Local ad notes and social visits in town
Warren seed store bargains. Helen Snelson of Ainsworth shopped in town Saturday. Acrobats shoes for children at Wilson's. Cunningham returns from Iowa City. Take old sewing machines to C. F. Haight for repairs. Bey family visits from La Crosse Wisconsin. Battery charged by Washington Motor Co. Rev Nash family in town Saturday. Miss Elizabeth Fisher returns home from Washington District. Ford 14 plate battery price listed. Dunsmore returns to Tron Mountain Michigan for funeral. Mrs Dunsmore Miss Cora Teeter stays for visit. See O F Haight for Singer sewing machines and supplies. Se Marion address listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dunsmore
Tron Mountain
Michigan
John Teeter
Local notes from town and visits across nine towns
A long column of brief notices covers residents traveling to Boulder Crawfordsville Keota Des Moines Muscatine and other places visiting relatives attending summer schools and concerts. It mentions Miss Prudence Jones Mrs White and Anna May visiting Crawfordsville Des Moines and Keota. Levi Shuman visiting from California. Dr. John Shuman and Dr. C S James relocating in Los Angeles. and an upcoming Fireside Industry exhibit by Mrs. S M McCleery plus a violin concert by a blind 13 year old girl at Haskins with admission 25 and 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Johns
Prudence
White
Anna May
G. Humphrey
Crawfordsville
Des Moines
Abernathy
Haskins
Levi Shuman
California
Washington
John Shuman
Los Angeles
Welshire Avenue
C. 8
James
Centerville
Shuman
Local Notes and Social Visits In Washington Area
Mrs Roy Steel of Haskina shopped in Washington Saturday. Mrs D P Norton left for a few days visit with relatives near Keota. Washington Motor Co offers free battery inspections. George Lewin of Chicago visited weekend with his wife and brother-in-law Joe Falk. Marie Moore returns from Kirkeville Missouri after visiting friend Zeta Pratt and attending several parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DP. PD. Norton
Keota
George Lewin
Chicago
Joe Falk
Marie Moore
Kirkeville
Missouri
Zeta Pratt
Red Star and Perfection Wick Stoves Shown for Summer Demand
Hot days bring more oil stove buyers as retailer promotes Red Star stoves already in homes. Also features Perfection Wick Stove in various sizes. Hog price tops 7 dollars and 35 cents with mentions of possible showers and continued warmth.
Save systematically and own the good things of life
A bank ad urges readers to open a savings account and save systematically to afford desired items. It promotes Bank The Only National Bank in Washington County as the path to financial security and attainable goals.
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Bank
Washington County
Abernathy Concert to Be Held at Haskins Church
The Abernathy Concert Company of Parsons College Fairfield will perform at the Presbyterian Church in Haskins on Thursday June 19 at eight oclock Admission 25 and 15 cents. Alice McCrory notes Washingtons Presbyterian churches plan a Sunset Park picnic June 19 with plenty of food. Mr and Mrs Paul Jugenheimer of Silvas Ill visit Oscar Jugenheimer and he plans hospital treatment in Davenport. Ward Gilliland begins work at McNamara furniture store. Luncheon planned at Mrs C J Wilsons on June 19 General meeting of W I Tickets 50 cents. Mrs Jno Rittler and Mrs A B Schmoeller to be notified. Ida Harmon and Mant Essley are in Chicago buying foods for Nicola and Harmon store. Sammy McCleery, their nephew, is visiting Chicago for first time. Clyde Fell and three children Roy Herbert and Melvin of Sheffield NL arrived for a visit with Mrs Richard Johnson, noting muddy roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernathy
Paul Jugenheimer
Silvas, Ill
Oscar Jugenheimer
Oscar
Davenport
C. J. Wilson
W. I. L.tieckets
Jno. Rittler
A. B. Schmoeller
Ida Harmon
Mant Essley
Chicago
Nicola and Harmon
Sammy McCleery
Clyde Fell
Roy, Herbert
Melvin
Sheffield
Richard Johnson
Nitrogen in Diet Prolongs Housefly Life
A study reports that houseflies live about six weeks normally but can double their lifespan if their food is nitrogen rich. The finding suggests nitrogen intake directly affects fly longevity.
