Col Brookhart for Senate bid praised in local journal
The Journal endorses Col S W Brookhart for the U S Senate to succeed A B Cummins. It lauds his blunt plainspoken stance on current issues and his record of local service, arguing his campaign promises center on progress, better streets, schools, churches, morals, and living conditions while acknowledging differences of opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. S. W. Brookhart
United States Senate
A. B. Cummins
Alands
Brookhart
Washington
Nel Brookhart
David Har
Rippling Rhymes Reflect on Ups and Downs of Fortune
A poem contrasts mortals who flaunt success with cheerful ease and those who falter in downturns. It notes the noisy bravado of the wealthy who crumble when money fades and praises sane resilience that endures without overreacting to shifts in fortune.
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Bneath Fortune
Brookhart Cummins Race Sparks Local Political Interest
A local horse race becomes a proxy for politics as Colonel Brookhart and Senator A B Cummins compete on the track. The community watches with dual pride and issue interest, expecting Washington County to back Brookhart in his campaign.
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Colonel Brookhart
A. B. Cummins
Washington County
Lost Track of War Foes in Oskaloosa Comment
Fragment from Oskaloosa Herald asks which German governments or ex-governments are at war, reflecting wartime concern in a clipped reader comment.
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Oskaloosa
Husband Reported Dead May Be Alive
Madison residents chase a mystery as Sergeants James S Robbins of the Blackhawk division, reported killed in action October 16, 1918, may be alive in a hospital or institution in the United States. A war department letter and a chain of telegrams fuel the confusion and involve Robbins’ wife, her remarriage, and two Madison families.
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Robbins
Madison, Wis
Madison
Wis
War Department
Rockford
James
G. Robbins
Blackhawk
War Department For Insurance
Jimmy
Raymond Johnson
Harry L. Potter
Roy Gyles
Last objector to soldier bonus accused profiteering during war
Burlington Gazette notes a critic who opposed a soldier bonus while allegedly profiting from war, prompting commentary on fairness and wartime sacrifice.
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Burlington Gazette
Garden editorials bloom in spring papers
Marshalltown Times-Republican notes the return of garden editorials as spring appears, joking that if editors could tend gardens with a typewriter their work would flood markets and feed Breen peas to pigs.
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Marshalltown Times
Three Per Cent Advertising Boost, Proven Nationwide
Advertising at 3 percent of prior year gross sales increases business by about one third over a year through steady ongoing campaigns. Big city stores spend 5 to 7 percent, while Maryville, Missouri expects similar gains with a 3 percent rate.
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Maryville
Ad Talk
Radium Stolen From Standards Bureau Worth Ten Thousand
Radium valued at about ten thousand dollars was stolen from the bureau of standards. Police say entry used duplicate keys and no clue to the culprits. Also a domestic note: a mother praises her son Robert and presents a cap and sweater, he thanks her, calling her thoughtful.
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Bureau of Standards
Washington
Polles
Robert
Census reveals 1920 population figures across several towns
Washington announces preliminary 1920 census numbers for Syracuse Mason City Oelwein Charles City Atlantic Defiance Gallipolis and Wellington with 1910 baselines and annual increases detailing each town’s new population and percent growth.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Syracuse
N. Y
Mason City
Iowa
Oelwein
Charles City
Atlantic
Defiance
Ohio
Gallipolis
Wellington
Kan
Japanese Move Toward迅 Shantung Settlement
Tokyo reports that the government has instructed Yukiehi Obata to start negotiations for a speedy Shantung settlement. Japanese and Chinese commissioners agree on main points and Japan is prepared to move toward an amicable accord.
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Tokyo
Yukiehi Obata
Peking
Shantung
Japan
Red Cross opens county office with Miss Eicher in charge
Miss Lydia Eicher heads the Washington County Red Cross Home Service with a new office on the courthouse second floor. Regular hours will be kept across seven branches Ainsworth Crawfordsville Clay Brighton Wellman Kalona Riverside. The Home Service aids ex soldiers with government benefits, back pay, lost clothing and travel pay while guiding disabled veterans to hospital care and retraining. The Red Cross aims to help families and communities access rights under postwar legislation and health programs.
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Lydia Eicher
Washington County Red Cross
Central Division
Chicago
National Red Cross
Red Cross
Miss Richer
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Clay
Brighton
Wellman
Kalona
Riverside
United States
Publc Health Service
Home Service
Washington County
Iowa
Katheryn Montgomery
Thiresa Danshill
Town Tuberculosis Association
Red Crosse
Stenography Traced Back to Roman Era Poets
The article notes that stenography existed in the Roman empire and that poets in the fourth century AD used private stenographers. It emphasizes the long history of shorthand as a professional practice and early adoption among writers.
