Banquet honors Hi Y Club members at Washington High
Mothers of Hi Y Club members hosted a banquet at the Methodist dining room for eighty six boys plus about thirty men including school board and Y M C A officials. Speakers urged moral education, church school ties, and plans for next year with a call to honor mothers with a future banquet.
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Washington High School
Methodist Church
Richard Mc@cery
Sterling Riggs
Hi-Y Club
Sterling
J. M. Godfrey
Y.M. C. A. Board
W. F. Huxford
R. M. Visquain
J. M. Wishart
Herbert Gass
James Work
C.S. Lemmon
Theodore Allen
Lester Duke
Richard McCleery
Eugene Breitenbach
Lyon Bakery Opens to Large Crowd
The Lyon Bakery opening drew about a thousand visitors who toured the bakery and watched the machinery in action. Ladies received suitable souvenirs as part of the event.
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Lyon
Ultimatum on Hotel Fund Raiser Tonight
The executive committee declares that if subscriptions do not reach 60 000 by 7 30 this evening the hotel project will be abandoned and current subscribers freed from obligations A meeting of contributors is set for 7 30 at the Commercial Club gymnasium with no further fundraising to occur If subscriptions reach about 60 900 a permanent group will form to select a site and begin construction
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Commercial Club
Reist
Wife of Former Supt. Local Schools Dad
Mrs. W. A. Pratt, wife of a former superintendent of the Washington city schools, died April 27 at the Pratt home in Corrundo, Illinois, where Mr. Pratt is superintendent. He led the Washington schools from 1899 to 1905, and the family is remembered by many in the community. News of her death came in a brief note to the Journal from her husband.
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W. A. Pratt
Washington City Schools
Te Pratt
Corrundo
Pratt
Washington Schools
Two More French Orphans Are Adopted
Mrs. R. E. Dougherty reports two more French war orphans adopted locally. One child was taken by Washington County schools at large under Miss Kathryn Montgomery, county superintendent. The other was adopted by Dutch Creek school district No. 2 in Keota, named for Mrs. Joe Webr. Rosa Bohr teaches at the school.
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R. E. Dougherty
Washington County
Kathryn Montgomery
Dutch Creek
Joe Webr
Keota
Rosa Bohr
Washington garden league drives youth garden program progress
Director R M Vilgnain reports about 100 grade school children are participating in the Washington garden league program with about 25 more expected from the high school. Parents are urged to support and share home garden duties. public exhibits in June and September will award prizes.
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R. M. Vilgnain
Washington Garden League
Vifquain
Garden Club
Washington
Marguerite Clark Stars in The Biggest and the Littlest Lady
The Fox Theatre screens Marguerite Clark in The Biggest and the Littlest Lady in the World under J Searle Dawie direction. The feature contrasts childlike desires with a larger moral choice and ties to Victory Liberty Loan.
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Margueritie Clark
the Bigges
Lady
Restation
Marguerite Clark
FOX Theatre
Want Column Clue Sparks Local Market Buzz
A brief item notes a hint to readers to check the want column for a promising local opportunity. The notice emphasizes timely responses and directs attention to a nearby business listing with possible deals and contact details.
Fresh Coffee Roasting and Wholesale Bake Shop Visit
The store roasts coffee daily and invites the public to tour the wholesale bake shop on the square. About 1,600 people visited during eight hours, with 500 souvenirs given to ladies registered and many praised the bread, rolls, cake and pastry production.
Community Announcements and Club Meetings
Notices list box supper fundraisers at No 11 school house near Washington and Snow ball school house. A Afternoon Bridge Club meets at Mr and Mrs Howard McCleery home on East Main street. 19th Century club meets with Mrs A Anderson and delegates to district convention May 14 in Burlington. Womans Auxiliary Washington County Hospital meets Monday at 2 30 Rest Room. O E B Ss holds special initiation May 1 2 at Masonic hall. Pleasant Plain Missionary Society meets May 7 with Mrs R Rathmel all day event.
