County Party Conventions Open at Washington Saturday
County conventions of the Republican and Democratic parties meet in Washington Saturday beginning at 11:00 AM. The Republican session at the courthouse and the Democratic session at City Hall will organize in the morning and likely work in the afternoon. 134 delegates are named with 44 from Washington wards. Wellman and Ainsworth send 14 and 10 respectively.
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Washington
Court House
J. D. Glasgow
Eardley Bell
Wellman
Bell
Ainsworth
Board of Supervisors
Clarence Dodds in Town for Car Repair At Henders Garage
Clarence Dodds is in town to overhaul his Ford at Henders Garage on North Marion Avenue. He favors repairing his old car to bank the difference versus buying new. The slogan promotes Hender's as the place to get repairs and save.
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Henders Garage
Hender's
W. KE. Hender
North
Marion Avenue
Judge Dewey Opens March Term Court Session in Iowa
Judge Charles A. Dewey holds court here as part of the March term with adjournments for miscellaneous business. Hearing set for Saturday and July 8. Ralph Munro of Fairfield delayed reaching Washington for a hearing on a matter. Judge orders include a guilty plea for State of Iowa defendant Sanders with a $200 fine plus costs. Augusta Pehler elects dower share in Herman Pehler estate and requests homestead set off with referees appointed. hearing scheduled for 9 a m on July 8. Public notice of the referee appointment to be printed in the Evening Journal. Remember Ideal Bakery items including ice orange cakes.
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Charles A. Dewey
Ralph Munro
Fairfield
Munro
Washington
Dewey
State of
Towa
Art Sanders
W. Livingston
Fatute
Herman Pehler
Augusta Pehler
Evening Journal
Lincoln Pageant Rehearsals Set at Chautauqua Park
Rehearsals begin at 6 15 PM every evening at Chautauqua Park from June 26 for the Lincoln pageant. All cast members must attend on time to ensure a successful performance.
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Chautauqua
Agreement of Self Debt Settlement 1712 Mart Anderson
A signed declaration by Mart Anderson dated 1712 states he will pay no debts made by anyone other than himself. The document asserts personal liability and excludes responsibility for others.
Ernest Robinson Killed in Montana Runaway Accident
Mrs. M. McDonald of 414 South Iowa avenue received a telegram from Jordan Montana stating her son Ernest R Robinson had been killed in a runaway near that place yesterday. He was a World War I veteran who served in the engineer corps and Meuse Argonne offensive. His Montana claim was 600 acres twelve miles from Jordan. The body will be brought to Washington for interment likely Monday night or Tuesday. He was 29 at his March 26 1893 birth.
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Mr. Robinson
France
Corporal Robinson
Butte
Mont
Engineer Corps
Meuse-Argonne
Army of Occupation
Germany
Montana
Washington
Jordan
Garfield County
Miles City
Robinson
Ogle County
Washington Fourth of July Auto Arrangements Announced
Officials say cars may enter Washington on the Fourth but the square will be roped off for forenoon exercises. Parades streets may be kept clear while ample parking will be provided on city streets. Hundreds of autos expected. all welcome.
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Washington
Colonel Brookhart Farm Home Pictures Feature in Des Moines Register
A full page of pictures of Colonel Brookhart and his farm home at Washington will appear in next Sunday’s Des Moines Register. In the Photo-Gravure section the images show many interesting hobbies of the Republican senatorial nominee. Order your copy today from Marion McAvoy Walter Wallace Fred Wells E. E. Greenfield.
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Colonel Brookhart
Washington
Des Moines Register
Marion McAvoy
Walter Wallace
Fred Wells
E. E. Greenfield
Watered Stock Explained in Commercial Finance
The term watered stock refers to increasing the number of shares without corresponding paid in capital. A watered stock is stock issued or treated in this manner to dilute value and misrepresent equity.
Vacation Bible school closes as grading bids quoted
The vacation Bible school wrapped four weeks of learning with 220 enrollments and 125 average attendance. Mrs Maude Osborn led a 20 person staff with Inter Church help while grading bids for Washington county roadwork total $57,526.12 at 23 cents per cubic yard. The project covers four districts with work to begin July 14 1922 and finish by July 1 1923.
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Maude Osborn
Churdan
Iowa
George Dowell
Washington County
J. O. Peed & Sons
Knight
Oelwein
West Chester
Ainsworth
English River District
Johnson County Line
Pest Kalona
Bush Corner
Wellman Road
West Oregon Township
Louisa County
Frank Bruggemeyer
Fairfield
Why Sunday Is Sunday
An old lament explains the term Sunday as the day dedicated to sun worship by ancient ancestors not because of sunshine.
Butter Prices Unchanged in Washington For Saturday
Washington dairy market reports no change in butter prices for Saturday trade. The steady quotes reflect stable demand with producers keeping offers firm amid current wholesale movement.
