Rural Church Conference Aims to Reignite Country Life
A Columbus Ohio gathering under the Federal Council of Churches to revitalize the rural church aims to make it a stronger community center. A Butterfield report lists reforms: better roads farming extension courses schools health and recreation and social activities to draw people back to church life.
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United States
Conference On Church and Country Life
Columbus
Commission On Church and Country Life
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Ohio
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Butterfield
New Era
Muscatine County
New Era Rural Church Settlement Shines In Education And Community Life
The New Era settlement blends social and educational features with religion. A night school with academic branches, a choral group, orchestra and gymnasium have made church life engaging and helpful. Pastors with a clear vision for greater usefulness have earned broad community support, signaling a promising rural church future.
Dry course on liquor problem offered at Iowa State
A dry economics course titled Social Welfare and the Liquor Problem will be offered next year at Iowa State College with Prof. G. H. Von Tungern in charge. Text by Harry S. Warner, the course grows from student demand and Prohibition Association interest. It argues education as the key to reducing liquor's social costs and opposing the booze habit.
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Iowa State Colleg
G. H. von Tungern
Harry S. Warner
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Ames
A Daughter of the Sea at Palace Theatre
Equitable Motion Pictures presents A Daughter of the Sea starring Muriel Ostriche. The five part photo drama uses a Down East fishing village and a yacht explosion to unfold a striking marine tale with Ostriche praised for a standout, refined performance and the production lauded for its new photography and overall quality.
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Equitable
Dainty Muriel Ostriche
Palace Theatre
Miss Ostriche
Reminiscences of Long Ago Fifty Years Ago Festival
A long page recounts memories from fifty to ten years past. It notes a Presbyterian Festival last evening drawing a larger crowd, with charades and tableaux and a humorous final scene involving a candle. It also records accidents, weddings, travel, and social visits spanning decades.
Santa Comes To Town In Doris Dream
Doris Wheat helps her nephews Jimmy and Tiny maintain belief in Santa Claus. John denies Santa, prompting Doris to engineer a safe illusion. Dave Annis lands a playful airship visit to reinforce the Yuletide magic, culminating as Santa’s ship nears the house on the heath.
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Tiny
Doris
Daddy
Jimmy
John
Hfe
Santa Claus
Dave
Dave Annis
Santa
Dor
Bold health tonic for general debility promoted by Scott emulsion
A persuasive ad urges readers with vague fatigue and general debility to take Scott’s Emulsion after meals for a month. It claims the oil nutrient enriches blood and boosts vitality without alcohol, presenting the product as a pleasant food-tonic from Scott & Bowne of Blomfeld New Jersey.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Blomfeld
N.J
An Elegant Evening Gown For Winter Wardrobe
A simple yet fashion forward gown in lace and satin trimmed with dark fur. Pale lavender satin foundation with cream lace tunic edged in beaver features an underblouse and draped satin detailing. Fabric needs include 15% yards of 30 inch lace for the waist and additional satin and lace yardage. Waist No. 6420 and Skirt No. 6878 offered in Pictorial Review with varied bust waists and prices.
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Pictorial Review
Santa Trick in Sparse Heath Neighorhood
Doris and Dave orchestrate a Christmas ruse on a sparsely settled heath. Doris slips out in a coat to signal Santa may visit, while Blane and his pilot wait nearby. The sunset glows as they plan, worried about neighbors and Mother.
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Doris
Santa
Aunty
Dave
Santa Claus
Blane
Wilton Daily Busy with Out-of-Town Visits
Wilton Iowa on December 1 reports a series of local social and business visits. Joe Boyne from Davenport spent the forenoon and stayed with home folks, while Elizabeth Mahanna returned from a week with sisters in Davenport and Rock Island. Bessie Nickerson arrived from Muscatine to visit her sister, Mrs. Leo Hart. Dwyer and Whitmer made short Davenport business trips, and Mrs. Henderson, Shifler, and Leith visited Muscatine or returned from there. Henry Wildasin traveled to Muscatine for several hours, then back home. Mrs. F. A. Bill and children arrived from Sheffield to visit the W. A. Bill household, and Mrs. Charles Smith of Moscow stopped briefly en route from Muscatine. James Ady conducted a day’s business in West Liberty, while Attorney A. R. Whitmer returned from Davenport after hours of business. The Woman’s Club met at Mrs. Harry Gordon’s home Wednesday afternoon, roll call noted.
