Local notes include park yarn dolls and summer hikes
Read The Evening Journal items mention making yarn dolls at the park with a Bring yarn call and a raw Rogers Silverware pattern. Ottumwa A R encampment attendance by J C Purvis and daughter Edna. A June 24 property and foods sale. Paul Putnam starts a summer hiking trip to Michigan. Lemmon promotes Rheuma plan for rheumatism. Breitenbach outdoor celery plants sold at 80 cents per hundred. Local ads and notices wrap the brief page.
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Breitenbach
Lytle’s
Cunningham's
Farmers Union
Farmers seek safe land investments in weathered market
Many farmers turn to outside ventures yet buy land as a safe, profitable option before winter. Dempsey Land Company markets farms as reliable investments likely to yield returns before snow flies. Local notices mention auctions and repairs as town businesses adapt to changing conditions.
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the Wall
Dempsey Land Company
North Side Square
Wedding Notices and Local Social Updates
Harvey Matthews travels to Waterloo for a Smith Lytle wedding while the Baptist Ladies plan a June 26 eatable sale at Orrs grocery. Community notices include travel to Moulton Iowa and St Louis for health care, local business retirements, and social events at the Congregational and Presbyterian churches. Also reported are a potpourri of travel, illness, shop hires, and a serious accident involving L L Neiswanger with medical updates and staff vacations.
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Orr's Grocery
New York Producer Bans Stage Make-Up
A New York musical comedy producer declares chorus girls will not wear make-up on stage. He argues make-up is unnecessary on stage or in private, aiming to recruit choruses with natural color. The public may fear a broader shift toward makeup-free fashion for shop girls and debutantes.
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New York
Aged Pair Gored to Death by Cow in Iowa Barnyard
June 23 report from Council Bluffs notes M and Mrs. Andrews Liddell aged over 70 were fatally injured when gored by a cow while attempting to move the animal from their barn to the pasture on their farm fifteen miles east of Council Bluffs.
Calf Attacks Proves Fatal to Liddell Couple
A cow with a young calf attacked elderly Mr and Mrs Liddell of Council Bluffs. Neighbor Adam Hex tor rescued them. Mrs Liddell died yesterday afternoon and her aged husband died hours later. Surviving children include William Liddell of Council Bluffs Mrs Clum Tawbott of Silver City Mrs Sally Flood of Carson Peter Liddell of Oakland Andrew Liddell Jr and James Liddell remain at home.
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Ture
Adam Hextor
Five Foot Rattler Killed Near Maquoketa
Five foot rattler killed on the Maquoketa river west of town by farmer Will Little of Nashville. The reptile measured five feet one inch and had about sixteen rattles after Little removed some. Such a large rattlesnake is uncommon in this vicinity despite other snakes reaching greater lengths.
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Maquoketa, Ta
Maquoketa River
Here
Will Little
Nashville
Star Gazers Lose Track of Noted Astronomer
Dallas News obituary notes that a famed astronomer, Belbuck Woney, faced unusual latitude in life’s starry journey. The obituary highlights his contributions and the sense of loss felt by the scientific community.
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Belbuck
Dallas News
Big sale notices and local shop ads headlines
Local ad snippets show Fisk tire sale at 20 percent off from Overland Washington Company and a large stock clearance. Various items listed include produce at 5 cents per pound, shoe ads by Fox and Dewey, taxi and baggage service, and jewelry gifts. Mentions of residents visiting Davenport and Youngstown appear as social notes.
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Overland- Washington Company
Fox & Dewey
Fisk
Overland-Washington Company
Local items and notices from Washington county
Miss Margaret Fitzgerald of Waterloo visits Mrs. Floyd Harvey then travels to Oskaloosa to visit friends. Mrs. A. T. Brown goes to Keota to see her son George. Farmers anticipate land values in 30 years amid talks of farm homes on Washington county listings. Y M C A pledge due June 1 with settlement by July 1. Superintendent-elect W C Harding moves to a new Washington home on Clara Barton street.