Moon Mapping Effort By French Scientist Five Years In The Making
A French scientist completes a detailed moon map after five years of devotion with assistance from photographers who have long specialized in lunar imagery. The collaboration yields a comprehensive set of lunar photographs and maps.
Drouth Ends as Rain Drops Half Inch Over County
A slow drizzly rain began around seven and lasted to 10:30 this morning, totaling 39 of an inch. The rainfall is described as widespread and beneficial, with more rain hoped for. The report notes the wet spell is generally felt across the county.
Exhibition Flights Slated For Fourth Here
George Walter Rudiger announces Curtis Wright Aircraft of Monmouth Ill will supply a pilot for an exhibition flight on July Fourth if enough advance ticket sales occur. Tickets are at Farmers and Merchants Bank with sales Saturday or Monday. Pilot Shirley Short, formerly Rus sell Benton’s flyer, is regarded as careful and safe.
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George Walter Rudiger
H. 8. Carr
Curtis Iown Aircraft Corporation
Monmouth
Ill
Rudiger
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Shirley Short
Russell Benton
Peculias Reckoning of Distances in Siberian Customs
Harry de Wildt notes Ostik traders in Siberia measure distances by kettles. A five kettle journey equates to filling six kettles with cold water in sequence, reflecting a long travel time and a peculiar local unit.
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Harry de Wildt
Asia
Juvenile Forthrightness on Bravery theme in school
A primary school assignment on bravery included remarks by a boy who says some boys are brave because they never fear, some because their legs prevent running, but most boys are brave because someone watches them. The excerpt reflects naive yet candid views on courage and public gaze.
This Bird Is Fat and Feasting Albatrosses Myth
A note from the American Forestry Magazine states young albatrosses can go five months without eating due to fat reserves, a trait also seen in young pigeons and other sea birds.
Time to Do Something
A four year old, Bobby, distressed a cat near a firelit hearth. He grabbed the cat’s tail and pulled it away as a guardian figure intervened, insisting the cat must not be harmed. The child argued, fearing the cat would burn.
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Bobby
Tre
Espresso Through History The Cocoa Bean Tale
A fragmented note explains cocoa origins and spelling shifts in English German Spanish and French. It notes theobroma cacao as the source of chocolate drinks and traces its spread from South America to other regions.
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England
America
South America
Uae
Fighting Weeds By Using Roofing Paper On Melon Crops
In Northwest sections fruit growers cover field sections with roofing paper to smother weeds around melon hills. The method cuts weed growth, reduces cultivation needs, and saves irrigation costs.
Chinese Poetry and Freud Clash in Literary Debate
The piece argues Chinese poetry can influence Western literature beyond sexuality, offering a humane classicism that blends humanistic qualities with refined form. Malcolm Cowley in the Dial supports viewing poetry as classical without moraliting.
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Malcom Cowley
Dial
Atmospheric layers and twilight boundary described
The passage explains that as the Earth revolves, the atmosphere thins with altitude. At about seven miles up air becomes thinner, temperatures drop, and at roughly 29 miles above the surface the sky begins to darken, with the layer around 30 miles mainly consisting of hydrogen.
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Belgins
Robert Visits Grandmother in Curious Tale House
A quirky tale describes Robert visiting his grandmother in a story house with a cottage near by. He returns home and recounts to a young boy how the grandmother is upstairs while he sits downstairs, charged with an odd household arrangement.
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Robert
Bine
Uniforms for officers of the Marine Committee 1770
The marine committee prescribes officer dress in September 1770. Green coat faced with white features round cuffs and pockets, white waistcoat, green edged breeches with garters. Green shirts are authorized as an optional precursor.
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Marine Committee
Wizard of the North sobriquet for Sir Walter Scott
The article notes the nickname Wizard of the North applied to Sir Walter Scott 1771 to 1832 and discusses attributions by authorities. It mentions his works like Waverley and his ties to Blackwood's Magazine with John Wilson and Christopher North credited as contributors.
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Sir Walter Scott
Walter
John Wilson
Christopher North
Mit
Scott
Whitken
Blackwood
Lis
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Clarence Dodds
EWG Schmidt Candy DO
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Ideal Bakery
Lincoln
Mart Anderson
Ernest Robinson
Brookhart
Farmer & Merchants State Bank
Phillips Drug Store
Kodak Store
WELE
Vester
Mise Osborne
W. F
Dowell
Beii Ners
David Caprici
Joseph
Merrit McDaniels
Davy
Reister & Sons Cash
Migs
L. B. Lupton
Central Park
China
Neal Kracaw
County Bridge Gang
T. C. Kylegar
Walton
Boyd Berdo
Saddle and Bridie
South
Marion Ave
Black
James Batterson
South 7Th Ave
John E. Keating
Buerken
A. J. Fields
Poland
C. AL
B. R. Williams
C. A. Ruebsam
North Sixth Avenue
Frank Frazier
J. R. Maxwell
Journal Office
Peculias Reckoning
Freud
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