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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1930

Page

3

Women Urged to Stay Home or Notify YW Campaign Solicitor

Tomorrow a W. COAL drive proceeds as women are asked to stay home or alert a solicitor. The budget for the YW campaign includes rent, supervision, instruction, telephone, and dues totaling $1800. Members receive privileges by level, with many local names listed as coordinators and hosts for a Thursday tea in the community room to promote the fund and socializing among solicitors and volunteers.

Y. W. Campaign Y. Wi Washington Christ Mas

Local club meetings and events listed for December and January

Multiple organization notices enumerate upcoming gatherings. Beulah and P. clut host regular meeting in unity room of Westue. Christmas exchange planned. Messes Rosetta Ashby and Stella Whis Pom head various home management and social events. D. of A. and Pythian Sisters schedule gatherings for orphans and charitable activities. Ipha Alpha church social planned at Mrs Byran Snider home. Wellston and Ladies Aid chapters set meetings, with officer elections and holiday exchanges included.

Rauseernoon P. Clut Westue Jessie Ki Mercymakers Rosetta Ashby Bec Living Lake South Prairie School District Mes Stella Whis Sted Home Management Pythian Sisters Dee Howard Kerr Dot Campbell John Elgar A. Bote Geayes Byran Snider South Lowa Wellston Grace Tines

Nena Wilson Authors Book About Badenoch Dog Ring

Nena Wilson writes about Ring the Badenoch dog in a tale praised by Marshall Press during the book week. The first edition of 2000 copies sold out, Ring shows both warning growl at danger and a carefree side with children, while Mrs Badenoch, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ft Wilson, writes under her maiden name Nena Wilson.

Badenoch Sirk Nena Wilson Chilaren Atory Marshall Press Nim Neal Rerenike Bedenoa Waele Wis

Quotations on Pleasure and Penalty by Ralph Waldo Emerson

A reflective passage notes that every pleasure has a penalty and every gain a loss. It argues that sweet and sour, virtue and vice, wit and folly balance in nature, and that missing some things yields gains elsewhere. The excerpt centers on moderation and the tradeoffs of human experience.

Ralph Waldo

Discovering and Establishing Laws of Nature Engineer’s Aim

A concise note quotes the American Magazine stating that discovering and establishing laws of nature is a theoretical pursuit, while the engineer’s task is to apply these laws in practical use. The line reflects a balance between scientific discovery and engineering application.

American Magazine

Pleasant Plain Missionary Society Event Plans

The Pleasant Plain missionary society will be entertained at Mrs. J. G. Cherry's home on Friday for an all day gathering. The Women’s Missionary Society will meet Friday afternoon with Squire and Mrs. Masson guiding the reception committee. A ladies social of the Press will convene Saturday afternoon at the Baptist Indies with a bazaar and eatable sale at Ray sever hatchery featuring mince meat and Boston brown bread.

The Pleasant Plain Missionary Society J. G. Cherry Pris Dee Robekat Woman's Ass. Squire Masson Mes. Davis Mes. Davis, Mrs. Squire Fitzgerald Social of the Press Debyterian Ct the Baptist Indies Ray Sever Hatchery Boston

Christmas Recipes from Washington County Cooks

A selection of old family Christmas recipes from Mrs Kerr, Mrs Roger Jones, and Mrs Carl Jungbluth. Fruit cake, nut cupcakes, and a large Roger Jones style fruit cake appear alongside chocolate roll cake and a custard-like icing.

Kerrix Washington County Kerr Roger Jones Carl Jungbluth

West Chester W. H. M. S. Holds Meeting

The Woman's Home Missionary Society of West Chester met at Mrs. Lindenmeyer's home with large attendance. They had a Thanksgiving program led by Mrs. Boyer and Mrs. Gardner, discussed a clothing drive for Rock Springs Settlement, and planned Christmas gifts for donation.

Woman's Home Missionary Society of West Chester Lindenmeyer Boyer Gardner Rock Springs Hough Oskaloosa

Winter Feeding Expensive for Big Game Animals

The winter feeding of big game animals is costly, with the federal Biographical Survey noting it requires about 25 tons of hay to sustain herds during February and March, costing over 25 per ton at the refuge. Without winter nourishment, the animals would struggle through the season. Adapted to Date Cultivation There Is a belt of still air all around the world at the Tropic of Cancer. In the East deserts mark the line from Sahara to Gobi and in America it crosses Merica near our southern states. This is the ideal line for cultivation of the date palm Thermodynams. The first law of thermodynamos says energy cannot be created, the second that you cannot gain energy by transferring heat from a colder body.

