Local News Snippets from Washington and Nearby
Mrs Roy Reed of Ainsworth shopped in Washington this morning. Elizabeth Klein returned home from St Paul where she teaches. Mr and Mrs L McCoy and children left for Muscatine to start a new home. Letha Taylor came home for a month’s vacation from Fast Liverpool Ohio. Nina Spangler returned to Crawfordsville after visiting the Walker Allen home. Eunice Acheson travels to Chicago to continue studies at Chicago University. Orla Grace and Ruth Richardson visit Aunt Mrs Hattie Thomas in North English.
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Elizabeth Klein
St. Paul
L. McCoy
Glenn and
Verna Lauelile
Muscatine
Letha Taylor
Fast Liverpool
Ohio
Nina Spangler
Crawfordaville
Ler Allen
Eunice Acheson
Chicago
Samme
Chicago University
Orla Grace Richardson
Ruth Marie Richardson
Hattie Thomas
Harry Crawford
John
Sam
Mt. Gilead
J. M. Finney
Crawford
Walter
Hugh
Pointa
Washington State
Chicago man returns home after visit with cousin
James Forman of Chicago returned this morning to his home after visiting at the home of his cousin Thomas Simpson.
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James Forman
Chicago
Thos, Simpson
Watermeton on ice at Deans and Washington visitors
J L Hershberger and family of Wellman, William Boyd of Gladwin, and many others travel to Washington for business or visit. Dean's offers dinner for six bits Sunday evening and advertises a new electric orangeade machine. Local guests include A W Woodford of Brighton, Mrs W B Boyer and daughter, and Mr and Mrs W B Webster with Harold Durian. Gladys Richards and her parents plan to return home today from Cotter after a visit.
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Gladys Josephine Richards
Cotter
Edwin Richards
Duane Richards
Washington
A. W. Errett
Kewanee, Ill
Frank L. Wilson
Local notes and tire price sale at Brown's Tire Shop
A brief item lists 32 x 31 percent U S smooth tires priced at 8 75 each or two for 17 00 at Brown's Tire Shop. The page notes various personal visits and departures including Emma Bennett and granddaughter Lucille Jones of Crawfordsville visiting Mrs Bennett, Evelyn Reister visiting Des Moines, and Rev H J Kyle visiting from Laurel Pennsylvania before continuing to Illinois and Iowa. It also mentions Womans Relief Corps officers Nora Bryson and Sadie Hollinger heading to Iowa City for the State Encampment and visits by Mr and Mrs A W Errett of Kewanee Illinois and Mrs Harold F Perry of Waterloo Iowa to relatives in town.
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U.S
Brown
George Reister
Des Moines
Scott Reister
Ottumwa
Evelyn
Nora Bryson
Sadie Hollinger
Woman’s Relief Corps
Iowa City
Railways Tax Case in Iowa Settled for 1921
Des Moines reports a finalized settlement lifting the tax dispute on Town railroads for 1921. The agreement increases Iowa railroad taxes by about 607000 beyond the prior maximum, setting new assessments near the 1920 level, with future shifts to consider fairer distribution of government costs. The governor aims to push for legislative changes next session.
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Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Clifford Thorne
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Executive Council
Washington-bound visitors and local notices at Dean's
Richland and Crawfordsville visitors roam Washington today while Dean's advertises fresh salted nuts and fried chicken. Local residents report travels to Muscatine Keota Cedar Falls and Ainsworth as kinship and business ties bring people to town for shopping meals and family visits.
Epworth League Convention Closes at Keota
The Muscatipe District Epworth League completed its session at the Keota Methodist church. A notable piano duet and violin solo highlighted Friday's program. A story telling contest funded by Chris Rex’s heirs crowned Homer Jones of Ainsworth for a silver medal. Officers were elected and installed, with delegates totaling 107.
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Muscatipe
Epworth
Methodist Church
Grace
Hazel DuVal
West Chester
Billy Crawford
Ainsworth
J. F. Rex
Chris Rex
Iowa
Homer Jones
Joseph
George L. Minear
D. D
Lloyd Tennant
West Liberty
Ruby Hels
Let It Go at That
A brief noted opinion argues perception shapes censorship and suggests accountability follows influence. The line implies not all opinions deserve suppression and that authority should be earned, guiding discourse without naming specific actors or events.
