Neil Caner Lear Graham for School
Neil Caner, who has directed the orchestra at the Graham Theatre during the summer, resigns his post tonight and departs for Des Moines to enter Drake University. He will study music and liberal arts, with his violin progress noted as a strong asset for college. Caner’s father, Caner, is manager of a large Des Moines symphony orchestra.
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Neil Caner
Graham Theatre
Des Moines
Drake University
Neil
Grahams
Washington
Caner
James Harley Seeks Civil War Enlistment Counts
James Harley asks Washington Journal readers for data on how many men from Washington county enlisted in the Union army between April 15 1861 and April 9 1865. He requests precise tallies from local records or reliable compilations.
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Washington Journal
Journal
Washington County
Mrs Martin Swift Visits Son Richard Swift in Muscntine
Mrs Martin Swift traveled to Muscntine this morning to visit her son Richard Swift, bringing family concerns and updates.
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Martin Swift
Muscntine
Richard Swift
Citizenship rulings and a Knights of Pythias picnic
Judge Wagner granted one naturalization and denied four applicants at district court. Separately, the Knights of Pythias hosted a Sunset Park picnic for 350 members and families with tables, food, music, and a film at the Fox theatre, celebrating community and fellowship.
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District Court
Robert B. Lowe
Wassington
England
Herman Maurus
Germany
George Henry Knott
Frank Secagna
John F. Hertmanek
Rock Island Railway
Board of Supervisors
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Harry Shrader
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Oates
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Zaring
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Therion
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Applegate
Dick Johnson
Castle Hall
Clyde Pratt
Fox Theatre
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Clehall
T. L. Brookhart
Harry Lauder
Thomp
Margaret Brookhart
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H. F. Wagner
Dewey
Pythian Sisters
Rose of Nome
Washington Business Men Urged to Close for County Picnic
A county notice requests Washington businesses to close from 11 to 3 on Tuesday September 21 for a county home farm bureau and mutual insurance county picnic. It urges reciprocal support as farmers join city events and stresses broad attendance and community appreciation.
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Washington
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Notice to customers from A. W. Yard at East End Grocery
A. W. Yard announces he has sold the business and will be at the East End Grocery for several days to settle all outstanding accounts. Indebted customers are urged to call and pay promptly.
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A. W. Yard
Graham Theatre to Change Managers Next Week
A manager shift is planned at the Graham theatre next Wednesday. Garrett Reddish leaves for the Orpheum and Adams theatre at Fairfield, to be replaced by Mr. Stanley from Chariton, who has worked with one of the Adams houses.
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Graham Theatre
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Orpheum
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Fairfield
Mr. Stanley
Washington
Chariton
Adams
Suitor asks for daughter's hand in old dialogue
A suitor asks to marry a daughter saying he seeks her hand. The father grants permission with a cryptic line about the hand kept in his pocket, reflecting dated manners in the Ladies' Home Journal excerpt.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Witty ad lines and corrected spellings in Journal
A local ad notes lines missing in a published verse and comments on punctuations and spelling corrections. The piece mentions selling Washington Butter and Sal tonic along with eggs poultry and cream.
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Washington
Square Collision Sparks Attention in Town
Cars on the square repeatedly collide, drawing crowds as incidents rise. A recent crash caused 12 dollars and 80 cents damage to one vehicle and 20 cents to another, highlighting careless driving and excessive speed in the business district.
Matches vanish from Portugal market amid wage protest
In Lisbon on September 18, matches have disappeared from shops for about a fortnight. Demand spikes as waiters and clerks seek higher wages while the government has not granted a requested price raise. Automatic lighters were banned, recalled proposals remain unacted, and provinces keep fires burning for light.
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Match Company
Portugal
Agitation in France to bar non French operatic works
Tense move in Paris as critics press to limit programs at the Paris Opera and the Comique to French produced works only. Debates center on national culture and impact on international repertoires.
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Paris Opera
The
Comique
Thirteen Seek Rhodes Scholarships in Iowa City
The Iowa Group will test thirteen candidates on September 25 for a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford England. One Iowa winner will receive 300 pounds annually for three years of study at Oxford starting October 1921. Candidates include Rockwood Nutting Houston Wells Strom Robinson Mahood Coombs Chassell Buchtel Brown Towner Trueblood and others.
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Iowa
Oxford University
Oxford
England
Rhodes
Paul R. Rockwood
University of Iowa
Willig D. Nutting
Cloyce K. Houston
Crawfordsville
Earl W. Wells
Sigourney
Carl W. Strom
Decorah
Luther College
Isador Robinson
Des Moines Drake University
Herbert L. Mahood
Sioux City
Morningside College
Arthur J. Coombs
Joseph OO. Chassell
New York
Cornell College
Forrest L. Buchtel
Coin
Simpson College
Walter B. Brown
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Milton C. Towner
David E. Trueblood
Indianola
Penn College
Story County Leads Rural School Consolidation Push
Story county claims to lead the consolidation drive as about 70 percent of rural districts are merged. Four additional projects under review are expected to finish the countywide consolidation.
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Story County
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