Farmers Union of Iowa discusses life insurance department
Washington County Farmers Union members met at the county high school to hear a plan for a new life insurance department. Mr. Tyler outlined the cooperative approach, noting past work and challenges, as Milo Reno praised Senatorial candidate Col. Brookhart and urged cooperative banking and favorable insurance ventures.
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Farmers Union of Iowa
Washington County
Tyler
Co-Operative Insurance
Des Moines
Sutherland
William Sutherland
Washington County Farmers Union Organization
8. W. Brookhart
Milo Reno
State Farmers Union
Mr. Tyler
Senate
Iowa
Ottumwa
Farmers Union
Reno
Farmers Equity Society
Auccess
Chicago
Standard Insurance Companies
Casey earns B. A. degree at Parsons college Fairfield
Earnest Casey of Washington received his B. A. degree at Parsons college Fairfield this week. He starred on the debate team and glee club and had the leading role in the class play Nothing But the Truth praised by Fairfield papers for carrying the heaviest part.
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Fairfield
Earnest Casey
Washington
Parsons College
Casey
Parsons
Funeral services for Mr. Smith Art at Abingdon Sunday
Rev. 8S. K. Coates will conduct the funeral services of Mr. Smith art at Abingdon Sunday.
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K. Coates
Mr. Smithart
Abingdon
Firemen Equip New Club Rooms in City Hall
Washington fire department completes a refurbished second floor club room in city hall. The north room was repainted furnished and opened to use with a shower toilet cot and a billiard pool table. Firemen funded furnishings while painting and papering were city financed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Fire Department
City Hall
Big City
Lyons Luncheonette Opens With Formal North Side Event
A large crowd attended the opening of Lyons luncheonette on the north side of the square. Music by a six piece orchestra and carnations for women marked the celebration. The newly equipped room features glass topped tables and up to date furnishings attracting steady trade after days of service. The soda fountain is a recent addition in operation for a few weeks.
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Lyons
Eureka County Sunday School Forms New Unit
L A Caldwell the county Sunday school missionary reports the organization of a new Sunday school at Eureka south of Washington with strong prospects. Officers include Superintendent Lawrence Grosscup, assistant superintendent Mrs Will Hesseltine, secretary Miss Alice Perry, treasurer Mrs George Hopping, organist Mrs Merle Hesseltine, assistant organist Mrs Wilbur Beenblossom, chorister Wilbur Beenblossom, librarian Velda Hoxworth.
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L. A. Caldwell
Eureka
Washington
Lawrence Grosscup
Will Hesseltine
Alice Perry
George Hopping
Merle Hesseltine
Wilbur Beenblossom
Velda Hoxworth
Birth of Love Amid Empire of Necessity
A meditation on desire and fear before love's birth, contrasting the harsh rule of necessity with the awakening of human feeling as Socrates anchors the reflection. The text links philosophy and emotion to depict a shift from restraint to flourishing.
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Socrates
Steady Paving Progress on Clara Barton Street
Paving crews finish concrete on Clara Barton Street then move to South Marion avenue and Harrison street as curbing and grading advance. A temporary cement shortage caused a brief pause but material from local yards kept work moving and Clara Barton Street is kept closed for weeks with July hoped for pavement. The narrative includes Gen Lawton praising the humor of the Twenty-fifth Infantry and a dog mascot observed during El Caney retreat.
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Clara Barton
Marion Avenue
Home Hotel
Harrison Street
Seventh Avenue
Washington
East Main Streets
P. C. Flutter
South Marion
Lawton
el Caney
el Paso
Creighton Webb
Webb
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Missionary Societies Formed in Ainsworth Under Mrs Crozier
Two new groups organized in Ainsworth led by Mrs Howard Crozier junior secretary of Keokuk Presbytery United Presbyterian church. Mrs R A Acheson was chosen leader of the first division women’s missionary society and Mrs Nichols led the second division. The same day United Presbyterian girls teens group organized with Miss Dorothy Souads as president.
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Ainsworth
Howard Crozier
Keokuk
United Presbyterian Church
R. A. Acheson
Women’s Missionary Society
Nichols
United Presbyterian
Dorothy Souads
Veterans of Shiloh brigade praised Washington visit
Hornets Nest veterans, famed for Shiloh, left Washington on late trains after a two day stay as guests. They lauded the reception and the Rotary Club entertainment calling it the best reunion ever. The group admitted wives and widows as honorary members and mourned Commander Washburn with a formal tribute and a special G A R meeting planned for Des Moines.
