Pageant Planned for Fourth of July in Sunset
A Sunset Fourth of July pageant titled The Dance of the Allies is announced by committee members George Bickford and Misses Asenath Dorsey and Mae McNamara. The parade departs Graham Opera House at 6 30 PM for Sunset Park where three tableaus and dances from America to France will be performed.
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George Bickford
Asenath Dorsey
Mae McNamara
Washington
Graham Opera House
Mavch
Sunset Park
Boy Scouts
Girls’ Honor Guard
Red Cross
Joan of Arc
Kidney trouble ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills cure
An old advertisement from Lemmon's pharmacy urges readers to treat kidney problems. Frank Miller of Birmingham Utah reports relief after using Foley Kidney Pills, claiming improved health and ability to work previously hindered by kidney issues.
Woman and the Law at Fox Theatre Saturday
Fox Theatre presents the William Fox photo melodrama based on the De Saulles domestic tragedy in New York. The film follows a society woman who kills her husband after he takes their child and neglects her. Watch the provocative question of provocation and motive unfold on screen.
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William Fox
de Saulles
New York City
Fox Theatre
New York
R. A. Walsh
Carmen
Fox
Pex
Judge Quips On Talking To His Soul And Nuts
A humorous line from Judge about a man starting to talk to him and his soul, joking that he feels like he has pushed a nut when such chatter begins. The remark plays on self awareness and comic anxiety in social exchanges.
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Uncle the
New Regulations Cutting Sugar Supply Across Industries
The United States Food Administration in Burlington Iowa announces sugar limits for ice cream and candy makers at 75 percent and soda fountains at 50 percent for the next three months. Householders face three pounds per person monthly, with up to 25 pounds allowed for canning. canners and milk condensers receive full allotments. Bakers and cracker makers get 70 percent of their July 1917 usage for the next quarter. Purchases beyond households require certificates. A six month shortage is anticipated and a public canning push will conserve sugar.
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United States Food Administration
Burlington
Iowa
Food Administration
How Registered Men Were Drawn by Sec Baker
Washington county young men who registered on June 5 were drawn in order for army service. The list shows registration numbers in draw order with each name, indicating first drawn assigned soon unless deferred. The page enumerates hundreds of registrants including Frank Frechin Dale Jackson Wilbur Richardson and many others.
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Washington County
Funeral for W H Johnson Held at Brighton Home
The funeral service for the late W H Johnson will be held tomorrow Saturday the 29th at 1 30 from the Brighton home. A brief service will follow at the cemetery.
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W H. Jonson
Brighton
Regular meals dictate a native work pace in India
An English engineer building a 100-foot steel pole with about thirty Indian workers faced a dinner hour demand. As the pole rose halfway, the headman announced mealtime, and only desperate entreaties and threats kept the workers from lowering the pole and stopping progress after hours of effort.
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India
Emphasis and Perceived Strength in Repeated Negatives
The text argues that a speaker may express firm negation by repeating no, with a thousand times no implying unwavering resolve. It notes that a million times no is excessive, and only a highly violent style would use such extreme repetition, while thousand conveys stronger, yet controlled emphasis.
Personal crisis reports among Japanese students noted
Dr. Sidney L. Gulick, long acquainted with the Far East, says personal crisis reports among Japanese students are likely the most common of any student group. He cites two causes: hypersensitivity to personal humiliation and fierce competition for government school placements.
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Rey
Sidney L. Gulick
Far East
list of voters or residents with numbers and initials
The note lists names followed by numbers and initials, including Thompson Harry, Marion M, Knauss Harry D, Ruby John William, Zook Earl Linsay, Browning D A, Kloepfer Ralph Charles, Crone Marion Merle, Wahl Ernest F, Miller William Franklin, Schmidt Joseph, Austin Lewis Raymond, Bouquet George W, Cook Eli John, Krotz Frank A, and WSS.
