Washington Improvement League Launches Booster Membership
The Washington Improvement League led by Mrs. C. W. McLaughlin begins a booster membership drive tomorrow evening. Citizens may join for 25 cents a year with no assessments, earning a membership tag and support for civic improvements during the Clean Up parade.
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Washington Improvement League
C. W. McLaughlin
League
D. Sexton
M. W. Bailey
Howard MccCleery
J. Eb
Mrs Tom Smylie Dies After Illness
Mrs Matilda Jane Smylie age 75 wife of Tom Smylie died at 10 45 this morning after a six week illness at her northeast town home. A well known resident her death mourned by many friends. Funeral details and life sketch to be announced tomorrow in a brief notice.
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Matilda Jane Smylie
Tom Smylie
Brick Work Starts at First United Presbyterian Church
Brick layers began operations today at the First United Presbyterian church as extensive additions and remodeling proceed. Foundations are completed and a new floor is in the main auditorium. A sizable force of workmen is on the job as contractor Volary expects rapid wall construction and a visible progression toward the final structure.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Volary
Clean-up Parade Readies as City Hears Plans
The city braces for a 7 pm parade forming at the Court House with the Washington band leading. officials, fire apparatus, floats, wards, and businesses in order, followed by a Central Park program of band music and addresses. Awards and plans for the Clean-up demonstration are being finalized.
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Court House
Methodist Church
Washington Band
Central Park
Residence on E Main sold to Oscar Davis by Harper agency
The Richard Donaldson residence on E Main Street sold today to Oscar Davis through the W A Harper agency. Mr and Mrs Davis will move in later this season. Dr R H McKay and wife of Garard Kansas visited Washington this week recalling the doctor’s early ties here. He studied medicine, practiced in town, and left in 1869 to become a surgeon in the regular army.
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Richard Donaldson
E. Main Street
Oscar Davis
W. A. Harper Agency
R. H. McKay
Garard
Kansas
Washington
Old Washington College
Wier
Two Showings of Great War Films at the Graham
The Graham theatre hosts two free screenings of The Price of Peace tomorrow evening at 7 15 and 8 45 under government auspices via the Liberty Loan drive. The hour forty five minute program covers army navy marine corps Red Cross and other war work with a separate free children’s matinee in the afternoon.
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Graham Theatre
America
United States
Liberty Loan Organization
Central Park
Fairfield
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Victory Liberty Loan extended purchase window countywide
A headquarters letter extends bond purchases and settlement to Saturday afternoon for Victory Bonds. Banks expect credit for loans by Saturday evening. late subscriptions likely priced this week. County total subscriptions reach 1,134,260 near the allotment, with Washington needing 2,150 more to qualify for an honor flag.
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County Victory Liberty Loan Organization
Victory
Marsh W. Bailey
Washington
Want Column Clue Reveals Local Classified Item
A brief note in the want column hints at a specific item for sale or notice. The readable fragment points to a local listing with potential price and contact details, inviting interested readers to respond.
Cancellations Cut Commissions Abid to Sell
A fragment notes salesmen dread orders that cancel after print ads. Cancellations cut earnings and harm standings with the house. The busy storekeeper prefers goods tied to newspaper campaigns and eager to discuss newspaper advertised lines with salesmen.
Reception planned for Washington county 168th at home
A committee plans an informal welcome at the depot for the Washington county 168th when they return from service. Officials aim to coordinate with Camp Dodge for muster out timing and will call veterans to assemble in uniform for a large Fourth of July celebration.
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Washington County
168Th
Rainbow Boys
Des Moines
Washington
J. D. Glasgow
Court House
Italy Still Loyal to Allies Says Paris Reports
Paris dispatches report that Italian delegates returning from the peace conference have not reached any compromise on the Adriatic issue. In Berlin papers Italy is alleged to have broken with the Entente, prompting Italian officials in Paris to reaffirm loyalty to the Allies.