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Hornets’ Nest Brigade
Shiloh
Washington
J. B. Perry
Association
Court House
Rotary Club
J. B. Catman
Agency
Brigade Association
J. B. Carman
S. M. French
Chicago
National Association of the
Des Moines
Washburn
George P. Washburn
Ottawa
Kansas
Department of Kansas Grand Army of the Republic
Republic
M. French
The Weakest Finger Among Pianists
A historical note explains the left hand ring finger as the weakest, carrying engagement and wedding rings. It claims pianists must drill the third finger twice as much as others to compensate for its relative weakness.
Capper Letters Boost Brookhart in Iowa Senate bid
A string of endorsements from national figures and organizations greets Colonel Brookhart after his Iowa primary victory. Senator Capper offers assistance, while George D Buckley and others hail his campaign, promising support and potential influence in Washington. Some observers warn that a few letters seek favors, but Brookhart remains gratified by widespread backing.
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Brookhart
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Iowa
Senate
United States
Washington
George D. Buckley
C. H. Gustafson
U. S. Grain Growers Assn
Colonel Brookhart
U.S
HH. Kies
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
National Board of Farm Organizations
8. M. Weaver
Iowa Supreme Court
Col. Brookhart
Col
Ltookhart
Northern lights caused by electric reactions in upper air
The article notes that the aurora borealis results from electric processes in the upper atmosphere far above the Earth, suggesting high altitude regions where activity creates vivid light displays.
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Fuerown
Bérealis
Themosphere
Miss Maurine McLaughlin Graduates From Wheaton College
Miss Maurine McLaughlin of 208 West Main Street, daughter of Dr and Mrs C W McLaughlin, graduates from Wheaton College North Massachusetts amid a week of commencement events. Faculty procession, baccalaureate sermon by President Samuel W Cole, tea in the president's gardens, YWCA address, and library cornerstone ceremony mark the ceremonies.
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Maurine McLaughlin
West Main Street
C. W. McLaughlin
Wheaton College
North, Mass
McLaughlin
Wheaton
Monmouth College
Psyche Literary Society
Matlere
Elizabeth Savage
West Medford
Mass
Samuel W. Cole
Cole
Edward L. Marsh
Providence
R. I
Hebe
H. G. Tucker
Department of
College Chapel
Boston
Emerson Hall
Mina Kerr
Ida Everett
General Marshall
Misa Pearl Wallis
Walter O. Melntive
Samuel McChord Crothers
Cambridge
Mrs G F Schilling to Inherit Ten Thousand Dollars
Mrs G F Schilling of Des Moines and her sister Mrs Albert Loose are heirs to ten thousand dollars from their uncle L D Shaw. Mrs Schilling plans to move to Reno Nevada to live with the sister after receiving a summons. A birthday farewell party with music and dancing was held Monday evening June Sth at 134% with St Des Moines.
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G. F. Schilling
Des Moines
Reno
Nevada
Albert Loose
L. D. Shaw
Names of County Soldiers Enlisted and Died Noted
Dr. C A Bolce lists two county soldiers omitted from a prior Journal list. Ramsey Crawford enlisted August 10 1861 in Company C Flighth Iowa, disabled at Shiloh, discharged April 24 1862, re enlisted August 21 1862 in Company I Twenty-fifth Iowa, died service November 1865, buried Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Andrew McKay aged 63 enlisted November 24 1862 in Thirty-seventh Iowa gray beard regiment, died in service July 30 1864.
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C. A. Bolce
James Harley
Ramsey Crawford
Iowa
Shiloh
Twenty-fifth
Jefferson Barracks
Andrew McKay
Thirty
Ner way bans ridicule names for babies and odd notes
A new law in Ner way prohibits giving ridiculous baby names and forbids certain odd names from official records. The measure also requires a specific type of note that cannot be included in official documents, reflecting a push for standardized naming practices.
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Nerway
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Milwaukee Journal
New Missionary Societies
Iowa City
Our
Tore
Jefferson Hotel
Dubuque St
I. Rothschild
Hornets Nest
Baby Comports
Capper
Anntous TO
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Washington, D. C
J. M. Baer
Labor
Evening Journal
John Sexton & Co
John J Black
Iowa Street
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
W. Knox
Snow's College of Dressmaking
Hothead
Torr
Faerber Farms
Oss
West Chester
J. R. Griggs
WHITH
Harry Kracaw
N. Ave. B
Lloyd W. Martin
West Cheater
Deering
T. Hi. Barnes
Crawfordsville
W. D. Booth
Inquire Journal
Lexington
D. H. Tipton
Savings Bank of
Northern Lights
Heck
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