Perhaps Is Right About Fowl Prices For Farmers
A reader suggests farmers struggle to raise poultry as costs rise across the board leaving little room for higher prices for fowl. The piece notes widespread financial pressure from increased expenses.
Lumber Dealer Encourages Homes and Civic Pride
The article praises the Lumber Dealer for urging people to build their own homes, which welfare builds better citizens and beautifies the town, noting that without dealers ancestors cut trees to live in log cabins.
Moon and Tides Synchronize to Create Highest Tides
The highest tides arise when solar and lunar attractions align. The moon exerts the stronger pull due to proximity, while the sun also pulls on the oceans. when both align in the same direction, tides reach their peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Idle Effort and Duty Echo Through a Bold Thought
A framed quotation contrasts idleness and effort with the claim that without activity life stagnates. It suggests that having nothing to do is a hard task, even enough to challenge the greatest general of all.
How Baby Elephants Drink
The young elephant learns to suck with its mouth rather than its trunk, correcting a past assumption about how babies nurse.
Pedestrian Negligence Debate Sparks Driver Opinions
Motorists in the Wabash Times Star column argue that a pedestrian not looking in six directions at once bears some fault in accidents, reflecting public views on crosswalk safety and driver responsibility.
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Wabash Times Star
Corsica capital chosen to honor Napoleon birthplace
Manor Napoleon in Ajaccio was named capital of Corsica to honor Napoleon Bonaparte as his birthplace was favored by his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ajaccio
Corsica
Napoleon
One Sin Found Out Brings Greater Joy Than Many Hidden
A terse urban line notes the pleasure of uncovering a single sin outweighing the quiet tolerance of ninety nine hidden faults. The fragment suggests a gospel or moral theme echoed in a Boston script context.
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Earth
Aken
Boston Transcript
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Warren
Helen Snelson
Ainsworth
Wilson's
Cunningham
Iowa City
C. F. Haight
Marion
John E. Bey
Fred Bey
Anna Warner
la Crosse
Wisconsin
The
Washington Motor Co
C. D. Nash
Majorie and
Irene
Beulah Nash
West Chester
Filizabeth Fisher
Washington D., Co
Sen. S. W. Brookhart
Mia
Mary Fisher
Ford
O. F. Haight
Singer
Warren Seed Store
Helen Cunningham
Helen Wilson
Boulder
Colorado
Grace Heaseltine
W. B. Stafford
Havre
James Hawthorne
Marion Weekly
Mt. Union
George Weston
Pearlee
Mr. Pan
Jugenheimer
Laura Reed
Webster
C. M. Brinning
Marjorie Smith
Drakesville
William Livingston
Elaine Cain
Kalona
Seymour
Doris Martin
Clara Levien
Harper
Sophia Jackson
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
H. BR. Emery
Andy Glenn
St. Paul
Professor Huff
Muscatine
Grandview School
H. E. Emery
Rock Island
Dr. P L. Etter
Osteopath
S. J. Wilkin
Keola
Improvement League
Juggenheimer
J. B. McCoy
W. B. Shelley
Oskaloosa
Southeastern Iowa
Church of Christ
Shelley
Frank Casey
Pleasant Plain
Albert Shrack
Kuka
Fairfield
Eva Shrack
Barbara
Victoria
Katherine
Moline
George Hammond
Valda
Ruth
Wyman
F. P. Randall
Randall
Sidney
S. M. McCleery
Mike
FOX
Arch
Oxfords
Wison's
Roy Steel
Haskina
Nate Bovee
Edmonton
Canada
T. L. Brookhart
Tse
Batek Enamel
McElhinney Drug Co
Athletic Union
C. M. & F. Clothing Co
C.M. & F. Clothing Co
Yours
Washington National
Alice McCrory
Sunset Park
Alice
Ward Gilliland
McNamara Furniture
Weaser
Washington Cleaners
Moon and the Tides
W. D. Loftiss
West 2Nd Street
John Shields & Sons
Chocolate Shop
W. M. Conner
Rothschild’s
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