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Cupp
David
Cook
Francis
Frank
Schnoebelen
Walter J
Benda
Maurice James
Benson
Clarence M
Munson
Samuel Augustus
Coakley
Bryan
Flynn
Dennis Derr
Bickford
Miller
Lewis J
Hahn
Earl
Stemen
Lester K
Desing
Fred Franklin
Klein
Charles Paul
Hawkins
Stephen M. Buck
Earl Thomas
Wheeler
Burton Lloyd
Nicholson
Walter
Asa Ross
Kallous
Frank Alb
Moothart
Guy C
Karll
Grant Frank
Wieland
John Roy
Kloepfer
Ernest F
Shalla
Lloyd
Awniong
Ira Ranson
Stump
George Wills
Ziegiowsky
Steele
Ray Morrison
Rhodebeck
Claud Be
Leichty
Edward O. Jettrey
Harry
Brewer
Jacobus Sikke
Gormley
C. L
JS. Black
Charles Fugene
Sekineon
William Lloyd
McNamer
Harry D
McKeon
Irwin
Anderson
Jacob Albert
Chamberlain
Melvin
Beranek
Edward Hubert
Kos
Carl
Foss
Herbert F
Stafford
Charles
Craig
Ernest Harold
Palmery Mile II
Larson
Bergie
Karous
Swift
Hoss
Harold Ellis
Elmore
Thompson
Marion M
Knauss
Ruby
John William
Zook
Earl Linsay
Browning
D. A
Ralph Charles
Crone
Marion Merle
Wahl
William Franklin
Schmidt
Joseph
Austin
Lewis Raymond
Bouquet
George W
Eli John
Krotz
Frank A
Graham Zu Zuv Column Promotes Virginia Kling Dance
The column promotes Miss Virginia Kling daughter of Chicago baseball figure John Kling. It notes her Russian Halliet Toe Dance at the Graham with comparisons to Genee and Clayton, and previews Dolly Sisters and a film program including The Fall of the Romanoffs with Rasputin. Matinees and evening shows advertised. seats reserved at Lemmon's.
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Virginia Kling
Graham
Miss Kling
John Kling
Chicago
Mile Genee
Clayton
Dolly Sisters
Washington
Lemmon
Fourth of July Pageant Showcases Pershing’s Crusaders
On July fourth the Community club presents Pershing's Crusaders at Graham Theatre with Army and Navy Signal Corps footage released by the Bureau of Public Information. Geo Creel chairs a rehearsed program as Shubert Orchestra and Washington concert band provide music for a full day of performances. The Fox Theatre runs a patriotic film titled Patriotism, and theatres plan multiple entertainments to make Washington your spot for the holiday.
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Pershing
Crusaders
Graham
Army and Navy Signal Corps
United States
Bureau of Public Information
Geo Creel
Shuberts Orchestra
Washington Concert Band
Washington
The
Fox Thatre
Graham Theatre Operating Co
A Want Ad In The Journal Will Sell It
Classified notice notes a want ad in the Journal will help sell items. Details read as generic sale guidance with emphasis on listing, pricing, and contact method to expedite a sale.
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Journal
Journal Office
Conventions in Washington Hold Tomorrow Sessions
Republican and Democratic county conventions meet in Washington tomorrow with 11 AM opening sessions. Republicans in the court room and Democrats at city hall will organize, name a temporary chair, and set a permanent chair and secretary. Delegates total 117 for the county. 16 will attend the Des Moines state convention on July 10.
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Washington
Ecity Hall
E. L. Edmondson
Brighton
J. D. Glasgow
Des Moines
Ricard Donaldson
Democratic County Committee
Havner
Dangers of Constipation Ad Promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets
An advertisement warns neglecting constipation may lead to bowel injury and complications. It urges prompt treatment with Foley Cathartic Tablets described as gentle, non habit forming, and safe for all, from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Ice Cream Festival Planned by W I L in Central Park
The annual ice cream festival of the W I L will be held Saturday afternoon and evening in Central Park weather permitting. Proceeds will support war garden work and patriotic causes. Nearby, the WCTU executive committee meets Saturday at 2 PM in the Rest Room at the courthouse to plan the county convention with officers listed. The Pleasant Plains Missionary Society postpones its July meeting until further notice.
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W. 1. Il
Central Park
Court House
A. J. Merian
Pleasant Plains
Russian raftway head dismissed over anti intervention stance
Dr. George V. Lomonossoff, leader of the Russian raftway mission to the United States, was removed from his post by the Russian anabese sister after his statement opposing allied intervention in Russia and supporting the Bolshevik government.
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George V. Lomonossoff
United States
Lomonossoff
Russia
Hospital Auxiliary Sets Monthly Meeting at Red Cross Rooms
The Worners Hospital Auxiliary will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday at 2 30 p m at the Red Cross rooms.
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Worners Hospital
Red Cross
Culinary Camouflage in Historical Food Art
A reminiscence from the Ohio State Journal notes early camouflage in pastries with a brown meringue crust atop bread pudding, shaping how dishes appeared to be more appealing. The reflection emphasizes presentation as a form of disguise in culinary practice.
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Ohio State Journal
Dorothy and father chase tar wagon on 4 Cross Street
Excitement rises as Dorothy and her father encounter a tar wagon on 4 Cross Street. She quips Let's knock the tar out of that, illustrating playful street corner humor in the moment.
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Dorothy
Cross Street
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