Icelandic women organize modern reforms and suffrage aid
In Reykjavik Teeland Mrs. Elder reports Steinunn Hj a prominent Icelandic woman aiding suffrage and cultural efforts. Iceland granted suffrage in 1915 and funds are raised for a Protestant hospital and nurses training. Women push a national club house and reading circles while American literature attracts strong interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder
Reykjavik
Teeland
Steinann HJ
States
Calvin Coolidge
Steinunn
Bjarnason
Iceland
Revijavik
America
Women Leaders Drive Irish Theatre and Social Reform
A new bic theatre movement gains rapid support and a 200 member women’s recreation home aids tubercular patients. Observers say Irish women push national progress, with Mrs Steinunney and Mrs Byrnason leading efforts to elevate women’s roles and influence in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cently
Bic
Icotland
Ireland
Mrs. Steinunney
Byarnason
Atlantic
Local notices and family happenings from Washington Route 2
Wednesday evening at W R Davison's Mary Easley visits her aunt Nellie Stewart and attends chautauqua. Davison family dined with Fred Wagner. they attended the Washington Ottumwa ball game. Harold Glastow stepped on a nail injuring his foot. Little John Wagner also stepped on a nail recently. Mrs Sandy Hook reports tomato canning and planting. Mrs Elmer Carmichael ill with summer flu. Little Jimmie Nicholson went to Washington for a tooth extraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, R
Lou Fetes
Howard Wagners
Fred Warners
C. S. Davisone
W. R. Davison
Mary Easley
Nellie Stewart
Chautauqua
W. Tt. Davison
Fred Wagners
Harold Glastow
John Wagner
Sandy Hook
Elmer Carmichael
Jimmie Nicholson
Washington
Crawfordsville Visit Notes Include Clergy and Detroit Guests
Rev J I Frederick of Grinnell Iowa visited Mil ton White at Crawfordsville. Elwyn Davidson and Mrs Peart Hough of Detroit arrived for a relatives visit. Mrs Paul Hultquist and Miss Myrtle Iris traveled to Cedar Falls for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Aus
J. I. Frederick
Grinnell
Milton White
Elwyn Davidson
Peart Hough
Detroit
Mich
Paul Hultquist
Myrtle
Iris
Cedar Falls
Daily English Word Lesson Incapable Usage Guide
Daily lesson revisits usage of incapable and commonly misused terms. It explains apparent versus apparently and tevidently, notes mispronunciation of delinquent, and lists related synonyms. Includes a pronunciation tip and an example sentence.
A lighthearted column of busyday misprints and quips
A string of humorous snippets and mishaps from Moorestown Star items. The piece features a couple stranded by a car, a husband and wife exchange about ages, a girl admiring an engagement ring, and jotted dialogue about patience and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Moorestown
Little Roger Wilson Visits Grandmother for Deviled Eggs
South Marion Avenue boy Roger Wilson enjoys his grandmothers deviled eggs and asks who lays the eggs. Little Shirley Peterson has a brother while Frederick Reid next door says they do not need a baby brother. Junior Cuddy plans to visit grandparents but rain delays auto rides and he sighs about being all cleaned up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Wilson
Marion Avenue
Roger
Shirley Peterson
Aittle
Frederick Reid
Frederick
Junior Cuddy
Fragmented Verse Humor From The By The Way Department
Crudely spirited lines mock a liquor maker and a dealer as a skit parodies tax schemes and a church mission fundraiser. The verse riffs on mistaken purchases and a cynical view of spending money on prizes and social events.
Sing a Sixpence Critters and Coins in Verse
A playful verse rewrites the nursery rhyme about sixpence and twenty birds with modern coins and mentions of blackbirds or starlings. It muses on what a coin can buy today and toys with the idea of a bird pie.
Reader Suggests Contest Style Story Chain
A reader proposes a collaborative continuing story for By The Way with Conductor led chapters and named contributors. The idea aims to spark effort and competition, while noting time delays could hinder reader interest. The Conductor and Cactus both comment, appreciating the suggestion but citing pacing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cactus
Fragmented rural tale with misread locals and a nervous patient
A sparse New York village dentist faces a nervous patient who cannot pay. She admits poverty while the dentist hints at family support as the fee becomes a matter of perhaps. The language shows clipped dialogue and regional humor in a Lehigh Valley setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Pat
Senior Needlework Club Social At Riverside Home
Mrs. M. W. Truxan hosted the Senior Needlework club at Mrs. Helen Edle’s home with eighteen members present. A light luncheon was served before departure. Mrs. E. E. Dlgbe to host August 19. Mrs. Al Walton to leave this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
M. W. Truxan
Helen Edle
E. E. Dlgbe
al Walton
Riverside Baseball Falls to Musatine Muskies 5 to 0
Riverside base ball team met the Musatine Muskies on the local diamond Sunday afternoon and lost 5 to 0. The article notes visitors from West Paint Iowa and Houchton along with several local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Mary
Geneva Kneisel
Colorado Springs
Colo
Riverside
Local notes from Lexington area scene
Mrs Wes Anderson visited Columbug Junction last Friday to help with her new grandson who will live with Mr and Mrs Everett Woodruff Warren Matthess went to Wellman Monday to see hogs Henry Matthess cared for by Wellman family Tommy Harvey and family visited O C Pattersons Sunday Mrs Sam Schulty visited her daughter over Sunday Bernice Paul hosted a shower Saturday evening for Mr and Mrs Harold Disney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Ane
Wes Anderson
Columbug Junction
Everett Woodruff
Warren Matthess
Henry Matthess
Wellman
Tommy Harvey
O. C. Patterson
Sam Schulty
Bernice Paul
Harold Disney
Local Social Roundup From Tringtown and Swedensburg
Aug 16 social notes from Tringtown report visitors to Victor Glenn home near Swedensburg and extended family gatherings. Several families including Widmer, Rich, Lester Wyse, and Conrad are noted visiting or planning trips to California and Oregon areas for health and extended stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tringtown
W. J. Bieber
Vpo
Vietor Gleen
Swedéesbur
Loi Nity
Charles - Spente
Helen End
Mildred Rich
Suny
Goff
den Widmer
Oregopuis
Witty Ives
M Widner
Ichica Co
Palpatine
Hero Th. Lestey
Nikolai
PL UeNicklas
Lester Wyse
Adna
Washington
Mary Wyse
Sam Conrad
J. W. Jehan
California
Rich
Jonathan Conrad
Joe Widmer
David Graber
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the Evening Journal
Washington County
Publishers News
East Main Street
Mutual
Iowa
Associated Press
Associated
Baigent
Eee
Steinunn HA
Biarn Son
Massachusetts
Council of Women
Mable Rich
Wayne Allen
Wayland
Ernoon
Walter
Uwe
Matt
Willie
Meedh
P. S
Abe Martin
Senate
Abd- El-Krim
France
St. Helena
Lehigh Valley
Hindoo
Hes Henry Grethe
Weat Paint
JS. Ngwdalaimas
Houchton
St. Marys
Tite
Vere Elizabeth Kiefer
Vere Shally
Lee
Missouri
Mere M. A. Strangsky
Don Huber
Mons
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Washington, Iowa
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