Candidates in WashDC Rumors Hover Over Presidential Scene
Washington officials and newspaper sources struggle to confirm or deny a growing list of Republican contenders. A purported unofficial move names Fred Starck as Lowden’s manager, while Herbert Hoover denies resigning to run and plans flood studies in the Mississippi Valley. Charles C. Lockwood has not responded.
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Washington
Fred Starck
Harding
War Finance Corporation
Lowden
Hoover
Mississippi Valley
Charles C. Lockwood
New York
Daily lessons in English word usage and old tales
The page lists common misuse of words and pronunciation notes, praises a daily vocabulary goal, and includes varied snippets from newspaper items. It mentions visitations as a word meaning, a Belgian relief theme, a bride with her father, a judge quip about divorce, and a joke about tights in a theater.
Dawes Home and Abroad Highlighted in Brochure
Europe aims to sway Governor Hughes to permit use of his home. A brochure titled Dawes at Home and Abroad touts his abilities and personality. No new press developments on Speaker Longworth as discussions remain among professionals and the public rests from vacations.
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Europe
Hughes
Dawes
Longworth
Tax Reduction Debate Aims at Relief and Debt
Citizens discuss further tax cuts as four percent of the population pays income tax while 3.2 million who paid in 1925 are relieved. Despite GOP progress, the national debt nears eighteen billion dollars with interest of about three quarters of a million next year.
Quips and Quandaries: Whimsical Bits From A Local Column
A collection of humorous snippets and asides reflecting everyday life. Bits about weather jokes, price shocks, old sayings, a waiter turned deacon, and light social quips paint a playful record of community humor and small-town observations.
Neighbor Trades Sugar For Cabbage In East End Chat
A light village moment reports a neighbor asking to borrow a child for a moment. An exchange over the back fence reveals an old settler’s remark about a sugar loan. A later tidbit notes a cabbage traded for sour milk in town.
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Old Settler
The
Bones
Dog Days Blues Diary Line About Spot and Summer
A boy laments his mother’s rule during August heat. He notes dog days and sun drive restrictions while wishing Spot the dog could be a cat to permit swimming in the crick and enjoying warm weather. The diary voice contrasts desire with parental caution and summer restraint.
Judging Marriage Advice From Detroit Judges
Sixty plus Detroit judges issued guidance on marriage focusing on choosing partners over things, meeting at parental homes, prudent finances, modest living, and joint support. They stress parental authority balance and character seen in humor, noting a Washington man’s Sunday joke about fixing the furnace.
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Detroit
Mary
Washington
Obituary of Della TB Patterson of Ainsworth
Della TB Patterson born April 14 1863 in Highland township Washington Co died September 6 1927 in Ainsworth She was remembered for a wonderful character aiding others and living a Christian life The funeral was held at her home September 7 conducted by Rev W B McCrory The pallbearers were six nephews Otto Patterson Walter Patterson Lee V Thompson Blaine Holmes Walter Harvey and Duane McClure Interment was in the family lot in Ainsworth cemetery
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Della TB. Patterson
Highland Township
Washington Co
Ainsworth
David Thompson
Crais Patterson
Neices
W. B. McCrory
United Presbyterian Church
Otto Patterson
Walter Patterson
Lee V Thompson
Blaine Holmes
Walter Harvey
Duane McClure
Ainsworth Cemetery
Farmer's Wife Speaks Out On Unpaid Occupation
A farmer's wife writes about the Census Bureau's treatment of housewives as having no occupation. She contrasts endless daily labor of pie baking washing ironing churning feeding the family with the idea of a vacation like life. The poem ends with a call to exercise and slim down.
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U. S. Census Bureau
Lavish Giver Brings Bounty Though Autumn Reaped More
Quotation notes a generous giver whose bounty seems autumnal, growing richer as it reaps. The line contrasts abundance with winter scarcity, highlighting cyclical generosity and abundance in harvest.
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Shakespeare
Sioux word choice puzzles Postmaster Mortaine
A reflective line from Abe Martin notes the mystery of a word choice as Postmaster Mortaine, a staunch Coolidge supporter, vows not to give up until he understands the Sioux meaning behind the term choose seen in a newspaper image of his wife on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk.
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Atlantic City
Mortaine
Coolidge
Meeting of a Railroad Committee in 1865 Washington
A Washington church meeting of the General Railroad committee on the 17th inst. elected J. F. Brown permanent secretary and formed subcommittees to reach St. Louis capitalists and oversee finances and correspondence. A mass railroad convention was proposed. Several local marriages and a city council session are noted along with a robbery in Crawford township.
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Court House
H. M. Holden
J. F. Brown
J. R. Lewis
Tl. M. Holden
St. Louis
W. H. Jenkins
N. U. Forg
A. W. Chilcote
J. Rhinehart
Financial Committee
C. H. Wilche
1. F. Sherman
J. F. McJunkin
G. G. Bennett
Washington
Local Douglas Social Notes Mention Hazel Conrad and Neighbors
Miss Hazel Conrad Correspondent reports weekend visits and meals among Douglas residents. Families including Kauffman, Alter, Boese, Richenberg, Conrad, Yakle, and Poese share gatherings, canning aid, field chores, and travel to Muscatine for vegetables.
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Douglas Miss Hazel Conrad
Douglas
Gladys Hertig
Arthur Conrads
Sam Rich
Dave Christner
Fred Hilderbrand
Thornton Alter
Anna Mae Conrad
Tony Kauffman
Arthur Conrad
Sam Boese
Albert Boese
Bessie
Pete
Emma Louber
Jake Richenberger
Thort Alters
Henry
Glen Rich
Muscatine
Hazel Conrad
Henry Alters
Salem
Dave Rath
Lena Yakle
Alters
Ted Schantz
Roy Kauffman
New Anesthetic Propylene Found to Powerfully Aid Surgeries
Propylene, a constituent of manufactured gas, has been discovered to have valuable anesthetic properties and has been used in major operations. It is much more potent than ethylene used by dentists and closely related to it.
Tunney Chooses Training Quarters at Cedar Crest Club
Gene Tunney selects Cedar Crest Country Club near Chicago as his training base for the upcoming bout. The club offers lakeside grounds and a library where Tunney is expected to spend much time preparing for the fight.
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Gene Tunney
Chicago
Cedar Crest Country Club
Gene
Bovde
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Washington, Iowa
Washington County
Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
East Main Street
Iowa
United Press
the Lord
Java
Planders
J. R. Perkins
Flanders
Papa
D. Curry Stewart
Greensboro
CN. C. Paper
Bart John
Alabama
Kammer-Janmmer
By Taylor
MR Tyte
Lucy
Tytes Yard
Literary Digest
Ceylon
Kubla Khan
Harper's
Serendip
Anne Atwood Dodge
Taprobane
Dick McCleery
Atre
Curts
Oskaloosa
Ent
Crick
Prom
Abe Martin
Washington Press
Rock Island
S. J. Magill
Here
Iuscntine
Long Creek
W. TH. Wilson
James M. Latta
J. Kendall
P. Smith
Crawfordsville
Daniel F. Hueston
Lizzie Shire
M. Stevens
James J. Martin
William J. Love
Hannah M
Harris
George Black
J. R. Doig
Charles Owens
Wapello County
Mary Davison
Messrs
Dewey
Andrews
Chilcote
Dawson
Lewis
Wilson
Sherman
D. W. French
J. QR
R. Dewey
L. F. Sherman
Recorder
Adam
Tunney
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