Local Notes From Washington Area Nineteenth Century Style
Local items report Mrs L G Dusenberry visiting in Washington and Miss Elizabeth Irwin returning from Abilene Kansas. Mrs D J Masson travels to Allerton to visit sister in law Mrs St Clair. Mae Swift visits from Iowa City while others tour Davenport Colfax Oskaloosa and Brighton area. Washington Steam Laundry advertises steam machines replacing gas units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
D. J. Masson
Allerton
Iowa
Mrs. St. Clair
Mildred Shields
Minneapolis
J. C. Madison
Oskaloosa
John Munn
Munn
Brighton and Washington social notes about visits and travel
Brighton residents and relatives travel to Washington Davenport Chicago and Des Moines for shopping visits, family visits, and vacations. Notables include Mrs J W Evans, Mr and Mrs Morrison, Miss Lehrer, and the Wallace Studio offer. Denslow and Huston guests visit the Youngs. Fred Shearer joins Palace Cafe Columbus Junction. Lyon Baking touches kitchen duties again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Denslow
Patricia
Washington, D. C
Ed Huston
Huntington Beach
Calif
H. S Young
Winfield
Youngs
Mr. Huster
Mrs. Derslow
Fred Shearer
Palace Cafe
Columbus Junction
Lyon Baking Company
Lyon
Shearer
Mills Offers Horse Shoeing and Wood Work Prices
Local craftsman W. L. Mills at City Feed Yard provides price lists for horse shoeing and wood working services. Nearby notes include family updates and regional travel, with Fort Dodge Messenger discussing railroad labor seniority implications and potential impacts on strikes and industry structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Mills
City Feed Yard
Fort Dodge Messenger
Budd
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Pennsylvania
Lower Prices and Long Skirts Coming to Des Moines
Des Moines Aug 4 A P Lucas of the Ruecker Lucas news company returns from a New York trip noting the east regaining normal business volume and prewar price levels. He cites long skirts gaining favor and recalls elevated fare differences across the Mississippi as optimistic signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. P. Lucas
Ruecker-Lucas News Company
New York City
Lucas
Mississippi
Horticultural Meat Ames to Host Hort Science Meeting
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and officials Brookhart and Meredith likely on the program for the Great Plains section of the American Society for Horticultural Science meeting in Ames August 14 to 18. Speakers include CC Lewis editor of the American Fruit Grower and Paul Stark Missouri fruit breeder. Large Canadian delegation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Wallace
Smith W. Brookhart
E. T. Meredith
Great Laine
American Society For Horticultural Science
Lewis
American Fruit Grower
Chicago
Paul Stark
Missouri
Red Haired Girls Better Alert Than Brunettes Says Exchange Manager
An exchange manager claims red haired girls show greater alertness than brunettes, making them the best choice for telephone operator roles. The assertion centers on hair color correlating with attentiveness. The source frames this as a workplace hiring judgment from the time.
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The
Everybody's Magazine
Cas Franklyn Farnum
AL Hart
Shorty Hamilton
Peggy O'Day
Paut TH. Sloan
John Shields & Sons
Washington, Iowa
Washington Cleaners
KB. Ward
Opera
Oxfords
Wilson's
Lyon's
Dr. Macon
Washington
Elizabeth Irwin
Abilene
Kan
Mae Swift
Iowa City
Clarence Williams
Davenport
Herold Bruce
T. R. Phillips
Northwestern
L. G. Sherwood
Madonna
Crawfordsville
Dick Willis
Colfax
Willis
Ainsworth
Ray Page
Mauries of
Ra. D. Page
Mies
Allie Shaffer
Brighton
D. F. Berry
Mrs. Miller
J. W. Evans
Moore
L. F. Morrison
Waterville, Minn
Mabel la Follette
Birmingham
Sterward Casey
Jophaline Grimes
Duncan
John Wood
Helen
Sarah Grimes
John Lowry
Clyde
Ed Knox
Tom Rickey
G. W. Brown
St. Paul
Gladys Lehrer
Parsons
Wallace Studio
Eod
Nem
Enn
George Yeager
Miles Mary Connell
Keokuk
R. W. Gibson
Mira Gertrude Kendall
A. J. Fields
Doris
Dickey
Pine River
Minn
Lillian Brookhart
Helen Deane
Mary Porter
Don Chilcote
Ralph Bunce
Columbus Jet
McElhinney Drug Co
Tomor
Lupton
Saie
Ford
Schulty Motor Car Co
Puone
R. W
Grege
Greece
Dorothy Calhoun
Parsons Summer School
Alphonsa Redfinger
Floyd Murdock
Charles Knowles
W. M. Hewitt
Portland
Ore
Corning
M. H. Fedderson
Josephine
Margaret
Jast
Keeley
C. H. Wilson
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Junior Redlinger
Iowa Avenue
Catholic Daughters of America
K. C. Hall
West Chester
Ray Gardner
Genesis
Embree
Mabel Moore
Bryant Swift
Miss Moore
Swifts
Clarence Hotle
Welleton
Hoover
W. C. Hotle
Ladies Foresten Missionary Society
the Methodist Church
N. M. Speidel
J. H. Warren
China
Tokio
Japan
Madras
India
First United Presbyterian
Helen E. Paul
Howard F. McCall
Reade McCrory
Nora S. Paul
Washington High School
Bailey Law Office
W. A. McCall
Sinte
Donald Paul
McCall
Lake Okoboji
W. M. Keeley
Solowa Avenue
Minnesota
Keeleys
Beulah Burgess
Dubuque
Joan Keeley
Dailey’s Taxi
Whone
Local and Country Service
Bert Olson
A. D. Sanders
Washington Green
Royal Scotch Highlanders Band of
St. Petersburg
Fla
American Legion
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