Rural Route News Associations Report Local Visits
Correspondents of Journal report social visits on Rural Route No. 4. The Kepharts of Washington stayed at the Ben Miller home. Howard Baker family, Bryan Swift party, Tiernard Irwin, Helen Jones, and Florence Elwyn Gardner are noted among Sunday gatherings and Monday visits at various local homes. Clarence Carmichael helped saw wood for Charlie Anderson and others this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kephart
Washington
Ben Miller
Howard Baker
Karl Kephart
Bryan Swift
Tiernard Irwin
Will Caldwell
Harry Jones
Helen
Charlie Kephart
Ed Simmering
Walter Gardner
Florence and
Elwyn
Sam Sigafoose
Clarence Carmichael
Charlie Anderson
T. L. Dodds
Charlie
Frank Kephart
Wellman shoppers and Iowa City wedding report
Mrs Will McClelland and sister Cora shopped in Wellman on Wednesday. Lloyd Bull and Ida Berger wed in Iowa City last week. Howard Dorrance, Bill Hradek and Dewey Hanley visited friends in Iowa City over Sunday. Orlo Green broke his right ram at school and Dr. Bere ton treated it with X-ray then fixed it after hours of effort. A Kinross play by Christian people drew spectators and raised funds. LeRoy Rowe returned home to assist with corn husking Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nira
Will McClelland
Cora
Lloyd Bull
Ida Berger
Iowa City
Howard Dorrance
Bill Hradek
Dewey Hanley
Jay White
Oldaker
Orlo Green
Bereton
Orlo
Kinross
LeRoy Rowe
Haskins News Roundup of Local Moves and Deaths
Mr Roberts returned home then traveled to Muscatine and Bilein with Mrs Roberts before coming back Sunday. Families featured include P H Boyd taking his mother to his home for winter, and Mac Gordons facing illness. Mrs Rhodes, Hazel Booth, Elmer Warnock family, and Dorothy Stafford Hean travel to Washington and local students attend Washt L Jim Winker returns from a month away. E Wallin visits after Christmas while Mrs Sam Leffier dies suddenly, a rare event in Haskins, noted as a Christian life loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Rhodes
Rubio
Ss. E. Wallin
Sam Leffier
Haskina
Cloyce Benson
Virginia
Washington
Joy Zone Night Attracts Large Crowd In Iowa Town
Visitors from Washington and Fort Madison joined locals in Werdsville Crawfordsville for a Joy Zone event at the school house. The evening featured a minstrel show a crazy house a museum of punk arts a fishing pond a doll rack fortune telling and various booths with food and drinks. A new fire bell was installed earlier by the fire company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wfordsville
Crawfordsville
Twinam
Iowa City
Velma
Elwyn Davidson
H. B. Graham
Mac
Illinois
Mary McCall
Griffith
Washington
Lora Busby
Virgie Griffith
Clarence Young
Ft. Madison
Mercy Hospital
Robert
Margaret Wallen
Leonard Graber
Museum of Punk Arts
Agnes Oakley
Bessie Busby
Lois Davidson
Gertrude Scott
Zelda Blake
Lillie Griffith
Edith Lewis
Koch earns top honors at Chicago show with oats and clover seed
Geo H Koch, already prize winner for clover seed at Ames state shows, took third prize at the International show in Chicago and earned 13th with his oats entry. The Swishers of Chicago visit Brighton for Christmas, while Ralph Taylor returns from a wedding trip. Chapter A Q P E O members and friends held a covered dish party at Mrs Tom Brint’s home with fried chicken and assorted sides.
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Brighton
Geo. H. Koch
Ames
Chicago
United States
Canada
Raymond Swisher
Frank Swisher
Ralph Taylor
East
T. Thompson
Chapter A. Q. P. E. O
Tom Brint
Flower fragrance restoration by sugar solution claim
An old note suggests that once flower petals lose fragrance due to exhausted starch, immersion in a sugar solution may restore both starch formation and scent emission, claiming the perfume returns as quickly as the starch resumes.
Truth Behind the Rumors Unveiled in Boston Post
Readers learn how misstatements about a public figure were spread and confronted, stressing that falsehoods fade when the subject’s real record is presented. The piece reflects on rumor dynamics and the value of honesty in reporting.
Public Health Nurse Work Described For Community
The Iceal Red Cross outlines the public health nurse role extending beyond schools to homes. She conducts school health exams, follows up at home, aids in infection control, and teaches hygiene and sanitation to improve community health and school progress. Christmas seals funds support this health teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.e
Iceal Red Cross
United States
American Hospital Association
Canada
Iowa
Transfer Records Across The Street
Des Moines reports the annual transfer of state records from the governor's office to the archives in the historical building. By law records ten years old move to the archives each year, but this year the executive council allowed records dating to 1913 to be transferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State House
Executive Council
Women Direct More Than Five Percent of National Wealth
A historical note states that more than five percent of the nation’s wealth is controlled by women, highlighting a surprising share of economic power held by female earners and property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womer
Iowa County Fairs Hit Best Year in 1920
Iowa county and district fairs in 1920 showed record success with 94 fairs reporting to the Iowa Fair Manager Association. State aid totaled 118 013 dollars, attendance reached 1 795 873, and net profit across the 95 fairs stood at 202 442 dollars while expenses rose to 1 215 161 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Fair Manager Association
A. R. Corey
State Department of Agriculture
Stanberry
Masonry
Corey
Orse
Nineteen Iowa Grads Take Seats in State Legislature
Iowa City December report lists nineteen University of Iowa graduates who will serve in the thirty-ninth general assembly. Senators include Banta Campbell Dutcher Fraily Newberry Thompson Thurston. representatives Edson Smith Powers Doolittle Clark Springer Aldrich Weaver Calhoun Emory Kime Schulte. Also notes about nineteen thousand American women studying economics nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Cty
University of Iowa
General Assembly
Senate
George S. Banta
Machester
Edward H. Campbell
Creek
Charles M. Dutcher
Iowa City
Joseph R. Fraily
Fort Madison
Byron W. Newberry
Strawberry Point
Frank E. Thompson
Burlington
Lloyd L. Thurston
Osceola
House of Representatives
Charles W. Edson
Storm Lake
George A. Smith
Clinton
Leon W. Powers
Denison
Clyde H. Doolittle
Delhi
C. F. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Springer
Wapello
Charles S. Aldrich
Knoxville
J. B. Weaver
Des Moines
J. C. Calhoun
Keosauqua
Daniel A. Emory
Ottumwa
John W. Kime
Fort Dodge
H. H. Schulte
Manly
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Boston Post
THE
RED Cross
Journals
South Side Square
Transfer Records
Rotogravure
Tribune
Chicago Sunday Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Sunday Tribune
America
E. E. Greenfield
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