Washington 1902 City Plot Descriptions and Additions Listing
Fragmentary 1902 Washington land record noting sections and additions in multiple wards. Mentions McGaughey add Anna Rose Crandall add Ashby add and other parcels with lots cited and street names. includes township and survey references and partial measurements.
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Washington City
Jeff
McGaughey
Anna
Rose
Crandall
Young
Smousen
Bacon & Cox
Kate
Ashby
Columbian
Washington Township
Andrew
Eliza
C& Cy
John
Moble
Epworth League Social At First M. B. Church
About one hundred young people attended the Epworth League social last evening in the church parlors. A brief program featured piano solos readings and original stories with Homer Ashby giving a talk on the Buffalo voyage to a pleasant reception from the crowd.
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Epworth League
M. BR
Homer Ashby
Buffalo
Lager Cakes Highlight at Johnson Bakery Tomorrow
Johnson bakery announces a display of various lager cakes available tomorrow. The event promotes their pastry selection and invites local customers to preview new flavors.
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The
Johnson Bakery
Johnson's
Aurora and Magnet to Meet After Week of School Closures
Washington Academy closed for most of the week after Prof Daugherty's brother died. Students returned home for vacation as Prof Daugherty came back from Wyman. Miss Dwinnie Rankin visits the country while John P Harkhammer entertains at Swift's Hall and plans return. Aurora and Magnet societies meet next Tuesday. Oratorio Class at 7. school resumes next week.
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Washington Academy
Prof. Daugherty
Prof
Daugherty
Wyman
Dwinnie Rankin
Aurora Literary Society
John P. Harkhammer
Swift
Harkhammer
Aurora and Magnet
Miss Carson
Miss Smith
New Sharon
Monmouth
Mark Twain Pudd nhead Wilson play in Graham engagement
Shipman Brothers present a strong cast led by William S. Gill and Suzanne Halpren in a live production of Pudd nhead Wilson. The show promises drama humor and vivid character studies with top quality costuming and staging. Final Graham engagement on Wednesday November 1 draws theatergoers for the last U.S. performance before an overseas tour.
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Mark ‘Twain
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Ifumane
Shipman Brothers
William S. Gill
Suzanne Halpren
Graham
England
Australia
Funeral for Calvin Daugherty Held at Covenanter Church
The funeral of Calvin Daugherty brother of Prof. R D Daugherty was held yesterday afternoon at Covenanter church in Wyman conducted by Rev Black of Wyman and Rev Allen of this city. Interment was in Wyman cemetery with pallbearers R D Daugherty C BE Daugherty Joseph Daugherty J K Dunt Porter and M D Maxwell. Born in Pennsylvania he was 35 and had been promoted three times on the ranch where he worked. He had many friends and his death is deeply mourned.
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Calvin Daugherty
R. D. Daugherty
Covenanter Church
Wyman
Black
Rev. Allen
C. BE. Daugherty
Joseph Daugherty
J. K. Dunt
Porter
M. D. Maxwell
Tomorrow's Journal Collectors Invest With Slips
A notice urges orderly conduct as the Journal collectors prepare to be invested with their collection slips. It calls for respectful treatment of the boys and warns against abuse.
Friends J H Youngs Reach Pasadena After Long Journey
Mr and Mrs J H Young report a safe arrival in Pasadena California after a tiresome trip marked by missed trains and meals. They rented a seven room cottage and plan not to buy until spring. They saw relatives Mr Wayne Simmons Mrs Crandal and Kecks of the city.
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J. H. Young
Pasadena
Cal
Wayne Simmons
Crandal
Kecks
Funeral attendance noted for Daugherty kin in Wyman
Dr and Mrs George Hay Wilson Daugherty and Mrs Dunn and daughter Miss Jennie attended the funeral of Calvin Daugherty in Wyman yesterday afternoon.
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George Hay
Wilson Daugherty
Dunn
Jennie
Calvin Daugherty
Wyman
Balky horse trick that starts many balky beasts
A century old method suggests soothing a balky horse then tapping a front foot while drivers hold lines taut. The helper gently taps the hoof and frog, then the horse moves forward. The writer claims near total success and credits diversion and kindness.
Local society notes and remarks from Johnsons and visitors
Local items show many visitors and social ties with neighbors and relatives. Richard Aitkin of Colorado Springs arrives and visits R. T. McCall while plans to Crawfordsville unfold. Others host guests from Riverside Havre Sigourney Pittsburg Kalona and Winfield alongside chorus events at the Graham and Sousa concert.
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Richard Aitkin
Colorado Springs
R. T. McCall
Crawfordsville
RE. Nicola
Riverside
Col
Nicola
Blanche McFarlane
Havre
Myrtle Ainspoker
FP. Donadison
Ainsworth
Graham
Neal Smith
Sigourney
Sousa
Harvey Young
Winfield
J. A. Young
Stewart
Pittsburg
J. B. Crall
Hi. A. Hostetler
Kalona
Johnson Bakery
Woman Returns Damaged Tennis Racket At Store
A young woman in a big sporting goods shop explains that a worn tennis racket she bought as a birthday gift was used and defective. She asks for a new racket instead of restringing and leaves with a replacement the next day. A separate science note explains how light refracts and disperses to form primary and secondary rainbows.
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New York Times
Mrs Hl L White and others plan Creston return visit
Mrs Hl L White and her children of Indianapolis and Mrs J H Harris have been visiting relatives here and will travel to Creston to see her parents. L Gormly came back from a Chicago trip. A Sousa concert drew a large local crowd in Washington. Invitations were issued for the wedding of Bertha Mc Clelland of Brighton to Mark G Campbell of Ainsworth on November 14.
