Outfit
Call Stanley
Whitney
West Chester
J. R. Griggs
T. H. Barnes
Crawfordaville
Harry Kracaw
Hereford
Roy C. Wells
William Stafford
Richard Maxwell
Wilkes Booth
Ralph Shannon
Henry Rathbone
Frank Miller
B. Kerr
Cibu Catarian
Helen Wilson
Preston Wolfe
T. L. Brookhart
D. E. Zimmerman
Joe McElhinney
Carlton Wilson
George Breitenbach
T. R. Phillips
D. E. Zim
W. Ss. Reister & Sons Cash Buyers of
Migs
Charles Jones
FOX Star
Fox
William Fox
C Selzer
Helen Ferekuson
Maurice Flynn
Ruth Renick
Alaska
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