Witch Doctor Operating in Guthrie Impostor Sued
Logan county officers seek George Grayson a Negro witch doctor who allegedly took 1000 from Guthrie residents in two weeks He billed William Slaughter 35 for curing blindness and Ada Magnon 110 for deed help Grayson vanished last Sunday night and is believed en route to Oklahoma City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Ham Bone
Oklahoma City Times
Logan County
George Grayson
Grayson
William Slaughter
Ada Magnon
Creek County
Oklahoma City
Send off for boys leaving for camp on September 5
A countywide invitation calls G A R W R C D A R Boy Scouts Spanish War veterans National Association of Shot Gun Runners Washington band Drum corps and all patriotic organizations to take part in Thursday afternoon exercises to honor the boys departing for camp CAPT D W HARVEY chairman 712
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Spanish War Veterans
National Association of Shot Gun Qunners
Washington Band
Drum Corps
D. W. Harvey
September tax deadline warns of penalty
Notice warns taxpayers that September is the final month to pay taxes without penalty. It urges timely payment to avoid late charges and potential collection actions.
Berdo Son Arrives Safely in England With 88th Division
Mr and Mrs P A Berdo report their son Thomas H Berdo has arrived safely in England. He serves in the Medical Corps of the 88th Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Berdo
Thomas H. Berdo
England
88Th Division
The Power of Cheerful Smiles in Daily Life
The text argues that a beautiful smile stems from inner cheerfulness, not merely facial muscles. Surface smiles tire observers, but genuine cheerfulness never wears thin, its smiles blooming from a joyful heart.
Local Notes and Ads From the Evening Journal
Local items include Carl Combs butter fat sale and Jersey cow for sale by Geo W Stewart. George Brinton on business in Brigham. Alarm clocks sold at 1.25 to 3.00. Snows College of Dresemsking opening Sept 9 call 108 Green. Water rents payable at Phillips Drug Store until Sept 15. Ida Cavender returns from Osceola Des Moines and Omaha. Mrs Frank Barden and children visiting here. Camp Pike reports many new men and daily departures. Cole’s Hot Heater promoted to cut coal bills. Miss Anna Dawson attends Des Moines conference on liberty loan drive. Lemmon’s Pharmacy advertises Mi-ona stomach tablets. adyt.
Local Notables and Moves Highlight Daily Journal Items
A mix of town news features visits and departures. A. W. McCulley of Chicago visits town while Perry Woods returns to the Rock Island arsenal after Labor Day. Numerous residents travel for work, study, or family events, with updates on health and local engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Woods
Rock Island Arsenal
Crowder Urges Local Ad Club to Promote Draft Registration
Provost Marshal General Crowder sends a telegram to I Rothschild of the Advertising Club of Washington Iowa requesting wide publicity for the September 12 draft registration for men aged eighteen to forty five. The Ad Club publicity committee will act to disseminate the official date and support the government in war information efforts.
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I. Rothschild
Washington Ad Club
General Crowder
Advertising Club
Washington
Iowa
Committee On Public Information
Crowder
Ad Club
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
San Francisco
Funeral for Bert Carl Draws Thousands in Fairfield Park
Mrs Belville and Cecil attend the funeral of Bert Carl in Fairfield. About three thousand people fill the city park as Carl dies from bronchial pneumonia after a short illness at a military camp in the east. Earlier notices misattributed his death to vaccination. officials say the vaccine rarely causes death except in blood poisoning cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Belville
Cecil
Fairfield
Seventy Eight-Year-Old Lewis Wallace Remains Active
Lewis Wallace, aged seventy eight, recalls his lengthy service in the Civil War as a volunteer and five years in conflicts with Native Americans. Despite aging, he maintains an active, martial routine and keeps alert to the sounds of fires and drills.
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Lewis Wallace
Imitation Ivory Gains Ground in South America
South American markets report rising production of imitation ivory. Producers cite demand for alternatives to real elephant tusks and potential regulatory shifts influencing trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Newly Acquired Dignity Exchange News
Elmer bursts into the yard with the news that a mother's first grandchild has arrived. The family, including four children and several neighbors, sit on the grass as Elmer shouts for everyone to make way for their Uncle Elmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filmer
Elmer
Anatomy and Friendship Lampoons Dinner Table Chat
A humorous quip at a dinner table presents a host criticizing his wife for serving cold meat. Mrs. Brown replies that cold leg is preferable to a cold shoulder. The joke hinges on wordplay about a roast leg versus a cold shoulder.
No Bald Heads Among Them
A claim states that negroes and Indians rarely become bald, suggesting a belief about hair loss patterns among racial groups.
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Victor Hugo
America
William Farmum
FOX Theatre
Quahn
Phou Pla
George Kleine
Beautifuul
Shirley Mason
Paramount Artcraft
Program
The
Graham
Tax
Paramount
Vivian Matera
Nit Maneer
Chal” Fine Clothing Company
East Side Square
Welch's
Lee
California
Waukesha
Kellogg Health Foods
Brindley’s Sanitary Cash Grocery
Woman's Home Companion
Nita Belle MekKoon
Journal of 59 Red
Flaherty
Marion Avenue
Crail's
Fox & Dewey
Carl Combs
Jersey
Geo. W. Stewart
George Brinton
Brighto
Stephen
North Side
Snows College of Dresemsking
Phillips Drug Store
West Side Square
Fitz
Ida Cavender
Osceola
Des Moines
Omaha
Nebr
Frank Barden
Lenox, Iowa
Will Gibson
Camp Pike
Cole
Anna Dawson
Liberty Leandr
J. FE. Lemmon
A. W. McCulley
Chicago
C. W. Bushnell
Ottumwa
Lyda Hellam
Lemley'’s
Gene Kisor
Davenport
Arsenal
Rodney Rabenold
Haskins
M. R. Regan
Kirksville, MO
Sylvia Warren
Brooklyn
Mrs
Howard Eldridge
Clinton
W. 3. Eldridge
Clyde Stine
Monmouth
Ill
Leslie Mountford
J. L. Fifer
H. L. Clark
Camp Dodge
Henry Knight
J. A. Marsh
Ainsworth
Delineator
Everybody’s
Nita Belle McKeon
Lemmon
Advt
A. L. Cook
Marie
George Dana
A. M. Malcolm
Albia
D. Hancher
Effingham
Illinois
C. R. Hancher
Ben P. Wallace
Iowa City
Frances Elizabeth
James Harley
Rubio
Patton
J. W. Patton
William Reister
George Reister
K. L. Cook
Marion
G. E. Cook
Win Smouse
Ralph Dougherty
Cumberland
Maryland
Mr. Smouse
W. H Smouse
William Welsh
Mary
Billy of
Keota
Army
Y. M Cc
Arkansas
Wilson Heating
Coke
John Shields & Sons
Cina Becy
Hoover
Hoover Suction Sweeper Co
Iowa Gas & Elec. Co
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