Governor Harding to Visit Washington County Schools
Governor W L Harding and State Superintendent P BE McClenahan will tour Washington County Sept 15 to visit several schools and meet students. They plan brief speeches and potential evening gathering in the city, with multiple rural and town schools on the itinerary.
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Gov. Harding
Washington County
W. L. Harding
P. BE. McClenahan
Katheryn Montgomery
Des Moines
McClenahan
Washington
Miding
Harding
Addresse
Miss Montgomery
They Remembered Relief From Indigestion
Mrs Volia Bankson of Chillicothe Missouri says Chamberlains Tablets relieved her indigestion and helped her liver backache and dizziness. She praises the remedy and announces she will speak well of it. Lemmon's Drug Store advertises the tablets.
Shirley Mason Shines in The Recalling Angel at Graham
Shirley Mason delivers a vivacious performance in The Recalling Angel at Graham theater today. The Paramount film pairs Mason with Forrest Stanley, delivering a strong adaptation of a play by care Kummer and showcasing her screen presence and dramatic range.
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Shirley Mason
Paramount
Graham Theater
Miss Mason
Rhest Truex
Forrest
Stanley Beng
Keota vs Ottumwa Postponed for Washington County Day
A Keota baseball game scheduled for September 11 against Ottumwa nine was postponed due to the Welcome Home celebration in Washington County. The Keota committee agreed to move the game, likely rescheduled later in the season, as locals anticipate a large crowd for the county event.
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Keota
Elcome
Washaton
Ottuma
Washington County
Want Column Notice Located Nearby
A local newspaper highlights a vacancy or wanted item in the want column. Readers are invited to inquire with the listed contact for details and pricing. The notice emphasizes urgency and direct communication with the advertiser.
Picnic At County Home Draws Large Washington Crowd
The eleventh annual county home picnic drew several hundred Washington county residents under the direction of Frank Beatty. Festivities featured fried chicken, coffee, Readings and Music, with speeches by Rev. M. R. Regan, Earl A. Moore, Prof. M. F. Holsinger, A. R. Miller, and Col. D. J. Palmer. The Washington band, led by Fred Mannhardt, provided prominent entertainment.
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Washington County
Frank Beatty
Beatty
Kelly
Mr. Beatty
M. R. Regan
Earl A. Moore
M. F. Holsinger
Ames
A. R. Miller
Col
D. J
Improvement in Sale of Buttons
Washington county residents who can afford it buy home-coming buttons in bulk and give them away to friends unable to pay. The button drive funds the September 11 celebration with widespread support and many stores stock the buttons for all.
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Washington County
Washington
Riverside
Portugal Elects Dr Antonio D Almeida President
Antonio Joseph Almeida is the newly elected president of Portugal succeeding Sidonia Paes who was shot at a Lisbon station.
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Antonio Joseph Almeida
Portugal
Sidonia Paes
Lisbon
Ingenious Excuse From a Boy About Prayers
A mother asks why Billy hasn’t prayed and he explains he already said them in bed but was in an uncomfortable position when she checked. The humorous tale hinges on a child’s clever, evasive reply to a parental directive.
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Billy
Dorothy
Capt Leonard Matlack Committed to Border Actions
Capt Leonard Matlack, credited with guiding efforts into Mexico to ransom prisoners and aiding in the pursuit of bandits, has been noted for active prior operations against raiders and cited for excellent service on the border.
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Matlack
Mexico
Origin of Specie in a Tangled Hat Tale
A quirky exchange traces the origin of a hat through a chain of loans bets and gifts. Mrs Waynp asks about Mrs de Style hat origins and Mrs Blase unravels a circuit of funds borrowed won transferred borrowed and gifted involving husband uncle brother and mother in a humorous family-money dilemma.
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Waynp
de Style
Blase
Little Things Count in Delicate Balance
A brief editorial notes how minor details like a stray comma or a cinder in the eye can unleash larger trouble when misjudged or misplaced, warning readers to mind small elements in daily life.
