Best Bird House Makers Named At Church Exhibit
A large crowd attended the opening of the bird house exhibit at the old Methodist church, with higher turnout than last year. Judges Huxford Blick and Baird awarded prizes across eighth, seventh, sixth grades for bird house designs and essays on birds. The event, run by the Washington Improvement League and city schools, ran themes on birds and protection.
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Old Methodist Church
W. F. Huxford
L. FE. Blick
Louis Baird
Heinrich Wicher
Henry Bailey
Milford Keifer
Charles McLaughlin
Keith Molesworth
Heinrich Eicher
Wilbur Long
Robert McGugin
Walter Manatt
Fort Busby
Florence Smith
Carl
Florence
Washington Improvement League
Manual Training Department
L. T. Smith
C. W. McLaughlin
D. Glasgow
Third House Committee
Retired dealer assigns accounts to bank official
Notice states F D Dixon assigns all debts to Mr Robert Noonan at Farmers and Merchants Bank after retirement. Creditors are urged to call and settle accounts. The notice includes a bank address and requests prompt action to resolve balances.
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Rober Noonan
Farmers & Merchants Bank
F. Dixon
Columbus Junction may skip chautauqua this summer
Columbus Junction may not offer a chautauqua course in the coming season as tickets sold were few and interest waned in prior years. No contracts were signed in October and a directors meeting led by President J Carson Duncan was set to decide if a plan would be presented to the community.
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Columbus Junction
J. Carson Duncan
Union Men Confer With Builders In City Talks
B R Kennedy of the Brick Layer's State Conference and T P Minton of the Iowa State Carpenters Council met with local contractors Henkle and Brown here. A few minor differences arose but were amicably resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. The talks remained friendly and all parties agreed on the points discussed.
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B. R. Kennedy
Brick Layer
T. P. Minton
Iowa State Carpenter's Council
Henkle & Brown
Fir Turpentine Experts Meet on Copenhagen Turpentine
Copenhagen engineers discuss production methods for fir turpentine using roots wigs and trunks. The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes developments in extracting turpentine from fir trees and reports expert collaboration.
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Copenhagen
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Hazel Porter in Big Army Hospital
Miss Hazel Porter former Washington girl now of Morning Sun is stationed at Walter Reed hospital in Washington D C among three thousand crippled soldiers. She served three and a half months at Camp Wheeler Georgia and writes of the hospital and its wounded. An inter church women’s committee is forming in Washington allied to the Y M C A to aid the war effort with plans for a mothers and daughters banquet as a likely first project.
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Hazel Porter
Washington
J. A. Porter
Morning Sun
Walter Reid Hospital
Washington, D. C
America
Camp Wheeler
Macon
Georgia
Porter
Miss Hazel
Army Nursing Service
C. A. Boice
Masonic Building
Meeting of county leaders to plan welcoming soldiers
The pastors, chiefs of war activity groups including the Red Cross, and heads of social, fraternal or business associations in Washington county Iowa are urged to gather in the courtroom at 7 30 p m Tuesday March 25 to discuss plans to greet and welcome home returning soldiers. Chairman Co Council of Defense M EICHER and Co J WILSON. 3113
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Red Cross
Washington County
Iowa
Hr. M. Eicher
Urks Slay Greek Peasants in Smyrna District
Trustworthy information describes the Greeks in the Smyrna district as in an extremely critical condition. Turkish soldiers and civilians are overrunning the region and murdering. At Burjis near Smyrna last Thursday a party of Greek peasants was attacked and several were killed. bodies were found decapitated and partly burned after the Turks left.
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Athens
Smyrna Distrit
Mod “Maging
Burijs
Siefrna
Air Mail Service to Start Between Chicago and New York
Air mail service to begin April 15 with flights linking Chicago and New York. John A. Jordan, head of the air mail service, said three planes are ready in Cleveland and the 100 De Havilland aircraft will be used once the service starts.
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Chicago
New York
Air Tent Service
John A. Jordan
Air Mail Service
Cleveland
National Assembly Adopts Decree On German Austria
The national assembly at Weimaur on March 21 adopted a decree incorporating German Austria into Germany. The move aligns German Austria with the German state, signaling political integration amid mid century events.