Bacteria Found in House Fly Bodies Listing Diseases
Investigators report 180 organisms from house fly bodies including infantile diarrhoea typhoid fever anthrax food poisoning amoebic dysentery abscesses leprosy tapeworms hookworms bubonic plague conjunctivitis summer complaint tuberculosis enteritis trachoma erysipelas gas gangrene stomach worms pinworms and ophthalmia.
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House
Fies
Abnormalities in Mankind and the Strain of Modern Life
A reflective critique on genius and madness, suggesting eccentricities exist in all great men. The piece questions whether the balance of mind can withstand modern life pressures and ponders the cost of universal conformity.
England bride wed amid church blaze
A prospective bride in England married inside a burning church as firemen battled the flames. Despite the inferno and flying sparks, the couple proceeded with the ceremony, the bride ignoring the fire and tire metaphors.
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England
Walter
Onion Dwellers Purify Air With Raw Onion Belief
In remote villages a practice endures of placing a plate of sliced onion beside the bed of someone who has died of an infectious disease. Folk say the raw onion destroys germs and cleanses the infected air, though no explanation is given for the belief.
A Howler From India Sparks Bathhouse Debate
A student in India notes that climate shapes character and that entering a hot bath leads to singing and chanting due to heat expansion of the fluid soul and other bodies, reflecting observations in the Boston Transcript.
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India
Boston Transcript
A friend is one who gives you sympathy not advice
A brief Baltimore Sun quotation notes friendship as offering sympathy with restraint on advice, contrasting comforting presence with overbearing guidance. The remark emphasizes choosing supportive listening over unsolicited guidance from a trusted friend.
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Baltimore Sun
Splash! From no Story Their eyes meet in a breathless moment
A playful fragment recalls two people sharing a charged glance and moving together toward an unknown future. The brief scene suggests a budding connection framed by aquatic imagery and charged anticipation.
Paste for Mending Fine China From Rice Flour
A simple paste for repairs combines dampened rice flour with cold water and simmered slowly on the back of the stove until very thick. The resulting white paste is hardly visible when used to mend china.
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Firestone Tires
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Roy Reed
U. S
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Jas. Cowger
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Oh Boy Root Beer
Watermeton
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J. L. Hershberger
Wellman
William Boyd
Gladwin
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John Kaufman
Harry
Wayland
F. BK. Hyzes
Richland
Allan Bacon
Parsons College
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Brighton
W. B. Boyer
Theresa
Ace Olds
Mt. Pleasant
Emma Bennett
Lucille Jones
Crawfordsville
Mrs. Bennett
Lucille
J. Kyle
Laurel
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Harvey Kyle
Bigesville and Media
Harold F. Perry
Waterloo
Mrs
A. A. Beenblossom
Mie
F. B. Hyzer
F. J. Anwyl
N. E. Lease
Poe
Misan Genevieve Klein
Keota
J. H. Jones
Hugh Jones
Columbus Junction
Peter and
John Coffman
Pete Huber
Phronia
Bernice Adrian
Walter Adrian
Mabel Nelson
Dorothy Warnock
Rock Island
Charles Cutright
Malcolm Dowell
George Dowell
Amos W. Alberson
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Hester Tedford
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Wilhelmina Graham
Fremont
Nebo
Myra
Henry Jugenheimer
LeClaire
E. L
J. O. Singmaster
Maple Grove Farm
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Charles Omer Singmaster
Wilton League
A. 8
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George Minear
Betty Blagg
Rev
Geo. Blagg
P. S. Apfel
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Esther Te Strake
Edna Te Strake
Eloise Rice
Richard Killenberg
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Lois Swair
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J. D. O'Dell
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Florence Hough
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Williamsburg
Oscar Johnson
Owen Diverbiss
Willard Manore
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C. D. Loose
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Muriel L. Stransky
Clara Stafford
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H. C. Millice
George Beller
Ernest DeBell
Mary Timmons
Lexington
Norma Reaney
John Lee
Columbus City
Myrtle Lee Columber
Oleta Stewart
Howler
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