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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
7
Keota region reports visits and socials as residents travel to Wapello Rock Island Washington Fairfield and Talleyrand joining kin for dinners shopping and gatherings. Others welcome relatives from Creston Harper Miltonvale and Lawrence Kansas with chatter about chautauqua performances and local outings.
Charles Palmer and family and the Richardses had Sunday dinner at Henry Witting's. Mt Union's MacConnehleys and Wm Close of St Clairsville Ohio called on neighbors. R H Smiths of Ottumwa visited F M Smith family. Merle Smith joined. Donald Smith sold corn at Crawfordsville. Reeses funeral attendance in Crawfordsville noted. Marguerite Rieck and Chicago friend visiting aunt John Fredrickson. Henry Witting family attended Conrad reunion. Wyfit of Des Moines visited neighbors.
Richland reports several outcomes from the week including births at the Washington county hospital a son born Aug 15 to Faree Bridger and twin sons to J C Hinshaw. Elmer Widner underwent tonsil and adenoid surgery in Fairfield. Tom Stuart injured from a hay rack fall. families travel to Chicago for a visit. Grace Brady Cassiday of Oskaloosa visiting relatives. postmaster Paul Harlan on vacation with Mrs Frank Pugh aiding at the post office. J W Green back home after a month away.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Kephart and Mr and Mrs Rob Kephart of Washington attended Pleasant Hill services and dined at Frank Kephart home Sunday. Ed Simmering and baby Charles visit Mason City and Greenview Illinois with relatives. Neighbors attend chautauqua in Washington this week and a trip to the Mt Pleasant fair occurred last Friday.
Valley residents share visits across households including the Bauers at the Beiter and Breitenbach homes and a Sunday gathering at the Wallace residence with relatives from North English Wellman and Ollie. Louise Wallace plans Cedar Falls trip with friends and a Cedar Rapids return for fall school.
Albert Wehr and family and Clara Bidney shopped in Muscatine Friday. Mrs Earl O Connor, mother and sister of Ottumwa, spent last week with Marjorie McCreedy and Harold Godlove visited in Iowa City with Myral McCreedy family. Miss Heddry of Fairfield and her friend Mr Riges spent Sunday at T E Booth home. Geo Young and family called on Ralph Stafford Sunday. Frank Embree and family stayed with his parents near Gladwin. J E Booth family with Vivian attended Union services in Washington. Mr and Mrs Boughton and Opie Dickey motored to Iowa City Sunday afternoon. Ralph McCreedy's rented Mrs Mullen's property and move early next month. Mrs C Jarvis sprained her ankle. Ralph McCreedy Daryl Ebner and Vincent Skubal left for threshing districts in North Dakota. Several from here attending Chautauqua at Washington. Several carloads of stock shipped from here Tuesday. Chas Davis and wife Olive Moore
Ollie Meardsley travels to Town City on Saturday to see her father who is recovering slowly from surgery and eager to go home. Mrs. J R McCreedy and Marjorie, Mrs Jno Godlove and Lois shop in Washington Monday. A girl weighing 10 1 4 pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Nown Bean on Thursday August 23, care by Mrs Jno Beatty. Services led by Mr De Kaulb Fairfield Sunday with morning and evening worship and 10 o'clock Sunday school.
A crab in its early life sports a round helmet with a long spike. The spike vanishes after molts as the crab grows. It then tucks its tail and adopts a sideways gait as it matures.
A brief reflection notes power lies in how nations evoke sympathy from neighbors and allies, comparing collective leadership to personal appeal and influence on public sentiment. It suggests that nations gain strength through empathetic support from others.
The article traces enamel art to ancient civilizations with Scythians said to introduce it to China and claims Hagyp tians Phoenicians and Assyrians used enamel on jewelry.
A New York City man killed himself after failing to understand how an automobile works. The report notes his puzzling state and contrasts with others who delayed after poor actions. It mentions services charging a dollar an hour and failing to improve the matter.
Richard, ill but improving, stays in bed and calls for his mother who is busy. He sobs and repeats that nobody loves him but himself, a solitary outburst reflecting his loneliness.
Boyd Greeson writes from Washington praising the Iowa Success School for business training. He notes steady government work since 1917 and current role in the Treasury Department, urging others to enroll. Fall Term begins September 3 and catalogs are available from Ottumwa, Iowa.
Lane Stafford, an artist, becomes enthralled with Muriel Vernon a hotel guest who hides her beauty behind plain dress. He designs costumes for a play she acts in, learns her true story of a beauty contest and media pressure, and senses a deepening love as she hints at surrender.
A feuding couple tears apart a family as Harvey Sloane dismisses the uncle and plans a farm life. Ned, the uncle, resolves to leave, then reunites with Ted Thornton who offers work and welcome. Dell resolves to choose Ted, hoping a future with Ned’s blessing and a return home.
A lawyer replies that with assurance of handling all future divorces he will set a very reasonable rate. The exchange frames a businesslike tone about ongoing legal services.
Among South Africa’s bushmen a man’s death triggers inheritance by his brother and the wife and children. The practice divides weapons and property within the clan, reflecting lineage and kinship rules.
Brooklyn Standard Union describes a church aiming to promote unity and general improvement by organizing gatherings for Lerminess fun to refresh beliefs and sharpen minds, noting these may not be principal purposes but are among its objects.
A resident reports a swarm of bees has occupied the back of the Micheldever school clock for 20 years. Attempts to remove them failed as the bees return yearly, even reopening a cemented entrance.
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