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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1926

Page

8

Fifty eight two year old steers to be sold at Nock Island

Colonel Smith W. Brookhart will auction fifty eight head of two year old steers at the Nock Island stock yards Thursday at 1 20 in the afternoon. Mrs. Fred Neiswanger is spending the day in Davenport. Homer Thomas of Elden spent last evening here with friends.

Smith W. Brookhart Nock Island Mrs Fred Neiswanger Davenport Homer Thomas of Elden Rock Island

Rock Island stock yards cattle sale slated Thursday

The community is invited to attend Colonel Smith W Brookhart cattle sale at the Rock Island stock yards Thursday afternoon at 1 20. Local notes mention visitors and travelers including Rose LeGill from Harper and Anna LeGill visiting her sister. Several residents plan trips and visits to friends in nearby towns and cities.

Colonel Smith W. Brookhart Rock Island Rose LeGill Harper Anna LeGill

Suzanne Lenglen Debuts Pro Tennis at Madison Square Garden

Suzanne Lenglen, renowned woman champion, makes her professional tennis debut at Madison Square Garden in New York on a Saturday. The store showcases a new Ladies one strap purse with lizard trim and a debut high heel. The item arrives with a price of $7.50 per pair from Florsheim.

Suzanne Lenglen Madison Square Gardens New York

Washington fall festival highlights and local anecdotes

West Chester correspondent reports on a sunny weekend in Washington with plans for an Indian summer, a forthcoming festival and cat show, and local conditions. He notes crowd-pleasing parade sights, fiddlers contest antics, beauty pageant opinions, farm activity, and community cooperation boosting the county's mood and prospects.

Unmistakable Evidence Rocks Dixie and Jim

Dixie vows to trust Jim as the Blue Parrot dinner tale unravels. Jim explains a stolen car and a mistaken loyalty plot involving Genevieve Bixby and John B Smith and his wife, clearing confusion with a found note and a tense reconciliation.

Jim Vieve Bixby Jim Barnard Blue Parrot Inn Divie Dixie Crete

Campaign Against Japanese Beetle Insect Seizure and Film Aid

The Agricultural department launches a vigorous effort to curb the Japanese beetle with government distributed motion pictures. The films show spraying techniques for crop protection turf grub control and quarantine benefits. Beetles remain active ten months yearly with peak crop damage in two months. One feature depicts 300 beetles attacking a single apple.

The Agricultural Department United States Federal House

Pastor Roberts Invites 200 Hundred Couples for Reception

Rev. Stanley B. Roberts of Minneapolis has for 37 years invited couples he married to a reception. Of 950 marriages, 200 addresses were found and invited, ranging from grandparents to honeymooners.

Stanley B. Roberts Minneapolis

Understanding the Phrase Senatorial Courtesy

A satirical line explains senatorial courtesy as a reminder that leading legislators are asked to express their opinions on all matters except one high office. The quote by Senator Sorghum mocks political procedure and suggests selective deference in Washington.

Sorghum

Rock Island Leaders Plan Short Trip Before Election

Five men named Ernest Lemmon Will Harwood Dr EE Stutsman and Ralph Shan non left yesterday afternoon driving toward Bycelsior Springs Missouri to enjoy a brief retreat before election day They expect to return within a week avoiding absent voter ballots while noting banking and family news in Keota and a 1 30 o clock Colonel Smith event.

Ernest Lemmon Will Harwood EE. Stutsman Ralph Shannon Bycelsior Springs Missouri

Prices on Ray O Vac Batteries at Brown's Tire Shop

Local ad offers price quotes for Ray-O-Vac B batteries from Brown's Tire Shop. Community notes mention Mrs Otto Schiebel and sister enjoying a five week New York City trip visiting relatives, with several residents visiting or returning from nearby towns.

Brown's Otto Schiebel George Hendricks Gladwin New York City J. W. Baker Sigats

Origins of next friend suit in English law

The practice of allowing a legally incompetent person to sue by a next friend began in England. It was first authorized by the statute of Westminster during the reign of Edward.

England

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