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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1925

Page

7

German Singers Invade London for Covent Garden Engagement

Sixteen top German operatic stars depart in May for a two month run at Covent Garden under Bruno Walter. Notable names include Barbara Kemp Delia Reinhardt Friedrich Schorr Jack Urlus Otto Higers Helene Wildbrunn Fritz Schubert Lauritz Melchior Eduard Habich Paul Rhode Lottie Lehmann Richard Mayr Maria Olezeweka Emil Schipper Betty Schumann and Neta Siene meyer. Repertoire features Wagner the Flying Dutchman Lohengrin Die Meistersinger Die Walkure Gotterdammerung Tristan and Isolde and Strauss Electra Rosenkavalier.

Dresden Germany London Covent Garden Munich Bruno Walter Metropolitan Opera of New York Barbara Kemp Delia Reinhardt Freidrich Schorr Berlin State Opera Paul Bender Munich Opera Jack Urlus

Iowa Supreme Court Grid of Appeals Decisions Summary

A consolidated list of Iowa court rulings across counties including armstrong, Marshall, Wapello, Allamakee, Tama, Polk, Story, Lyon, Hamilton, Butler, Marshall, Pottawattamie, and Harrison. Cases cover foreclosures, assessments, breaches of contract, damages, and tax or probate actions with reversals, affirmations, and remands by Justices Vermilion Paville De Graff and others. Included are actions from City of Marshalltown and Des Moines Railway, with several notes on quiet title and motor vehicle intoxication appeals.

First National Bank of Armstrong Elmer CC Smith Aplt Kossuth County F. C. Davidson Vermilion L. F. Collins Della Rickey City of Marshalltown Marshall County J. W. Willett W. E. Bergman Wapello Coal Co Wapello County D. K. M. Andersons C. W. Vermilion Albert L. Robert Collins Frank Nagel Eplt Allamakee County W. J. Springer Justice DeGraff American Savings Bank George Bercherdling Carroll County M. E Cedar Rapids Harry L. Marshall Linn County F. O. Ellison Faville Merritt Greene Peter P. Coughlan St. Patrick's Church of Tama Apt Tama County Ed. F. Cummings Paville W. C. Diesing Aptt Granite Produce Co Arthur H. Neumann Afd Co Polk County Gilgen A. W. Willett James Hemminger M. M. Lee Et al Apris State of Iowa G. W. Kendall Pottawattamie County Earl Peters Athert Harvey Vanaredol Hadley J. Farlow Harrison County BE. J. Woodruff

The Man Who Knows How The Muncie Ga Press Sermon

The piece extols practical skill in gardening and domestic work as civic virtue. It argues that knowing how to plant seeds and bulbs and tend crops makes a person valuable to society more than knowledge of stocks or policy. It highlights hands on capability as a distinguished service.

Pole Too Long Master John Lingens tarrell

Indianapotig News describes John Lingens Tarrell of Crawfordsville sneaking out with his father for a vaudeville evening. He admires a musician with a "big violin" and imitates bowing motions, noting the bass as he pretends to reach high above a pole in playful theatrics.

John Lingens Tarrell Atx Rennold Sono J. A. Jarrell Crawfordsville Par Hener Netics John Indianapotig News

Up a Tree

Dorothy Anne, a four year old, tugged at a long stair-step ladder on the back porch trying to free it from the back door. She said she heard her father was up a tree and she wanted to help bring him down.

Dorothy Anne Mother

Liar Accuses Bolligee of Hypocrisy in Car Claim

A Kansas Dire Stor item quotes a speaker calling Bolligee the worst hypocrite, noting a charge that he would rather pick up a pedestrian than ride alone in a motor car. The exchange highlights conflicting views on road behavior.

Bolligee Kansas

Simply Superior Spelling Resolves Dessert Confusion

Melly meets the round Little S S Spelling who explains the rule for dessert and desert spelling. The sprite carries extra letters to settle the memory aid for when to use one or two S in these words. Melly commits the tip to memory and writes on.

Daddy Dictionary Mother Desert Melly

Chip Off the Old Block Wee Scots Query Fish for Worms

In a playful exchange a boy asks for two goldfish from his father. The father questions the purpose and mentions worms, hinting at a humorous domestic moment sourced from a paper snippet involving an American Legion context.

New Turkish Sumptuary Rules Tackle Marriages

A Constantinople vilayet commission proposes strict limits on weddings and births to curb extravagance. Grooms may give a ring up to 20 Turkish pounds, and brides may bring only two dresses and furnishings for one room. No nuptial banquets, limited procession to five vehicles, and births banquets banned. The plan, not yet adopted, recalls a past 40 carriage parade and a 109 case champagne spree.

Constantinople Vilayet

Dictionary in Demand Spelling Bees Highlight Orthography Value

A Philadelphia Bulletin note describes a spelling bee at the Oak Lane Review club on Tuesday where Republican women competed. It discusses the benefits of improved orthography from spelling drills and crossword puzzles, arguing they aid personal satisfaction, prizes, and general literacy.

Oak Lane Review Club Philadelphia Bulletin

Hats Off Fellers Tribute From Mrs Norton at Luncheon

The Honorable Mrs Richard Norton praised American manhood at a Tuxedo luncheon before sailing home with the prince of Wales patty. She declared American men are the hand somiest and the most more men in the world. A visiting American girl writer recounted seeking material in the wild West factories and slums.

Richard Norton Patty

Plant for Your Fish The Best Aquarium Pur Plant

The best plant for aquarium pur. A variety known as natuns is of moderate size says Nature Macovine. An aquarium 9 by 10 inches should be started with about a dozen such plants, well rooted in course sand or grit, one and one half to two inches deep.

Nature Macovine

Cheap Emergency Cement for Tiling and Cracks

A cheap cement mix from Popular Science Monthly uses one part sand two parts ordinary wheat flour and one part sifted coal ashes. The mixture is stirred with water to a paste and applied with a trowel to tile cracks holes and wall breaks.

Guys Popular Science Monthly

Magic Power Brightens Homes With Simple Switch

The article extols electric power as a dominant force in home life adding hours to the day. It promises luxury and convenience by pressing a button or flipping a switch to brighten and beautify the interior and ease daily housekeeping tasks.

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