Balmoral guest Merrill wins cue battle with King George
Washington man George H Merrill won a 250 point Mack against King George at Balmoral after a deer stalking day. The article notes the King’s billiards skill and compares royal and ancestral figures, then shifts to topics from sturgeon gifts to fashion and European arts.
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Associated Press
London
King George
Balmoral
George H. Merrill
Washington
Royal Estate
Scotland
Mr. Merrill
Pleasant Surprise for Mrs Effie Porter in Grace Hill
Sept 25 Wellston report notes Mrs Effie Porter enjoyed a social surprise at home with Wellston Social club members and husbands bringing baskets. Neighbors report Lloyd Luers laid off with a sore foot and his father H D Luers visiting at the farm. Various locals ship grain and stock. Revivals in New Haven attract neighbors. carpenters Brinning, Banks, Reitel, Wolf work on a new barn. Scottish program from WHO Des Moines draws attendees. announcer mentions Harry Lander among singers.
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Wellston
Effie Porter
Grace Hill
Lloyd Luers
H. D. Luers
Gerand
New Haven
Chris Brinning
Jims Banks
Lon Reitel
John Wolf
Jonas Seibert
Iowa
Civ
Moines
Harry Lander
Abou
Telegram heard from real Harry Lauder in Texas
Half an hour after the event a telegram from the real Harry Lauder was received while he listened in Texas. The Home stead Farm Correspondent’s status is in question and readers recall enjoying his items. The Wellson Social club plans a lawn party at the Pant Harvey home Saturday evening.
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Harry Lauder
Down
Texas
Homestead Farm
Wellson
Pant Harvey
Rope of Sand Phrase and Allusion to Latin Saying
The phrase rope of sand describes a thing that seems strong but is useless. It entered language around 19th century via a Latin proverb noted in Harper’s Latin Dictionary edited by Lewis and Short.
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Henri Hard
Hubert S. Broad
Bert Hinkler
United States
Hinkler
London
Turin
Jack Hobbs Dahlia
Hobbs
W. G. Grace
Paris
Fontainbleau
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Napoleon
Europe
Hampton Court
England
America
Cheese Commission
France
Germany
Italy
Sweden
Norway
Holland
Denmark
Austria Hungary
Switzerland
Caillans
Berlin
Dayton, Tenn
Albert G. P. Fleischmann
University of Erlangen
Bavaria
University of Munich
Brahms
Arnold
Stravinsky
Harper's
Lewis Ekhd Short
Excellent Advice Speak Little and Well from the Breach
A fragmentary quip urges restraint and prudence as a mark of merit. The lines imply measured speech and disciplined conduct as a sign of character within a troubled context. Prompt language hints at caution amid disruption.
The Dependable Man Quote by Dean Stanley
A quotation from Dean Stanley extols a dependable person who stands firm when others fall and embodies honesty courage and loyalty. It describes a friend faithful and true and an adviser fearless and just, suggesting such character is a fragment of the Rock of Ages.
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Dean Stanley
Myth of the Snake's Tail Wiggling After Death
Pathfinder Magazine explains that the belief a snake continues to wiggle until sunset after beheading is a myth. It notes that nervous activity may persist briefly, but there is no set sunset rule and timing varies. the legend endures despite lack of evidence.
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Pathfieder
A Wife’s Precaution About Sparks Before Bed
A retired couple anecdote from a Wall Street Journal clipping advises laying newspapers on the floor in front of the fire to keep sparks from staining a new rug. The tip reflects household cautions from mid-century domestic life.
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Wall Street Journal
The Straight and Narrow Path Is Wide for Traffic
A brief note quotes Wichite Kun Tines on the broad road for traffic. The line suggests ample space on the straight and narrow path.
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Edward VI
George
Edward II
Great Britain
Carrigan Bay
Wales
Thames
London Bridge
Old Mansion House
Baltimore
Iself
Opera
Lenin
International Cheese Commission
Herne
Heinrich Fisher
Altona
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Fisher
Sebastian Scheidl
Scheidl
Munich
Saxony
Silesia
Brandenburg
Pomerania
Mecklenburg
Kiel
Hamburg
Prince Louis Ferdinand
Frederick William
Potsdam
Spain
Maurice Arnold
New York
Anton Dvorak
Issay Barmas
Zimmermann
Amsterdam
Fritz Kerkhoff
Chrysler
Hugh A. Piper
Firestone
Miles
Mark
Triangle Auto Supply Co
Washington Motor Co
Brown’s Tire Shop
EF. W. Hummer
J. W. McClelland
Journal
Federal Farm
T. Ralph Miner
Physicians and Surgeons
ER. E. Stutsman
M.D
FO & M
A. Jolin Droz
West Main St
CW. McLaughlin
West Main Stree
Mutual
W. L. Alcorn
M. By
Iowa Ave
Wilson Heating Co
Preston
Osteopathic
South Iowa Ave
T. G. Arthur
Marion Ave
Blaine J. Holmes Willard
ENIDE
J. Franzen
Neiswanger Ridg
South
Harold Mangold
North Standard Oil Station
North Marion Ave
Wapbell’s Granite
Lepton & McCleery
Fairmont Creamery
Johnson's Grocery
Slowa Ave
C.V. Brown
South of Water Works
Owa
North Iowa Ave
Hugh Dougal
Ak. R. Breese Faee
West Washington Street
Blue Washington
East Main Street
Ang
Liemley & Yard Insurance
National Bank
Dick’s
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
Washington, Iowa
George W. Stewart Hardware & Implements
South Side Square
J. A. Work
F. & M. Benk
Tooman Leather Shop
Laura Harvey
Slack
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Ilame
Phone 440
Wood Workshop
W. D. Loftiss Phone 262
Postoffice
T. A. Michels
Morrison & Morrison
Morrison Bidg
North Side Sq
Bimokliart Bros. Law
Opera House
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal Office
Washngton, Iowa
Livingston & Richer
LAW Abstract
Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Washington County
MNO. W. Applegate Real Estate
Brookhart
Washington Street
City
J.D
Dayton Westchester
Frank Boller
Washington St
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchante Bank
Blue Mutual
W. J. Masson
Frank Wilson
Fk. L. Broadgate Electric Shop Mutual
Black House
Milady
Beautie
Clara Doane
Square
Jefferson Street
Marcelling
Red
Sadie E. McAvoy
Rickey Barber Shop
Klein Klo. Ko
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