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Paris
Ialian
Italy
Brand drama from Rex Beach to grace Fox Theatre
New Rex Beach photo drama The Brand arrives at the Fox Theatre tonight. Dan McGill, a veteran Alaskan, marries Alice Andrews who is drawn back to Bob Barclay. When Barclay returns, McGill expels them both and seeks gold, while Alice descends into ruin as Barclay gambles, driving a climactic fury.
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Rex Beach
Goldwyn
FOX Theatre
Dan McGill
Alice Andrews
Bob Barclay
Barclay
Alice
McGill
Navy seeks more sailors amid enlistment drive
May 7 reports show Franklin D Roosevelt acting secretary urges a vigorous navy recruitment. Also dated May 7 in London deny Princess Mary engagement to Earl of Dalkeith. In Amarillo a farmer killed his mother and sister, wounded another sister and killed himself. he is not expected to survive.
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United States Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
London
the Express
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George
Queen Mary
Earl of Dalkeith
Amarillo
Tex
John Greber
White Deer
Adriatic Mist Transforms Coney Island into Venice
In a scribal flourish the writer recalls a placid sea near Vaiety Hook and Coney Island, where a merciful mist turns the skyline into Turner like visions. The scene evokes Trieste overnight and an ecstatic sense of youthful ecstasy as images fade and reframe.
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Coney Island
Venice
Arthur Eb, Shipley
Scribner's Magazine
Adriatic
Trieste
Turner
Ade and Day Spark Interest in Local Corner
A brief note hints at items from Ade and Day drawing the attention of neighbors. Details are sparse but the entry suggests a forthcoming event or display inviting community interest.
Disliked Bells Spark Reflection in London Life
A brief notice recalls Kears expressing aversion to Sabbath bells in a sonnet and a tale of a man persuaded away from Islam to avoid a faith opposing church bell ringing.
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London
Kears
It Can Be Done You make 4000 a year as an avi tor
Boston Transcript notes a remark about earning four thousand dollars yearly as an aviator and counters with the assertion that observers doubt such a feat can be accomplished.
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Boston Transcript
Snow Starts in Duluth After Unseasonably Cold Night
Duluth Minnesota reports snow beginning after a night of record cold. The note compares the current snowfall with a June event in 1008 when a foot deep snow fell, indicating this is not a district record.
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Duluth
Minn
Duuth
Spectacles Origins Traced to Medieval Inventors
The term specta cum originates from Latin meaning show and later described eyeglasses. Some credit a Florentine monk Alessandro di Spina, others Roger Bacon, for the medieval invention aiding the visually impaired.
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Alessandro di Spina
Roger Bacon
Raising Foxes on Ranches Across Regions
The article notes ranch bred foxes are grown extensively in the Canadian provinces and in at least a dozen northern U S states, with initial farming starting in Japan and Norway, all sharing a similar climate that suits domesticating the black fox under favorable conditions.
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United States
Japan
Norway
Quotes on songs that never die from musician and Brown
A speaker notes that some songs never die, echoing down the ages, while Brown replies that his daughter has attempted to kill several of them nightly for over 17 months, yet they endure. The exchange highlights enduring melodies and family life.
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Brown
Cost of living soars for average American family
Washington reports that a 2000 dollar annual income is needed to maintain the average family's living standard. The study shows 40 percent of income goes to food, 15 percent to clothing, 14 percent to rent, and 6 percent to light, with many families ending the year in deficit and few saving more than 50 dollars.
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Washington
United States
Department of Jaber
Mmde
Landis Ruling Reversed in Telegraph Rate Case
The Supreme Court issued an order granting the Postmaster General authority to continue collecting increased telegraph rates. The government’s appeals from federal court decrees enjoining rate increases were considered, with temporary injunctions against Illinois intrastate rate changes remaining in effect and Landis’s dissolution orders left inoperative.
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Burleson
Supreme Court
Landis
Burlevon
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