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National Assembly
Weimar
Weimaur
Germany
John Gyles Yoeman Pioneer in New Brunswick Territory
One of the first white men and likely the first British subject to reside in the New Brunswick territory was John Gyles. He was carried by marauding Indians from the southern British colonies to the St John river valley wilderness.
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New Brunswick
Canada
John Gyles
St. John River
Anna Case Delivers Stellar Voice Scene in The Hidden Truth
During filming at the Fox theater Anna Case is called to sing in a drawing room scene. The supervising director notes realism as the studio falls silent and audiences outside halt while her voice excites awe nationwide.
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Anna Case
Select Pictures
Fox Theatre
Helen
Julius Steger
A Torch of One's Own in Brander Matthews Words
Brander Matthews cites Plutarch to celebrate lighting a torch of one’s own rather than seeking another’s flame. The passage extols self-reliance and steady care, whether a grand beacon or a small taper, as the worthiest form of illumination.
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Plutarch
Brander Matthewa
Bells Guard Frontier Turkeys From Coyotes
In parts of the West flocks of domestic turkeys are protected from coyotes by tying small bells to their necks. The tinkle supposedly keeps the predators away, though unguarded flocks wandering from home are often wiped out by the beasts.
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West
L’opular Mechanics Magazine
Mountain Laurel as national emblem urged by federation
The Nationale Federation of Women's Clubs urges mountain laurel as the national emblem citing its blooms on Memorial Day Flag Day and the Fourth of July as the rationale.
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Nationale Federation of Women’s
Chubs
Life Like A Day The World Sings Its Own Tune
A reflective thought notes that each day enters life as a lure of music and invites us to shape it as a date, a dirge, or a life march according to our will. The piece emphasizes personal agency in crafting meaning from daily existence.
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Carlyle
Boosts for Boys Working Reserve
Secretary W F Huxford discussed the boys working reserve at Davenport noting wartime labor needs and the move toward permanent vocational reconstruction. He cited Theo Sexeaur of Ame Ta as state director and urged a nationwide program to train boys for life work beyond farming. Washington county has many youths who would benefit from vocational guidance.
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W. F. Huxford
Boys’ Working Reserve
Theo Sexeaur
Ame
Davenport
Uncle Sam
Department of Labor
Sexaeur
Washington
Washington County
Passaic Textile Strike Sparks Riot At Botany Mills
Three thousand strikers riot at Passaic Botany Worsted Mills in a surge after seven weeks of quiet action. Bolsheviks from New York linked to the outbreak. About 100 discharged soldiers sworn in as special police used clubs to repel the mob. injuries reported, no hospital cases yet.
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New York
Passaic
N. J
Botany
Orders issued to halt hostilities on Lem front
Paris reports Allied supreme command has wirelessed General Pacienko of the Polish forces and General Rozwadowsky of the Ukrainian Army ordering both to suspend hostilities immediately on the Lem front. The message aims to cease fighting following the recent decision to seek a cessation of hostilities between the factions.
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Paris
Ufrnialoms
Cone
Pacienko
Rozwadownsky
Ukraiian
Lem
Rail union leaders reject government wage offer
LomilonMarch 12 The leaders of the Union of Railwaymen have decided to reject the government's offer regarding wages in a move indicating ongoing dispute. Thomas ay tritiated, Mr Wheanas added that the decision had been known to the government and would be discussed at a conference of triple alliance leaders.
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Lomilon
Union of Railwaymen
Waxes
Damestic Thomas Ay
Wheanas
Seaders
Triple Alliance
Cerul
Bers
Matter of Mathematics and Color Theory Misreads
A wife explores psychology and color influence as her husband confesses belief in the idea after a remark from Dawson, the stable manager, about horse colors. He notes bays eat more than grays because there are ten more bays than grays.
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Dawson
Mrs. Madison
Two faced remark sparks blunt exchange
The dialogue captures a sharp clash as one speaker accuses another of duplicity while the other retorts with a jokey, defiant line about having two faces. The exchange suggests a tense confrontation and a playful counterpunch.
