Fortnightly Plans Reighard Funeral at Valley Church
The Fortnightly club holds its last meeting of the year Monday at 2 30 PM at Mrs W K Jeffrey and Miss Myrta Jeffrey's home. Officers report on the Iowa Federation convention in Hot Springs Arkansas and collect contributions for soldiers furlough homes in France aiming to raise 250000 dollars with one dollar per member. Funeral services for William L Reighard follow later Saturday at Valley church with burial in Valley cemetery.
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W. KR. Jeffrey
Myrta Jeffrey
Sooth Avenue
W. A. Cook
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Hot Springs
Arkansas
France
Miss Denny
Jane A. Chilcote
General Federation
Miss Jeffrey
Federation
Women's Cluba of
America
Paris
London
War Department
Federated Club
William II Reighard
Dublin
Valley Church
Mr Reighard
James Bond
Richland
Valley Cemetery
Mr. Reighard
William L. Reighard
Columbus
Ohio
George Reighard
Sarah Simpson Reighard
Dutch Creek Township
Reighard
Nancy Temple
Lida Bond
Raymond Cook
Clarence Stout
Ottumwa
George
Leonard
Clem Reighard
Henry Trier
Emil Fink
Arvid Swanson
Wellman
Orba
Willard
Elzada
Clinton Albert
Hattie
Luther
Ivan
Doris
Donald Reighard
The
Kidneys Trouble Behind Work Loss Prompted Treatment
Frank Miller of Birmingham Utah reports kidney trouble that left him unable to work. After trying many medicines he used Foley Kidney Pills and now feels as good as ever. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the remedy.
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Bright
Frank Miller
Bingham, Utah
Foley
Fol eys Honey and Tar Compound Ad Gave Quick Relief
SAYS IT ACTED LIKE A CHARM Coughs or colds which persist at this season usually are obstinate. Mrs Margar et Smale Bishop Calif writes Fol eys Honey and Tay Compound is a grand remedy. Suffered from a cold last week used the medicine and it acted like a charm Lemmon's Pharmacy advertisement.
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Margaret Smale
Bishop
Calif
Presbyterian War Time Sermons Schedule
Pastor F A Gageby announces wartime services at the Presbyterian church. Sermons Sunday morning 11 o clock The Soul of the World and evening 7 30 The Great White Zone or Keep Your Powder Dry. Sunday school 9 45 Christian Endeavor 6 30 prayer meeting Wednesday 7 25. You are welcome.
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Great White Zone
Christian Endeavor
F. A. Gageby
Local Couple Guests Join Weekend Iowa City Trip
Mr and Mrs Dewey and Mr and Mrs Claire Dewey with their guest Mrs Deah Taylor motored to Iowa City yesterday for a visit and outing.
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Sh. Dewey
Claire Dewey
Deah Taylor
Albia
Iowa City
Levee Breach Near Quincy Triggers Crop Losses
Indian Grove levee broke three miles north of Quincy causing about a half million dollars in crop damage and damage to levees and a new pumping station. No lives or livestock lost. About five thousand acres flooded.
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Quincy
Indian Grove
Washington County Evening Journal Highlights
The Washington County Evening Journal publishes daily local news across politics, business, and community events with updates from county seats, schools, and regional organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington County
Will Anderson Arrested For Failing to Register For Military Service
Will Anderson known as Oscar, twenty five, failed to register on June 5, 1917 and was arrested by Sheriff McCarty. US marshal Nick Reed will send a deputy to fetch him. Anderson worked on Joe Cummings farm in Iowa township and claimed a lost card and mixed dates, admitting deception about his age and registration.
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Will Anderson
McCarty
Nick Reed
Ottumwa
United States
Anderson
Oscar
Joe Cummings
Iowa Township
Davenport
Red Cross notes on workroom activities and hours
Red Cross workers with 72 hours completed are asked to meet at the new Methodist church Saturday at 9 30 for a group photograph. A shipment of 1000 8x4 compresses arrived from Brighton. Workers must notify the day supervisor to log hours. A new emblems system awards bars for hours, starting January 1 1918.
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Red Crows
New Methodist Church
Graves
Knights Templar to Hold Called Bethlehem Commandery Meeting
Bethlehem Commandery schedules a Friday evening called meeting for Red Cross work. Sir Knights are urged to attend. Signed J. S. McElhinney, B. C.
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Bethlehem Commandery
Order of the Red Cross
McElhinney
B.C
Kalona Hosts Liberty Loan Dedication Day
About five hundred Washington residents plan to travel to Kalona for the dedication of the Liberty Loan honor flag. Governor Harding will speak at eleven. Capt. R Muir Allan of the British army and regimental bands from Camp Dodge headline a full day of music drills and speeches with a noon basket picnic. Kalona proudly notes it has met its third Liberty Loan quota.
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Washington
Kalona
Harding
Liberty Loan
Camp Dodge
R. Muir Allan
Richmond
DANGERS OF CONSTIPATION Advised prompt relief with Foley Cathartic Tablets
Neglected constipation may lead to ulceration of the bowels appendicitis nervous prostration and paralysis. The ad urges treatment with Foley Cathartic Tablets claiming they work surely easily gently without gastric harm and contain no habit forming drugs. Lemmon's Pharmacy advert.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Community notices from Over County in mid June
Over County community items list visits by Mrs H V Stickley Mrs Homer Coppock and many others to local residents. Sentences note church services at United Presbyterian Friday and Saturday with Rev J M Wishart to preach. Various locals including J E Adams Mrs Mary Breed J M Stewart and C A Carson are mentioned with travel and visits.
