Veteran E W Crissinger Leads Civil War Reunion Tale
A Washington veterans reunion highlighted aging participants from 2 to 96 and memories of past Civil War days. Veteran Jon Shields, presumed dead on a battlefield over sixty years ago, attended at 84 with canes and a lively spirit, while Crissinger recalled rousing campfires and lively singing from decades past.
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Vetera Washington
Washington
E. W. Crissinger
Jon Shields
Mr. Shields
Jerans
Vetina Ex
Embarrassing Moments and War Memories Stir Washington County
A community paper invites readers to share embarrassing moments and notable Civil War era reminiscences. The piece highlights Wanda Durst and a humorous breakfast tale, recounts a veteran named Mr Shields who survived a devastating wound aided by maggots, and notes local figures J A Thompson and Jesse Harvey with long lives and Civil War tales. The tone blends humor with local history and wartime memory.
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Journal
J. A. Thompson
Ife
Jesse Harvey
Washington County
Winter Frost Touches West Washington Lawn In Local Verse
An OTC style column mixes humor and local scenes as frost nears George Maxwell’s lawn on West Washington Street. Terse nods to work, taxes, inheritance, and a friendly call to Peg and Anna mingle with playful quips about bulbs, bricks, and daily life in a small town.
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Teft Witn
Shields
Beaton
Providence
Mr. Shields
West Washington Street
George Maxwell
Rowdy Riddles and Raspberries in Orchard Banter
In a playful local column, quirky phrases compare a woman to fruit roles like Bartlett pear and cherry, joking about love, dating, and a bantering rival. Ernest Lowell, now a post office worker, is noted as a hobby taxidermist with stuffed kids observed at George Stewart's hardware store. A weekly prize pool invites readers to participate.
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Ernest Lowell
West Winoy
George Stewart
Three Indicted in Iowa for Fraud Conspiracy in Cattle Ring
A grand jury indicted three men on fraud conspiracy charges connected to an Iowa cattle ring. The group allegedly bought inferior stock in Texas and Kansas City markets and sold cattle in-state. Indicted are FW. A.M. Tracey and Joe Ly Ball, with two other men awaiting land jury action after a brief recess.
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Texas
Kansas City
Towa
FW. A.M. Tracey
Joe Ly Ball
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