Local and Personal Notes From the Community
Local items report Dr Luella Shaw employing a nurse to assist with chronic women’s diseases. Mr and Mrs Ed Miksch plan Mexico Missouri to Burlington area home. A Hunter and Steirwalt visit Keota for the day. Mrs Dow Figgins and Mrs DP McNulty travel to Brighton for a few days. Gossard corset demonstrator leaves Klein and Warrent’s Friday the 13th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Shaw
Ed Miksch
Mexico, Mo
Klein & Warrent
Bradley's Jewelry Ad Campaign and Local Social Notes
Local shoppers are urged to visit Bradley's Jewelry Store for Diamond Rings priced at 12, 15, 18 and 20 dollars. Social updates list visitors and departures among residents including Miss Kate Glover, Miss Regina Straub, Miss Nettie Samson, Miss Hanna Hicher, Miss Viva Jones, and others from Keota, Fairfield, and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley’s
Local Dispatches From The Star
Clergy members Rev. 8 E Greer and Dr EK M McConaughy returned home from a Reformed Presbyterian presbytery meeting at Sharon church near Morning Sun. Fresh salted nuts guests of Mr and Mrs F B Kerr Caldwell Kansas visit Washington area for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina Straub
Mr. Striegel
Kansas City
John Kos
8. E. Greer
EK. M. MccConaughy
Reformed Presbyterian Presbytery
Sharon Church
Morning Sun
F. B. Kerr
Caldwell
Kansas
Washington
Lizzie Harr
Samuel Newell
Helen
Seaton, Ill
Parmelia Dickson
Withather
Bright Eyes Wyandotte Guides Chicks to Safety at Pond
In a tale of farmyard life, Mother Wyandotte fears for her ten young ones as Bennie and his mother rescue two chicks stranded on a drifting boat. Mrs Bantam taunts, but the rescue ends with a gentle scolding and a new flock for Biddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddy
Evelyn
Daddy
Jack
Mother Wyandotte
Bennie
Fluffy
Sharp Bill
A New Idea Politician Speech Sparks Ungrammatical Moment
The candidate acknowledged missteps in a speech noting several ungrammatical sentences. The remark followed a sentiment praised as aimed at appealing to the uneducated vote.
Pass the Bouquets Now from Kate T Woods
A reflective note urging immediate kindness and praise rather than posthumous praise. It exhorts speaking loving words as the best tonic for all people, including the happiest mortals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Tannat
Woods
Hanley's Revised Political Primer Sale Soars
Atty P J Hanley reports strong sales of his revised political primer written for campaign use. The book favors the Democratic nominee, mocks the Bull Moose movement, and includes compliments toward the present administration. He notes strong demand already and expects a large further sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
P. J. Hanley
Hanley
Surprise Party Honors Miss Mary Porter in Washington
About twenty young people gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Porter’s home in southeast Washington for a surprise party honoring Miss Mary Porter. Guests played games, enjoyed ice cream, cake and fruit, with music and socializing throughout the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Porter
Washington
Mary Porter
W. E. Taylor
Mart Anderson
Vile Durst
C. W. Arnold
Pittsburgh
Kan
Valentine Hope Hoke
Oswego
James
Taylor Home
Demolition underway of historic Washington armory building
The landmark armory, music hall, church, skating rink and more in Washington is being razed after over sixty years. John H. Schenefelt and John Robertson hold the contract and have begun removing timber, leasing the lot for a year to store lumber for future residences in the west. The building, owned by Frank Rogers, reportedly contains three floors including a church, a courtroom, and a dance floor. Much lumber remains usable for new homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. A. Work
Julia Cavender
A. Anderson
M. Sweet
Adda Rickey
Joe Wolfe
J. W. Nebergall
Fred Hutt
Samuel Knupp
Tennis Hunter
G. E. Manatt
Lizzie Canier
Harry McCulley
Aner Gardner
W. J. Southwell
O. T. Smith
Washington
John H. Schenefelt
John Robertson
Frank Rogers
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Big Lot
Justin
South Side Square
Washington, Iowa
Mrs. A. Hunter
Keota
Frank Steirwalt
Mises M. Kafka
Pleasant Plains
Charles. Hahn
E. T. Dankwardt
Burlington
Iowa
G. M. Knox
Cornell University
Mt. Vernon
Esther White
Bathesda
Ohio
Althea White
Pollock Waillace
Clint DuBois
Muscatine
C. L. Samson
Wyman
Robert Griffith
Brighton
Gossard Corset Co
Klein & Warren's
Sagal
Conner
Kate Glover
The
Vienna
Nettie Samson
Fairfield
Birmingham
Dr. Samson
Hanna Hicher
Chicago
Elsa Coop
Viva Jones
Keith Jones
Lynn Baker
Iowa City
State University
Chas
Blair
Harold
MR. G. M. Anderson
At the Star Tonight
J. W. Morton
Mr. Morton
F. G. Martin
West Chester
John Sands
Ainsworth
Blanche Coulter
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Miss Coulter
Harry Hathaway
Little Gon
Bonnie Walker
Star and Lyric Theatres
Excelsior Springs
Harry
Thomas Simpson
Journal
Journal Force
Concord
Simpson
Wagner
Lytle Bros
Royal
the Royal
Todd Stuart
J. A. Harwood & Son
South Side
I Society
Jon
Mystic
U. W. Hall
First United Presbyterian Church
Court of Honor
Order of the Eastern Star
Lillian L. Kunath
W. M
Susie B. Edgington
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Colorado
Thomson
Washington National Bank
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