Washington Leads Largest Local Delegation At Iowa High School Meet
Twenty one Washington boys and four adult leaders topped other towns at the Southeastern Iowa high school boys conference held in Davenport. The delegation represented 18 communities with 250 attending sessions. Local church groups were represented and Dr. Arthur Holmes spoke as Drake University president. Washington students were praised for good conduct and left a favorable impression.
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Washington
Iowa
Davenport
Howard Trevyllian
Herbert Gass
George Pauls
George Rice
Claude Reister
James Work
Ralph Jones
Alfred Brown
First United Presbyterian
Marion George
Glenn Eldridge
Clarence Logan
Richard Godfrey
Richard McCleery
Second United Presbyterian
Lester Carson
Glenn Minner
Lester Duke
Glenn Davis
Neil Haney
Howard Godwin
Donald Applegate
Dalton Morrow
C. W. Long
M. C. Delong
F. K. Williamson
W. F. Huxford
Y. M. C. A. Crawfordsville
Joe Moorehead
Arthur Holmes
Drake University of Des Moines
Howland Hanson
Des Moines
Paul Barrett
Cedar Falls
Harry Goodrich
Huxford
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Tip Offer
An old advertisement invites readers to mail five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound and Kidney Pills. Lemmon's Drug Store distributes the ad.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Lemmon’s Drug Store
City Election Officials Named by Council for Four Wards
City council names election boards for March voting in each ward with judges clerks and police assigned. Voting sites listed at ward fire house Dodge garage Harper Gardner office and O F Haight store. Council to reconvene March 29 to finalize annual business before officers assume duties a week after election.
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George Ross
C. M. Keck
T. T. Maxwell
Ed Harmier
Art Minick
L. H. O'Loughlin
James Casey
J. T. Berdo
Edwin Knupp
C. M. Stinson
Ed Fox
J. Kellogg
L. B. Babcock
George Griffith
Third Ward
M. D. Work
J. P. Thomas
Charles Long
E. G. Gardner
Jay McNamara
Hiram Johnson
Marion Crawford
Fourth Ward
Silas Ross
W. S. Eldridge
J. M. Bratton
J. T. Matthews
Ed Wells
Adam Mayer
James Fishburn
Fire House
Dodge
Harper & Gardner
O. F. Haight
Notice of City Election in Washington Iowa 1919
Notice under Iowa law announces a March 31 1919 election in Washington Iowa to elect Mayor Treasurer Assessor Park Commissioner two Aldermen at Law one Alderman from four wards. Polling places listed First Ward City Hall Second Ward Jones Auto Co Third Ward Harper Gardner Fourth Ward O F Haight Attest City Clerk Kellogg by action of the Mayor Mauck.
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State of
Iowa
Washington
City Hall
Jones Auto Co
Harper & Gardner
O. F. Haight
Attest, Co
J. Kellogg
Magazine subscriptions and club orders advertised
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe to magazines and join clubs. It instructs calling 59 Red after 5 20 p.m. or writing to the Journal care of the authorizer Nita Belle McKoon and representatives for savings on club memberships.
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Nita Belle McKoon
Second United Presbyterian Church Hears Missionary Call
The Second United Presbyterian Church held its annual dinner and meeting after a New Year delay due to influenza quarantine. Officers were elected for Sabbath school, and the church approved supporting a foreign field lady missionary, boosting the mission budget to 2600 dollars. The congregation's Women's Missionary Magazine subscriptions reached fifty, ranking second in the denomination.
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Second United Presbyterian Church
Leslie Mountford
Minnie Conner
Julius Conger
Pauline Beal
W. E. Jones
R. S. Cook
C. B. Kerr
Elia Gordon
Congregational
Wm. Beal
John Woods
Lloyd Swift
Fred Stewart
Women's Missionary Society
Women's Missionary
County Education Board Changes Under New Law
A new Iowa law revises the county education board. Six members will be elected by a convention including school boards, with the county superintendent ex officio. Members must be 21 plus US and county citizenship, and one from each school corporation at most. Meetings set for August and February.
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A. L. Grifith
County Board of Education
Board of Supervisors
County Board of Supervisors
Arthur Springer
Louisa County
Des Moines
United States
Board of Education
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Text Promotes Cough Relief
Mrs. Efaw of Bennett Wisconsin endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for colds and cough relief. The advertisement claims the product is safe and effective for children with coughs croup and whooping cough and notes Lemmon's Drug Store sells it.
Masonic Fraternity Meeting Called for March 20
All members urged to attend at Masonic Hall Thursday evening March 20 at 7 30 for reports and plans on remodeling second floor Temple into Masonic club rooms. Light refreshments to be served. Brethren urged to be present as this is important. L D Langworthy W M H P J D Glasgow E 2713
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Masonic Fraternity
Masonic Hall
Temple
L. D. Langworthy
W. M.H. P. J. D. Glasgow
Knights Templar Conclave in Bethlehem March 21
Bethlehem Commandery Knights Templar holds a regular conclave Friday evening March 21 at 7 30 for the regular order of business and temple work. A large attendance is urged as the candidate is a prominent citizen in a nearby town. James D. Glasgow E C 2812
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Bethlehem Commandery
Knights Templar
Order of the Temple
James D. Glasgow
E. C
Good Manners and Unselfishness in Perspective
The remark links good manners to surface Christianity and to unselfish conduct. It emphasizes considering others and understanding their viewpoints as essential to true civility.
