Taxi and travel notes connect Washington visitors and events
Enid Annas of Ainsworth visited yesterday while Peter J. Hammen Jr. of Keota spent the day in Washington. A special taxi to the Hagenbeck Wallace circus leaves Washington at 10 a.m. Wednesday June 27, with calls to Curtis and Ross. Mr and Mrs Shan Davis received a long distance call from their daughter Beulah in New York via Paris saying she would likely be in Washington by weekend. The Washington and Mt. Pleasant taxi line runs Sunday the 24th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 210 for reservations. Nora Bennett of Keota visited yesterday, and Andy Augustine of West Chester spent yesterday in Washington.
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Iowa City
Hagenbeck-Wallace
Washington
Curtis & Ross
Shan Davis
Miss Beulah
New York
Paris
Washington and Mt. Pleasant
Iewe City
Hagenbeck Welace Circus
Washington News and Local Social Amid Busy Day
Local residents report business calls and shopping in Washington. Crawfordsville visitors, Davenport travelers, and New York ice cream offerings surface in a busy day of errands. Community updates include church services, taxi service launches, and a shutoff notice for water users tomorrow morning.
Death-Chair Memory: A Convict’s Final Night
The narrator, in a death cell awaiting electrocution, recalls mental erosion under imminent doom. As the chair electrifies, a familiar dentist’s voice breaks the final current, revealing the day’s grim climax and a last joke amid despair.
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Ecell
Dev
Death-Watch
People Drift Into Shelby for Champ Bout on July 4th
Shelby Montana reports a large influx of fans for the Dempsey-Gibbons heavyweight championship. Cowboys in high boots and sombreros arrive as ramshackle huts rise near Shelby, while Gibbons trains with lighthearted sessions that amuse his opponents.
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Shelby
Mont
Dempsey-Gibbons
Gibbon
Lucky Morrow
Coast
Leo Manley
Watson Seeks Diagnosis From Doctor Brighton
Watson visits Dr Brighton after a grim forecast from Dr Stith and advice from Dr Smith. He seeks medical clarity, while Brighton cautions against trusting Stith and affirms Smith as a reliable authority. The Kansas City Star notes the consultation and differing opinions.
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Watson
Doctor Brighton
Mr. Watson
Doctor Smith
Doctor Wirighton
Stith
The Illusion Shattered In a Quiet Midwestern Party
Nell Raymond, a forty year old married woman, confronts a resurfacing past romance with Cyrus Bannock at a social gathering. Cyrus, now successful with a factory venture, flirts, stirring old dreams while husband Jim remains unaware. Nell grapples with a long lost passion and the finality of her present life.
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Cyrus Bannock
Nell Raymond
Jim
Cyrus
Thete
Nell
Ella Wayland
Net
Fda
Lin
Ads With a Smile and Poultry Trade Note
An ad copy references Gibson's Produce Company and poultry trade themes with taglines about smiles and food. It hints at a local ad market and brand presence, mentioning spirits as a metaphor and the poultry business in commerce.
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Gibson's Produce Company
Snuggling Question Tangles Duty And Fashion
A curious ad style item ponders whether an officer who returns with a French bride and avoids government duties should be charged with snuggling or smuggling. It contrasts with MCNAMARA'S FURNITURE CO where a small snuggling charge is noted alongside furniture.
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McNamara
Furniture CO
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Enid Annas of
Ainsworth
Peter J. Hammen Jr
Keota
Nora Bennett
Andy Augustine
West Chester
Arch Best
Oxfords
Wilson's
F. M. Smith
Havre
Henry Witting
Crawfordsville
D. F. Smith
C. L. Chrissinger
Olds
A. F E. Gault
W. H. Allen
Winfield
Wshington
Isabelle Carrick
Edith Miller
Veda
Violet Twinam
Essey Jlarper
Mrs. Tedford of
Call
Green
C. J. Eagle
Marold Faris
Art Schdes
Chicago
J. A. Fox
C. W. Lathrop
Brighton
C. H. Frazier
J. A. Work Insurance Agen
Graham's
Presbyterian Church
J. Fulton Wilson
T. R. Phillips
Towa
Kodak
Mra. D. C. Russell
Ottumwa
Mr. Russell
Swedish Lutheran
Dorothy Ward
Milwaukee Downer College
Milwaukee, Wis
Second Street
W. D. Loftiss
Low Langworthy
J. A. Harwood
Davenport
Margaret’ Black
Prairie du Lac
Wisconsin
L. E. Deweese
Colfax
Iowa
Warlo
Wilson Heating CO
Mrs. O. Buck
Independence
Earl R. Payn
William Grady
Ottumway
W. N. Roers
James Butterfield
Town City
Boyd McKenzie
Dale Duncan
Freeport
Dorothy Warnock
Rock Island
C. Cutright
John Simmering
Albert Lovelett
Edna Tobin
Muscatine
Mrs. Boyer
Brea Bacer
Hermagt Tindatg
Wellman
J O. Beatty
Lee Ebner
Dwain
Willis Beatty
Robert Carlin
Heme
J. W. Beatty
Lois Brown
Wyman
Ruth Bailey
Venice, North Side
G.S. Kerr
Cedar Rapids
Jessie
Lake Okoboji
F. A. Heinzman
Mr. Heingman
FOX
William Duncan
Ralph Lewis
Land of
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Atchisons
Upton Leee
Stuart Hotel
N. D
Schulty Motor CO
J. Martin White
Sioux Falls, S. 10
McElhinney Drug Co
John Shields & Sons
Charles E. Baxter
Western Newspaper Union
Washington Cleaners
Myra Curtis Lane
E. J. Reighard
Dublin
Jake Hotle
Gertrude A. Wehr
Edna
Seattle
J. A. Wehr
Fast Second Street
Carter
Lyon
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