Federal Bureau of Biographical Survey Elf Ket Bay Sahara Gobi America Merica

Christmas music program by Port News Music Dept

A Port nightly club music department event featured a Christmas program planned by Mia and J B Ream. Dainty refreshments by Mrs T W Harwood and committee accompanied readings and carols from English, American, White Russian, and Mexican traditions, with solos and quartets led by Mrs Ream, Miss Hunter, and others.

Mia. J.B. Ream T. W Harwood Ue Music Port Nightly Club J. F. M. Loyd Christinsie Ream Anne Shaw Faulkner Oberndorfer St. Francis of Assisi Orient John Henry Hopkins, Jr America Maryland Tannenbaum Oser HW. B. Knight HH. McCleery Helen Harvey White Russia Harvey Hi. Gaul Hunter

Soap Sculpture Exhibit to Start Tomorrow

Emil Heaselenwerar, chairman for the Federation of Women's Clubs in Kyst district, arranged an Ivory soap sculpture display at Scott Furniture window tomorrow. About eighty young sculptors aged fifteen to twenty-one submitted pieces in a Procerer and Gallible contest. The winning works were sent to the national small sculpture committee, and towns can only host the exhibit for one day, with plans to move on to Ames for Thursday December 4.

Emil

TALLEYRAND Fane Sheetz TALLEYRAND Fane Sheetz TALLEYRAND

Dec 1 report notes Plor ence Crawford on the ekist and John Gouldner visiting Pete Tinnes. Community members attend a pox social at Rolling Green. Several local residents, including Will Crawford and Nick Ott, called on friends and hosted gatherings with neighbors and families. Decorations featured artistic sandwiches, cheese spreads, and Christmas color motifs. Coffee, tea, pickles, and olives were served. hostesses included Miss Mary Hunter and Mrs. T. R. Gillespie.

Talleyrand Plorence Crawford John Gouldner Pete Tinnes Rolling Green Mike Tinnes John Kiefer Caldona Joseph Ott Robert Sheet Will Crawford Ralph Tinnes Jake Conrad Henry Bombee Anton Buch Pette Tinnes Marcella Flander Genevieve Virginia Kiefer J. C. Henry Nick Ott Ottumwa Mary Hunter Edna Mercer Leila Anderson Mra T. R. Gillespie

Sorosis Study On Sculptors And Suture At Ainswort Meeting

The Sorosis group of Ainswort met with Mrs F st Ma C hin on November 28 to discuss SOTEY mean sculptors and suture. Roll call named a Campus Monument. Mrs Geo Mart shared facts on Howard McCormick and Vinnie Ream. Mrs J H Krenmyre lectured on the Pioneer Woman sculpture. A general discussion followed on monuments visited by members. Mrs Mahin served a tray luncheon.

Ainswort Mes. F. St. Ma. C Hin Geo. Mart Howard McCormick Vinnie Ream J. H. Krenmyre Mra Mahin Lineleou

Havre Social Club Oyster Supper At Witting Home

Havre social club entertained a crowd at the Howard Witting home Friday with an oyster supper and peaches cake. Ladies served and tame flies were joked about as rook way played at three tables and music came from Mr. and Mrs Elmer Mason. The evening proved pleasant.

Howard Witting Havre Rook Way Elmer Mason

Nineteenth Century Club Meeting and Missionary News

A Washington welfare fund outline at the Century club meeting led by Mrs Boyd Rerdo with a book review by Mrs George Morrison on Years of Gi by Margaret Barnes. Baptist women report honors for brides and a scrap-book project sent to Portolico for Christ. Pleasant Hill youths host a Ke belah home evening with food and games. The W V G A hospitality committee plans tea Thursday afternoon.

N the Century Club Boyd Rerdo Washington George Morrison Margaret Barnes Baptist Young Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church Santa Claus Roy Downs Ralph Nelson Nora Warner Portolco

Fashions for Floors Interviews on Rug Trends

Local rug sellers discuss durable floor coverings for homes. Ralph Scott recommends laminated tile finishes and improved linoleum with lacquer impregnation for stain resistance. Linoleum now uses cement bases, felt, and rolling to create a durable, washably patterned product with various colors and borders. Domestic Wilton and oriental rugs gain popularity as affordable machine woven options. The article notes a W. C. A. drive and a social event planned Wednesday from two to five.

Ralph Scott Scott Furniture Company Scott Orient

Suinen gold coin value and history in England

A suinen was an English gold coin minted from 1668 to 1818. Named for Guinea gold, it circulated at 20 shillings but due to silver coin inferiority its value rose to 21 shillings from 1717 onward, fixed at 21 shillings.

Guinea

Roman Wealth Measured in Cattle Shapes Money Roots

The early Romans valued wealth by oxen and cattle, with pecus meaning cattle. The word pecupia later derives from this term signaling money.

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