Local and Personal Notes From Washington Iowa
Miss Minnie Conner county superintendent visited Wellman schools Tuesday and Washington churches hosted activities in a week of entertainment at the Baptist church events. A marriage license was issued to Joseph W. Henik of Lone Tree and Ruth D. Lobrer. Mrs. Joseph McNabb fractured her left wrist after tripping in her yard. Electric vacuum cleaner demonstrations advertised with 15 cent admission for Friday night church event. Several residents traveled to Keokuk and Burlington for errands and visits.
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Minnie Conner
Wellman
Joseph McNabb
West Jefferson Street
Joseph W. Henik
Lone Tree
Ruth D. Lobrer
Baptist Church
the Baptist Church
Edith Stifel
Pittsburgh
Hanna Eicher
Des Moines
Halloween Love Remedies for Lovelorn Souls
Entertaining Halloween guidance urges restless hearts to seek fate at midnight in haunted haunts. It suggests unconventional ritual actions including unleavened bread offerings, baking chestnuts, bobbing for apples, and reading fortunes from pumpkin seeds to find loyal love or banish enemies.
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Hallowe'en
Coffee as the lifeblood of Liberian planters
Dependence on coffee drives Liberian agriculture. When prices fall below the cost of labor and marketing, plantations are neglected and an economic depression follows due to lack of any alternative crop.
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Liberia
Wheat prizes reach record value at Twin City show
The Minneapolis event opens next month with a 5000 prize for the best five bushels of wheat from the American northwest. Judges seek largest yield per acre top quality seed marketability and bread quality across the entries.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Twin City
Northwest
American Northwest
The Skinner Boy and a Trail of Blame
A poem recounts a notorious village youth named the Skinner boy a rascal shunned by all and blamed for troubles until a girl’s tragedy reveals collective guilt The prose then shifts to a separate case in Iowa City where a woman testifies against Zinkula claiming seven years of marriage marked by jealousy and temper. Zinkula denies intent to harm.
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Iowa City
Zinkala
Zinkula
Man Accused After Wife Scalding Incident in Iowa Township
Mrs. Francis Zinkula telephoned for help after her husband hurled scalding water, inflicting severe burns. Sheriff and county attorney rushed to the Lincoln township home to intervene as the accused husband was believed to be returning to finish the assault.
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KE. BE. Thomas
Pasadena
Calif
Iowa City
Francis Zinkula
Zinkula
Lincoln Township
Wanted Ad Appears in Journal for Hiring
A short classified notice in the Journal seeks applicants for a position. It outlines basic requirements and contact details for interested candidates to apply.
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Journal
Eare
Reenite
Quote on strength as end of human living
A fragment quotes Phillips Brooks stating that happiness cannot be achieved, and true end of living lies in strength. emphasizes strength over happiness as the final aim.
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Phillips Brooks
Oyster Supper at Lexington Hall This Saturday
An oyster supper will be held at Lexington hall on Saturday night November 2 for the benefit of the Lexington church. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Lexington Hall
Lexington Church
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Iowa Gas and Electric CO
New York
Vienna
Dougherty Bros
Luella Shaw
Sidney Anderson
Rock Island
Winfield
W. H. Riley
Geo, C. Reames
Farmers, & Merchants Savings Bank
Haskins
Iowa
The
Howard
Burlington
Washington
Ger
Turner Bros
J. B. Crail
William Smylie
Baptist Sunday School
T. J. Harvey
Miss Ruth
Floyd Harvey
John Kennedy
BE. G. Brent
Frances
Leola Storey
Columbus Junction
Fairfield
Benz House
F. C. Whiteman
Eldon
Alex Miller
North Second Avenue
Mr. Whiteman
R. F. McFarlane
West Chester
Arthur Goodin
Raymondville
Allen Singmaster
Doctor Eldridge
Chas. Jones
Constantine
Mich
Buchannan
Mt. Union
Nate Jones
John Smylie
Smylie Taylor
Crawfordsville
City
Chal Ford
Howard McCleery
Chicago
T. A. Jones
Atlantic
George Elgin
Kalona
J. J. Clark
Wagner
New Smith Garage
Leo Critz
Riverside
J. D. Dayton
Alcey Hopkinson
R. C. Ferguson
W. M. McNeil
S. W. Neal
H. M. Eicher
Battle Creek
Battle Creek Sanitarium
E. J. Hicher
Wayland
J. O. Canfield
Galesburg
Ill
West
Edward Spahr
Charles Phillips
Robert Rhea
M. D. Work
Marion Neal
Lynn Baker
State University At
Joe Huston
Alf Chilcote
Wapello
Charles D. Weldin
the Royal
Mutual
Lytle Bros
Harwood Shoes
Harwood
J. A. Harwood & Son
South Side
Robespiere
Lect Ward
Skinner Boy
Satan
Skinner
D. Nesbit
Equitable Life
Owa
Geo. W. Dempsey
Agi
Oak
Cherry
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