Washington county fair praised as success at homestead festival
The Washington county fair and Homestead Farm event drew about 20 000 people, with grain fruit and vegetable displays likened to Des Moines horticultural hall standards. Attendees praised the festival as a historic success and credited the Evening Journal for its role. The report notes rain and good roads boosted attendance and regional pride, while referencing local farms and a funeral of Rev. Stafford.
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Des Moines
Washington
Washington County
Hisory
Weere
Missouri
J. N. Arnold
Homestead
Stafford
Mt. Pleasant
Crawfords
Wartinston County
Fis County
Evening Journal
Towa Farm
Nany
Drouth
Children's Carrier 4 one the tower tale
A fragmented OCR item mentions a card and a pretty picture for you with unclear context. The readable bits hint at a children's carrier or tower themed item but lack concrete details or actions.
Tales of China and the Clever Boy Who Weighed an Elephant
A retold fable from China describes a smart boy named Wang who weighs the great elephant Nuckaloo using rocks and a river method. The tale recounts his careful steps, from escorting the elephant to the river to creating chalk marks and using local grocery scales to total the rocks’ weight.
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Balsal
Wang
Sani
Nuckaloo
East Franklin notes improve health and farm news
East Franklin reports Mrs Date Atkinson recovering after illness and mentions Joe Timbree’s sow producing two litters of pigs last spring and again this fall before dying. The club ladies place third at the Festival exhibit and win money while noting the busy local scene and a reminder that work follows meals.
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Naan
ST Franklin
Date Atkinson
Joe Tmbree
Ladie
Poor Time for Business Men Who Go On Trans
A fragmented note quotes Tohn Andrew Holmes urging that business leaders should not pursue controversial trans actions as it harms health, presenting a physician’s view on personal conduct and public commentary.
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Tohn Andrew Holmes
The March of Time Man Who Used to Consider the Ork His Oyster
The article notes a figure once confident in his fortune now irritated by the lack of a pearl, signaling a shift in fortune and expectations. It frames a past success as the source of current dissatisfaction, with emphasis on personal decline.
Masonic Lodges Schedule And Officers Listed
Lodges No 98 C B Regular meeting second Thursday each month with Rose M Freid W M and Della McBride Secretary Visiting members from Damascus Shrine No 10 unfold monthly third Tuesday at Masonic Temple Edith Pulver W He Hazel Haven Worthy Scribe A M regular meeting monthly E B Stutsman W My AJAW Secretary Curus Chapter Now 1 AL meets second Friday Secretary J W Baslin H P A Ww Yerd Secreter
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C. B
Rose Mfteid
W. M
Della McBride
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
Edith Pulver
Hazel Haven
Curus
J. W. Baslin
Arrives No. 4 Golden State Limited and Local Passes
Train arrival notes show No 4 Golden State Limited No 12 Fapress No 50 Local Pass and No 2 Lo Frt Sn 80 Local Pass arriving. The fragment lists several train numbers and types without context or dates.
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Golden State Limited
California
Favoyville Branels
Hatch of six hundred tullion baby sticks in county huts
Report notes that about six hundred tullion baby sticks are hatched annually in commercial hutcheries within the county, indicating a steady local poultry industry.
If You Can Get Stuck The Tape Difference
A column from American Magazine contrasts ticker tape with adhesive tape noting that the latter lacks quotation marks, using a witty aside about getting stuck.
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Homestead Farm
Alvin C. Hasty
Beppy
Pert Rittenhouse
Cedar Township
Bert
Cedar Townships
Snowhall
Cedar
Washington Y
Mt. Rains
Mr. Iston
Egree Jing
Aittle
Ture
Tales OF
China
Whiet
Enya
Tons
Bite Wan
Chi
Che
Alice Alison
Peor
Liggett & Myers Tobacco CO
East Franklin Aires
A. Mo
E. B. Stutsman
W My Ajaw
Ycretary
Pally
t_GOODLANDER
J.C. McKay
BEL
Chicsure
DE Ro
Widmer
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the
National Board OF Fire Underwriters
John Street
New York
NCAGO
West Adams Street
San Francisco
Merchants Exchange Bldg
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