Wellman Band Caravan to Attend Washington Event
About 900 Wellman residents are converging on Washington this evening. Fifty cars started earlier with the Wellman boys band touring Kalona Riverside Parnell North English South English Keota and West Chester before joining hundreds more for a seven oclock concert in Central Park and a brief talk by Attorney Fardley Bell. The Wellman band, formed five months ago from sixty youths aged ten to eighteen, is touted as unique for a town its size.
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Washinton
Wellman
Wellman Boys
Washington
Excert
Congress Hotel
Central Park
Fardley Bell
Washington Advertising Club
Commercial Club
Bary Toda
Kalona
Riverside
Parnell
North English
South English
Keota
West Chester
Concessions for Fourth of July Festivities Expand
Washington prepares for Independence Day with a busy concessions committee swamped by applications from show owners and amusement operators. Ferris wheel, merry-go-rounds, and numerous refreshment stands are planned to entertain the public while ensuring clean and legitimate offerings. Messages from Chicago Kansas City Des Moines and other cities show broad interest in the holiday plans.
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Washington
Washington County
Committee On
Chicago
Kansas City
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Estherville
Washington Welcomes Wellman Band Concert Cast
A large crowd is expected in Washington to greet the Wellman contingent this evening. The band is under the direction of Professor Starck of Muscatine and is reported to have reached a high degree of musical ability.
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Professor Starck
Muscatine
Washington
Wellman
Notice of debt responsibility by spouse and son
Notice states that the signer will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his wife or son Harry. The filing appears under the name Morton Chance, with no further details provided.
City jail plagued by bedbugs after cleanup
After the city marshal and night marshal cleared the jail, bedbugs appeared in the jail and in the firemen’s rooms above. A war fare on them has begun.
Crossing gates planned for North Second and North Fourth
At a city council meeting an ordinance requires Rock Island and Milwaukee railways to install and maintain crossing gates at North Second and North Fourth by August 1. If gates fail, flagmen must protect crossings. Four protected street crossings result, with North Marion and North Iowa already equipped.
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Rock Island and
Milwaukee Railways
North Second Avenue
North Fourth Avenue
North Marion
North Iowa Avenues
North Second
North Fourth Avenues
West Main Street
Council Masons Meet Wednesday at Masonic Temple
A special school of instruction for officers and members of Zeredatha council Royal and Select Masters will be held at the Masonic temple Wednesday evening. Dr P B Brown Ames grand custodian will lead with A D Meeker grand master expected present. Local members who have taken the super excellent degree are invited as the degree may be conferred next fall. Tomorrow evening's meeting starts at eight.
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Zeredatha Council
Masonic Temple
P. B. Brown
Ames
A. DD. Meeker
Council Masons
Brown
Washington
Street fund supports road work in October payments
The clerk notes the annual tax flow to the county treasurer by October first for street funding. Funds from this fund grade and drag unpaved streets and keep them in repair. Street Commissioner Fred Werner has recently dedicated much time to this task, improving many streets.
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Fred Werner
Rehearsal Schedule for Chautauqua Park Pageant
Notices call rehearsals tonight at 6 15 for Scenes 6 7 13 then lay out dates from June 21 to June 30 with multiple scene blocks for the entire cast stressing punctual attendance and stated that full participation will ensure a tremendous success.
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Chautauqua Park
Miss Marjorie Sehulty Takes Ames Secretarial Post
Miss Marjorie Sehulty leaves tonight for Ames Iowa to serve as secretary to Professor Brindley at the college. A 1921 high school graduate she has worked as Junior High secretary and Pleasant Plain teacher and will live with her aunt and uncle at 508 Lynn Street.
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Marjorie Sehulty
Ames
Iowa
Brindley
Marjorie
Pleasant Plain School
R. J. Peck
Lynn Street
Early bloom of 25 red and white dahlias in Clinton yard
In Clinton Iowa on June 20 three months early twenty five red and white dahlias bloom in the yard of Mrs Tillie Jacobsen. Florists report this is the earliest bloom they have seen with dahlias typically flowering in September.
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Clinton
Iowa
Tillie Jacobsen
A Humorous Profile of a Clever Yet Flustered Individual
The verse sketches a man with poor brains yet sharp success. It mocks his bungling mind but praises his wealth and resourcefulness. He remains bold and bright in business despite comical ineptitude and constant fuss.
Legion Lincoln Pageant in Washington marked by expense
Lincoln pageant by Leon Beatty Post No 29 American Legion to be shown July 3 and 4 with adults 50 cents and children halfprice. Oates explains costs cover 500 costumes, lighting, scenery, grandstand and rights, supporting patriotism and education for southeastern Iowa.
