Journal delays Tuesday election news to Wednesday morning
To conserve paper the Journal will publish Tuesday’s election news in Wednesday’s morning edition. AP reports will be available by telephone and expect slow returns due to higher turnout and confusion. Washington City readers lose Tuesday evening paper, Crawfordsville West Chester and Keota editions arrive Wednesday morning.
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Journal
Associated Press
Washington City
Crawfordsville
West Chester
Keota
Rainy Day Stirs Old Time Album of War Heroes
On a rainy day a reader opens a neglected time album revealing photos of ancestors and a 1861 65 war hero group. It includes kin portraits and a tintype of Captain Turnbull of Monmouth Illinois with a small squad killed by gorillas at Murfreesboro.
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Murfreesboro
Captain Turnbull
Monmouth
Ill
Rippling Rhyme Satire by Walt Mason The Ultimate Consumer
The poem presents the Ultimate Consumer lamenting heavy burdens of taxation and price markups from farmer to tailor. It traces a chain of rake-offs and tax passes through wheat miller dealer clothier and buyer, ending with the consumer paying the final bill for a styled suit. The speaker, identified as Mud, rails at taxes and profiteering.
War Pictures From Fort Donnelson Evoke Heroic Youth
The piece recalls young men near twenty one with beards who fought in the great war and contemplates how future generations will view their sacrifice. It asserts the 1917 18 soldiers earned lasting glory, their courage beyond doubt, and the vast human cost that defined civilization’s defense.
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Fort Donnelson
Tenn
Do and Say Two Brothers in Delaware Ad Life
A public notice style piece contrasts two brothers Do and Say, depicting Say as perpetual talker and Do as doer, set against a Delaware scene. It notes Delaware has seven women physicians, six in Wilmington and one in Seaford, with a closing remark that advertisements are news.
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Delaware
Wilmington
Seaford
Smothers Held After Bad Check Bond Fails
Perry, Nov 1 Alex Smothers heir to the grand jury investigation was released on a $100 appearance bond that bounced. Re-arrested, he now has $500 bail from W F Graham. Milwaukee conductor Frank Johnson filed the complaint. his wife sues for divorce and Johnson also sues Smothers for alienation of affections after finding a cigarette stub and pulling Smothers from a closet.
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Perry
Alex Smothers
Smothers
W. F. Graham
Frank Johnson
Milwaukee
Johnson
Iowa Wants Kentucky Coal to Cut Freight Rates
John F. Simpson of Crystal Ice and Fuel Company travels to Louisville with Iowa coal dealers to seek Louisville Chamber of Commerce help securing lower freight rates for Kentucky coal shipped west of the Mississippi. Current rate stands at 6 dollars and 3 cents plus 21 cents tax, hindering competition with other fuels.
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Waterloo
John F. Simpson
Crystal Ice and Fuel Company
Louisville
Iowa
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Commission
First Pullman Car Introduced in 1868 on U S Rail
The 1868 Pullman car, named by the inventor, became the first operated passenger car on a railroad in the United States. The Pioneer followed the same design as the Pullman cars then in use. Advertisements are news reading them.
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United States
Pioneer
Republican ticket list for state and local offices
The ballot enumerates Republican candidates across national state and local posts including President Warren G Harding Vice President Calvin Coolidge Senator Albert B Cummins Governor N F Kendall Lieutenant Governor John Hammill Secretary Walter C Ramsey Auditor Glenn C Haynes Treasurer W J Burbank Attorney General Ben J Gibson Railroad Commissioner Fred P Woodruff Supreme Court judges Silas M Weaver F F Faville Lawrence DeGraff Thomas Arthur District Harry McCall Congressman W F Kopp Representative C F Letts Auditor A L Griffith Treasurer Sheriff J M Denison Clerk J D Glasgow Recorder Belle Rice County Attorney T A Michels Coroner George W Hay Board of Supervisors A J Morgan J W Parrow C O Dayton Hospital Board W Bailey George W Reed Marsh
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Albert B. Cummins
Polk County
N. FE. Kendall
Monroe County
John Hammill
Hancock County
Walter C. Ramsey
Wright County
Glenn C. Haynes
Cerro Gordo County
W. J. Burbank
Blackhawk County
Ben J. Gibson
Adams County
Fred P. Woodruff
Marion County
Supreme Court
Silas M. Weaver
F. F. Faville
Webster County
Lawrence DeGraff
Thomas Arthur
Harrison County
W. F. Kopp
Henry County
C. F. Letts
Highland Township
A. L. Griffith
Washington
Charles M. Denison
J. D. Glasgow
Belle Rice
T. A. Michels
George W. Hay
Board of Supervisors
A. J
Alarm Clock Andy at Fox Theatre in March
The new Thomas H Ince picture Alarm Clock Andy stars Charles Ray as a shy salesman who, after a girl and fate change his life, blossoms into a bold leading man. Agnes C Johnston wrote the story and Jerome Storm directed the Paramount Artcraft feature.
