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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
4
Sketches of Early Iowa History slated for republication
The Journal will begin reprinting Nathan Littler’s Sketches of Early Iowa History from the Washington Gazette of 1879 1880 to preserve a valuable historic work. Littler, a Washington pioneer, lived in Richmond and served in the 10th General Assembly in 1864, with strong local civic and church ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Nathan Littler
Washington Gazette
Gazette
Richmond
General Assembly
Littler
Washington
A. A. Been Blossom
Marion Avenue
Washington College
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on the common cold
The poem laments the return of old illnesses with a cold survey of ailments from mumps to whooping cough and Spanish flu. The speaker quips at the lack of sympathy when sick and laments how a cold unfolds a chain of remembered pains, leaving the body weak and worn.
Sketches of Early Iowa History for Future Generations
Parents in Washington county and Iowa urged to preserve sketches on pioneer days when Indians owned Iowa and railways, roads, churches, and schools were absent. The notes cover land gains from natives, Iowa once part of Wisconsin territory, and other vital state history for posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Iowa
Lowa
Wisconsin Territory
Revised Immigration Labor Provisions to Be Sought by Davis
Secretary Davis of the Labor Department will seek changes to the immigration law at the next Congress session. He favors modifying the contract labor rule to allow entrants with prearranged employment, aiming to attract more desirable workers while ensuring American labor protection. He argues current policy risks emigration and limits skilled applicants with dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Washington
Congress
Labor Department
Immigration Bureau Plans Abroad Agents to Select Immigrants
The secretary proposes maintaining immigration bureau agents abroad like commercial attaches to study labor needs and recruit the best available workers. The plan would move the alien’s entire family to remove the incentive to return home for relatives. Recent moves by State Treasury and Labor to inspect aliens abroad in the Irish Free State aim to address major bureau problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immigration Bureau
State, Treasury and Labor Departments
Irish Free State
Davis
Secretary Thornburg to Speak at Vinton Farm Bank Meeting
In Des Moines June 34 M G Thornburg state secretary of agriculture will be principal speaker at a joint meeting of farmers and bankers at Vinton tonight He will discuss The Warehouse Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines. In
M. G. Thornburg
Vinton
Thornburg
Germans Smoke Billions of Cigars and Cigarettes
Statistics from the Tobacco Dealers Association show Germans smoked 6.5 billion cigars and 25 billion cigarettes in the last year, costing smokers about 885 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tobacco Dealer's Association
Ocean Mother Inspires Sea Pink Flowers in Marsh
Near the ocean a meadow hosts sea pink flowers that credit Mother Ocean with their color strength and lively zest. They say inland life would dull their petals while the breeze and sea winds keep them bright and animated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Ocean
Sea Pink
Breeze Brothers
The
Do Two Kinds Of Do In Aunt Sarah Biscuits
Little Louis proclaims he can spell now as Aunt Sarah the cook bakes biscuits in the kitchen. Louis jokes they are made out of do do, prompting his mother to note dough spelling and Aunt Sarah to explain two kinds of do in a playful exchange set in the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Sarah
By The Way letters hint at social notes and humor
A collage of reader submissions from Excelsior Springs and beyond covers dances, travel to bathhouses, jokes, marriages, recipes, and local opinions. The long column mixes quips about manners, contracts, politics, and everyday life with practical tips and humorous anecdotes from various correspondents.
See You at the Picnic Win Onah Thanks
A collage of jokes and witty quips from a page likely in a vintage humor magazine. The pieces mention a lawyer defending a man, a judge sentencing an arm, and playful exchanges about milk eggs and hens. A brief cartoonish item hints at fashion and a military school joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winonah
Mistress
Bridget
Wanst
Federal warrant issued for former bank president
Willis T. McConnell former president of the First National Bank of Wessington Springs South Dakota is charged in an indictment with an alleged attempt to deceive the US comptroller of the currency by false book entries in September 1922. He now resides in Los Angeles California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Willis T. McConnell
First National Bank of
Weet Cheeter's Fourth of July Celebration Notice
A town newspaper note asks where a correspondent has been and mentions West Chester planning a Fourth of July celebration. The piece reflects local curiosity about the missing writer, his illness, and hopes he keeps in touch with town news and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Sioux City carpenter injured by 12000 volt wire
Sioux City reports carpenter Arnold Hauswald was seriously injured yesterday after contacting a high tension line carrying 12 000 volts. In Des Moines Meredith fined 1 for a minor traffic violation. Two youths aided firemen rescuing three sleeping women as a fire endangered a roadside settlement house. Relatives believe Mrs W B Anderson 38 ended her life by gas after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Arnold Hauswald
Des Moines, BB
Meredith
Des Moines
W. B. Anderson
Adjournment of Bus Hearings In Iowa Counties
Hearings on applications to operate bus lines in Jasper and Marshall counties by the Iowa Transit Company Indianola and Beasley Brothers Newton have been adjourned until July 14 Dwight Lewis chairman of the state railroad commission announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jasper
Marshall
Iowa Transit Company
Indianola
Beasley Brothers
Newton
Dwight Lewis
State Railroad Commission
Parole Privileges Revoked for Eugene Sellers in Iowa
The state board of parole revoked Eugene Sellers parole privileges two weeks after Albia authorities indicted him for holding up a ticket agent while he was under supervision from Anamosa. Sellers, son of a local municipal court justice, will be returned to the men's reformatory today. A small want-ad was used to arrange the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Sugene Sellers
State Board of Parole
Albia
Sellers
Anamosa
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Binkley
Walt Mason
WT. Smith
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Mary Graham Bonner
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Kiluaney
Excelsior Springs
United States
Ed Tuers
Sigourney
Mrs. Wellston
Hlockhead
Shannon
Rosie
Country Jane
Dandelion
P. S
Plutarch
Mr. By
Carlo
Western Ranch
C. B
Bill
Sherman
Newserieps
Elkader
Clayton County
Robert MacLauren
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Grinnell
de Molay
BUICK
Uestion
Tucker & Eicher
White Way Garage
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