Fine Exhibit of Garden Products from Washington League
The fall exhibit at the old Methodist church showcased vegetables grown by Washington boys and girls. County Agent M H Fedderson and Prof. Ray Overmeyer praised the quality and offered tips for next year. Prizes included thrift stamps, car fare for Ames courses, and awards for best collections in potatoes tomatoes onions beets sweet corn cabbages and more with winners named for each category.
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Washington Garden League
Old Methodist Church
Washington
M. H. Fedderson
Ray Overmeyer
A. R. Miller
Garden Club
Improvement League
Anna Dawson
Cc. W. McLaughlin
Fedderson
Overmeyer
Ernest Booth
Ames
Delbert Sayre
Gertrude Klopfenstein
Nathan Sayre
Evelyn Moothart
Kathryn Kracaw
Geart Nossen
Ernest Beatty
Clarence Springman
Ruby Reed
Delbert Sayr
Geart Caosren
Big preparations to feed soldiers at county dinner
Tickets issued at the registering station in the courthouse will admit soldiers sailors marines and army nurses to a free dinner at six in the Methodist church dining room. Tickets aid headcount but are not required for entry. The dining hall seats hundreds with 150 chickens already butchered and Schubert's orchestra engaged to provide music during serving.
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Court House
Methodist Church
Schuberts Orchestra
Bickford
Schuberts
Aledo
Illinois
Baptist Gospel Team Plans Special Service and Rural Meetings
The gospel team of the local Baptist church will hold a special service next Sunday evening at the Walnut school house near Verdi. They have accepted invitations to hold meetings at several rural churches in Decatur county a week from next Sunday and will conduct further meetings in the fall and winter.
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Walnut School
Verdi
Decatur County
Local Fair Results Highlight Youth Garden Winners
Heat Competition in vegetables shows Gertrude Klopfenstein taking 2nd, 3rd place in multiple categories with Ernest Booth and Carl Kunath also placing. Best Exhibit seeds saved from home garden see Booth 2nd and Bratten 3rd, Sayre 4th. Best Record Book places Booth 2nd Kunath 3rd Bratten 4th Klopfenstein 6th Woods 7th Shurta 8th. How I Grew My Garden features Kunath 1st 2nd Klopfenstein 3rd Bratten 4th Beat Kept Garden runners include John Matthews Harold McLellan Carl Kunath Ernest Beatty and others.
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Kathryn Kracaw
Gertrude Klopfenn
David Spyingman
Ruby Reed
Carl Kunath
Gertrude Klopfenstein
Nathan Sayre
Ernest Booth
Marold Nar
Mpkin
Eleie Bratten
Gertrude Slopfenstein
Ernest Beatty
David Springman
Gertrude Kloapfenstein
Clarebee Springman
Elsie Bratten
Mable Wallace
Doris Hood
Elee Bratten
Dale Shurta
St. Carl Kunath
Elegie Bratten
John Matthews
Harold McClellan
G A R and W R C Get Court House Room
Washington county provides a basement court house room for the G A R and W R C. The space, plastered and floored, will be offered free to civil war veterans and their auxiliary, with furniture moved in for the upcoming visit and future post meetings planned there after the next monthly W R C session.
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Washington County
Court House
Althe
Civil War Organization
Initial football meeting opens under Coach Whitford
Coach Earl Whitford leads an early football season start as twenty candidates report at the junior high yard. He promises a strict training schedule, no coddling, and selection from the best performers with green players possible to develop into strong contributors.
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Earl Whitford
Whitford
Cleaning a Brown Leather Bag
Instructions advise cleaning brown leather bags with a thick lather of pure white seep. Apply with a sponge rub hard let sit a few minutes wipe dry with flannel and polish with vaseline then rub in and wipe off to restore luster.
Australian Pearls Trade and Colors Explained
Australian pearls vary in shape color and value and are sold by the ounce after ten grains and by the grain above. Color influences price with white pearls favored in Europe and yellow pearls shipped to India.
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Australia
Europe
India
Washingtons big day prepares for tomorrow
The city awaits a major event tomorrow with officials promising smooth preparations and a celebratory atmosphere. Local organizers urge orderly crowds and caution for traffic while highlighting expected attendance and security measures.
