Luscious Christmas Foods Recipes Shared At Fortnightly Club
Readable notes from the Fortnightly Club American Home department Christmas meeting at Mrs. J. B. Wrights include Palmer House Salad with Philadelphia cream cheese and currant jelly, Divinity candy, Meat Balls, Pineapple Salad, Sunshine Salad, Chocolate Angel Food Cake, Cranberry Rug Mold, Pepper Nuts, Angel Sponge Cake, Cranberry Cocktail, and other festive recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Home Department
J. B. Wright
Palmer House
Graves
Philadelphia
Berg Speaks On Book Publishing At Fortnightly Club
Miss Mathilda Berg shares intimate publishing house experiences at a Fortnightly Club meeting with a large women’s group. Guests included Mrs. Sue Mauthe Mrs. J. A. Taylor and Mrs. Jennie Acheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Huber
Mathilda Berg
New York
Sue Mauthe
J. A. Taylor
Jennie Acheson
Carrie Kyle
Cranberry Spread Recipes and Early Windmill Note
Cranberry spread recipes include Cranberry-Apple with cranberries oranges apples and sugar from Mrs Harlan McCreedy and Miss Tina Shields plus Bohemian Cranberry Sauce from Mrs C J Karel with raisins and walnuts. A Virginia windmill note states the first windmill was built at Windmill Point on the James River in 1621 by Governor Sir George Yeardley.
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Harlan McCreedy
Tina Shields
Miss Shields
Virginia
Windmill Point
James River
George Yenardley
Rotarians Hear Dr F C Witzigman Speak on Internationalism
Dr F C Witzigman urged Rotarians to promote internationalism and goodwill to prevent another war. He warned that European distrust and armament prior to World War I nearly destroyed civilization, calling for tolerance and peace. The program also featured humorous stories by Harold Montgomery Frank L Wilson Tap Lund and Orville Elder.
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Rotary
Europe
Gretter
Witzigman
Harold Montgomery
Frank L. Wilson
Tap Lund
Orville Elder
Aphorisms on the Wisden of Life by Schoenhauser
A line from Aphorisms on the Wisden of Life notes that ordinary people ponder how to spend time while a man of intellect seeks to use it. The quotation contrasts common leisure with purposeful focus.
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Schoenhauser
Knights of Columbus event entertains 125 in Columbus
About 125 people attended a Fathers and Sons program at the Knights of Columbus hall in Columbus. Rev. P. Mo McDermott of Atlantic Iowa, state KC chaplain, gave the principal address. Guests included Monsignor William Shannahan and state officers Des Moines Iowa City and Washington speakers, with a St. James supper featuring fried chicken.
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Knights of Columbus
Kk. ¢. Hall
Fathers and Sons
Order
P. Mo McDermott
Atlantic
Iowa
St. James Church
William Shannahan
Iowa City
Attay Conley
Des Moines
J. H. ()Donnell
Washington
van Wauss
Richmond
Clem Boye
St. James
Fairfield Man Faces Bill of Particulars In Murder Case
Ray Hansen appeared before Judge George Dashiell in district court as his attorney R. C. Leggett filed a motion for a bill of particulars seeking a specific charge for the murder of a motorcycle policeman.
Iowa Federation seeks oldest mother to honor nation
The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs will search for Iowa's oldest mother and send the nation’s oldest mother to Washington on May Day to honor motherhood and Mary Ball Washington. Reports go to Mrs. H. C. Gratiot at 195 Fremont Street, Dubuque.
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Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iowa
United States
Washington
Mary Ball Washington
George Washington
H. C. Gratiot
Fremont Street
Dubuque
Christmas party gathers nineteen for neighborhood club
A Christmas exchange drew nineteen attendees in a neighborhood gathering. The hostess served refreshments with help from Mrs. Richard Johnson and Mrs. Edna Flynn. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Fred Bey. continuous tone of small town club events.
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Winnie Palmer
Kathryn Latta
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Ghandi
India
Elliot Grayson
O’henry
Carol Forgey
Christopher Morley
Harriet Barrett
Santa Claus
Mrs. Palmer
Fred Rohrer
Barbara Sawyer
Mark West
Mary Minick
Mathilda Berg
Eunice Acheson
Ing
Richard Johnson
Edna Flynn
Fred Bey
Fruit Cookies for Christmas Gifts from Mrs. M. D. Bickford
Mrs. M. D. Bickford offers a Christmas cookie recipe that yields 4 dozen treats. The dough combines sugar, shortening, milk, pastry flour, and spices with ground fruit, nuts, and candied pineapple, citron, and cherries, shaped by teaspoonfuls on greased tins and baked in a moderate oven.
Women Sign Petitions for World Court Entry and Disarmament
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs reports an extended deadline to Christmas for signing petitions requesting U.S. entry into the World Court and global disarmament. Local club women are urged to recruit all club members and neighbors, framing the effort as patriotic and vital to peace.
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World Court
Iowa Federation of Women
Frederick Weitz
Iowa Club Woman World Court
United States
Iowa
Peace with Security Sought by Arm Limitation Edict
Women worldwide circulate petitions to push arms limitation as a path to peace. Britain reports over a million signatures and the Netherlands lists more than two million in support.
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Great Britain
Holland
Women hold two fifths of federal government jobs
A World War II era note from Women’s Home Companion states that two-fifths of federal government positions are occupied by women. The statistic highlights female participation in government work during wartime.
Vick Plan Promises Fewer Colds at Home
An advertisement promotes Vicks VapoRule along with Vicks Nose and Throat Drops. Used together as directed, they claim to lessen the number and severity of colds in the home and reduce the family Col ds Tax in money time and health.
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Vicks
Vick
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E. E. Stutsman
James Swift
Joe Wright
M. E. Dicken
Richard McCleery
Telatin
Ben Briley
M. C. DeLong
Fred L. Moore
Schuyler Livingston
Angel Food
Viss Berg
Della Laser
H. S.C
Dee
Della Lasek
Highland Social Club
Highland Center School
Belle McCreedy
Club
NOBLE
Noble Grand Circle
Merle Bailey
Roy Mallory
Tom Dewis
Oscar Jugenheimer
Fred Diller
Dr. F. C. Witzigman
Er. F.C. Witzigman
M. E. Church
Sonny Boy
Mayo
Pastry Shop and Bakery
West Side
Columbus Knights
Rothschild’s
Washington State Bank
Commercial Bank
M. D. Bickford
Uncle Sam
Vick Plan
Penney
Penney’s
Penney's
J.C
Penney Coo
West Side Square
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