Messiah at the M. & Church Captures Local Christmas Spirit
Correspondents report a Rev Casale man with family and Miss Vivint Booth and Cecil Cole attending a Messiah at the M. Church last Sunday afternoon. Names like Mia Meredith and Beulah visit Washington, while Frank Kinbree and Opal Godlove call on news in Washington. Students return home for holiday vacation from Washington High School. Stock cars were shipped locally and Mrs. Mathers has been listed as out sick for several days. Hazel Booth returns from the airfield for the holidays.
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Cox
Leslie McGreedy
Dale Ebner
Farrington
Ralph Stafford
Washington
Washington High School
Boughton
Hazel Booth
Thurada
Christmas activity and small-town updates in Nira Iowa
Christmas shopping fills the town as residents share greetings. A newborn daughter arrives for the Pleckers while buildings and repairs occur, a baby funeral takes place in Keota, and families visit Washington for Christmas programs. Rural schools prepare tree displays and concerts amid community news of sales and visits.
Keiper returns home after appendicitis operation in Iowa City
W H Keiper recently underwent an appendicitis operation at an Iowa City hospital and returned home Saturday evening. The M E and Baptist Sunday schools plan a Christmas program and tree at the M E church Saturday evening. United Presbyterians also schedule a program at their church. Relatives report the marriage of Aileen Freeland to Mak Holy at Bristow Oklahoma, with Thela having lived here previously. A three act comedy by the high school faculty with Ear Davis and Chas Mullen was well received Tuesday night. The city water tower nears completion as workers persist in cold weather to bring Ainsworth’s water system up to standard.
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Ainsworth
W. H. Keiper
Iowa City
M. E
Baptist
United Presbyterians
Aileen Freeland
John Freeland
Bristow Okla
Thela
Ear Davis
Chas. Mullen
High Schol Auditorium
Washington
Nother
W. St
Maple Grove News Notes and Local Greetings
In Maple Grove Dec 20 a phono graph song pleased readers as a Hawaiian record was described as a special order needing consent. Mrs. Elder’s help, Marion township readers, and Havre’s Mrs. Putnam are mentioned along with news of Clem Chaulapa’s serious surgery in Washington hospital.
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Maple Grove
Elder
Marion Township
Marion Township. Meeting Mrs. Putnam
Havre
Mary Chaulapa
Clem Chaulapa
Washington Hospital
Obituary notes and community life insights from a local paper
A long roster of local concerns described in fragmentary form includes obituaries, health struggles, property matters, and community events. The piece mentions an obituary of W. St. Jeffrey, health issues from poisoning to cancer, and family life scenes. It also notes weather variation, a farm dog getting a year of life, and upcoming Ford events, church programs, and seed potato experiments.
Spectator Space Expanded Across Metropolis Stadium Plan
The 1925 plan increases seating for baseball and football amid new arenas in four large venues including Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium and Ebbets Field. Columbia’s Baker Field and a 460 yard track will host track boxing and football as work begins next spring with openings likely in 1925.
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Tet Presa
Oughout
Ecpeelalius
Scordhia
Hool
Hool, College and Athletic Club
Encooures
ike—Polo
Yankee Stadion
Ebbets Field
Baker
Columbia
Yankee
Learcue
Palo
New York Giants
Brooklyn National League
Baker Field
118Th Streets
Broadway
Cal
Yankee Stadium
Navy
Wayne area social notes reflect travel and family visits
Lawrence Krantz left for a two week visit with relatives in Galesburg Seaton and Alma Illinois. Mr and Mrs C R Miller spent Sabbath at the Glen Huston home near Crawfordsville. John Krantz brought home sixty head of shoots bought from Louie Renner. Mr and Mrs Charles Crissinger and Allan visited relatives in Olds Monday. Mr and Mrs Frank Sands Mr and Mrs Clarence Moorhead Wallace and Gladys Carson shopped in Washington Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Jesse Neff of Wayland spent today with daughter Mrs Earnest Zickefoose.
Age Old Superstitions Stir House Rules
A bygone note recounts fears of peacocks feathers and indoor umbrellas as bad luck. Spilling salt is treated as a disaster and the remedy is singing a pinch to the fairies over the left shoulder.
Nicola Days Restaurant Purchased by J C Nicola
J C Nicola of Kinross has bought the restaurant just south of the city water and light plant from Johnson and Oswalt after ten months of operation. The sale aims to continue strong patronage for the new owner.
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J. C. Nicola
Kinross
City
Johnson and Oswalt
Gull Flotilla Returns to Thames Embankment Wintering
London sees thousands of sea gulls back along the Thames Embankment for the first time in years. The birds winter on riverfront nooks under bridges and in building caves. City authorities run a daily feeding time, with crowds offering scraps.
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London
English Channel
Thames Embankment
1921 US personal crisis reports total rise to 15000
A Prudential analysis of 1921 data shows 15000 deaths by own action in the United States, with a rising share misclassified as accidents. Cities like San Diego and San Francisco report record rates, while women favor poisoning and asphyxiation patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick L. Wofhoan
Prudential Life Initranive Company of America
Hoffman
Tomthow
San Diego
Cal
San Francisco
Spokane
Wash
Jos Angeles
Westcoast
Newport
Hst
St Eleen
Drilling and Boring Distinctions in Tool Work
In a machine shop and carpentry, drilling makes a new round hole using a rotating drill and pressure. Boring enlarges an existing hole, while cutting a circular groove with a brace and bit is boring in carpentry but drilling in metal.
Four Year Old Cheese Sold After Extended Aging
A fragment notes an Italian cheese bed grid sold only after aging for four years. The brief implies a strict aging requirement and marks a traditional cheese production step observed in Italian dairies.
The Birth of Jesus Christmas Lesson Reflections
A devotional meditation for December 24 on Luke 2 8 20 speaks of angels shepherds and the birth of the Saviour. It contrasts heavenly messages with earthly doubt urging faith and gratitude toward the Gift of God and peace on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searth
Isaiah
Farmers Credit Bill Urged By Chicago Board Of Trade
A Chicago Board of Trade resolution calls for swift action on a farm credit bill to aid farmers, arguing agriculture is worth seventy ten million dollars and the nation could suffer if farmers remain unrelieved. Separately in Belgrade a 15 million dollar arms credit was approved by the National Assembly for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Congress
Belgrade
Serbia
Mall
National Assembly
Imported Peruvian sheep eyed to boost British wool
London reports several imported Merino inspired sheep from Peru as Britain tests fine wool potential. Industry leaders in Northern England hope to breed a wool grade rivaling South American merino. Success could shift flocks toward finer breeds and raise prices, potentially replacing current British stock.
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Associated Press
London
Peru
British Isles
England
South America
Fire Destroys Three Buildings in Dubuque
A fire of unknown origin partially destroyed three buildings in Dubuque. The loss is estimated at eighteen thousand dollars.
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Dubuque
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Bill Hanley
Emery Miller
Russell Pleckers
Lyle Eckhart
Ira Adkin
Keota
Loren Longwell
Pulvers
Muriel Mattison
Russell Plecker
Clifford Curl
Dewey Hanley
Earl Sanders
le Roy Rowe
Owa
Shep
Mettle Ag No
Sheps Neek
Ford
Journal
Law
Dakota
Richmond Camp
Wayne
Nicola Days Restaurant
U.S
San Dia
Paige
TRE
Schulty Motor Car CO
Bethlehem
Moses
David
Ures
Jein
Gok
S Fc
Washington Oil Co
Graham Theater
Washington Loan and Trust Co
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