Washington county to celebrate soldiers in biggest patriotic day
Washington county hosts a full day of events with a parade, bands, tank display, medals for soldiers, and a fireworks finale. Officials expect thousands, with bleachers and rest rooms prepared, churches open for visitors, and a countywide shutdown for the celebration tomorrow at the county seat.
Band plans and town closures for event day
The town will shut all businesses except restaurants refreshment stands and bakeries for the day. Garages open limited hours for emergencies as stands rise around the park fence offering ice cream coffee sandwiches and similar items. A disturbing note mentions the sale of infants for mockery.
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Phil Crail
Community Announcements and Schedule
W R C members meet at 10 tomorrow on Sheriff McCarteys lawn West Second Street for parade. Mothers bring service flags and others United States flag. M M C class Presbyterian Sunday school postpones social to next week. Ladies Aid Methodist to hold regular business meeting Friday afternoon. Soldiers dinner committee requests 75 glasses grape jelly by Thursday. Miss Helen Wilson hosts Afternoon Bridge Club Friday at East Washington home. Eastern Star has no meeting Thursday evening. First U P Church choir meets this evening at 8 15 Gospel team at Walnut schoolhouse Sunday at 8. Scout meeting tonight 7 30 at Y M C A office to plan work for tomorrow.
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Sheriff McCartey
West Second Street
Mothers of Soldiers
United States
Helen Wilson
East Washington
Tess
East Washington Street
Flowers Wanted for Parade Flower Girls
The parade committee seeks many flowers for the flower girls and asks donors to call 146 Blue to arrange contributions.
W C T U Notice Delayed Meeting Friday Rally
The W C T U postpones its regular meeting to Friday at 2 30 with Mrs T J McElhinney. Mrs Lizzie Clyde to lead the devotional service on the topic True Worship John 4 24 urging full attendance.
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T. J. McElhinney
Lizzie Clyde
John
Jerusalem's Walle Described as Ancient Enclosure
The ancient Jerusalem wall stands 88 percent feet tall with 34 towers, forming an irregular quadrangle about two and a half miles in circumference. Rebuilt by Nehemiah around 445 B.C., it may have reached heights over 159 feet and corner towers at least 250 feet high.
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Jerusalem
Nehemiah
Washington County Farms for Sale Catalog Entry
Listings show multiple farm tracts in Washington County with varying acreages, descriptions of land quality and improvements, and asking prices per acre. Payment terms include options like yearly installments and loans with percentages, citing towns and distance references.
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Sturgeon
Boone County
Missouri
T. M. Jackson
Washington
Home Economics Society Meeting Highlights Readings and Talks
The Home Economics Department section met with Mrs. Peter Berdó yesterday afternoon. Mrs. A. D. Schmoeller led the program with several papers read by Mrs. Off, Miss Rownd presenting The Care of the Sick Room, and Mrs. Schmoeller on The Nurse in the Home. Round Table chair Mrs. L. S. Patterson opened discussions with Comforts for the Patient, and Mrs. Clara Darbyshire spoke on How Should the Nurse Care for her Own Health. It was the first meeting of the year and highly interesting and profitable.
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Home Economic Department
Peter Berdo
A. D. Schmoeller
Off
M W A Hall to Open All Day Thursday for Members and Friends
The M. W. A. Hall will be open all day Thursday. All Wood men and their friends are welcome at the headquarters there. J. G. Moriarity, Clerk. D. Hey and Don Wylie leave this afternoon for Moriarity Colorado to work on a ditching job for a company of Washington men who own land in that section. On his way back Mr. Hay plans to stop at Eskridge Kansas for a visit.
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J. G. Moriarity
D. Hey
Don Wylie
Moriarity
Colo
Washington
Mr. Hay
Eskridzs
Kaz
Just a Suggestion from Oscar Wilde Hint
A quotation appears to address peace delegates noting Wilde would be noticed. It claims the wickedness of a subject fuels fascination while vulgarity reduces appeal, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
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Marke
Oscar ‘Wilde
Bostom Transcript
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Jerusalem's Walle
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