Gatherings Run Night of Social Events Across Town
A string of social occasions fills the week with meals, games, entertainment, and greetings. Beatrice Baird hosts a lively evening while Mary Shrock of Brighton is celebrated for her birthday with theater and luncheon. Families like the Carris and Benson host dinners for relatives and guests from nearby towns, and clubs hold parties with rock, bridge, and shared refreshments.
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Beatrice Baird
Rock
Flossie Pollock
Telephone Girls
Mary’ Shrock
Brighton
Miss Shrock
Cook's Tate
Hairy Rats Spark Debate Over Cold Storage Use
A Liverpool report notes rats in cold storage develop hair and cats used to kill them grow thicker fur. The finding prompts questions on applying cold storage for baldness, with calls for practical directions and potential artificial fur production through scientific use.
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Liverpool
Primitive living in Siam and its limited crafts
The article notes a minimal domestic market in Siam with no native skilled labor products for sale beyond crude adornments for women and simple woven fabrics. Local industries supply only essential needs while luxury goods are imported and the poor rely on inexpensive fabrics and imitation arts.
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Siam
Dust Necessary for Existence and Rainfall
The passage discusses the role of fine atmospheric particles in rainfall formation and daylight brightness. It notes that without these particles moisture would not condense, rainfall would vanish, and daylight would be less brilliant.
Man Spends 2b Days Shaving Without Mirror
An Indianapolis News item reports a German doctor’s patent claim about a man who shaved for fifty years. He spent 2b days of 12 hours each standing before no mirror with a taser in hand.
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Indiamapotis News
Annual Earth Disturbances
Global seismic activity averages around 4 000 earthquakes per year strong enough to be felt by people. The article notes the world experiences frequent tremors, highlighting widespread geologic instability and the daily impact on populated regions.
Presbyteria Regular Sunday Services and Week of Prayer
Regular services at the Presbyterian church begin with Sabbath school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 sermon by the pastor The Mission of the Master IV Preach Restoring of Light to the Blind Christian Endeavor at 6 Evening worship at 7 sermon Shadows Week of Prayer services begin next week Monday at 7 30 at the Baptist church Arthur R Oates Pastor Miss Bertha Hay Chorister Mrs C B Dougherty Organist
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The
Baptist Church
Arthur R. Oates
Bertha Hay
C. B. Dougherty
Sunday School Lesson Start by Dr. Robert W. Thompson
The Journal begins a series on Sunday school lessons by Des Moines minister Dr. Robert W. Thompson. The first article presents a modern interpretation of Scripture teachings relevant to current affairs and promises ongoing weekly installments.
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Robert W. Thompson
Des Moines
Thompson
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Fizabeth Bell
Hazel Porter
Miss Hay
Leslie Gates
Iowa Avenue
Progressive Rock
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A. A. Beekhblossom
Harold Perry
Waterloo
Frank Klein
Keda
Oeee O'loughlin
Ambus Japeth Louise Bu
Ralph Livingston
Mabel
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First United Presbyterian Church
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J. A. Hawthorn
Lee Sitwell
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T. S. EB. Club
Charles Wilson
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Wm. Miller
Will Saville
Will Stafford
Homer Kephart
Charlotte Ballard
Epworth League
West Chester Methodist Church
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Ruth Bauer
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Teresa Boyer
Clara Duvall
Lloyd
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Hazel
Duvall
Daryl Dayton
Walter Duvall
Mildred Craig
League
Esther
W. W. Bowers
Raymond Bowers
Vera Shoemaker
Luther Bowers
Second United Presbyterian Church
Kimmelshue
Tommy Wolfe
Curtis Wells
William Stewart
Helen Bishop
Alice Warnock
Jane Stewart
Alice Wolfe
Esther Conger
Rodney Mayhew
Alice Rowne
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Alma Huppert
Chas. Davis
Homer Coppock
Lansing
Michigan
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Eva Baker
Lone Tree
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C. H. Snyder
E. J. Lantz
Lantz
Gail Amsden
Falls
Joseph Snyder
H. A. Baker
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
H. Snyder
Standard Oil Company
Tipton
Army
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Terre Histe
Indiana
Proctor Baker
Love Tree
Roy Mallory
Hazel Snyder
Max McCormick
F. L. Bland
Letts
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Preeda Baker
W. B
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