Local News Notes From Crawfordsville June Day
Miss Mina McCleary returns home lame after a visit to Winfield. Robert Gormly of Fairfield visits with friends. Mrs J R Rees hosts a surprise party for her mother in law Mrs J M Rees with sixteen Presbyterian ladies present. Social Hour club porch party at the Manners home features sandwiches and coffee. Mrs Caroline Johnson of Ottumwa visits daughter Mrs T E Maxwell. Miss Mildred Johnson attends summer school at Iowa City.
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Crawfordsville
Mina McCleary
Sverine
Winfield
Robert Gormly
Fairfield
J. R. Rees
J. M. Rees
The
Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth News Briefs Mention Band Plans and Local Events
C R Stearns notes band concerts delayed by a week. A 10 pound boy arrived at M P McConnell home in Salisbury North Carolina with Pauline Chihak as mother. School faculty listed for Ainsworth Consolidated with W G Robertson as superintendent and C L Railsback as principal. Mrs John Strain returns from Ottumwa due to illness in daughter. Baptist Mission Circle hosted by Mrs C E Riddington. Water analysis at state university reports exceptionally pure supply amid warm weather.
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Helen Railshback
Flare Wallace
Engel
Lillian Seydel
Grace Applegate
Ming Lottie Copeland
Adaie Gregory
Margaret Bliven
Dorothy Sands
Hazel Fulton
John Strain
Ottumwa
Millard Chambers
Neiswanger
Cone
Baptist Mission Circle
C. E. Riddington
Ainsworth
The
State University
Mary Pickford Stars in The Love Light at Fox Theatre
Mary Pickford presents The Love Light a new United Artists drama at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday. Frances Marion wrote and directed the emotional story produced during Pickford’s honeymoon featuring Italian settings and several European players and props shipped to California.
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Mary Pickford
United Artists
Fox Theatre
Frances Marion
Miss Pickford
Italy
Adriatic
Europe
California
Obituary: Fern Shalla 1897 1920s WA community mourns
The hearts of the community were saddened by the death of Mrs. Fern Shalla of Prairie Flower on June 23. Born Fern Coakley in Fulton County Illinois on December 17, 1897 she moved to Washington county at twelve and raised two children with husband Chas Shalia. Funeral at Washington Baptist Church conducted by Rev. RE. A. Anderson with the Washington quartet. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Fern Shalla
Prairie Flower
Fern Coakley
John Coakley
Fulton
Illinois
Washington County
Chas
Shalia
Iowa City
Duane
Delores
Fred
Washington
Reide
Reva
Washington Baptist Church
RE. A. Anderson
Washington Quartet
Elm Grove
Tax laws may come first in Harding tariff push
President Harding pressed Congress to move tariff and tax measures quickly by summoning Fordney to the White House. Senator Watson urged prioritizing tax revision over tariffs, arguing that repealing excessive profits taxes and higher surtaxes would relieve business burdens and spur recovery.
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Congress
Washington
Harding
Fordney
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Finance Committee
Exeres
Senate Finance Committee
White Light Color Temperature and Sun Illumination
United States Bureau of Standards researchers discuss light color. They conclude white light arises at about 1200 degrees Celsius absolute, while typical oil gas flame and filament lamps appear yellow and pale with rising temperature. They note noon sun in Washington approximates white.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Washington
Blind Alabama composer gaining reputation in early 1900s music
Florence Golson, a blind Alabama composer and singer, rises in reputation with works published by John Church and performed by the Rubenstein club. Her pieces include The Bird With a Broken Wing and A Symphony, which won a $100 prize from the Ohio Music Teachers Association in 1920.
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Florence Golson
Alabama
Waite
Rubenstein Club
New York
Golson
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
John Church Company
Misa Golson
Ohio Music Teachers’ Association
Miss Golson
Richard Strauss plans fall visit to America for own works
The composer will sail from Germany in October to appear or conduct his works if needed in the United States. Specific appearances are undecided, but he will not conduct Salome if the Chicago Opera Association revives it. Miss Garden doubts the price and timing of a costly production.
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Bethlehem Steel
Charles M. Schwab
Schwab
America
Richard Strauss
Germany
Chicago Opera Association
Miss Garden
Geoffrey O'Hara Backs Congregational Singing
Geoffrey O'Hara, internationally known composer of songs, voices strong support for congregational singing. He promotes shared musical worship and community participation across churches and gatherings.
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Geoffrey O'Hara
Tanlac credited for health by Cedar Rapids man
Harry M. Kenyon of Cedar Rapids credits Tanlac with restoring his health after three years of stomach trouble. He reports improved appetite, no indigestion, no gas, and relief from headaches and dizziness after taking Tanlac. Sherman Bros. and The Pioneer Drug Store sell Tanlac in Washington. A nearby hotel evolution notes the Barling hotel splits, with the Tangney company now operating a five story building housing 109 guest rooms.
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Tanlac
Harry M. Kenyon
Fourth Avenue
East
Cedar Rapids
Laws
The
Sinclair Packing Co
Washington
Sherman Bros
Pioneer Drug Store
Leading Druggista
Advt
Barling
Milwaukee Tracks
Vendel
EB. J. Tangney
New $200,000 hotel opens in Spencer
The new hotel in Spencer, costing about 200000 dollars, opens after construction began in March 1919. The unveiling marks a milestone for the town, indicating growth and improved lodging for visitors.
State to Build New Fish Hatchery at Devil's Backbone Park
The state will construct a fish hatchery at Devil's Backbone State Park near the park’s north end about 2,060 feet downstream from the Richmond spring. Work starts this season so hatching can begin next spring, using the cold clear water and high-s elevation spring for propagation. The brick buildings will rival the federal Spring Branch hatchery, funded by fishing licenses, not taxes, and will enhance the park’s attractiveness.
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Manchester
Devil's Backbone State Park
Richmond
Federal
Spring Branch
But His Love Lasts Longer Caption from Boston Transcript
A college professor argues that after thirty, men are ruled by common sense in love, but this overlooks the danger of becoming an old fool. The Boston Transcript commentary pivots on romantic folly and aging.
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Boston Transcript
Des Moines Mayor Receives Long Winded Shrine Letter
An unnamed Medinah temple shriner from Chicago sent a letter to Des Moines Mayor H. Barton, read aloud at a local gathering. The note likens railroad noise to a perpetual night of clatter and shrieks, describing engines, whistles, bells, and grinding sounds through a sleepless night.
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Des Moines
Shriner
Chicago
Noah Webster
H. Barton
Delespeniillii
Friday in American history a sequence of pivotal events
The fragment notes several historic Fridays: Columbus's first voyage, Mayflower landing, Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence, and the surrender of Cornwallis ending the War of Independence. It preserves that Fridays mark key turning points in U S history with a nod to chronology.
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Colanbuss
Anna
America
Richard Henry Lee
Cornwall
Worth Trying Anyway
A brief exchange suggests the speaker doubts the need for extra medicine if daily work were completed promptly. The note hints at a casual, reflective tone about efficiency and reliance on medicine.
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Jaden Muratore
Chicago Opera
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Avita
Samson
Samson Et Delila
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Salome
Lina Cavallier
Albert Spalding
Philadelphia Orchestra
Frieda Hempel
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