Salvation Army Home Service Drive Planned in Washington County
Washington county sets a 1200 dollar quota for the Salvation Army home service fund appeal. The drive replaces traveling groups with a coordinated annual fundraising effort to support welfare relief and maternity hospital efforts in Des Moines and state headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvaion Army Home Service Fund
Washington County
J. C. Porter
Eastwood
Frank Sage
Milan Shields
Ab Anderson
Orville Elder
Mont Sery Fund
Salvation Army
Des Moines
Iowa
Home Service
Home Hotel Changes Hands on Wednesday
The Home Hotel changes ownership this Wednesday as Mr and Mrs Tom Schilling retire after years of service. New operators Mr and Mrs EF A Frazey take charge and plan to run to capacity with improvements for guests and permanent patrons. Frazey brings extensive hotel experience most recently from the Montrose Hotel in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Tom Schilling
Frog
A Frazey
Frazey
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Lodge Elects Officers At F. A. U. Meeting
Members gathered at Mrs. Ella Hout’s home for a routine meeting. Officers elected include Sadie E. Minick as P. P. Lloyd F Moothart as P. Viola Moothart as V. P. Clarence Jacob as treasurer Josie Schneider as chaplain Emma V. Jacobs as guide Helen Knecht as guard and Ed W. Grayson as trustee. Following the votes the group enjoyed a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Hout
Ed W
Grayson
Community cancels events to curb scarlet fever spread
Following guidance from county health director Dr. C W Stewart several meetings and entertainments are postponed or canceled to prevent scarlet fever spread. Sunday school services and Christmas events are deferred while other gatherings are trimmed. The Fox Theatre will deny entry to under fifteens for the week as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Stewart
Stewart
Health Department
Washington-Mt. Pleasant
Central Park
Fox Theatre
Ralph Pratt
Fox Theater
Pratt
Brighton Girl Dies From Scarlet Fever
Esther Cole eleven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cole of Brighton died at nine this morning from scarlet fever after a two week illness. The illness affected most of the family but none are now in danger. She left two sisters and four brothers. Funeral arrangements will be private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Esther Cole
Hugh Cole
Putnam to Close Out New York Store
A. E. Putnam owner of the New York Store will close stock by March 1. He traded the store for Florida timber land and will move to Florida with his sons to develop the tract. He may sell the store outright during winter while closing out remaining stock.
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A. E. Putnam
New York
Putnam
Florida
J. W. Warner
Mr. Putnam
Wreaths and holiday items at Peterson's Flower Shop
Local shoppers see holly wreaths and mistletoe at Peterson's Flower Shop with contact number 124. Advertisements urge Standard Oil products from Gray's Service Station in Ainsworth and local dairy requests. Several brief society notes mention visits and travel, including Mrs J R Branchflower of Jackson Michigan and Mr and Mrs J W Baker heading to Goodland Indiana. A 10:30 AM stat notes 1,554 Washington county autos registered. about 3,000 remain to be registered this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
London Woman Fined Over Seven Years of Dog Confinement
A London woman was fined for keeping a dog shut in one room for seven years without exercise. She claimed the dog suffered rheumatism and she could not take it out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hull Heads Medical Society in Washington County
Dr Henry C Hull was elected president of the Washington County Medical Society at the annual meeting in Dr C W Stewart's office. Dr J L Fry of Kalona was named vice president and Dr C A Boice secretary treasurer. Sixteen doctors attended, the largest turnout in years as Dr S W Huston demonstrated the Schick test for diphtheria susceptibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Hull
Washington County Medical Society
C. W. Stewart
J. L. Fry
Kalona
C. A. Boice
W. L. Alcorn
Ainsworth
Boice
Hull
Schick
S. W. Huston
Crawfordsville
Fry
C. W. Baker
Stanwood
R. J Davidson
Food Fingers and Flies Linked to Disease Spread
Iowa expert Jack Hinman Jr. warns that the three F's food fingers and flies drive typhoid dysentery and other ailments. Sanitation improvements have cut typhoid deaths from 17.2 in 1910 to 3.4 in 1922, but protection of water supplies and sewage disposal remain vital to health and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowacity
Jack J. Hinmann, Jr
State
Water Laboratory Division
Iowa State Board of Health
University of Iowa
Iowa
Tooman Leather Shop Showcases New Handbags for Ladies
Local retailer Tooman Leather Shop unveils a line of new ladies handbags. The display highlights fresh designs hoped to attract shoppers seeking stylish accessories.
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Tooman Leather Shop
Silver Tarnish Remover From Simple Kitchen Mix
To remove tarnish from silver, pour a quart of boiling water on a teaspoonful of salt and a teaspoonful of soda in a bright new aluminum pan. This solution cleans tarnish effectively with common household ingredients.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home Hotel
Lodge
Will
Peterson
Reister
Baird's
J. R. Branchflower
Jackson, Mich
Harry Dickerson
Leo Mangold
Detroit, Mich
Rodger Birdsall
Waterloo
Mrs
BE. T. Wickham
J. W. Baker
Goodland
Indiana
E. E. Marsh
Gray's
Holly
Ford
Ford Car Exchange
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Vais
Frank L. Wilson & Co
East Side Square
Michael Rung
Sherman Bros., Drug Co
Eppel
Floyd Ellis
White Yard
Cyrus Birka
DU Roc
Ernest Carlson
Jewett Six
Jonathan
Grimes Golden Apples
R. Produce Co
Martin Weston
Orba McChurch
Washington
Wellman
Jesse Campbell
T. W. Hunter
Ma+ con county
J. L. Terrell
Calloo
Rhode Island
Red Roosters
Woodstock
Victor
Jas. Ralston
Keota
Dougherty Bros
Barclay Cash Grocery
W. A. Wilson
L. D. Noes
Stanley Miller
Mutual Life Ins. Co
N. Y. Tel
Warner Finance Corporation
F. & M. Bank
Washington Rendering Works
Arnold
Franklin Center School House
Square
Jersey
Boyd Berdo
Clark and Enslin
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Whitman
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McNamara’‘s
McElhinney’s
McElhinney
McWlhinney’s
Wolf Floral Co
Atchison’s
New
York
Lanpher Coats
Lanpher, Skinner & Co
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Klein Klothing Kompany
C. E. Plumly
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