District Court Convenes With Judge Clements Presiding
The November term of district court opens with Judge Clements of Newton on the bench. Judge Scott cannot attend this term due to his wife’s illness in Brooklyn. Probate matters are heard as docket items. W L Derby serves as court bailiff. Grand and petit juries are summoned for next Monday at 1:00 and 1:30 PM respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clements
Newton
Scott
Brooklyn
W. L. Derby
Verdi
Musical Recital Marks Austin Maass Store Opening
A large crowd attended yesterday afternoon in the new Austin Maass music store on the square. Miss Leona Nichols and Mrs F Max Nichols gave vocal and piano selections. The self playing Kim ball added to the program as the recital opened.
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Washington
Austin & Maass
Leona Nichols
F. Max Nichols
Auction of household goods at corner square sale
An auction Saturday at 20 p.m. offers a fine lot of household goods including stoves a No 16 Round Oak Heater iron beds bedroom suit rockers hall tree table chairs and more. If rain the sale moves to the next Saturday. Austin Maass promotes easy payment contracts for pianos and organs.
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N. W
Riverside General Store Sale Sealed to New Owners
Riverside on November 12 reports Cress and Tener have sold their general store to Preybol and Kirkpatrick. Possession to be given immediately and the invoice being settled this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Cress & Tener
Preybol & Kirkpatrick
Washington Chapter No. 6 Eastern Star Meeting Notice
The regular meeting of Washington chapter No. 6 Order of the Eastern Star will be held Thursday evening November 13 at 7 30 o clock. A fall attendance is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Order of the Eastern Star
County Board Adopts Official Count and Adjourns Proceedings
The county board adjourned after finishing the official count and settling several claims. Marsh W Bailey increased his majority by three votes for a 763 plurality. The county auditor was instructed to apply to the Soldier's Orphan Home in Davenport for admission of the Osborne children in Oregon township. Various social notices follow including bake shop promos, court attendees, a marriage license for Wingler and Shillig, out of town visitors, and news of twin birth in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh W. Bailey
Soldier's Orphan Home
Davenport
Osborne
Oregon Township
Wisconsin man refuses removal to Bolherla in guarding dispute
Anton Kosek from Wisconsin traveled to county to arrange removal of Frank Kosek who is noted as insane. After prep and a visit with his brother at the poor farm, Frank Kosek became violent and declined the trip. His brother fears transport by water and he plans to return to Wisconsin, leaving Frank behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Legation
Vienna
Anton Kosek
Wisconsin
W. F. Kerr
Frank Kosek
Bolherla
Local notes reflect social visits and events in Riverside area
E Nicola of Riverside and W L Derby of Verdi visited the city on business yesterday. Sousa and his band drew crowds as Wilmet's Orchestra played at the Catholic Carnival with free admission. Mrs E Horne and Mrs J N Watts traveled from nearby towns for visits, while Mrs Wm Smiley and Miss Pearl Cocklin arrived to hear Sousa and his band. A O U W initiation in second degree Friday night. Gunn Company of Ft Scott purchased A L Griffiths stock at Crawfordsville. L D Higgins handles the sale. 302 Plane buyers attended a Nichols recital for Austin Maass with praise for the instrument collection in Washington County.
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J. He. McCleary
Crawfordsville
Johnson
North Side
John Wingler
Laura M. Shillig
Mable Brooke
Kalona
Bessie Eichelberger- Fritz
Austin & Maass
Henry Green
Ottumwa
BE. W. White
Ainsworth
W. C. Nelson
J. N. Watts
Moline
Wm. Smiley
Winfield
Jas. B. Crail
Sousa
Graham
Gunn Company
Ft. Scott Kansas
L. D Higgins
Miss Nichols
Messrs. Austin and Maass
Washington County
Common Error In Kidney Pain Remedies Promoted In Washington
John Wolfe of 4225 EF Van Buren St. endorses Dean's Kidney Pills after his wife used them for years of kidney and backache pain. He purchased them at Columbia Pharmacy and reports significant relief. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co. N Y sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Washington
John Wolfe
van Buren St
Dean
Columbia
Foster-Milburn Co
N. Y
United States
Dean’s
Lost and found notices and land sale in Iowa
Lost items include a gold ring found at a store near the square and inquiries addressed to Conner and Schilling grocery. A journal office ad asks to inquire about a found ring on certain dates. For sale an acre farm in Davis County Iowa priced at 35 per acre with contact Andrew Ferguson or Wallace Cherry Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conner & Schilling
Sapere
Journal Office
Davis County
Iowa
Andrew Ferguson
Wallace Cherry Holmes
Mrs George Blair in Chicago Improves, Hope for Recovery
Relatives report Mrs George Blair’s condition in Chicago has slightly improved today and hope for her recovery is entertained as she receives care.
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George Blair
Chicago
Verse on youth, aging, and being twenty one again
The fragment quotes Harvey Sutherland and Annelee on aging and health. It muses on youth versus old age, dentists and tolls of life, and whether reliving youth would be worth the struggles. It ends with a reference to Martin Luther choosing not to live forty more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Sutherland
Annelee
Gerll
Lamp
Martin Luther
Brandenburg
Earth
Germany
Mrs Sproul and Livingston families visit Brighton
Mrs Ira Sproul and her children and Mrs Schuyler Livingston and child ran to Brighton this morning to spend the day with Mrs Claude Terry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Sproul
Schuyler Livingston
Brighton
Claude Terry
From Ancient Almanacs to Astrological Broadsides
The piece traces the history of calendars and almanacs from ancient Greek and Roman esoteric tables to Christian calendars of the fourth century. It notes Flavius Blavius and the spread of tabulated calendars, Petrus of Dacia in 1300, the Savilian Library copy, the Symbical Man of Signs, the first printed almanac in 1457, and Nostradamus shaping forecasts in later editions.
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Enelux Plavius
Appius Claudius
Livy
Flavius
Petrus
Dacia
Savillan
Oxford
Ptolemy
Almnagesi
Vienna
Purbach
Rabelais
Nostradamius
France
Weather omens from twelve days after Christmas traditions
Weather rules link long smolders to storms and quick extinguishers to fair weather. Observers note monthly clues from the twelve days after Christmas and signs like fine snowflakes, chickens seeking shelter, cattle mood at dawn, dew absence, and sun rays drawing water to predict rain or fair skies.
Epigrams in Dialogue From Various Plays
A collection of witty lines and quips from plays including Sowing the Wind Queen's Favorite Alone The Terma gant Her Own Rival The Rogue's Comedy and The Masqueraders. Witty observations cover fortune luck manners and human foibles in compact humorous glimpses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honest
Man complains about rain and changeable showers
A drenched man returns home venting about rain that starts before yesterday and keeps coming. He lists soggy eight dollar trousers and dripping umbrella as he rooms, then grumbles about zig zag rain and crosswinds before going to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machange
Live Man Wanted for Hamlet Ghost Role
The Washington Star quotes Mr. Stormington Barnes seeking a good live young man to play the ghost in Hamlet. The unusual ad highlights a creator’s demand for authentic stage presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stormington Barnes
Washington Star
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