Railway Timetable Corrected to May 19 1919
Eastbound and westbound schedules listed for trains Nos. 380 460 439 836 429 449 88 89 and locals. Divides times for passenger and freight services with notes on daily or Sunday operation and line agents H W Russell and Calvert.
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Sunder H. W. Russel
Masonic and Fraternal Lodge Meeting Notices
Regular meetings of Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J Washington Chapter No 98 C E S Covenant Lodge No 101 and Rose M Reid W H P invite visiting fratres and outlining dates for each group with officers and locations in Iowa avenues. secretary notes included.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Charles Freding
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus
H. T. Carris
H. P
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
J. D. Glasgow
E. C
H. Richards
Washington
Mary Lavada Kerr
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shrine
W. S. of J
Moose Hall
Rose M. Reid
Mildred Rice
Charles City Teachers Quit for Higher Paying Jobs
Charles City teachers report resignations, Earl K. Wyman head of the high school commercial department and George Pflaum head of public speaking leave the city for better salaries. Wyman will supervise a Southern Michigan newspaper and Pflaum joins a Milwaukee chemical engineering firm. The district had given a $12 monthly bonus to public school teachers, totaling $108 for nine months, while the board denied $150 requested by the teachers. The superintendent did not receive a raise.
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Charles City
Earl K. Wyman
George Pflaum
Wyman
Michigan
Pflaum
Milwaukee
Board of Education
Ring Found in Douro Reaffirms Saint’s Burden
In a tenth century tale of St. Atflen bishop of Za mora the prelate sought to resign and threw his episcopal ring into the Douro. A fish reportedly returned the ring prompting him to persevere in his duties as bishop.
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St. Atflen
Zamora
Douro
Aerial Funeral Mention Sparks Fort Porter Porter Report
A Fort Porter Reporter note hints at an aerial funeral as a curious start, suggesting unusual retirement or ceremony imagery. The brief line invites curiosity about aviation themed tributes or transportation of the deceased.
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Fort Porter
Want Furniture For Red Cross Office
The Red Cross seeks furniture for its court house office including a desk. Call Miss Lydia Richer at Red Cross headquarters No 324 to donate suitable office items. The opening is next week with daily hours and refreshments for ex service members and volunteers.
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Red Cross
Lydia Richer
Court House
Airplane Falls Killing One In Pensacola Bay
Navy machinist mate Norman Grimms of Everett Massachusetts was killed when a seaplane fell into Pensacola Bay. Pilot Lieutenant Hatlam and Lieutenant Brod foot were injured, and Roland Seghrecht the mechanician was also hurt. Elsewhere near Ogden Utah officers and deputies battled alleged box car robbers at a deserted house ending with four arrests and a Mexican suspect wounded.
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Rae Fla
Norman (. Grimms
Everett
Mass
Hatlam
Brodfoot
Roland Seghrecht
Pensacola Bay
Ogden
Utah
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Mutual
Col. Brookhart
Senate
Abe Martin
BY Walt Mason
Rush Shantung Settlement
Eicher
Home Service Department
J. F. Duffy
P. Larch
Hanna
Tuuunu
West Lim
Covenant Lodge No. 101
N. Iowa Ave
Viaitina
M.D. See
Noble
R. S. Keller
I. O
Iowa Cities
Avene
Patriarcha
M. PD
See
Pattiarch
Elmer
Naval
Pensacola
Fia
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
F. & M. Bldg
Irvin E. Huston
Southwest Corner Square
Lemsey’s
Washington, IA
S. H. Bateman
M. D. Blair
J. E. Edgington
M. D
F. & M. Bank
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Blue
Cordelia E. Klopfenstein
F. & M. Bank Bldg
G. W.meyer
Keota, Towa
M. H
Sartor
Sartor Chiropractors
Red
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
Mutual Phose
T. A. Michels
Temple Building
Washington, Iowa
Black
J. Wilson
C. CG. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Rawyers
Washington, Owa
Morrison & Morrison
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
Abetract
Was Eington, Iowa
W. M. Keeley
W. H. Butterfield
Atformer and
Pope Ovet
Crail’s
Waseh'ngton
Auoctionss
Austin Sutherland
Wabrington
J. D. Dayton
West Chester
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