Christmas Dinners and Dances Highlight Weekend
A Vessey family Christmas dinner nine miles from town featured roast goose and a decorated home with a large tree and music. Knights of Columbus hosted a Washington Concert Band dance at the Armory with 75 couples and a free midnight luncheon. The After Bridge Club at the Weblace Wes home celebrated with bridge, music, and socializing, as treasurer Mrs. Lou Stewart collected a 50 cent “amusement tax” from husbands.
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Vaneal Vessey
Scott Stout
Forrest
Gerald Ends
Thomas Vec
Louise
Arthur Sminth
Marie Glider
Romoia
Will
James
Leo Wesley
Armory
Knights of Columbus
Washington
Fred Mannharadt
PD. W. Mannhardt
Richmond
Brighton
Pleasant Pi In
Harper
L. H. Weblace Wes
Spa
Virginia Wallace
Vic
Statter
Lou Stewart
Christmas gatherings and a courthouse story hour in town
Community events span charity fundraising cash bonds for Armenian relief to wedding celebrations. Out-of-town guests attend the holiday gatherings while new interchurch story hours begin Saturdays at the Rest Room in the courthouse with no charges.
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Washington
Marion Anderson
Chcago
Otto P. Dede
New York
Burleson
Ruth
Springfield
Ilinois
George Dempsey
Sioux City
Iowa
Bea Wallace
Iowa City
Virginia Wallace
Vassar
Interchurch
Dew as Mariners Guide to Landfall
The article notes sailors seek tactile dew on deck as a landfall cue. Baftors rely on nature with a test of a wet deck despite clear stars and smooth seas. The ship’s crew use dew presence, saying it signals land within about thirty miles.
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Mother Nature
Women and leadership across nations and jobs in early era
A compilation of brief notes highlights women entering politics in Britain and India led by movements to curb disease and improve education. It notes Dutch colonial travel, nursing casualties, female professionals, thrift budgeting in St Paul, and women’s progress in Japan Sweden Canada Mexico and Nebraska with various social and educational milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Women to Force Normal Markets in Iowa
Des Moines reports state food and dairy commissioner W B Barney plans a statewide expansion of the I Won't Pay It club to organize county units of housewives and women buyers. He urges concerted protests against high prices to force markets back to normal. Women volunteers telephoned the office signaling aid and will be listed. Barney seeks state wide cooperation and a meeting after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. B. Barney
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Barney
Tote
Ficht
Iowa Republicans Meet in Des Moines Conference Day
A Republican conference for those supporting the party will be held in Des Moines at the new Work Dew Motape on Tuesday January 6. Attendees include Will T Hay, John T Adams, and state committee members. Sessions cover campaign plans with informal meetings during the day and a women’s meeting at 3 PM. A mass meeting at the Coliseum at 8 PM features Mr Hay and others. all are welcome.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Nawsop
Will T. Havg
National Republican Committee
John T. Adams
Iowa
National Committee
State Committee
Hays
Coliseum
Mays
Birds in jest over popular fowl and feather trade
A facetious speaker jokes that the most popular chickens today are those whose feathers must be bought for them, reflecting a humorous take on poultry fashion and trade.
Skunk Farming Boosts Value as Legal Protections Rise
Idaho and Washington skunk ranches ship hundreds of hides to create a market surge. Kenneth Simms of Walla Walla with 800 acres runs a large operation yielding about 25 000 dollars annually. a shipment of hides on a Chicago Northwestern line could net around 75 000 dollars. The legally protected breeding season now underpins fur demand.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Pocatello
Idaho
Walla Walla
Washington
Kenneth Simms
Y. W. A. Worker To Be Here Soon
Mrs. Cleora Lanham of Des Moines, an overseas YWCA worker, is expected January 8. She may give a public talk on her work. The article then urges healthy child nutrition focusing on regular meals, breakfast importance, limited sweets, and balanced diets for growth and digestion.
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Pearl Peterson
Arthur Torrey
T. F. Barker
Stanley Richardson
Ainsworth
A. P._ Peterson
Cleora Lanham
Des Moines
Young Women’s Christian Association
Christmas Day Hospitable Merriment in Grace Hill
Grace Hill correspondent reports a Christmas gathering at Paul Harvey home with W J Taylor and family from Washington and others sharing dinner of roast goose. Children enjoyed a decorated tree and gifts while neighbors Mrs Ed Libe and Mrs Adam Libe, the Engel family, Katharine Duxbeeum, and travelers from Des Moines and Wellston joined in festive visits and brief local updates.
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Grace Hill
W. J. Taylor
Leonard
Harvey Waggoner
Washington
Porter
Rhea
Clarence
Paul Harvey
Ed Libe
Old Aren
Adam Libe
Wes Engel
J. A. Lemsey
Brighton
Katharine Duxbeeum
H. A. Engel
Homer Porter
Des Moines
Merrie Dunbar
Austin Bower
Gilbert Hotle
Melmughno
N. L
Clara Engel
Paul Tarvey
Raber, Reaney
Well made sauces for delightful fish dishes
Fish is a nutritious protein and can rival meat when well cooked. Clean and dry dressed fish at home, salt well, and consider vinegar or lemon juice during cooking. Choose sauces that enhance flavor. several tested options include milk and egg, tomato, mustard, mét̂re d hotel, cucumber, and horseradish styles.
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Department of Agriculture
Indiana Agriculturat College
Birthdays Regulate Unions In Burmese Courtship
A fragment from Astin Moguszine discusses Burmese marriage customs where love matches are not primary. Parents consent dowry is set and astrology guides unions. Birth days and day-of-week beliefs determine compatibility and potential happiness for couples amid superstition.
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Burma
Bern
Yoose
Emmy
Elizabeth Cooper
Astin Moguszine
Are Bachelors Funny in Howe’s Monthly Reflection
The excerpt notes humor in bachelor life contrasted with old maid excuses about lovers dying. It cites E. W. Howe's Monthly, implying social satire on marriage and gender roles with a wry, period voice.
Optimistic Thought A Severing Fear of Many
A cryptic note discusses fear and restraint, suggesting an inevitable shaping of public mindset. It hints at collective caution and the weight of prevailing anxieties, framed as a looming psychological influence on behavior.
Select Friends Carefully For True Helpful Friendship
The piece counsels choosing friends who respect your need for personal time. True friends support your goals without pressuring you and help you pursue what matters for the future. They recognize your need to attend to your own affairs and invest effort accordingly.
Being Prejudiced
Noted quotation from Holbrook Jackson in Today on prejudice and the paradoxical charm and vexation women bring, reflecting on human bias and wit.
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Holbrook Jackson
Opinions Differ Spark Global Trouble
The quote from the Man on the Car in the Toledo Blade notes that differences in opinions fuel much of the world’s troubles. The remark frames disagreement as a central driver of conflict and social friction.
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Toledo Blade
Optimistic Thought Yet Harsh Truth of Reproach
A reflective note argues that hopeful thinking coexists with the sting of critical remarks, suggesting truth lies in blunt evaluation. The piece emphasizes resilience amid tough criticism and the value of honesty over comfort.
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Alma Hearne Holland
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India
Mia. Smith Brookhart
Ray Latchem
Rochester
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M. R. Gegan
Women’s Interchurch Committee
Court House
M. W. Keeley
Henry Hull
Jessie Stephens
Wilhelmina of Holland
Java
Aipan
St. Paul
Chelmsford
Maquoketa
Leprosy
Ruth Simpsom
Thiste
Japan
British Columbia
Sweden
Nippon
Nebraska
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