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Margaret Fitzgerald
Waterloo
Floyd Harvey
Oskaloosa
A. T. Brown
Keota
George
Washington County
Dempsey Land Company
North Side Square
W. C. Harding
Washington City
West Liberty
Clara Barton
Fred Reid
Wreck near Fort Madison leaves two dead and five injured
A car crash one mile north of Fort Madison Iowa injures five and leaves two dead. Burlington residents Cleo Lewis and A A Samuelson were found in a ditch with severe injuries and taken to Sacred Heart hospital. The driver blamed blinding lights for the collision.
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Fort Madison
Cleo Lewis
A. A. Samuelson
Burlington
R. N. Scovell
Sacred Heart Hospital
Lewis
Samuelson
Scovell
Cleo
Bank Robbed of 20000 in Wallingford Iowa
Esterville June 23 Farmers Savings bank at Wallingford five miles south of here was robbed Sunday morning about 2 o'clock. An wire com.
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Esterville
Farmers Savings Bank
Wallingford
Here
Bank Robbery Ends In Escape After Vault Blown Open
Communication failed before the burglary and the robbers fled in two cars heading south. The vault was blown open and over $206,660 in cash seized. The bank belongs to the Iowa Savings Bank of this city. No trace of the robbers has been found.
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Iowa Savings Bank
Sac City Women Kill Pool Hall License Move
June 23. A numerously signed petition from the women of Sac City asks the council to keep the pool hall ordinance and not grant the license. J J Harter withdrew his petition after reading, presented by L R Wayt in deference to the women's wishes of Bac City.
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Sac City
J. J. Harter
Harter
L. R. Wayt
Bac City
Butler apologizes to Proctor in wire
William C. Procter published a telegram from Nicholas Murray Butler chief of Columbia University apologizing for remarks during the Chicago convention that gamblers and stock market players were major backers of General Wood. Butler says his words were unbecoming and unwarranted and apologizes to all who felt hurt.
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Cincinnati
William C. Procter
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Procter
Dr. Butler
General Wood
Butler
Chicago
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FOX News
Bryant Washburn
George’ Broadhurst
Smith
Paramount
Selznick News
Prizina Pictures
Palm Beach
Om Yon
Bob Cook
Bed “Chat Clothing G ‘Company
John Shields & Sons
Ford
Harry D. Smith
Washington, Iowa
Rogers
Smith's
J. C. Purvis
Edna
Ottumwa
Dodds
Paul Putnam
Michigan
Lemmon
Ham
Rey
Mannhardt
Earl Simpson
D. F. Macon
Washington
Iowa
Ralph Lytle
C. A. Sprague
Ritzville
Wash
Arch Graham
Monmouth, Ill
John Lytie
J. D. Glasgow
J. M. Bratten
Fairfield
Elsie Bratten
Margaret Quinn
Fla
Dorothy Ward
Dan Arnold
Delta
Mart Anderson
BE. P. Foss
Harvey Matthews
Smith-Lytle
Wilson-Chalmers Produce Co
Presbyterian Church
Miss Wee Wolf
Moulton
Morris Swisher
St. Louis
United States
Nick Wallace
Davenport
County
John Wesley Morton
Milo Burnett
Monroe
E. P. Dusenbery
J. B. Allan
Geo. Rehbehn
Will Jurging
Elsie Hoskins
Brighton
Hoskins
The
W. A. Whiting
Belvidere, Hl
Edna McKimmey
Helen Squire
Albia
Centerville
L. L. Neiswanger
Hev
Haney
McHramara Undertaking Co
Lytle Bros. Theatre
Oposite Graham
Partner
Wité
Journal
George McDaniels
Reynolds & Gibson
Skipton
Florence Baker
Salem
Smith's Jewelry
Frank Haney
W. B. Kerr
Beulah
Youngstown
Ohio
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
A. E. Atchison
Dempsey Land CO
Plaal
Katherine McDonald
Robert W. Chambers
Lost City
Chambers Clothes Shop
Pool Hall
Proctor
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