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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1928

Page

3

Garden Club Activities and Social Gatherings Across Town

Garden club members met at Mrs. Frank Carter’s home with talks on Rock Gardens and Timely Suggestions. Several bridge events, wedding-bride notices, picnics, and reunions followed at various hosts, featuring notable attendees from Des Moines to Hartford and beyond.

Garden Club Frank Carter Rock Gardens Howard Richardson Carl Réck George Morrison Richardson D. J. Patterson R. S. Warfel S. H. Forman

West Chester M E Sunday school picnic announced

Community notices list multiple events on August 28 including the West Chester M E Sunday school picnic at JL Bauer pasture two miles east of West Chester with church basement fallback, plus meetings of the Wesleyan Missionary Society and various social clubs at homes or Sunset Park.

U. and I. Club Sunset Park Belle Miller West Chester M. E JL. Bauer Washington

Bethel Presbyterian Women Meet With Mrs Wilson

The Women’s Missionary Society of Bethel Presbyterian Church plans a Wednesday afternoon meeting at 2 o’clock hosted by Mrs. H. P. Wilson. The notice notes the time and host for the community gathering.

John Wagner Woment's Missionary Society of the Bethel Presbyterian Church H. P. Wilson

Local residents visit friends and travel to events

Earnest Nelson visits in Little York Illinois for several days. Mary Cain returns home to Pairfield after visiting Harlan Mead. Margaret Clendennins goes back to Keota with Virginia Droz. Alfre Brown and family visit Iowa City. son Bobby returns home with grandparents. Many other locals travel to Muscatine Cedar Falls Des Moines and Chicago area for short trips and gatherings.

Earnest Nelson Little York Linois Will, Martin Mary Cain Pairfield Margaret Clendennins Keota Virginia Droz Alfre. Brown Oskaloosa R. F. Brown Iowa City Bobby

Famous Magician Brings Spectacle to Washington

Washington audience tonight through Wednesday will witness the famous magician Kbenerora and his large company in a touring production praised as the largest and most elaborate of its kind. The show features acts such as the human cannon ball and the house of mysteries, touring from eastern cities to Indiana polis and Cleveland.

Kbenerora Americas Graham Theatre Indianapolis Cleveland Pittsburg Washington

Fragmentary Phrase Reflects Pondering on Pretension

A terse, cryptic line muses on cnpuch pretension and borrowed status, noting tension between appearance and genuine value. The fragment suggests a wary stance toward authority and social pretenses.

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