County Road Bond Proposal Aimed at Finishing Primary System
The county faces a bond proposal of 1,000,000 to complete the primary road system. In ten years since 1917 only 35.7 miles were graded and 15.2 gravelled, with 40.3 miles remaining ungraded. State highway officials endorse financing via bonds and state funds, claiming no tax increase to taxpayers and faster completion. Jefferson and Johnson counties have moved ahead with paving and grading, funded by bonds and assessments now abolished.
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Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Riverside
Crawfordsville
Brighton
Wellman
Washington
Washington County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Washington county aids flood districts amid rising need
The response to floods in Washington county remains high and has grown over the past week. Rich lands meant to be saved in Louisiana were flooded, forcing another hundred thousand people to flee.
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Washington County
Louisiana
Daily Lessons In English OT Word Study Reaction
A compact note on daily English lessons fields guidance. It defines reaction as a response in feeling or conduct and gives an example about how passion can cause weariness in the reaction. It also lists misused phrases mispronunciations and synonyms to build vocabulary.
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Gondola
Northern brothers aid Mississippi flood relief appeal
The message praises northern contributions to flood relief for Mississippi residents facing ruined crops and submerged homes. It urges continued sympathy and national support to prevent future tragedies along the southern Mississippi, noting the lasting value of charitable aid.
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Mississippi
What Manner of People Are They Chinese Brigands
A stark portrayal of Chinese brigands in a violent horde sacking a city killing thousands including men women and children. The narrator questions stereotypes suggesting even a mild image fails to capture their brutality and asks where such savagery comes from.
Not That He Does Not Know
A reflective poem showing a parent and child sharing daily trials and joys. The speaker reassures a son that his father knows not all details but loves completely. The verses contrast a boy’s day with parental warmth and a final benediction of divine love.
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Strickland W. Gillilan
Dems Seek Harmony Over Smith and McAdoo
Meredith Nicholson argues in Century Magazine that Democratic unity matters more than nominating Governor Smith or Mr. McAdoo. He warns that tying politics to religious or moral issues such as prohibition could spark bitter anti candidate sentiment and harm the party.
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Smith
McAdoo
Middle West
Democratic Party
Mr. McAdoo
Meredith Nicholson
Century Magazine
Third Term Bogey Fails Against Coolidge in 1924 Debate
The piece argues that public support for Calvin Coolidge as a presidential candidate counters Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler’s third term warning. It cites Roosevelt’s 1912 vote showing public preference for proven leaders and notes voters likely favor Coolidge over a third term.
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Bogey
Nicholas Murray Butler
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
McKinley
Roosevelt
Butler
Coolidge
Harding
Nicholas Murray
Spring optimism and road boosters brighten town mood
The community looks to warmer weather with plans for spring plowing and corn planting. Two voters join the paving program while Ernest and Mrs. Louck are found safe after getting stuck in the mud south of town. A tale of a hopeful believer in the Cone system adds local humor.
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Ernest Louck
Just the Thing Boy and the Daytime Slumber Letch
A shopkeeper rebukes a hopeful boy asking for a job while a family quips about wages and daily routine. The uncle offers a sardonic view on modern youths and idle daytime sleep, then laments the gap between imagination and information.
Noted Humor From A Busy Page Of Oddities
A column of quips and snippets travels from temperance to love and labor. Jests reference critics like Will Bowers, a donkey and water, eight hours work to profit, a prank about stalling a car, a broomstick club as the oldest women’s club, a Hebrew mourner Abie, and a saxophone thief joke.
When Duty Comes A Knocking At Your Gate
An old quip set lamplight on spring woes and courtship delays. A man jokes about breach of promise and tardy arrivals, while a wife chides his lateness at church. The piece closes with a rhyme about duty returning with seven more duties at the door.
Death of Mrs. John Augustine at Cantril Iowa
The Valley community mourns the death of Mrs. John Augustine 2 ½ at Cantril Iowa after a cancer battle. She leaves a husband and mother and was active in the Ladies Aid Society and Sunday school. Funeral services were held May 12 in Cantril and graveside rites followed in Valley Cemetery with Rev. Smith and Rev. Schrodt officiating. pallbearers included Joe Hartnell Perry Deal Raleigh Morrow Frankie Greiner Lloyd Alliman and Iva Alliman.
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John Augustine
Hattie Suit
Cantril
Iow
Ladies’ Aid Society
Virginia Catherine
Methodist
Smith
Schrodt
St. Paul's Evangelical Church of
Chas. Augustine
Eva
Lee Henry
Junior
Joe Hartnell
Will Brinning
Lloyd
Ira Alliman
Gene Diggs
Radio Trivia Quest Asks Club and Opera Milestones
The question asks who was the first radio announcer elected to the National Press Club, which station broadcasts The Little Church, and identifies the only permanent grand opera company formed for radio broadcasting. The answer set centers on early radio history and landmark media organizations.
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The
National Press Club
Family mentions in Valley cor respondent report
The text references Mrs. Guy Black and son Otis along with Mrs. Charles Churchill connected to a Valley correspondent, indicating a family and local-source angle in the report.
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Guy Black
Otis
Charles Churchill
Valley
Baccalaureate Service for Columbus High Class of 1927
Columbus Junction reports the May 14 baccalaureate at the high school auditorium led by Rev W E Ruston with readings by Miss Brookhart and others, followed by a sermon by C C Guise. The Conesville and local community notes include school closures, farm work, hospital updates, a music recital, Red Cross relief, and local business milestones.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Hien School
J. D. O'Dell
Mendelssohm
Mae Wehr
Presbyterian Church
Russel Partington
Lone Oak
F. M. Mossberry
L. C. Hill
Dempsey Hotel to Double Capacity in Davenport
George S. Dempsey, brother of T J Dempsey of Washington and former Davenport resident, plans a large addition to the Dempsey hotel. The expansion will add sixty rooms and include a first floor basement garage. Dempsey moved from Washington to Davenport in 1907.
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Washington
Davenport
George S. Dempsey
T. J. Dempsey
Dempsey Hotel
Dempsey
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