Local and Personal Notices From Washington City
Local items list visits and travel of residents to Keota Walnut Towny Pella Sigourney Lexington and Muscatine. Names include Mrs C C Keister Marguerite, W P Wella, Miss Clara Faulkner, Rev A E Williams, Miss Hazel Beal, Mrs J B Crail, Esther Maxwell, Rev A L Graham, Mrs Tom Whelpley, Bofee Wagner, Amy Folger, Harriet Conklin, P L A Ferguson, Louis Baird, Ned Brookhart, Mrs Glen Martin, Lena Maltbie, Mary Harding, Dr James Edgington, Dr Luella Shaw, and many others with businesses in Vienna and Washington Cereal Mills.
Local society and visiting notices fill Washington page
A flurry of society notes records births visits and travel. Davenport newborn announced for Mr and Mrs Dave Mckee while Ben Butler arrives from Iowa City on a brief visit. Many residents and guests are listed with moving plans and business calls in Washington.
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Dave Mckee
Davenport
Ben Butler
Iowa City
Dorothy Sutton
Hugh Kendall
Charles H. J. Mitchell
Storm Lake
Frank Barden
Maxine
Oskaloosa
Howard Benn
Irwin Benn
Portland
Ore
Lewis Davis
Russell Davis
Picnic Specialities Fire up a feast with meats and treats
Cooked and potted meats olives canned meats chicken tongues sausages salmon sardines mackerel herring tanna lobster shrimp and a fine line of fancy cakes and cookies baked beans Waukesha root beer ginger ale and pineapple juice Welch's grape juice ice cold if you wish them the finest line of fresh and cured meats in the city
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Welch
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Edwin W. Henry and Miss Margaret Herr, Leo Charlies Grimm and Miss Mae Sophia Gerot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Henry
Mararet Herr
Leo Charlies Grimm
Iss Mae Sophia Gerot
No Special Virtue in Greens Diet and Health Hints
The author argues against the belief in greens as essential nutrition. He notes sailors suffer scurvy from salt pork and bread, not cabbage or onions, and claims he has stayed healthy on a limited diet. He says nutrients come from buttermilk and grains, and that variety is not required for long life.
Democratic national conventions and their origins
The article traces the Democratic and Republican conventions from their early Baltimore gatherings, noting the 1832 Democratic convention and the two thirds rule, and explains how national conventions became the standard method for nominating presidents and vice presidents, with modern reforms yet similar core practices.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Jackson
National Assembly
Martin van Buren
Tate
New Hampshire
Missouri
van Buren
More Land For The Canal In Panamas Zone Expansion
The United States under the 1903 treaty gains more land for the canal as Gatun lake and river overflow encroach beyond the ten mile zone. Panama claims no jurisdiction over areas up to seventy square miles flooded. U S police patrol the region as hundreds of native houses face removal. Additional land for auxiliary canals may pass to U S once water levels rise.
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United States
Republic of Panama
Ten Mile
Gatun Lake
Panama
Trinidad
Chagres
Gatun
Panama Canal
George's Sword Blesses Bride With Ancestral Heirloom Cake Cutting
John La Bree of Philadelphia urged his daughter Edna to use his sword for her wedding cake to bring luck. Edna married Harold A. Smith, and the ancient blade traced to John Teaston, a 18 inch long sword with ivory handle, silver band, and a cross and anchor mark.
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Edna
Washington
John la Bree
Philadelphia
Harold A. Smith
John Tewston
Hewsten
Old Age Joys Through Digestive Help
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen digestion and regulate Bowels for people of middle age and older. Mild and gentle action. Sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon's Pharmacy
City Bus Line Cash Up Phone Number Left Behind
Cash up phone number 589 left with Frank Rovers for prompt attention. Address details requested, but only the street and number appear in the note.
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Frank Rovers
Chamberlain's Tablets Offer Gentle Bowels Movement
An advertisement promises an agreeable bowel movement with Chamberlain's Tablets without unpleasant effects. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Lemmon
Rheumatism Pain Relief Promoted by Liniment
It is claimed that only external treatment is needed for rheumatism with Chamberlain's Liniment and massage at each use. The remedy is sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy and said to quickly relieve pain and soreness.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
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C. C. Keister
Marguerite
Keota
W. P. Wella
Walnut Towny
Ray Latchem
Clara’ Faulkner
Pella
A. E. Williams
Sigourney
Miss Hazel Beal
Lexington
B. L. Bartholow
Vienna
The
Star
J. B. Crail
Winfield
William Smythe
Mies Esther Maxwell
Columbus Junction
A. L. Graham
Burlington
Charles A. Sprague
Tom Whelpley
Fairport
Iowa
Gilbert George
Amy Folger
Muscatine
Harriet Conklin
Virginia Deane
P. L. A. Ferguson
Minneapolis, Minn
Louis Baird
Venice
North Side
QO. F. Haight
Hazel Martin
Ned Brookhart
Kansas City
Hugh McCartney
Glen Martin
West Chester
John Maltbie
Lena
Keosauqua, la
Emma Dodson
James Edgington
Metropolitan Hospital
Blackwell Island
New York
Luella Shaw
Congress Hotel
M. L. Orri
Littie Orris
Aineworth
Mary Harding
Afsa
W. R. Hinckley
F. J. Kirchner
Lone Tree
H. L. Parrott
Washington Cereal Mills
Misses Pearl
Marian Bandy
Ainsworth
Mrs. A. Bennett
A. Kuhn
Mutual Fire
W. M. Sutherland
Lester van Dyke
Rubio
Lydia Smith
D. W. Witham
Rose Hill
Illinois
George Young
O. S. Fleharty
New Windsor
Cocklin
City
S. W. Hart Fruit Farm
Riverside
R. H. McCarty
Helen
Tom McCarty
MR. G. M. Anderson
the Lyric
Bunny
J. A. Hawthorne
Margaret and
Amanda Hawthorne
Kansas
Lena Shaffer
Lee Shaffer
Crawfordsville
Woolsey, S. D
Jay McNamara
Colorado
Anvorado Springs
Canon
Jay Jacobs
Jay
McNathara
J. R. Maxwell
J. M. Bratton
Ed Klopfenstein
John Little
Will
Dela
Mr. Klopfenstein
Martha Whiteman
Biggsville, HL
G. T. Auld
Harrie Horne
Oglevie, Minn
Charles G. Stewart
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Mrs. J. T. Matthews
P. I. A. Ferguson
Bonnie Walker
Will White
Spencer Iowa
J. J. Dool
Frances Dool
Russell Dool
Aledo
Lll
W. K. Wells
Robert Wells
J. F. Frain
Wyman
J. C. Mitchell
Stella Thompson
Anna Conrad
Noble
Amanda Leichty
Orville
Colo
Ruth Bath
Cuba
Til
Frances Minick
Ed Huff
W. A. Harper
Tet White
Harry White
Merle White
Libbie Anderson
L. P. Larson
Oscar Jugenheimer
Jake Lehrer
John Minick
Little
Anne Houdek
Geo, Schneider
D. N. Haney
Rebekah
O. F. Haight
M. Il. Doxsee
Mr. Doxsee
the Royal
Waukesha
Todd Stuart
Mutual
DR. T. 3. Allen
Bowman Brothers
Japan
Richelieu Coffee
Richelieu Goods
Panama Zone
George
Waters
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Capital
Washington, Iowa
Smouffer, Hughes & DI
Shoutfer, Hughes & G
J. J. McKeone
Awa Sellington
Long Yard
C. M
St. P
Atlas Portland
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