Plaintiffs Win Court Next Week in Farm Sale Case
Jury finds for J. W. Teeter and T. J. Dempsey against Harmon and Louis Brinning. Recovery set at 492.20 plus six percent interest. Real estate firm sought two percent of price on 107 acre farm at $230 per acre, vs defendants’ $235 claim. Court adjourned until Monday with more jury trials. several guardianships and estates noted.
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J. W. Teeter
T. J. Dempsey
Harmon
Louis Brinning
Brinning Brothers
A. E. Maine
Iowa City
Kinney Vs. Schnoebelen
Hamilton
Charles A. Dewey
D. W. Hamilton
Helen Hamilton
Sigourney
Two Plays by Lem Parker at Graham
A large crowd attended the Dubinsky Stock Company at the Graham to see The Smuggler, previously shown as Under Cover. Tonight The Broken Rosary by Lem RB Parker will be staged, with Baby Ellen, a four year old actress, to perform tonight and another Parker play on Friday.
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Graham
Dubinsky Stock Company
Lem RB. Parker
Washington
Parker
Baby Ellen
Origin of the sneeze reflex in medieval plague fears
The habit of turning away the head and suppressing sneezes arose from medieval and earlier beliefs that cough fog spread infection during plagues. This precaution reflected contemporary experience with disease transmission and was widely adopted to avoid contagion.
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Europe
Influenza microbe said to pass through any filter
Research from Pasteur Institute of Tunis shows the influenza microbe can pass through even the finest filters. Scientists MM Nicolle and Lebailly report the microbe is a filter passer, remaining undeterred by filter interstices.
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Mm, Nicolle and Lebailly
Pasteur Institute of Tunish
Packing plant proposed for Washington by Corn Belt group
Charles T. Ferguson of Dubuque met Washington business leaders to discuss a five million dollar packing plant. The Corn Belt Packing Company, already operating in Dubuque, seeks local backing and stock sales. no formal action was taken. Washington is cited as the best location in the region, though feasibility remains unsettled.
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Charles T. Ferguson
Dubuque
Washington
Corn Belt Packing Company
Corn Belt Organization
Ferguson
Man Is the Great Listener Quote in Toledo Blade
A Toledo Blade quote notes that men should have ears that stand out and take what comes, while girls hide theirs with hair knots, presenting a social viewpoint on appearance and reception.
Death takes Mrs Wheelan aged 80
Mrs Mary Wheelan died at her daughter's home this morning at 8 50 after a long illness of sixteen months. Born in County Meath Ireland on May 21 1888 she was mother to twelve children six living and six dead. Living are Catharine Wheelan Waterloo Iowa Mrs Joseph Lohberger Washington Iowa James Wheelan Chicago Hl George Wheelan Washington Iowa Richard Wheelan Pocatello Idaho William Wheelan Council Bluffs Iowa. Deceased are Mrs Burns James Mary Thomas Edward Robert. Her husband died twenty five years ago.
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Mary Wheelan
Joseph Lohberger
County Meath
Ireland
Catharine Wheelan
Waterloo
Iowa
Washington
James Wheelan
Chicago
George Wheelan
Richard Wheelan
Pocatello
Idaho
William Wheelan
Council Bluffs
Burns
James
Mary
Thomas
Edward
Robert
Spring Cleaning Time Is Here
A nostalgic ad promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets to cleanse stomach and bowels and tone the liver after winter indoors and heavy eating. Lemmon's Drug Store sells the tablets.
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Lemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Workplace Gossip Contra Etiquette
A brief admonition against discussing coworkers private affairs and salaries. It warns that handling private information learned at work is a trust and should not be betrayed as bad manners or poor business practice.
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Particuae
Biady
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County Education Board
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Edmund Morrison
Melo Havel
Temple and Barrows
Iowa Gas and Electric Co
Effie Hull
Wm. Singleman
Rosa Bradley
James Farrier
Catherine Collins
Joseph Allen
Court House
J. Warren Moore
Charles E. Miller
W. H. Butterfield
Guardian
Otto E. Assman
Lem Parker
Reid
Yellowington
Dent
J. D. Martin
Journal
Journal Office
Western Union Tel. Co
Cook's Cafe
E. L. Barthelow
Rhode Island
E. L. Stover
H. A. Engel
W. R. Stryker
Oscar Jugenheimer
Bobce Wagner
West Chester Mutual
Ralph J. Robertson
CC. W. Dusby & Co
3Rd Ave
R. ©. Boyer
East
Harrison Street
Poland
China
Odell Garage
R. E. Brown
South Ave
B. A. Anderson
Jersey
J. OC. Wright
J. &. Linder
Ainsworth
South 2Nd Ave
Tibpre
Joe Lohberger
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