Local News Arch Best Oxfords and Visits
Mrs A C White traveled to Ainsworth to visit her daughter Mrs G W Marr. Mildred Kafka visited relatives in Pleasant Plain. Mildred Stewart returned to Chicago after staying with her parents. Lester Duke left for Grinnell College to resume studies. Verle Gallecher and Roger Sherman returned to Monmouth College after visits home.
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A. C. White
Ainsworth
G. W. Marr
Mildred Kafka
Pleasant Plain
Mildred Stewart
Chicago
Mrs. C. W. Stewart
Lester Duke
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Verle Gallecher
Roger Sherman
Monaouth College
Mise Phianna Sutton
Des Moines
Local Residents Brighten Day With Travel and Visits
Miss Ruth Wolfe traveled to Davenport after a visit at the Wolfe home. Mrs. John Clegg of Ainsworth shops in Washington today. Mrs. J. A. Lemley returns to Brighton after visiting Mrs. Jake Lemley. Miss Edna Klein goes to Mt. Pleasant to teach at Iowa Wesleyan College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wolfe
Davenport
Wolfe
John Clegg
Ainsworth
Washington
Edna Klein
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
A. J. Ahrens
Fremont
P. G. Ahrens
Local notices from Washington Iowa Christmas season
Community briefs list travel to colleges and hometown visits for residents from Washington Iowa during Christmas. Students and family members, including Laura Busby, Minnie Conner, Sarah Grimes, Esther Welsh, Dorothy Warnock, Ruth Palmer, and others, return or depart for Ames Des Moines Keokuk Monmouth and Boxholm. Local bankers and merchants publish ad like notes and staff changes.
Dorothy's Debut Piano Triumph and Mixup
Dorothy Clifford makes her public piano debut at Claridge hall with fiance Eustace in attendance. A misdirected entrance and silent first performance contrast with a triumphant encore after she plays in room 4, later revealed as the National Association of Deaf Mutes audience.
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Dorothy Clifford
Cloridge Hall
Lustace
Cloridge
Oits
Doret
Matty
Eustace
Pines
Rusty
Dorothy
Dore
Dorothy Colford
Doroth
Clifford
Claridge Hall
Miss Clifford
Claridge
Toon 4
National Association of
De @Mutes
Birds and owls storing food and unusual pecker caching
The text describes an eagle owl gathering varied prey for mates and young. It notes peasantry using the bird as Elijah’s ravens and hints at tales of ptammigan storing berries underground. It claims woodpeckers cache acorns in drilled holes and suggests their diet may rely on a certain larva found inside wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah
Adorer I Declares Sacrifice for Love
A fragmentary verse expresses an ardent vow of devotion and willingness to sacrifice wealth for love. It juxtaposes a pledge of eternal affection with a warning against any slight from the beloved.
Large Corporations Boost Capital Stock in 1922 Stock Dividends
The New York report shows several hundred firms increased their capital stock by over 2 billion dollars in late 1922 through stock dividends. Standard Oil affiliates led with large increases, spanning industries from banks to cotton mills and manufacturing. The move followed Gulf Oil and other big firms capitalizing surpluses, aiming to spread wealth to shareholders while avoiding cash outlays.
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New York
Standard Oil
Whitin Machine Works
Boston
Gulf Oil Company
New Jersey
Gulf Oi Company
Pennsylvania
Andrew L. Mellon
Treasury
Mellon
Standard of
Standard Oil of
Wall Street
Switzerland
Great Britain
Local residents return from holiday visits across states
Mrs Carl Roberts and daughter Mary return from Ypsilanti Michigan while Mr Roberts remains in Colorado. Edward Wheelan returns to University of Iowa Iowa City after holidays with his father George Wheelan. Mr and Mrs Ben Adams visit Keota and parental Adams home. Lloyd Edgar family return from Morning Sun. Dorothy Lovette returns home from Monmouth and Galesburg. Eunice Green arrives from Middletown after holidays. R L McGugin and cousin Vinta Paul visit Fairfield. Eleanor Walker returns to Corydon to resume teaching in the Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Roberts
Mary
Yipsilanti, Michigan
Roberts
Colorado
Edward Wheelan
Iowa City
University of Iowa
George Wheelan
Ben Adams
James Clark
Keota
Adams
R. L. McGugin
Vinta Paul
Fairfield
Eleanor Walker
Corydon
Ceaseless Loom of Life Quote by Beecher
A line from Henry Ward Beecher about life’s unending cycle as day turns to night and returns to dawn, asserting that the loom of life continually weaves no matter the hour. The image emphasizes persistence and continuity across time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Statistical Nets
In New York, the city of opportunities, a watch is pawned every 45 seconds as a snapshot of urban life and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City of Opportunities
Atchison Globe
Easy Method of Fishing on Andean Streams
Bolivian natives of the eastern Andes prepare juice from a tree to stupefy fish in streams making them easier to capture on land. The practice is noted as a traditional fishing technique used by local communities.
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Andes
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Stephens College
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Esther Welsh
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Burlington
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Dorothy Warnock
Rock Island
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Eva Herr
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Oneita
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Monmouth
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Lewis Warren
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Boxholm
John Libe
John A. Gibson
Clarissa
Valley Junction
Manton M. Hebner
Phillips Drug Store
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Keokuk
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Warneke
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Moulton
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Udell
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Galesburg
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Ing
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East Washington St
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