Officers Named by Young People at Final Session
At the Keokuk presbytery Y P C U annual convention the Second United Presbyterian church hosted final session. Lavina Graham Burlington was elected president with Roger Colthurst Ainsworth as vice president Grace Dew Winfield secretary Hazel McClurkin Morning Sun treasurer Lucile Duncan Columbus City delegate Ruth Leet West Chester alternate delegate The convention voted to hold the 1920 session at Winfield and to enter the national trophy contest. Delegates from multiple towns attended and discussed devotionals stewardship and mission topics.
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Young People's Organization of
Keokuk
Winfield
Young People’s Society
Roger Colthurst
Ainsworth
J. T. Matthews
Washington
John Acheson
France
Acheson
Merle McConvell
Hoy McEhinney
Burlington
Eliza Montgomery
South
Lucile Duncan
Columbus City
T. C. McKelvey
Synodical Superintendent of Missions
Columbus City Society
Boxing Contest Highlighting September 11 Soldier Event In Washington
A committee of soldiers preparing athletic events for September 11 plans a boxing bout Army versus Navy with top fighters from the 88th division and a ship’s best boxer. T. L. Brookhart leads arrangements and will publish a full lineup after returning from Des Moines. Preliminary bouts and wrestling may accompany the card, with many participants being returned soldiers. The events are set for 2 30 PM on a Central Park platform.
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T. L. Brookhart
Washington
Army
Navy
Uncle Sam
Brookhart
Des Moines
American Legion
Soldiers
Washington County
Central Park
Nearing Age of Discretion in Local Reflections
A Galveston News piece notes a central truth about aging women nearing eighty realizing that fashionable waists hold little value, reflecting on life, vanity, and aging in a civic voice.
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Galveston News
Local Names List From Columbus City and Surroundings
An assortment of residents and contacts listed by communities including Columbus City Keota Morning Sun Burlington West Chester Ainsworth and Winfield with multiple individuals named alongside marital or title indicators such as Mrs and Rev. Surnames include Alsip Hoffman Greene Duncan and Dobbin among others. The compilation resembles a social directory or notices page.
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Bertha Paisley
Winfield
Lorene Stinson
M. Evelyn Curry
Frank Rickey
Myrtle Boice
Washington
Minerva Alsip
Columbus City
Clara Kongable
Grace Dew
Dorothy Campbell
Evalyn Stodgell
Hazel Rees
Marjorie Robertson
Lloyd McCormick
Lewis
Stodgell
Alma Wallace
Ainsworth Mand Green
Flora Greene
Bessie Hall
S. Boyd Johinson
S. Boyd Johnson
Irene Alsip
Lilah Leacox
Keota
Leita Carris
Mature Leacex
B. M. Dobbin
West Chester
Jennie Hennon
Eva Smith
Beulah Skinner
C. F. Hoffman
Mary Ochiltree
Burlington
Willis Swartz
Rev
J. Hoy McAlhinney
Burling
Missionary and club announcements in the Portnightly
The Portnightly year books are at Chilcote Library for pickup by members. The M B E Women’s Foreign Missionary society meets at 415 West Main Street Friday September 5 at 2 30 PM with officer elections and mite box opening. The First Baptist Church Women’s Missionary society meets Friday evening at Mrs S W Baker’s home for annual officer elections. A Women’s Relief Corps meeting is scheduled Saturday at 2 30 PM with all members urged to attend.
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Chilcote
M. BE. Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Chas. Atkinson
W. Main St
D. W. Dayton
R. BE. Brown
Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
5. W. Baker
Women's Relief Corps
Choir rehearsal at First Presbyterian Church
The choir meets for rehearsal this evening at seven thirty at the First Presbyterian Church.
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First Presbyterian Church
W. W. G. Girls Meet Miss Lucas At Parsonage Night
The W. W. G. girls of the Baptist church plan a called meeting at the parsonage at 8 o clock to welcome Miss Nellie Lucas field secretary for the foreign mission board of this district.
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W. W. G. Girls of the Baptist Church
Nellie Lucas
Foreign Mission Board
Rebekahs to Hold Regular Meeting Friday Evening
The Rebekahs will hold their regular meeting Friday evening in the I.O.O.F. hall at 72t2.
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Rebekahs
First American Suspension Bridge Erected in 1801
James Finley built the first American suspension bridge across Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. The span reached 70 feet and the project cost $6,000.
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James Finley
Jacobs Creek
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania
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