Local ads note sales and people in Columbus Junction
Local notices list farm equipment and hay loaders for sale by George W. Stewart, cream cows for sale by Canning & Brown, and cow sales at Phillips Peed Yard. Residents include Miss Nelle Hebner, Lyda Hellam, and Mrs. Martha Guest, with several residents visiting relatives or returning from service overseas. Columbus Junction community updates mention Dr. A W Clow Osteopath, a Rainbow Division welcome, and a Jamaica-style advertisement for Sand and Sapnol remedies.
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Phillips Peed Yard
Washington
Canning & Brown
Fair items and local notices from Crawfordsville ad pages
Local shoppers and residents are noted visiting nearby towns, selling farms and household goods, and reporting travel. Entries mention The Fair ads, Mr and Mrs Latta, Miss Stone, Mrs Mayhew, and several residents traveling to Burlington Ames and Oska loosa.Military service updates include Charles Denison awaiting homebound order with the 89th Ambulance Train.
Explosion damage hits Cedar Rapids as W. Missouri pastor tours site
Rev. A R Paul of St. Louis visited Cedar Rapids to view the Douglass stored works blast wreckage. He described a smoking mass of ruins with twisted metal and concrete and noted widespread property damage including shattered plate glass and a damaged nearby home. Official cause remains unreleased.
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A. R. Paul
St. Louis
First United Presbyterian Church of
Cedar Rapids
General Committee of Home Missions
Douglass
Mr. Paul
Local News Nuggets From Fairfield Streets
Mr and Mrs Grover Custer welcome a newborn son at their South Avenue B home. Mrs EB Rorick returns to Fairfield after visiting cousin Mrs D J Gates. Mrs J M Gannon and Mrs C L Cunningham travel to Excelsior Springs Missouri for Springs treatment. Mr and Mrs A J Montgomery and children Dorothy and Eugene return to Fairfield after visiting Mrs Nevada Speidel. Kansas to Washington travelers report rough roads and little spring work on improvements. Open touring season not noticed by local garages as long distance travel is hindered by road conditions.
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Grover Custer
South Avenue B
EB. E. Rorick
Fairfield
D. J. Gates
A. J. Montgomery
Dorothy
Eugene
Nevada Speidel
Washington
Kansas
Michigan
Kansas City
Definition of money across history and forms
The text outlines money as any item used in trade as a medium of exchange or a measure of value, recognized by parties or by authority. It notes wampum, animal skins, shells, metal, or paper as examples and mentions that even live animals have functioned as money in certain contexts.
Insects Do Much Good From American Agriculture
Dr L O Howard chief of the bureau of entomology at the National Museum spoke on the beneficial roles of insects. He noted they counterbalance the crop and livestock damage totaling about 1.2 billion dollars yearly by aiding soil health cross fertilization and the production of honey silk and other products.
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United States
L. O. Howard
Bureau of Entomology
National Museum
Calf Milk Plans Spark Young Girl’s Country Visit
Carolyn happily accepts a family friend invitation for a country week. She tells a child friend she cannot milk the cow but can milk the calf, noting it is "just my size" and describing pigs chickens a cow and a calf in the farmyard scene.
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Carolyn
Curious U S Post Office Names Reported
A post office department list notes odd place names across states. Missouri features Ace and Braggadocio while West Virginia lists Affinity and Barefoot. Texas includes Bigfoot and Mud in Missouri and a Chuckle in North Carolina.
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United States
Post Office Department
Missouri
West
Timidity a Handicap in Public Speaking
Quotations on courage and public speaking warn that many talented men die in obscurity due to fluency flaws. The writer, Sydney Smith, asserts daily lives are limited by timidity and insecurity in taking bold steps.
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Bydney Smith
Magazine Subscriptions Offer From Journal Club
Nita Belle Mc Keon, authorized representative, invites readers to join magazine clubs and save money. Call after 5 40 p m or write in care of the Journal to receive price lists.
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Nita Belle McKeon
Ruby Trade in Mogok Described as Carefree Play
A Burmese city Mogok handles vast ruby fortunes and moves priceless stones with casual ease as buyers and deniers trade. The narration likens the gem trade to children playing with bright colored beads, highlighting the lax handling and swift exchanges in the market.
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Mogok
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Matinee Daily
Norma Talmadge
Thomas Meighan
ALSC
BL Francis
Happy Hooligan
Cariou
Bruce Educational
Bessie Barriscale
Paris
Ford Educational
Chase & Sanborn
Monarch
Brindley
Brindley’s Sanitary Grocery
Chal Féne Clothing Company
East Side Square
Mendel Brothers
J. B. Crail
Washington, Ta
Washington, Iowa
John Shields & Sons
Owen McGovern
Dain and
Easy Way Hay Loaders
George W. Stewart
the Fair
A. W. Clow
Lyda Hellam
Lemley’s Grocery
Black
Nelle Hebner
Columbus Junction
Side Deering
Teddi Jakes
Mary E. Davis
Prof
T. C. Davis
Robert E. Davis
Crawfordsville
Martha Guest
Ray Guest
New York
Brumbach & Dayton
West Chester
Cloyce Beard
Will
Eliza Beard
George S. Dempsey
Davenport
F. Marie
West Main Street
Drew Donaldson
Camp Dodge
Army
Mrs
A. W. Hadley
Mr. Hadley
France
Rubio
Jersey
Phillips
Lemnon
Rainbow Division
Union
McNamara’s
Sanol
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Lyon's
C. H. Wilson
Muscatine
Glen Hayes
Sarge Fociek
Call Willis Turner
John Deere
E. C. Wicher
Burlington
M. B. Latta
Winfield
J. F. McNamara
P. L. Huber
Art Sanders
Guy Engle
C. A. Kennedy
Ainsworth
Committee of Home Missions
Liloyd Foster
Ames
Kenneth Carris
Navy
Maude Stone
Roy L. Mayhew
Harold William
Mt. Pleasant
W. C. Mayhew
H. L. Brown
Mason City
J. R. Plummer
M. J. Roberts
Carl Roberts
Centerville
Clearfield
Gertrude Kendall
Chicago
Robert Gibson
Chas. Sessler
W. M. Conner
Des Moines
Mr. Sessler
Daily Capital
MINIS
Ter
Crail’s
J. M. Gannon
C. L. Cunningham
Excelsior Springs
Arthur Greenfield
Mee
Victory Liberty Loan Campaign
Iowa
H. I. Ward & Co
Humphrey
Iowa Gas and Electric Co
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