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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1931
Page
3
A county health nurse gives several candy recipes including Raisin Marshnatows and Apricot Confection using gelatin apricot juice orange juice and sugar. Directions cover soaking boiling and cooling steps plus rolling in sugar and chilling before cutting into squares.
The Women's Relief Corps met at the courthouse and reported relief totaling 78 dollars in the past month. Scrapbooks for Perkins Hospital Iowa City were prepared, and Christmas gifts amounting to 12 dollars were given to a Civil War veteran's daughter, a courthouse janitor, and a nurse at the Town's Soldiers' Home.
The Baptist church Young Women's Missionary Society meets Monday at 7 30 pm at the homes of Mrs. Thora Reynolds and Mrs. Nora Marsh near Benteco store. The Primary department hosts a Christmas party Tuesday at 2 30 pm with a program and a can food drive. The Methodist Youth group holds a North Pole party Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the church basement inviting young people and visiting college students home for holidays.
A paraphrased excerpt from Woman's Home Companion suggests women influence partners through care and practical support, emphasizing mutual growth and emotional guidance within relationships.
Mr and Mrs Paul Snakenbere are building a Dutch Colonial home on Mast Main street with eight rooms plus a south solarium. The design features brick and frame construction, oak finishes, ivory enamel kitchen, Masonite insulation, and a Green Colonial hotelier furnace. Architects Cedar Rapids Benjamin Sadler. local crew Marl Simpson contractor, D C Russell brickwork, Ream and Carson plumbing. Estimated cost 6500 to 7000 dollars.
Announcements note high school girls A and B glee clubs and boys glee club gathering at the Y at 8 p m Wednesday to go caroling. Loyal Sisterhood class meets at the Court House at 1 45 p m Wednesday to attend Mrs Taylor funeral with group. Royal Neighbors meet at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Nicola and Harmon’s to attend Mrs W J Taylor funeral.
Daughters of Veterans gather at the G. A. R. hall Wednesday at 1 30 p m to attend the funeral of Mrs J Taylor.
The text notes the nineteenth century industrial revolution arising from machinery, and the commercial revolution dated to the Standard Oil trust as the first major trust. It highlights the shift toward organized industry and trust formation in early modern capitalism.
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