Silent growth of home enterprises shapes town future
In Washington quiet local enterprises often expand unknowingly into major institutions. Growth comes from steady development by enterprising individuals, not from public boosts or trumpeted campaigns. Names like Frank Stewart factory Baughman Mitten factory Walther Sunlight Gas Machine and Heman Walther pump show promise for future prominence.
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Washington
Frank Stewart
Baughman Mitten
Walther Sunlight
Lee Scranton
Commerce Beyond Town Borders Drives Local Firms Abroad
The article praises independent institutions that sustain the community, noting their independence from public support. It highlights their reach beyond the local market as they place goods abroad, encouraging broader outreach and collaboration.
Muscatine Man Given Light Sentence in Rape Case
At Muscatine yesterday morning Toot Bebb received 18 months in the penitentiary for alleged rape of Della Worley. The judge noted the case’s conditions justify the light term and that the act was rape only because the plaintiff was under the age of consent. A petition from several ladies urged at least 25 years. A new trial motion was overruled and the case will go to the supreme court. Appeal bond set at 3000 dollars.
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Bebb
Della Worley
Supreme Court
Supreme court denies new trial for life sentence in Delta murder
Des Moines May 20 Sarah Kuhn was sentenced to life for murdering her husband by poisoning his beer at Delta. The Iowa Supreme Court denied a new trial although Judge Weaver wrote a dissent arguing death by own action was not wholly disproved. Grinnell May 20 Andover Theological Seminary may relocate to a western state per Iowa College board instructions. Grinnell offers advantages for the institution. M. W. A. Picnic Rock Valley May 0 A big M W A picnic is set for June 3 with low rail rates within 150 miles and ball games and balloon ascensions. Boise May 29 Sleary Heidemann 14, son of a prominent farmer north of Boise, lost one leg and suffered severe injuries when runaway horses attached to a pulverizer kicked and pulled him under the wheels.
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Des Moines
Sarah Kuhn
Delta
Supreme Court
Weaver
Grinnell
Andover Theological Seminary
New England
Iowa College
Rock Valley
Boise
Sleary Heidemann
Here
Song for City Pupils at City Cemetery
A school pageant hymn asks pupils to sing sweetly at the city cemetery in memory of fallen heroes. The verses speak of low murmuring, honoring those who conquered in battle, laying flowers on graves, and remembering the brave with reverence and love.
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Thore
G.A. R
McCutcheon
Elm Grove
J. R. Logue
Alf
Iife
Etrife
Advertising Seed Planting and Patient Harvest Message
The piece argues advertising is seed planting not instant magic and warns against quick results. True growth comes from steady effort, with genuine products maturing slowly. A patient approach yields juicy, mature outcomes shared by all who persist.
Narrow Gauge car bodies offered for sale at ten dollars
Persons interested in narrow gauge car bodies priced at ten dollars each should notify E G Fox the agent here. The 24 by 1 by 6 foot timber sheds suit cattle grain bins kitchens or households. They are surplus to the railroad once standard gauge is built. Leave orders with Mr Fox at once.
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E.G Fox
Mr. Fox
Salem minister resigns after sharp church farewell
In Salem New Jersey on May 28 the Rev M J Hanna from Centerville left his flock with a biting goodbye claiming the congregation refused to fund his salary and that their donations were rotten fruit. He said he would become chaplain at a penitentiary and urged mercy on their souls as he departed.
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Salem
N. J
M. J. Hanna
Centerville
Cast list for Little Women at 8:15 include Mrs March
The program lists characters from Little Women for the 8:15 show featuring Mr Lawrence Winn Eyestone Papert Rea Bert Dixon John Brooke Lannie’s tutor Everette Mrs March Marinee Nor Meg Beth Amy Aunt March Kate Vaughn Gracy Allie Pantomime from Uncle Tom Cabin Miss Cornelia Tops and others.
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Mr. Lawrence
Winn Eyestone
Bert Dixon
John Brooke
Lannie
Everette
March
Marinee
Beth Amy
Gracy Kate Vaughn
Cornelia
Tops
Warning on Bathing Risks From Medical Journal
The London Lancet warns that excessive bathing harms the skin by drying and thinning the epidermis and can speed up issues in the malpighian layer. It cautions against too much immersion as an admonition for safety.
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Skunk
Roosevelt unlikely to campaign in fall after all
Washington May 20 Special. Rumors say President Roosevelt may not actively campaign in the coming congressional races though he might give speeches that could be used by Republicans. The piece notes presidential conventions urging restraint in party canvassing and recalls McKinley’s stance in 1900. It also discusses the death of Lord Pauncefote and the Landis family in Indiana, plus Jim Crow car laws affecting Washington area travel and a new phrase from Ex Representative Lorimer.
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Washington
Roosevelt
McKinley
Canton
Republican Party
Congress
United States
Lord Pauncefote
Pauncefote
Himeself
Landis
Indiana
Kenesaw M. Landis
Gresham
State Department
Chicago
Charlie Landis
San Juan
Porto Rico
Captain Steele
Powers
House
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Alexandria
Potomac River
Mount Vernon
Old Dominion
Capitol
Lorimer
Dinois
Billy Lorimer
Senate
Arthur W. Dunn
Woman Shares Whooping Cough Prevention Experience
A Springville Alabama mother recounts her family’s contrast after using Cham Berlain's Cough Remedy during a whooping cough outbreak last summer. She reports none of her three children or baby son lost plumpness and the older child loudly asked for cough syrup between fits. The remedy is sold locally by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman.
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Chamberlain
Jessie Pinkey Hall
Springville
Ala
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
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