Busy Society round of New Year gatherings and club events
The town nosed into 1922 with a string of society entertainments. Mrs McFarland hosted twelve for a New Year goose dinner. Miss Anna Rein er of Moline visited. Fortnightly Music Club met at Mrs Max Marble with eighteen in attendance. U S Club celebrated Mrs Henry Minick's forty third wedding anniversary with games and a three course dinner. Mr and Mrs Preston Hoover hosted friends in Wellston with child friendly activities. Pythian Sisters held a regular meeting with officer installations. LiMiah Stiethaster attended a party at M J Redlinger home and other out of town guests included Herman Berg of Fairfield and Ernest Casey of Pulaski. Bachelor Maids club members gathered for luncheon in town. Diamond Club surprised Mr and Mrs R D Page at Lester Sigmunds with oyster stew and later a “hard time” party with guests including Milt Dayton and Dan Rohrer. C O C West Chester held Christmas exchange at Mrs Carl Voorhees with new officers installed and gifts exchanged. T S club and husbands enjoyed a New Year party at Mr Willits home marking his tenth anniversary with a festive dinner and elaborate decor. D A R met at Mrs H M Shaver to review membership and programs and plan Washington's Birthday dinner. New Year party hosted by Mrs W H McAvoy featured 26 guests with a toast, games, piano solos, and a prize for a T-shaped cardboard construction.
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LiMiah’ Stiethaster
Winona
Minnesota
M. J. Redlinger
Diamond Club
R. D. Page
Lester Sigmund’s
Lester Sigmund
Milt Dayton
Dan Rohrer
Lee Longford
Jim Walker
Frank McAvoy
Clarence Plummer
Mollie Tierney
Walter Leesman
West Chester
Carl Voorhees
Nash
Crayne
Forinash
T. S
Mel Cloth Willite
South Fourth Avenue
Willits
Euveste
Glen Willits
Daughters of the American Revolution
H. M. Shaver
Iowa Avenue
Shaver
W. R. Mount
J. E. Lemmon
Enterprise School
Iowa Benner
Lexington
W. H. McAvoy
East Seventh Street
BE. O. W. Club
Alfred Johnson
Myrtle Carbaugh
Velma Brewer
Mr. Johnson
Musterole advertised remedy for colds and aches
Musterole is promoted as a blister free mustard oil remedy for colds bronchitis sore throat stiff neck pleurisy rheumatism lumbago croup asthma neuraglia congestion and joint pains. It claims quicker relief with a warm tingle and cooling sensation and lists 35c and 65c jars and tubes.
The Way of the Triffer Parody Note
A satirical quip on triffin and distance uses a humorous phonetic mockery of speech. It plays on the idea that the further one travels the farther heaven seems. It attributes the line to a jocular sayin by a mock constitutional voice.
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Ajanta Constitution
Tribute to Farmers Quote by Daniel Webster
A historic quote honors farmers as the founders of human civilization. It notes that tillage begins before other arts and underlines agriculture as civilization’s root. Daniel Webster’s words are presented as a concise tribute.
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Daniel Webster
Community Groups Plan Thursday Meetings Across Town
Numerous clubs and societies schedule Thursday gatherings with hosts Mrs. George Teas Mrs. C L Meye Mrs. Robert Maxwell and others The Rural Women's club Rebekah and Friendly Bible class meet in the afternoon or evening with leaders named Names include Rev Oates Mrs Hamp ton Mrs Haifley and Mrs A B Brown The calendar lists W O W KR hall and K C hall events with times and locations.
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Independent Club
Robert Maxwell
Rural Women's Club
J. N. Phillips
Community church notes and women’s club meeting notices
A pastor-led church group calls all members to a regular meeting to install officers. Ainsworth BE chapter plans a Friday January 5 session at 7 30 with officer installation. Cedar township women organize an home economics course with Miss Talcott from Ames. an all-day session starts at 10 00 with self-pressed lunches, coffee free, inviting interested township ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Woten
Cedar Township
Lesington Church
Use Farm Bureau
Talcott
Ames
The Hardest Part of Alexander’s Fall from Power
Birmingham News sketches a dramatic view of Alexander the Great dying in rage after conquering the world while seeking indemnity. The piece hints at regal hubris and a fatal end tied to wealth claims and imperial pride.
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Alexander
Birmingham
Als
Worthy of Friendship in Everyday Life
The passage extols friendship earned through living rightly and doing good deeds. It emphasizes striving for the best, behaving as one should, and deserving friends who are truly worthwhile.
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Leslie McFarland
Anna Reiner
Moline
Max Marble
U. S
Henry Minick
Mrs
Preston Hoover
Wellston
Mrs. Hoover
Knights and Sisters
Lenora Minick
Myrtle Pool
Lillie Simmering
Maude Applegate
Dot Wells
Grace Zimmering
Edith Mallory
Jesse Means
Emma Jones
Maud Schmoeller
Kanna Heyes
Bachelor Maid Club
Doll Dede
Birdie Guthrie
W. M. Keeley
South Town Avenue
Washington
D. A. Ft
Charles Speer
M. ©. Dicken
Poinsettia Lab
George Teas
Havre
Morrison
W. RR. C
Rebekah Club
Merc. A. E. Powers
Hoyay
Isabel Minick
Rebekah
Missionsary Society of the Christian Church
Roy Hampton
Haifley
the Presbyterian Church
Rev. Oates
K. C. Hall
Cos of
Wet Chester
Ralph Bauer
Pauline
Fats
Women's Missionary Society
First United Presbyterian Church
W. McLaughlin
the Baptist Church
Frank Sage
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
A. BE. Brown
Women's Missionary Society of the Second United Presbyterian Church
Ebner
Lem Cherry
C. P. Jones
Delphia Howard
Iowa
Kentucky
Chevrolet Agency
THE
Iowa Tire Company
W. A. Stewart, Mgi
SI. BE. Corner Square
Washington, Towa
H. I Ward & Company
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