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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
8
Local notices and shopping ads fill town scene
Hot drinks and oysters at Deans mix with fashion buys at Rothschilds. Local residents including Miss Victoria Preding and Miss Cora Henderson travel to Davenport and Keota while Mrs. Tena Simmering has tonsil surgery. Summer-to-winter retail cues appear with coats dresses and furniture offers and bicycle/bus service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Henderson
Keota
Davenport
Farmers Union Leader to Speak at Wes thester Oct 11
State President QO FB Wilson will address the Farmers Union gathering at Wes thester Saturday evening October 11. All members and the public are invited to attend.
Freshman and Seventh Grade Football Game Canceled
Students from the high school freshmen and seventh grade were notified the planned tomorrow afternoon game is postponed. Twenty eight Ward school boys will accompany Secretary Huxford on a cross country trip, meeting at his home at ten o'clock. Committee will provide Wienies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sth
Ward School
Secrtary Huxford
Peterloo Massacre disrupts Lancashire cotton workers meeting
In Manchester on July 16 1810 a peaceful gathering of cotton operatives in St Peter's Field was dispersed by the militia. Eleven people were killed and more than sixty injured as troops charged the crowd. The event later referenced as Peterloo drew Parliament reform debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterloo
Peterson
Woc
Laheashire
St. Peter's Field
Manchester
England
Waterloo
Intensifying Blue Prints with Hydrogen Peroxide Fixing
A damaged OCR fragment describes brightening faded blueprint paper using hydrogen peroxide on a damp sponge to intensify exposure after printing, suggesting a improvised fixer technique and conservation approach.
Twenty-fifth Iowa Holds Reunion With Forty-eight Veterans
Burlington Iowa October 10 fifty seven years after marching to war the Twenty-fifth Iowa gathers for regimental reunion. Colonel David J Palmer leads veterans with Bill Gilbert recounting battles from Vicksburg to Columbia and the grand parade in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Burlington
Twenty-fifth
Sherman
Georgia
Columbia
S. C
Jefferson Street
David J. Palmer
Mount Pleasant
George A. Stone
Stone
Salem
New London
Crawfordsville
Washington
Columbus City
Stephen Decatur
Fifth Army
Grant
Vicksburg
Vicksburg Heights
Mississippi
Vicksburg City
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Crose
Altoona Pass
Wade Hampton
Bill Gilbert
Twenty-fiifth Iowa Association
Bill
General Sherman
General Stone
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
Pershing
Mr. Gilbert
Geo. Stone
Dave Palmer
Local social and business notices from Carthage and Hallsville
Mr and Mrs Charles Smith of Los Angeles visit former home in West Chester. Denisons of Carthage Milneis return home after a day with relatives. Mrs Albert Bell and son Marion travel to Hallsville Missouri. Deans lists Jordan almonds and Bunte candies. Businessmen sign up for high school gym classes with 63 men and 21 women, contact Joe Falk Edna McKimmey and Mae Crone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Picci
Stella Rorick
Shirley
Fairfield
D. J. Gates
Charles Smith
Los Angeles
Woodford
Smith
West Chester
N. H. Denison
Carthage
Milneis
Albert Bell
Kon
Marion
Hallsville
Missouri
Joe Falk
Edna McKimmey
Mae Crone
Optimistic Thought: Weighing Personal Responsibilities
A compact maxim stating that one should bear weight of own duties with confidence and steadiness. It emphasizes self-responsibility and prudent self assessment in daily life.
Lee County Votes Against Good Roads by 1164 Majority
Des Moines county faces tough odds as Lee County rejects the good roads proposal by 1164 in a regional vote. With Henry County seen as the potential rescue, boosters warn Des Moines County risks becoming an island amid mud as neighboring counties weigh similar measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County
Good Roads
Des Moines
Lee Counyw
Louisa County
Henry County
Illinois
Arlington Bridge
Des Moines County
Mississippi
Wright County
Boone County
Defeat of Hard Roads Initiative in Lee County
In Lee County elections held across 28 of 29 precincts voters rejected the hard roads proposal by a wide margin. Fort Madison and Keokuk cities favored paving with overall rural strong opposition. Final tally showed 3,004 votes for mud roads and 1,840 for paving amid incomplete precinct reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Lee County
Keokuk
Pavinseemaee Township
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FOX Amusements
Peggy Hyland
Zane Grey
Texas Rangers
Duanes
Lloyd—Daniels— Pollard
Crail’s
Deans
Victoria Preding
Muscatine
Mabel Marsh
Rothschild’s
Florence Williams
Iowa City
J. Carson
Lemmon's
Walter Camp
Raymond
Winterset
James Hawthorn
Bloomington
Ill
Pierre Hough
Baltimore, Md
Nellie Hawkins
Ainsworth
Kirkwood, Ll
B. J. Holmes
Agnesa Stewart
R. M. Smith
Chicago
Wat Yeyeeyn
Ohio
Nea
I. B. Johnsons
Iowa Federaton of Colored Women's Clubs
James Redd
C. G. Schmoeller
Cedar Falls
Norine Schmoeller
Lyon’s
Fox & Dewey
Serge
Hamlin
Tena
Lydia Welam
Lemley’s Grocery
Black
Phas
Wm. Fitzwilliams
C. Rothschild’s
Cole
A. L. Schrack
Pleasant Plain
Miss Pearl Schrack
J. C. Wright
Commercial Savings Bank
Watson Chalmers Prod. Co
Phoenix
Harper
Pariian Sagce
Lemmon
Acor
Henry Stiehter
S. Quad Avene
W. A. Harper
The
Rothschilds
Franklin County
Bidwell
Mystic Lump
Pennsylvania
John Shields & Sons
Mmcwmamara Undertaking Co
Owen McGovern
SoTick
Mee
Douglas Fairbanks
Doug
Capitol Building
Ian
Finoco
Lytle Bros
Graham Theatre
Cedar Rapids
Frin
Wellman
Ktce
Tom O’flaherty
Brown & Kerr, Avnet
the Ladies
H. BB. Knight
Bunte
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