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Davenport
Charles Henderson
C. Whitmer
Muscatine
A. C. Shifler
A. R. Leith
Henry Wildasin
F. A. Bill
Sheffield
W. A. Bill
Charles Smith
Moscow
Afuscatine
James Ady
West Liberty
A. R. Whitmer
Woman's Club
Harry Gordon
Current Events and Local Movements Across Cities
A local program featured a round table Our Foreign Born Citizens led by Mrs A Maurer and a short story by Miss Clara Dodge. Mrs Williams returned to Moscow after a visit. E A Rexroth attended business matters in West Liberty. John Hanley visited Muscatine briefly as a business guest. A grocers cooperative delivery began with four daily runs by Henry Boland. Louis Looney and Roy Kiser left Mason City for Kansas City to attend an automobile school. Mr and Mrs Jasper Drake of Athens Ohio visited the Griffiths then headed home via San Francisco and Muscatine. Mrs Julius Gradert went to Muscatine for business matters.
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A. Maurer
Clara Dodge
byHenry Boland
Louis Looney
Roy ‘Kiser
Mason City
Kansas City
Jasper Drake
Athens
Ohio
W. G. Griffith
San Francisco
Cal
Julius Gradert
Muscatine
Social notes from West Liberty Iowa and nearby towns
Mrs. Anna Bruster of Decatur Ill arrived to visit her ill mother Mrs. Thomas Windus and relatives. Mrs. Pearl Grandeen returned from Muscatine. Neighbors hosted a post nuptial shower for Mr. and Mrs. Lovett White on Prairie Street with silverware gifts and a luncheon. Wess Cornwall to wed Miss Lucy Dibble in Bristol Ind, groom son of the Cornwall family formerly in West Liberty. William Sanger moved to the Lewis property on Seventh Street to be near school, leasing the farm to Charles Hiem of Downey. Mrs. James Westfall of West Branch and Mrs. Linn Burkett of Cedar Rapids visited Roy Westfall. C. M. Beach traveled from Des Moines to West Liberty.
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West Liberty
Anna Bruster
Decatur
Thomas Windus
Pearl Grandeen
Mohnson
Muscatine
Royal Neighbor Lodge
L. M. McGuire
Vinton
A. B. Lodge
Wess Cornwall
Lucy Dibble
Bristol
Ind
Groon
Cornwall
Wm. Sanger
Lewis
Seventh Street
Charles Hiem
Downey
Sanger
James Westfall
West Branch
Linn Burkett
Cedar Rapids
Roy Westfall
C. M. Beach
Des Moines
Hamburg Breast Tea Advertises Cold Cure
An advertisement promotes Hamburg Breast Tea as a simple remedy for cold and grip. It claims a spoonful steeped in boiling water relieves congestion and loosens bowels, stressing affordability and vegetable composition.
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Hamburg
Local social notes and moves in West Liberty area
Residents relocate and entertain in West Liberty and nearby towns. Mrs Anna Smith rents Beach home on West Sixth Street. Mrs James Oostendorp visits Nicholl. Miss Ethel Beyer returns to Mt Vernon for school. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Stanley Melick and a son to Mr and Mrs Curtis James. Grand Encampment J C O F wives enjoyed an oyster supper. Vincent Bodeman to Cedar Rapids for Coe College. T Fountain buys elevator at West Liberty. party at Miss Ruth Beyer’s home with Kensington. Elizabeth Kay visits Persis Sheldon in Iowa City.
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Nesday
Anna Smith
West Branch
West Sixth
James Oostendorp
Nicholl
William Bodeman
Ethel Beyer
Mt. Vernon
George Beyers
Stanley Melick
Curtis James
South Prairie
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Vincent Bodeman
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
T. Fountain
W. D. Addieman
West Liberty
Mr. Fountain
Lolita Kerr
Bertha Parvin
Belle Holmes
Phoebe Bingham
Sylvia Buser
Wilma Croxen
Alice Mes Mahon
Hattie Balmes
Elizabeth Anderson
Henrietta Martin
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Henry Freyermuth
Mr. Freyermuth
Jnc. C. Hay
Drury Township
J. 8. Lutz
Charles DeGraff
Buffalo Prairie
Illinois
Laura Leeck
Iowa
Mr. DeGraff
Nebraska
Thomas J. Ryan
Chicago
Fred Huttig
Lulu Jester
Sweetland Township
Iowa City
Helen Sneichen
West Fifth Street
Leta Ewret
Ewret
St. Agatha’s Seminary
Sneichen
Miss Ewret
John Darling
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Tiny Williams
Muryer
North Pole
Doris Wheaton
Wilton
Crown Pianos
Crown
Gov, P. Bent Company
Chicago, DL
Hirt & Fester
Muscatine, Iowa
Gabe Moertine
Ole Iz Pash
Wilson
Tri-City Loan CO
Brady St
Towa
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