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Andy
Charles Ray
Thomas H. Ince
Fox Theatre
William Blinker
Charlie
Agnes C Johnston
Jerome Storm
Paramount Artcraft
Tanlac praised by Cedar Rapids man for cure
Ambrose Hickasbugh of West Cedar Rapids Iowa credits Tanlac with curing four years of stomach trouble indigestion and loss of appetite. He reports restored appetite better sleep and renewed energy after one bottle and notes Tanlac is sold in nearby towns by local druggists.
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Tanlac
Ambrose Hickasbugh
South Second Street
West
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Washington
Sherman Bros
Wellman
MacGugin Drug Co
Advt
Windmill on Wimbledon Common Loses Four Sails
The historic Wimbledon common windmill has had its four sails removed after age-related danger warnings. Conservators say the sails posed a risk to the structure and nearby mill house residents, leaving the mill with a stark, sailless silhouette.
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Wimbledon Common
London
Condensed Wisdom by New York Sun
A moral reflection warns that attempting to live by another person’s conscience is a sure path toward moral ruin, urging readers to trust personal conscience over external dictates.
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New York Sun
Good in a la by Bruce Barton
The narrator reflects on changing prejudice after meeting people he once judged. He cites examples of editors and public figures, learns to give others the benefit of doubt, and admits his own intolerance. He urges slowing criticism and recognizing sincere effort in others.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
Senator X
Young
Billy Sunday
Carpenter of Nazareth
Church Shows Motion Pictures After Sermon
A church has started using a motion picture projector after the pastor’s address. Children grow restless awaiting the screens, and one exchange notes a child’s quip that faster showings would keep them from staying.
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Little Bonita
Railway timetable updates for Washington branch and lines
Train schedule excerpts show arrival and departure times for multiple lines including No 12 Express No 30 Lo Passe No 60 Lo Pase No 80 Lo Frt and local freight runs. The Washington branch lists locals freights and passenger trains with daily except Sunday notation and notes corrections as of July 1 1920.
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Airboune
H. W. Russel
Washington
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Kentucky Coal
Republican
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
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Massachusetts
Harry McCall
Chas. Ray
Kopp’s
W. BF. Kopp
Congress
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Condensed Wisdom
ALA
Bruce Barton
Ephesus
Paul
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
WYK
Pheone
Temple Building
Black
C. J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Lawtyers
Irvin BE
Huston
Southwest Corner Square
Lemley
Washington, IA
H. Bateman
M. D
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J. E. Edgington
Fr. & M. Bank
J. D. Dayton
Yeet Chefter
Ente
Attorns
Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
Opera House
Mutual Phone
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
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Www
Keeley
Washinston
W. H. Butterfield
Crail
Waseington, Iowa
Orlropbaoctu
M. H. Sartor
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Gare
Klein Klothing
Red
Morribon
Morrtros
Orricon Bidg
Herth Side
Almington
Ows
Austin Sutherland
R. A
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Pouna
Lim
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Iday
Fai
Stbounda
W Calvert
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Charles Freding
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus
H. T. Carris
H. P. Arthur Goodin
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
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H. Richards
Mary Lavada Kerr
W. M
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shrine No
Moose Hall
Rose M. Reid
W. H. P. Mildred Rice
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