Easter Sermon Planned by Bethlehem Commandery
The Knights Templar in Washington will have an Easter service this year with Rev. Francis Marion Warren of Keota delivering the sermon to the Washington commandery. The service is set for Easter Sunday afternoon, April 20, in a Washington church and will become an annual custom. Warren, a newly made Knight Templar, is pastor of the Keota Christian Church.
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Knights Templar
Bethlehem
Francis Marion Warren
Keota
Washington
Mr. Warren
Bethlehem Commandery
Christian Church
Lyceum
Congress Hotel
A. N. Albereron
A. R. Miller
Colonel McNurren
James White
Ralph Bunce
Communion services postponed at First United Presbyterian
Announcements note that communion and preparatory services are deferred for one week and will not be held this weekend. A ten cent social by the Ladies Aid at the Methodist church is set for Friday at 2 20 in the basement. new members and friends are especially invited with refreshments by the committee. The Haskins Presbyterian Young Ladies C W club plans a March 28 entertainment featuring Tom Fred Campbell of Leon Iowa. tickets are sold by the C W girls. The Fortnightly club Evening Literature section will meet with Mrs Frank Wilson at 7 30 Monday evening with suggestions for next year.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
C. W. Club
Haskins Presbyterian Church
Tom Fred Campbell
Leon
Iowa
C. W
Frank Wilson
Priscilla Club Plans Meeting With Mrs Hugh McCleary
The Priscilla club will meet with Mrs Hugh McCleary Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 o clock. The notice appears in local social items and records a scheduled gathering.
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Priscilla Club
Hugh McCleary
South of Town Embroidery Club Meets With Mrs Wright
The South of Town Embroidery Club will meet with Mrs. J C Wright Wednesday afternoon March 256. Members who have not handed in their quarters are asked to be ready at this time.
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South of Town
J.C. Wright
Willing Workers Meet With Mrs Wilcox Wednesday
The Willing Workers plan a Wednesday afternoon meeting with Mrs D R Wilcox. Each lady is asked to bring and display her own work.
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D. R. Wilcox
Must Be Progression By Mazzini Quotation
The text asserts that the universe’s moral law is progress and each generation must advance humanity. It frames idleness as failure to be inscribed in history, warning that future generations will trample those ashes as dust.
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Mazzini
Lingel Wang Named Head of Chinese Educational Mission
Lingch Wang Lingel, former second secretary of the Chinese legation in Washington, has been appointed head of the Chinese educational mission in the capital. He succeeds Dr T C Wang, murdered weeks ago, and will lead a mission managing education of over a thousand clients funded by the Boxer indemnity.
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Lingel
Wang
Washington
T. C. Wang
America
Boxer Indenunity Fund
Last Thoughts of Roosevelt Outlined in Memo Memorandum
Colonel Harvey in North American Review presents a facsimile of Theodore Roosevelt’s last penciled memorandum. The document frames a unified Republican party and firm policy on domestic issues, urging immediate vigilance and complete unity to meet future challenges.
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Harvey
North American Review
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
United
Republican Party
Teo
George Harvey
Housewell Flescve
Trousevelt
Hays
Roosevelt's Departing Words To His Countrymen
Col Roosevelt died about four o clock on January 4 morning after a patriotic rally at the New York Hippodrome where a message from him was read. He urged unity under one flag the American flag and rejection of any red flag symbolizing war against liberty and civilization and all nations opposed to the United States.
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Col
Roosevelt
New York Hippodrome
Early Morning Exercise Advice for Stretches
A newspaper doctor recommends waking routines that stretch muscles, legs and abdomen immediately after waking. He jokingly notes putting on stockings in bed as a method, though the exercise mostly involves finding stockings among bed clothes the next morning.
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Kansas City Ster
Recording Sea Water Salinity by Conductivity Method
An instrument records sea water salinity continuously by measuring electrical conductivity. A pair of electrolytic cells, used with an alternating current galvanometer, provide satisfactory operation with a recorder. Temperature compensation is achieved by plating bath cells in a Wheatstone bridge within a uniform temperature bath.
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Wuiforu
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