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A. R. Oates
Leon Hearty
Oates
Abraham Lincoln
Leon Beatty
Post No
American Legion
Washington
Iowa
Lincoln
Four Knights of Pythias Attend Washington Lodge Meeting
Four members from the Muscatine lodge of Knights of Pythias attended the Washington lodge meeting held yesterday evening, according to local bulletins.
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Muscatine Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Washington Lodge
Referee Cooper Joins Davenport Hearing in Reno Bankruptcy
Referee in bankruptcy Cooper of Davenport presided yesterday and held a hearing today in the Reno bankruptcy matter.
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Cooper
Davenport
Reneau
Building repair after bricks fall at northwest square corner
Several bricks have fallen from the top of the building on the northwest corner of the square housing the Washington Loan and Trust Company. The Minicks began repairing it this afternoon.
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Washington Loan and Trust Company
Minicks
Desertion Charge Arrest Report from Louisa County
Sheriff Charles Denison brought back Lee Small a farm hand from Cairo to answer desertion charges regarding a wife he wed months earlier in the county. The case centers on alleged abandonment of his spouse within Louisa.
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Charles Denison
Cairo
Louisa County
Lee Small
Pageant notes and theater crew timing
Re hearsal times mismatched as Dr Masson and Lane Wilkin arrive on time while Dr Crow and Dr Stutsman are fifteen minutes late. Eddie Squire seeks locations for parking cars July 4th and Sth. Morrison and committee search town for horses wagons log houses and Lincoln’s box at Ford’s Theater. River flat boats desired if unused by Washington citizens. Question about Daniel Boone. Lights operator should be sober on platform. Strikes of thrills anticipated as institution opens.
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Masson
Lane Wilkin
Crow
Stutsman
Eddie Squire
L. F. Morrison
General Properties Committee
Lincoln
Ford
Washington
Daniel Boone
Deputy Sheriff Seizes Man For Disorderly Conduct
Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweet brought James Morrison of Ainsworth to town after arrest for orderly conduct. Morrison was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail.
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Fred Sweet
Ainsworth
James Morrison
Miss Edna Klein to Teach at Iowa Wesleyan
Miss Edna Klein plans to teach at Iowa Wesleyan in Mt. Pleasant after completing summer study at the University of Iowa City. She expects to receive her Masters degree at term end and then take up her teaching position this fall.
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Edna Klein
University At
Iowa City
Iowa Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Graduates Earn Degrees at Boston University
Boston June 20 Two Iowa students were honored at Boston University commencement in Symphony Hall Monday morning. Benjamin F Schwarts of Grinnell received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology and Edgar H Stranahan of Oskaloosa earned a Master of Religious Education.
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Boston
Iowa
Boston University
Symphony Hall
Benjamin F. Schwarts
Grinnell
Edgar H. Stranahan
Oskaloosa
Verbal Telegram From Irish Constable
An Irish reader cites a telegram from an outlying district constable noting a motor vehicle passed at speed toward town with four gentlemen and two greyhounds aboard. one greyhound is described as a clergyman. The London Morning Post reports the bizarre wartime telegram.
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Funiets Rate
Keifer
London Morning Post
Onion Remedy Claims to Purify Air in Death Chamber
Raw onion purifies air and destroys germs in rooms where infectious disease victims die. The practice, though unexplained, involves placing sliced onion beside the bed or near the coffin in remote villages, a traditional method still upheld by some communities.
Norse Vikings Found Slavic Hybrid in Jugo Slavia Valley
The article recounts Norse Vikings moving overland into a southern Jugo Slav valley, marrying local Slovenian speakers, and forming a hybrid language whose descendants in the valley are called Bheek Vend.
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Jugo-Slavia
Jugo Slav Kingdom
Codfish lore spans ages as a staple world fish
Codfish ranks as the world s most eaten fish and a 75 pound specimen is said to hold over nine million eggs. It is nearly omnivorous and follows abundant food across seas. Cod has long been fished by northern Europeans since early history and well before written records.
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North American
Europe
Sheridan's Ride remark sparks church festival controversy
A Boston Transcript retorts to criticism of a Methodist church festival reading, calling Sheridan's Ride subject a crawling scoundrel while noting restraint in response and choosing to move past the insult.
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Colorado
Sheridan
Boston Transcript
Growth of Cork Trees Across Iberian Regions
The article notes cork production rising in Spain and Portugal with top quality from provinces including Badajoz Cadiz Barcelona and Salamanca. It explains mature trees reach six to eleven years for branch development and broader growth patterns across decades.
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Spain
Portugal
Ville
Badajoz
Cadiz
Awmi Oncelona
Salaumaca
Tipiaturuts
Deel
A Howler From India Hints At Bathhouse Lore
A fragment from the Byston Transcript mocks Indian text on bathing habits. It notes a claimed difference in climate and jokes that hot baths force the soul and bodies to expand. The writing is anthropological satire with unclear authorship.
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India
Byston Transcript
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