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Washington
Tietje A. Brewer
Howard McCleery
East Main Street
19Th Century Club
A. Anderson
Burlington
Washington County Hospital
The
Pleasant Plain Missionary Society
Capt Mel Shields Home From Italy
Dr. Mel Shields and his wife and their young daughter Josephine arrived this morning and will visit relatives over Sunday at his father John Shields home. He served nine months in the United States Medical Service with a captain’s commission, mainly stationed at Vicenza Italy. He landed in the United States on the eighteenth and was discharged at Camp Funston. His wife and child were in St. Louis during his absence.
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Mel Shields
Josephine
John Shields
Shields
Italy
United States Medical Service
Vicenza
United States
Camp Funston
St. Louis
Landis No 12 shoe sewing machine in Fox and Dewey shop
Fox and Dewey install a Landis No 12 sewing machine for their repair department. Ice Cream Factory advertises pineapple, strawberry, apricot, French fruit, and maple nut sherbets at 35e a quart for Saturday and Sunday. A brief British note recalls Charles James Fox as a stout statesman and contrasts him with rivals at Westminster.
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Fox
Dewey
Pat
Fame
Stout
London
Charles James Fox
Palace of Westminster
Vit the Younger
Fragmentary Ada to Taw Text Hints at Interacting Elements
The readable portion hints at an ada to taw interaction likely affecting nearby systems. Details are unclear but the fragment suggests a technical reference to interface or protocol behavior with potential cross module implications.
Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy claimed to cure stomach ailments
A testimonial describes a man with a greatly reduced stomach distension after taking three doses of Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. He credits the product with halting distress and bloating and avoiding surgery, claiming the simple preparation removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach and intestinal issues. The ad promises a money back guarantee and lists Lemmon’s Pharmacy and druggists as sellers.
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Mayr
Lemmon's
Adyt
Should Have Known Him, Robert and His Uncle
A humorous tale about Robert and his teasing uncle who constantly questions him. The uncle prompts Robert with a query about George Washington and Robert responds in exasperation, claiming Washington invented Americans.
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Robert
George Washington
Daily Thought About an American Person Mention
A brief remark praising an American named Webster and a friend or colleague, noting gratitude for shared nationality. The fragment hints at recognition of an American individual and a casual exclamation.
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Daily Thought
Bomb Hurls 14 From Beds In Milwaukee
An attempted murder at 732 Marshall street involved a bomb placed beside the Letizia home. The blast woke the sleeping family of Louis Letizia including nine sons, a daughter, a daughter-in-law and a newborn baby, injuring none as plaster was torn and flooring damaged.
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Milwaukee
Louis Letizia
Marshall Street
Letizia
Sylvester
Michael
Reds Defeat Kolchak Force Near Orenburg
Russian wireless report from London says on the Salmysh river northwest of Orenburg the Reds defeated Admiral Kolchak's Fourth Army Corps. They wiped out eight regiments and captured more than 1,500 prisoners. the commander of the Siberian Fifth division was captured. The Bolshevik claim says the Salmysh bank is strewn with bodies, with more than 600 counted. Many enemies were bayoneted into the river.
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London
Salmysh River
Orenburg
Admiral Kolchak
Fourth
Cape Tweed
Salmyshh
Chamber Urges Wilson Return for Immediate Congress Session
The chamber of commerce of the United States representing half a million business men unanimously adopted a resolution urging the immediate return of President Wilson to this country and an extraordinary session of congress to enact legislation needed to safeguard social and business structure.
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St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Wilson
Congress
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O. E. Rittenhouse
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W. H. George
Gerald Duncan
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D. F. Sayre
C. A. Ruebsam
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J. F. H. Taylor
Washington Elevator Co
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A. J. Fuller
F. L. Taylor
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R. G. Cherry
Chas. Jackson
Harold Briley
R. BE
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