Sid McLaren Helps Marjorie In Secret Stage Romance
Sid McLaren, a benign idiot in the tale, finds a stray letter ending his job and comforts Marjorie Binion, a shy understudy. In a quiet backstage moment they share sorrow and an unexpected, earnest bond as he offers unselfish support and hopes for happiness.
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Woodlawn Avenue
Simpson
Harlem
Sid McLaren
Sid
Young McLaren
Marjorie
Tucker
Old Tuck
Hardy
Marjorie Binin
Diana
Aunt Pliny Flaccus
Wild Billy the Kid: Notorious Southwest Outlaw
The article profiles William H. Bonney known as Billy the Kid a famed outlaw born in New York City in 1859 later moving to Kansas. It notes his turbulent youth his stepfather allegedly driving him to crime his leadership as a gun fighter on the Southwest border and his capture escape and final death after a pitched battle with his captor.
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Billy the Kid
William H. Bonney
Texas
California
Southwest
the “Kid
New York City
Kansas
Billy
Mfé
Ex-pugilist seeks line for literature work
The speaker declares interest in literature and jokes about beauty as a line. He notes he has decorated many faces, implying past experience with makeup or disguises.
Chautauqua Line Sketches From Washington County 1920
A lively account of Chautauqua events in Washington County praising Dr. Smith and Gillilan. It highlights music readings mimicry speeches and Bible lectures that captivated audiences with humor pathos and spiritual themes.
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Washington County
Chautauqua
Dr. Smith
Washington To Welcome New High School Coach
Coach A. D. Dickinson, arriving soon, will organize football practice and line up games for the coming season. He brings strong credentials from college and military service, with seven of nine games already scheduled and most away from home. Washington opens with uncertain Keota or Wapello, plus early plans for Muscatine or Mt. Pleasant additions.
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A. D. Dickinson
Washington
Mr. Dickinson
State Teachers’ College
Earl Whitford
Burlington
Washing
Stippling by Clock Work in Artfer Stencil
The article explains a new stippling pen driven by a clock work motor that speeds up creating stippled effects for reproductions. It notes the method previously required hand labor and that the invention simplifies and speeds the process.
Snake Reproduction Types: Egg Laying and Live Birth
The text explains snake reproduction as oviparous or ovoviviparous. Egg laying species usually belong to constrictors that kill by squeezing, while ovoviviparous snakes capture prey with their mouths and do not constrict. Example: blacksnake lays eggs. copperhead gives live young.
Farmers to Hold All Day Meeting in Washington Woodman Hall
An all day meeting is scheduled for Monday September 6 in Washington at Woodman Hall. Delegates to the State Convention must attend the afternoon session at 1 o clock while managers and officers of county Co operative Stores attend a 10 o clock session. L A Schmidt of Riverside will present a program on Co operation with figures.
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Washington
Woodman Hall
L. A. Schmidt
Riverside
Wm. Sutherland
I. B. Rabenold
Methodist and Presbyterian church groups schedule Friday gatherings
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church meets Friday at 2 30 PM at Mrs Ab Anderson s home for the annual mite box opening. the Presbyterian Ladies Social also gathers Friday at 2 36 PM in the church parlors, both urging good attendance.
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Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Ab Anderson
The
Presbyterian Church
We’ll Say They Are a Great Grandmother’s Tale
Five year old Charles asks what a great grandmother means as he reads aloud. He wonders if all grandmothers are great and the discussion turns to family lore and aging relatives.
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Charles
The Wise Wife and the Thomas Cat
A fragment notes a humorous domestic tale where a wife refuses to wake her husband for a child’s drink to avoid a night of complaints. The piece attributes the cautionary quip to Arkansaw Thomas Cat style humor and reflects early American dialect lore.
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Arkansaw Thomas
Ears Tingling Superstitions Across Beliefs and Folklore
Tales on ear tingling say the right ear signals praise from a friend while the left signals disfavor. Sir Thomas Browne links the idea to guardian angels touching each ear, reflecting ancient beliefs about communication and fate.
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Thomas Browne
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilde Dies at 84 in Washington
Mrs Elizabeth M Wilde widow of Daniel Wilde died at her home 206 South avenue F after a grippe illness. Born in Bristol England June 10 1886 she moved to Burlington Iowa at sixteen and later to Washington where she lived since 1861. Survived by two daughters Mrs J A Work and Mrs M R Meek and son Walter B Wilde. Funeral Friday at 3 pm with Dr W W Bowers. burial in Wood lawn cemetery.
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Elizabeth M. Wilde
Daniel Wilde
South Avenue
W. W. Bowers
Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Wilde
Bristol
Washington
Walter B. Wilde
Peoria
Miss Cleo Parmalee Leaves New York for France Army Work
Miss Cleo Parmalee of Los Angeles who served in Y M C A work in France with Mrs. Milan Shields departs New York after visiting Shields in New York. Miss Nellie L Tripp returns home from Portland where she visited her brother Clarence Tripp.
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Cleo Parmalee
Los Angeles
Cal
France
Milan Shields
New York City
Nellie L. Tripp
Portland
Ore
Clarence Tripp
Echo in Simonetta Castle Room Near Milan
A room in the castle of Simonetta near Milan yields a remarkable echo. A loud noise like a pistol shot repeats sixty times, creating a striking acoustic effect.
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Simonetta
Milan
Journal Subscribers Notice in Washington City
Irene Chadwick assists in collecting Journal subscriptions this week in Washington City. She carries receipts and is authorized to collect arrears to bring accounts up to date. If you are receiving the paper by mistake or without orders, advise the office to adjust the list.
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Irene Chadwick
Journal
Washington City
Carr
Miss Chadwick
Marriage licenses issued in district court records
District court clerk reports licenses granted to Leo D Veeder of Belmond and Mabelle Desing of Wellman. Wayne Simerman and Evelyn Eldridge of Washington. Cyrus Birka and Iva Snyder. Mrs 8 F Sharp and two sons John and Edward return to Eldon. Mrs H T Keene joins them for day there. George Foster daughter Ruth return from West trip. Reisner family moves to Washington from San Francisco. Mr Reisner to work at Harry Whittaker’s smith shop.
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District Court
Leo D. Veeder
Belmond
Mabelle Desing
Wellman
Wayne Simerman
Evelyn Eldridge
Washington
Cyrus Birka
Iva Snyder
Reisner
San Francisco
Cal
Harry Whittaker
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Parsons
Orpheum
Minny Flaccus
Herryville
Old Moon Parsons
Tom Fishes
Larraby House
Simpson's
Desperado
Lodg
Outlaws
Joe
Scotland
Highlands
Sheba
Dickinson
Fannie E. Gilbert
Iowa
Davenport
Winfield
Fairfield
Otturing
Sigourney
Columbus Junction
Snakes
Chambers
Glen
Washington County Meeting
OF Farmers Union Sep
Tember
Mrs. Wilde
Kelly Springfield
Bevins Motor Co
Mildred Ebner of
Haskins
White Way
Kiven
John Zook
George Foster
Ruth Foster
Yellowstone Park
Della Grub
Ainsworth, Iowa
Washington, Iowa
J. B. Crail
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