Lieutenant writes of Brenun village life and a cow in peril
In a letter dated April 29, Lieutenant Harold Putnam of the 59th Infantry describes Brenun Germany near Coblenz where a German farmer seeks help to spare his cow slated for slaughter. He notes villagers laboring from dawn to dusk gathering fertilizer and fuel for grapevine farms, and he contrasts Washington’s vacant lot value with their farmland potential.
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Harold Putnam
59Th Infantry
France
Brenun
Germany
Coblenz
A. E. Putnam
United States
Putnam
Washington
Practical Remedy Endorsement Highlights Local Ad
A New Kensington Pennsylvania resident A O Newell praises Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in a home recommendation ad. The message urges readers to keep a bottle at all times to avoid the trouble of ordering medicine and mentions Lemmon's Drug Store as the source.
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Chamberlain
A. O Newell
New Kensington
Lemmon
Advt
Men From Famous Divisions Return Home From Overseas
Local veterans recount returns from overseas service including Morris Swisher and Charles Steninger of Iowa units, Everette Griffith in the Rainbow regiment band, and Ellis Swisher Lane Wilkins Paul Kurtz Frank Cherryholmes among others. Several were reassigned to the Seventy-seventh division and some joined the lost battalion notoriety. Washington's original National Guard company officers remain in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Morris Swisher
168Th Infantry
Everette Griffith
165Th
Charles Steninger
Camp Cody
France
Swisher
Steninger
Washington
Griffith
Rainbow Regiment
Town Wesleyan
First Iowa
Ellis Swisher
Lane Wilkins
Paul Kurtz
Frank Cherryholmes
153D Infantry
New York City
National Guard
Army of Occupation
Germany
E. L. Hout
Leigh Bell
Harold Putnam
Directors elected for the Washington Motel Company board
Winfield Smouse H F Darby shire J M Wilson C C Wilson E B Mammer D H McLaughlin and H A Pauls were elected to a seven member board at a stockholders meeting held last evening at the Commercial club gym. A nominating committee reported fourteen candidates, and votes were cast by one per share with 252 shares represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Smouse
H. F. Darbyshire
J. M. Wilson
C .C. Wilson
E. B. Mammer
D. H. McLaughlin
H. A. Pauls
Washington Motel Company
Commercial Club
W. H. Butterfield
R. E B. Shannon
W. M. Keeley
C. C. Cunningham
F. L. Wilson
J. B. Crail
Altho
C. C. Wilson
Chamberlains Tablets Praised By Mrs Volta Bankson
Mrs Volta Bankson of Chillicothe Missouri reports relief from indigestion liver discomfort and headaches after using Chamberlains Tablets from Lemmon's Drug Store. She endorses the product and says she will recommend it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Volta Bankson
Chillicothe
Mo. Lemmon’s
Advt
Minute Ice Insects in Western Park Glaciers
The article notes tiny insects living in western national park glaciers. Fleas, barely visible and smaller than sand fleas, hop within surface ice. Slender dark brown worms are abundant just beneath the ice surface, while microscopic rose colored plants color the ice in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miuch
Get Rid of Rheumatism With Chamberlains Liniment
An advertisement urges relief from rheumatism using Chamberlains Liniment per directions. No internal treatment required for chronic or muscular cases, claiming quick relief from external application. Lemmons Drug Store is cited as source.
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Chamberlain's
Lemmon’s Drug Store
Advt
Community club meetings and upcoming church activities
The Mothers club meets Wednesday at Mrs A E Ross 8012 South Marion Ave. The Pythian Circle gathers Wednesday afternoon at Mrs J P Thomas 433 East Washington St. Cedar Community club convenes Thursday at 3 with Mrs Joe Wolfe. same program as April. Red Cross members invited. Mary French's Sabbath school class holds candy sale Saturday at McElhinneys Furniture from 10. The Social club meets Thursday afternoon with full attendance requested. Woman's Home Missionary society meets Friday at Mrs J G Anderson 400 FE Washington St at 2 30 with decor day moved up a week.
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Mothers Club
A. E. Ross
South Marion Ave
Pythian Circle
J. P. Thomas
East Washington Street
Cedar Community Club
Joe Wolfe
The
Red Cross
Mary French
U. P
McElhinney
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. G. Anderson
Washington Street
Welcome home soldiers in our patriotic verse
Our Patriotic People celebrates returning soldiers from World War I. The poem praises bringing home Billy and Dave Livingston, recounts their Red White and Blue service, and invites joy and welcome in Washington and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Billy
Dave
Tea Dominates as Britain’s Favorite Beverage
Tea remains the staple drink across classes in Britain despite past concerns that tea houses would replace wholesome small beer. The author notes no noticeable decline in English well being from tea consumption and references Cobbetts lament about temperance in his era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cobbett
White Wey Club Meeting With Mrs Marion Wells
The White Wey club will meet with Mrs Marion Wells on Tuesday May 27 as part of the regular club schedule. The notice lists the venue and agenda items for the gathering.
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The
White Wey Club
Marion Wells
Keeley Home Hosts Afternoon Bridge Club Meeting
The evening session of the Afternoon Bridge Club will be at the home of Mr and Mrs W M Keeley on South Iowa Avenue Thursday evening.
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Afternoon Bridge Club
W. M. Keeley
Iowa Avenue
Concentrate to Reach Your Goal and Win
The passage urges focusing your efforts to achieve the goal you started for. Stop wasting energy and stop wondering why you failed. You will be surprised to find yourself on the road to success and accomplish more than you once believed possible.
Newspaper Advertising Reaches Vast Readership Across North America
Daily newspapers offer broad reach at low cost with 28,625,000 readers in the United States and similar Canadian circulation. Advertising costs are stated as $61.64 per agate line and $2.153 per million copies, highlighting newspapers as the cheapest and most efficient advertising medium.
