Local notices and social notes from the Evening Journal
Notices place Lydia Hellam at Lemley's Grocery and Crail's rugs. Ads mention auto parts at The Bone Yard and transportation by City Bus and Taxi Line. Local visits recount Harold Turner in Eldon, Eldridge improving, Nethergall family trips to Bushnell and Macomb, Ruth Rayburn visiting Knoxville, Mrs Dupius and Miss Thomas visiting Olive, and Fleming and Benz planning a western auto trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Fleming
Rex Benz
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Price Lists for Clubs Available by Request
An offer to provide club price lists with magazine options upon request. Contact 50 Red or write to the Journal care of Nita Belle McKoon, agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nita Belle McKoon
Society Notes on Mrs Reid's Afternoon Visitation
Mrs Fred Reid entertained a small group yesterday afternoon with bridge and a luncheon. Guests included Mrs Will Shearer of Moline Illinois and Miss Kate Buckley visiting from Chicago. Pink and white sweet pea roses adorned the tables. luncheon was served by Miss Esther MacGugin and Miss Marian Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Reid
Will Shearer
Moline
Ilinois
Kate Buckley
Chicago
Esther MacGugin
Marian Stewart
Funeral of A G Leet in West Chester Baptist Church
The funeral for A G Leet will be held tomorrow at 3 PM at the West Chester Baptist church. Rev Kk Coats will conduct the service and interment will follow in West Chester cemetery. The casket will be open for friends from 2 to 3 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Leet
Baptist
West Chester
Kk. Coats
Local Trade Press Ad Promotes Club Rates and Listings
Ad copy touts up to date magevings and price lists for clubs with special rates. It offers contact by phone or postal care of Journal. Mentions Nita Belle Mekoon as authorized representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nita Belle
Local Ads Mention Services and Visits Throughout Town
The ad clippings note Fox and Dewey shoes and local vendors. Cream prices at 36 cents a dozen and osteopathic service by Dr A W Clow. Taxi line promises prompt calls and city service. West End Grocery offers chautauqua orders while residents travel to Davenport Chicago Floris and Tama for relatives.
Government Orders Fair Price Committees Across States
Attorney General Palmer orders food administrators to form county fair price committees to study costs and post fair price lists. The plan empowers Justice Department action against profiteers and hoarding while seeking coordinated effort with farmers and households to curb high living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Palmer
Congress
Department of Justice
United States
Washington
United Action
John G. Brown
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Bureau of Investigation
Mrs Esther McGeehan Dies in Ohio
Mrs Esther McGeehan aged prominent Washington resident died at her Coitsville Ohio home last Sunday according to word to her niece Mrs Frank Bell She was sister to Mrs Permela Dickson and Mrs Prof McKee and had visited Washington frequently She is the last of her family and her loss will be felt here with regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther McGeehan
Washington
Coitsville
Ohio
Frank Bell
McGeehan
Permela Dickson
Prof. McKee
Converse True Proverb on Hobbiers in America
The text cites a Chinese proverb opposing hobbiers and questions its relevance in the United States. It remarks that great church bells often fail to ring and a full cask yields no sound, implying diminished impact or empty appearances despite apparent fullness.
House Agri Culture Committee Takes Up Hutchinson Bill
Opposition to President Wilson's price stamping proposal will be voiced tomorrow as the House Agriculture Committee considers Representative Hutchinson of New Jersey's bill to regulate the cold storage industry. Chairman Haugen of Iowa has asked Agriculture Department officials to attend, using the New Jersey law as a model for federal legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
House Agriculture Committee
Hutchinson
New Jersey
Haugen
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Altho Hutchinson
Congress
Delicate Anemone Description and Meaning
The anemone is defined as a windflower named for its delicate balance and sway with the slightest breeze, illustrating how its poised petals respond to even faint atmospheric shifts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
FOX
J. Warren Kerrigan
Pathe News
FOX Theatre
Bert Lytell
Mr. Lytell
Bill Parsons
Lyvon's
Crail's
Lydia Hellam
Lemley’s Grocery
Black
Bone Yard
Harold Turner
Eldon
Mrs. Stephenson
Will Eldridge
J. W. Nethergall
Edith
Bushnell and Macomb
Tll
Ruth Rayburn
LeMars
Pearl Montgomery
Knoxville
H. J. Dupius
Keota
Thomas
Delta
J. C. Olive
American Pearl Button CO
John Shields & Sons
Embaniers
Society
Ker
C. H. Combs
A. W. Clow
West
A. M. Lovelett
Verna
Vera
Leonard
Davenport
T. B. Reid
Carrie
Mrs. Reid
A. J. Yates
Colenso
Tama
Roy Hawk
Ruby
Clifton
P. H. Austin
Floris
Rhea Ford
Ruth Wilson
Miss Wilson
Harriet Badenoch
Mrs. F. L. Wilson
U.S
Food Administration
F. H. Taylor
W. S. McClanahan
Galesburg, MI
Clair Brooks
J. D. Harding
Mexico
Missouri
J. H. McCreedy
Hoskins, Coch
Lemmon’s
W. J. Masson
Bly
Len
iKatherine
Zearing
J. R. Harrison
Carrie Davis
Fairfield
Chautauqua
C. W
H. E. Busby
Town
J. W. Brooks
Emil Anderson
Ira Rathmel
James Ward
Dorothy Ward
Des Moines
W. W. Boyles
R. G. Vincent
Lytle Bros
Graham J? Oatve
Graham
The
Paramount House
Dorothy Dalton
Wanda Neiswanger
Ethel Michels
Cornet
Norma Michels
Vivian Martin
Jane
Washington National Bank
Ork FO
East Side Square
E. C. Carris & CO
West Second Street
Arthur Goodin
West Side Square
Vhone
Mutual
Owen McGovern
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