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Hl. L. White
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Holmes
Creston
J. H. Harris
Galesburg
L. Gormly
Chicago
Washington
Sousa
Bertha McClelland
Brighton
Mark G. Campbell
Ainsworth
Center of a room safest from lightning say engineer
An electrical engineer states the room center is the safest place during a storm. He explains lightning seeks a ground path through a conductor and tends to adhere to room walls, leaving occupants away from walls less likely to be shocked.
Luxurious 1552 Aquileia Banquet Featured Ranuccio Farnese
In 1552 the patriarch of Aquileia hosted Ranuccio Farnese in his Giudec palace. Rooms glittered with cloth of gold and paintings while cooks and entertainers impressed twelve green satin-clad gentlemen and white dressed ladies. The four hour repast ended with large pies releasing live birds that guests chased.
Glass Eater Refuses Food For Sharp Taste
A Philadelphia record describes a manager debating a glass eater who now only consumes cut glass and refuses any other food, noting his growing taunt and refined appetite for brittle sustenance.
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Tony
Howse
Kilddelphia
Farm for Rent Near Brighton and Local Notices
A collection of short ads lists For Rent a 40 acre farm four miles north of Brighton, contact C. M. Goodwin. A young lady seeks ward work at the Journal office. A lost horse blanket between Chester and L. H. O’Loughlin. Return to Alberson’s grocery. For Sale a house and four lots near the square inquire Conner Schilling grocery. A gold ring found on the square at the Journal office. Also a 190 acre Davis County Iowa farm for sale at 435 per acre contact Andrew Ferguson or Wallace Cherryholmes.
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Brighton
C. M. Goodwin
Journal oMice
Chester
L. H
Nail fashion of the past and polish today
A reminiscence recalls long nineteenth century nails carried in stalls for signing checks and feared as claws. The piece notes manicure rise in first class barber shops with stylish women and bold flair, contrasting old habits with modern grooming trends.
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United States
New York
Love and Marriage Customs in Ukraine and Zuni Tribes
The text describes how Ukrainian women initiate courtship by visiting a man's home to express their feelings, with marriage arranged if mutual. If refused, she remains to sway him, while the man may leave to avoid marriage. A similar practice is noted among the Zuni tribe of Lodians where women control courtship post marriage, own the children, and inheritance follows the female line.
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Ukraine
Russia
Venice City of Islands and Bridges
Venice stands on 117 islands linked by 400 bridges with narrow streets aside from St. Mark’s district. Gondolas are the common transport as Grand Canal waves greet marble steps and moored boats at sunset.
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Venice
St. Mark's
Grand Canal
San Marco
Cornered by the Wife's Handwriting Causes Editor's Resignation
A city editor grows angry and concerned when a letter to his department is revealed to be his wife’s handwriting. He fears endless questions and social duties she can assign, finally leading him to resign from the newspaper.
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Hts Department
Brooklyn Heagle
Beggar Refuses Dime to Curb Appetite Quote
A Chicago Post quip frames a beggar refusing a dime with humor about not wanting to worsen his appetite while caring for his own child, illustrating a street scene and a practical concern in a single line.
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Chicago Post
Quote from Balti more Herald on borrowing trouble
A colorful quotation from the Baltimore Herald features Cheerful Joha remarking that those who borrow trouble never repay it. The line expresses a cynical view of debt and consequences.
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Joha
Baltimore Herald
Temper Flares In Brooklyn Life Cartoon Exchange
A Brooklyn Life item shows a cartoon exchange where a male character laments his own temper while a female character regrets not speaking more. The dialogue hints at a light domestic moment and social humor.
Giant Egyptian and Syrian stones discovered in Baalbee area
In Baalbee Syria workers uncover massive building stones reported as the largest ever used. The blocks measure about 60 feet in length and 20 feet in square cross section.
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Egypt
Baalbee
Syria
General Chaffee To Go Direct San Francisco New York
Telegrams report Chaffee will depart directly from San Francisco to New York with a brief stop at Chicago. A German university professor from Tubingen is sent to study Central American volcanoes. Also noted are domestic troubles and a divorce case and a mail denial for Whisky Tablet company.
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General Chaffee
San Francisco
New York
Chicango
Germany
University of Tubingen
Central America
Mary Milike
Chicago
Charles Drake
Lake Shore
Goshen
Ind
Lydia Drake
Whisky Tablet Company
Kansas City
Engagement Off After Advice Over Imitation Diamond
A Detroit Free Press item notes a broken engagement triggered by a remark about economy and a proposed imitation diamond. The couple's plans ended amid the suggestion of frugal jewelry and a practical approach to budget.
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Detroit Pree Press
Do You Believe in Coeducation
A New York World quip on coeducation jokes that the phrase overemphasizes the co part and underdelivers on education. The brief pun contrasts gender integration with perceived quality.
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New York World
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Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Wis
Iowa Central Railroad
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F. M. McAlhinney
Mrs. Oliver of
DR J A Marie
Harden's
Mann & Co
Scientific American
UMN & Co
F St. Washington
Epworth League Social
M. E. Church
Academy Notes
Johnson's Bakery
Puddnhead Wilson
Stationery
E.C Carris & Co
J. A. Gibson
Valley Junction
Gibson
S Pasenger
K. Db
Junction
Kansas
the Rainbow
Ventee
Pinger Nutt
Windsor Grocery
Journal
Galey
Furnsouts
Allen
J. J McKeone
O. Solbrig & Co
Opera House
E. C. Keck
Blorist Sia Oesign
Madison St
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Cleveland Light
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Korsale
T. H. Chilcote
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M. Lombardo
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