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United States
North America
Notable Day in History: Napoleon's Elba Escape and Return
February 26 marks Napoleon Bonaparte’s escape from Elba and his triumphant march through France. He soon led an army again until Waterloo ended his rule, after which he was exiled to St Helena.
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Napoleon
Elba
France
St. Helena
Triumph Over Necessity in Carlye Essays
A reflection on human freedom arising from acceptance of necessity. It argues that true triumph begins with surrender to necessity, moves beyond resignation, and becomes a joyful reconciliation that grants personal freedom.
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Carlye
Work and Avoid Fretting for Healthful Labor
The text urges that labor is healthful and fretting wastes energy. It compares energy to a seed that, if not wasted by negative emotions, can move mountains and lead to success.
Fragmentary thoughts on character and purpose
A reflective passage discusses how crises in character reveal our hidden aims and long latent commitments. It suggests that small causes can trigger a sudden self-revelation of our true intentions and duties.
Birds
The most popular chickets gowadays are the kind that have to have their feathers bought for 'em.
Beauty Beyond Appearance Promoted by Cham berlain’s Tablets
An advertisement claims true beauty stems from health and digestion. It argues biliousness and constipation hinder beauty and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets from Lemmon's Drug Store as a remedy, followed by diet and exercise for young women with regular features.
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Lemmon’s Drug Store
Obituary of Eli Scranton Citizen of Oklahoma City
Eli Scranton born 1863 on a farm south of Washington Iowa died May 3 1919 at his Oklahoma City home after seven weeks illness He married Elizabeth Cherry they lived in Arkansas and Washington before moving to Oklahoma City 19 years ago Surviving widow three daughters a brother and two sisters funeral May 5 at First Presbyterian Church Oklahoma City with interment in the city cemetery
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Eli Scranton
Washington
Oklahoma City
Okla
Joseph and
Mary Scranton
Wshaington County
Mr. Scranton
Elizabeth Cherry
Stuttgart
Ark
Gee, Nesbit
Ardmore
C. C. Gentry
Davenport
Iowa
Norene Scranton
Jeese Scranton
Newkirk
William Meyer
Hannibal
EB. P. McCaulley
Los Angeles
Calif
Martin Scranton
Scranton
First Presbyterian Church of
Phil Baird
Scranton Remembered in Home Community of Life and Death
The obituary notes Scranton was held in the community where he lived and died, reflecting his final ties to the place. Local residents recall his participation and presence in the town, underscoring his lifelong connection to the area.
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Scranton
Dew as a maritime landfall omen: sailors rely on dew
Sailors gauge landfall by a dew soaked deck even in calm seas. They say dew never lies more than thirty miles from shore and use it as a coastal warning as the stars shine and the sea remains smooth.
Quoting Omar Phrase Appears in Defense Speech
A lawyer for the defense invoked Omar in a lengthy oration to stress prior amicable ties with the complainant. He quoted Omar saying a dog and a bone and a hank of hair, and them singing in the wilderness, as reported by the Boston Transcript.
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Omar
Theu
Boston Transcript
When Love Comes Inspired Garden Metaphor
A quotation expresses how love transforms a cold winter of character into summer, turning a garden into a blooming sight without effort. It contrasts restrained virtue under glass and straw with love’s freeing warmth, implying love brings natural flourishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
Artificial Marble Production From Plaster of Paris
The text explains making artificial marble by soaking plaster of Paris in alum, drying it, and grinding to powder. When used, mix with water and add dry color to create clouds and veins. The mixture hardens and accepts a high polish.
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Plaster of Paris
Poet Jay B. Iden Reading At East Side Church
Expert opinion notes a select reading of Jay B. Iden's poems by Iden himself at an East side church. J Poller Gloom commends Iden as an elocutionist with dark hair and says the free entertainment was richly worth it.
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Jay B. Iden
East Side
J. Poller
Iden
Kansas City
The Biggest Dollar Reflected in Everyday Purchases
A reflective note contrasts the elusive value of a dollar with its use by others for their happiness. The speaker questions true worth and highlights how money is spent beyond self interest.
Use of Iron Filters for Air Purification in Compressors
The article notes iron is substituted for wool in air filters for compressors and cooling electrical gear. The filter features long bent passages where dust is trapped by turns and friction. It claims dry air output, low pressure needs, and effective cleaning.
London Floods Recalled and Avoided by Embankment Progress
The piece recalls past great floods in London when rivers overflowed into Westminster and many lives were lost. It credits embankment schemes with freeing London from recurring flood threats and notes a few ironic compensations seen after tides, such as docks rising with the waves.
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London
Yaris
Stow
Westminster Hall
Aunt Nellie and the Gum Germs Tale
A short family tale recalls Frederick asking for gum from his Aunt Nellie who refuses saying there is ceram in it. He responds by telling her to wash the germs out. Weeks later he chews gum again and she begs for a share.
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Frederick
Nellie
Nelile
The Door And Its Modern Convenience
The text reflects on doors as a modern convenience not found in primitive cultures. It notes ancient temples had doorways but not doors, sometimes draped with tapestries, while doors themselves are presented as an improvement and luxury of contemporary civilization.
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Egypt
Greece
He Stuck to It in a Testy Plea
An Argonaut account describes a courtroom scene where a judge questions a defendant about malice aforethought. The respondent doubles down, insisting he said hit him with a flower and that he sticks to it despite attempts to rephrase the claim.
Boy Protests Seating After Waking Up For Breakfast
A child named Billy refused to sit at the table when his mother prepared his breakfast. He told his mother I don’t want to be here while in his high chair with a toy auto mobile nearby.
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Billy
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