Washington County Women Chautauqua Demonstration Recipes
A feature on Miss Anna Olsen teaching food saving through vegetable and cottage cheese recipes at the county chautauqua. The article lists multiple recipe preparations for tomatoes and peppers, emphasizes sugar conservation, and calls Iowa women to join a national Food Administration contest with prizes and public promotion.
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Miss Anna Olsen
Chautauqua
Miss Olsen
Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
Sugar Saving Contest Aimed at Iowa Women
Miss Anna Olsen reports a State Food Administration drive inviting all Iowa women to submit concise 50 word solutions on saving sugar in canning preserving baking and beverages. Prizes include autographed certificates from Mr Hoover and Mr Deems with county and town distinctions. entries due August 26 and announcements planned September 1.
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Iowa
The
Food Administration
Anna Olsen
United States
Mr. Hoover
Deems
Hoover
Deema
Alice French
Octave Thanet
Davenport
Mise Alice French
Eight year old French war orphan thanks sponsors
The Kooking Klub sponsors report receipt of a letter from Sauveterre dated July 25 written by the eight year old girl thanking Mme Dougherty for adopting her child for a year at 36.50. She notes she attends school daily with her sister Ida and that her father is away. The child asks that the sponsor keep the mother from being sad and sends a photograph.
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Kooking Klub
Madame Dougherty
Mamma
Madame
Mme, Dougherty
Ida
Papa
Social calendar items from Cedar township clubs
The Cedar township Knitters and families plan a basket dinner at Mrs John Genkinger's home. Mrs Bert Donaldson hosts the P o P L Red Cross auxiliary afternoon meeting. Mrs Brock entertains the Just Us club in the afternoon. Havre Red Cross auxiliary holds its regular meeting.
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Cedar Township
John Genkinger
Bert Donaldson
P. Op. L. Red Cross
Havre
Red Cross Auxiliary
Community group meetups scheduled this week
Aug 20 to Aug 27 at the Witting shop features an all day St Pauls Ladies Aid event at Mrs Geo Baer home. Rainbow club hosts an afternoon gathering at Mrs John Libe home. Good Times club meeting postponed due to chautauqua. Clay Picnic set for Arcell woods east of Clay. Clover Leaf club hosted by Mrs Geo Hopping in the afternoon. Christian church Ladies Aid postpones regular meeting. Presbyterian Christian Endeavor to hold supper and business meeting at 6 pm in church dining hall.
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St. Paul's
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church
Relief garments shipped from French aid effort
Articles gathered by the women leading the relief work were recently shipped. Mrs Margarette Coffman and helpers including Mrs John Speer Miss Mary Sampson Miss Lacey Sampson Mrs Robert Cook Mrs Fannie Baker Mrs Fred Bartholomew and Mrs Carrie Blake produced 50 bonnets 20 knitted scarfs 21 baby comforts 4 petticoats baby jackets apron and mittens. The Eureka Lad-
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Margarette Coffman
John Speer
Mary
Lacey Sampson
Robert Cook
Fannie Baker
Fred Bartholomew
Carrie Blake
Campaign to save Iowa children lives launched by county women
The Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense led by Mrs. C W Mc Laughlin plans an active child welfare drive in Washington County Iowa. A nationwide weighing and measuring campaign for children under five will be directed by the Child Welfare Research Station at the State University of Iowa with local cooperation from the W I L and township chairmen. The project aims to reduce Iowa child deaths, urging mothers to use government and state literature to keep children well fed during wartime.
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Council of National Defense
C. W. McLaughlin
Iowa
United States
America
McLaughlin
Washington County
State University of
Iowa City
Johnson County
Washington
Children’s Bureau
National Capital
Sugar Distribution Under Iowa Plan Aims Equity
The Iowa sugar division led by W T McElroy and J F Deems allocates limited sugar by sworn statements and certificates. Retailers wholesalers and manufacturers must conform to quotas with households receiving two pounds per person per month while hotels and eateries base supply on meals served.
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United States Food Administration of
Iowa
United States Food
J. F. Deems
W. T. McElroy
Ottumwa
Mr. McElroy
Lloovers
Deems
McElroy
Food Administration
Velvetina Beauty Regimen Promises A Perfect Complexion
Madame Langford advocates a daily routine for women to improve complexion. She warns against casual washing with cold water and heavy powder, recommending Velvetina Velvetina Soap for cleansing, Velvetina Massage for pore care, then Velvetina Vanishing Cream and Velvetina Face Powder for sun and wind protection, claiming firm results.
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Madame Langford
Secreta
Adv
Winter skirts shortened and tighter for the season
New York August 19. Skirts will be at least three inches shorter and much tighter this winter. Miss Margaret Dreaker foreign buyer for a major American firm arrived from France with the word. Designs favor cloth conservation with colors brown green navy blue and taupe.
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New York
Margaret Dreaker
France
America’s Answer to the Huns in Paris War Film Reflections
A London observer recalls attending the first American official war film showing for Allied troops. Tears at moving scenes of American soldiers in France clash with English restraint that grief hinders service as women resolve to preserve cheerfulness for the war effort.
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London
England
Chauteau- Thierry
Red Cross
Paris
Ambassador Page
Kaiser
Man Who Talks Too Much And The Silent One
A local aphorism notes that talkative men and silent men alike keep others guessing about their thoughts, as voiced by Uncle Phen and related speakers. The remark highlights curiosity about motive and intent in everyday dialogue.
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Phen
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Honolulu
Iown
Ies Aid Society
New Haven Ladies Aid Society
Suga
M. M. Macqueen
Cducaional
Food Production Department
Hlow
Sauveterre
Mrs. Geo. Hopping
Clover Leaf Club
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
M’elroy
Atlantic
National War Garden Commission
Eben
Kaynee
Klein Klo. Ko
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