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Ainswor
H. V. Stickley and
Willis
Sweetwater
Texas
W. T. Trotter
Homer Coppock
Lansing
Mich
Robert Rowan
Frank Mathews
Kansas City
Glen Porter
S. B. Thompson
Washington
M. L. Miller
Columbus Junction
Rollin Lynn
J. E. Adams
Chicago
Mary Breed
Cedar Rapids
G. A. Wes
T. J. Simons
J. R. Hardin
United Presbyterian Church
J. M. Wishart
J. M. Stewart
Howard
West Liberty
C. A. Carson
Burlington
Lane of
Muscatine
Rural Route One Notes From June Visit Highlights
June 13 rural route report lists Mr and Mrs Rob Ray of Wyman visiting Lloyd Shaws and Mrs Ernest Carlson visits. A.Kallaus and Edgar Hoyles attend a band concert in Ainsworth. Kate Marbourgh visits Wyat Marbourghs Hotel. Tucker goes to Des Moines for summer school. Allaman Brothers of Wayland call on Ernest Carlson. Mrs Tom Sterling visits Mrs Lloyd Steele.
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Rob Ray
Wyman
Lloyd Shaws
Ernest Carlson
A.kallaus
Oscar Carlsons
Brighton
Edgar Hoyles
Ainsworth
Kate Marbourgh
Wyat Marbourghs Hotel
Tucker
Des Moines
Allaman Brothers of
Wayland
Ernest Carlsons
Tom Sterling
Lloyd Steele
Land of Lanterns Lanterns light up every street and ship
The piece describes a deep Chinese passion for fireworks and lanterns across cities, ports, rivers, and canals. Lanterns adorn doors and pagodas, crown shop fronts, and illuminate homes of rich and poor. They travel with travelers and hang from vessels and yards.
Women Relief Corps Social At John Lytle Home
The 2nd Ward ladies of the Women s Relief Corps host a 10 cent social at J M Lytle home 818 North Iowa Avenue Friday night June 14 at 8 pm A flag day program will be given No services Sunday at Grace Hill Moravian church Rev Dobbin will preach 2 pm Sunday school at 1 pm Red Cross workers with seventy two hours of work should attend in uniform for a group photograph at the new M E church Saturday 9 30 am Bring 10 cents for the photo fee
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Omer Singmaster
Keota
Red Cross
Washington
Fine Singmaster
The
Presbyterian Church
Orville Elder
First United Presbyterian Church
L. Livingston
W. Livingston
South Part
Jas. Hawthorne
Women’s Relief Corps
John Lytle
2Nd Ward
Women's Relief Corps
J. M. Lytle
North
Iowa Avenue
Grace Hill Moravian Church
Dobbin
Ted Cross
M. E
Benefit program at West Chester Baptist Church
A program will be given Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the West Chester Baptist Church to benefit the West Chester auxiliary.
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West Chester
Regular Cyrus Chapter Meeting Scheduled for June 14
Cyrus Chapter No 13 Royal Arch Masons holds a regular meeting Friday night June 14 at 7 30 for orderly business with important matters to be considered and requests good attendance. L D Langworthy HP PO ate
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Cyrus Chapter No 13
Royal Arch Masons
L. D. Langworthy
HP. PO
Filipino Legend of Head Hunting Origin
A Philippine legend explains head hunting origin among the Igorot. The Moon, a woman, polishes brass while the Sun’s child watches. The Moon hurls a stick, decapitating the boy, and the Sun restores his head, vowing mortals will cut heads in wrath.
Bedlam Origin and Meaning of a Telescoped Word
The term Bedlam derives from Bethlehem's priory later hospital for the insane. Converts to Bel lam and then Bedlam, a synonym for madhouse. The phrase Bedlam let loose describes inmates escaping or intolerable racket and flattery.
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Bedlam
Bethlehem
Priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem
London
Bellam
Corn Farm For Sale Near Mitchell South Dakota
320 acre corn farm in southeastern South Dakota near Mitchell offered at $100 per acre. Improv ed land in high cultivation state with terms including $26 000 carried for 10 years and $12 000 cash now.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
Irish Potatoes and Varieties in Ireland
A Washington Star quote notes that in Ireland five potato varieties exist including the Champion the White Reek the Leather Coat and the Skerry a cross with the yam. The speaker H Conner remarks no one in Ireland would understand the term Irish potato.
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Ireland
H. ©. Conner
Raleigh
Washington Star
Unclear Education Insight From Liverpool Director
The Liverpool director of education claims a striking finding that boys possess a lifelong passion for watching men at work. The remark is framed as epoch-making by the author, likening it to Columbus’s voyage while noting a related observation about behavior among boys.
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Liverpool
Christopher Columbus
Rich Anthracite Deposits in Pennsylvania Found
The report identifies at least twenty one workable anthracite beds in Pennsylvania with maximum depths around 2,500 feet and coal seams 60 to 70 feet thick. In the southern field some beds may extend to about 4,000 feet below the surface.
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Pennsylvania
Reporters Should Focus on Proper Beats Says Globe
An Atchison Globe opinion mocks reporters who stray from their beat noting police coverage for deaths but assigning society duties to wedding notes. The piece urges using appropriate reporters for events like weddings and warns against sensational misassignment.
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Atchison Globe
Incorrigible Student Faces Parental Visit Probe
A teacher warns Robert of ongoing discipline and vows to ask his father to meet. The doctor’s son replies with a quip about the father charging two dollars for vision, hinting at a prank or mischief in a small town scene.
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Robert
Cork Supply Linked to Spalo and Mortugal
A report states that seventy percent of the world cork supply comes from Spalo and Mortugal, highlighting these regions as dominant cork producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spalo
Mortugal
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R. E B. Dougherty
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Land of Lanterns
Stern
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Winfield Smouse
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Frank Flaherty
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FORD
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Jones Auto Co
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Royal Market
Journal Office
G. W. Hotle
Phone Brighton
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