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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1922

Page

5

Brighton Band Concludes 1922 Season With Final Concert

The Washington band played the last Brighton concert of the 1922 season, with Ottumwa unable to visit due to late arrangements. Commentary on Ira Pavey’s hanging urges readers to see crime’s ruinous path. Des Moines unveils a monumental West High, Roosevelt School, a million dollar project featuring a 2000-seat auditorium, dual swimming pools, gym, and large heating plant, with Abraham Lincoln High in South Des Moines planned at a half million dollars.

Brighton Washington Band Cleve Dayton United States Des Moines Theodore Roosevelt High School Park Boulevard Abraham Lincoln High School Roosevelt

Special meetings to be held at United Presbyterian church

Ainsworthican reports a series of special evening meetings starting next Sab bath at the United Presbyterian church. Rev J Reade McCrory assists early in the week with Rev F Kimmelshue evangelist from Thursday through October. Music will be directed by Prof Berger with a large chorus.

Ainsworthican United Presbyterian Church J. Reade McCrory Washington RE. F. Kimmelshue Synodical Superintendent Missouri Kimmelshue

Sterling White Takes Week-Long Vacation to Davenport Relatives

Crawfordsville imprint notes Sterling White of Davenport is visiting relatives for a week while enjoying a good position with a large jewelry firm. He is reported to be doing well in Davenport.

Crawfordsvide Sterling White Davenport Sterling

Who Borrowed This Ladder

The Brighton Enterprise reports a Christian church step ladder was borrowed and not returned. The janitor seeks its return or information on its whereabouts.

Brighton

Notable figures bound to unlikely trades in history

The text links famous individuals from business, finance and politics to unrelated jobs like a bicycle shop mechanic, a hotelier ringing bells, a steel king feeding a furnace, a banker firing a locomotive, and a U S president operating a printing press. It presents a collage of improbable career pairings with no clear event or date.

America United States

Enrollment rises at Ainsworth High School

In Ainsworth on Sept 19 the high school enrollment this year exceeds 1921 22 levels while the grade totals are lower. First grade 26, second 29, third 22, fourth 20, fifth 13, sixth 21, seventh 21, eighth 19, freshmen 27, sophomores 12, juniors 18, seniors 20.

Ainsworth

Poison liquor flood in Iowa prompts federal inquiry

Prohibition Commissioner Haynes asks Iowa officers to report on rumors of alcohol distilled from cadaver preservation liquids used by the University of Minnesota. A claim claimed 450 gallons shipped from Des Moines to Omaha and sold by Iowa bootleggers as deadly poison. Minnesota University officials and lawmakers deny the stories.

Washington D. C Prohibition Haynes Glenn A. Brunson Iowa Middle West University of Minnesota Des Moines Omaha Minnesota University Minnesota Congress

Widow of Gen Clarkson Dies in New Jersey

Mrs An na Howell Clarkson widow of Gen James S Ret Clarkson dies at 862 Seventh Avenue New York and Newark NJ where she had lived with her unmarried son H R Clarkson Death due to heart trouble caused by embolism Born Urbana Ohio 1847 and longtime Des Moines Iowa resident where her husband edited the Iowa State Register for over twenty years

New York Anna Howell Clarkson James S Des Moines Iowa Iowa State Register

Jury Duty Rejection Feeds Man's Suicide in Mason City

Henry Barter, 48, unmarried, was found dead in Lime Creek after expressing refusal to serve on a jury. He told Sheriff Marsh he would rather be dead than serve on that jury, left a note reading goodbye forever, and had lived in Mason City for an unspecified period.

Henry Barter Lime Creek Fred Marsh Barter Mason City

Board Proceedings approve July 1922 claims and minutes

The Board met on July 26 1922 with O Dayton A J Morgan and J W Parrow presiding. July minutes were read and approved and regular claims including supplies fuel printing and medical aid were approved with numerous vendors and service providers listed for reimbursement.

O. Dayton A. J. Morgan J. W. Parrow

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Endorsed for Digestive Relief

A testimonial touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure for stomach trouble gas and digestive ailments claiming the medicine eliminated the problem and allowed the user to pay for a home. The ad cites Lemmon's Pharmacy as a distributor and promises a money back guarantee.

Mayr Lemmon's Pharmacy

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