Local society notes highlight travel and visits in Iowa towns
Miss Anna Reiner returns to Moline from her parents home while Mrs. M. E. Siberts travels to Marengo to be with daughter Hazel teaching there. Several others including Nellie Ryan Helen Woods Aurilla Mayhew and families visit Des Moines Columbia Mo Cedar Rapids and Oska loosa. D. J. Gates heads to Jacksonville Fla with St Louis friendsfor winter months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Siberts
Marengo
Iowa
Hazel
Nellie Ryan
J. P. Ryan
Oskaloosa
8. A. White
Owen Wilson
Des Moines
Robert McCall
Helen Woods
Stephens College
Columbia
J. P. Woods
H. E. Draper
Hugh
W. C. Mayhew
Anna Lovelett
Cedar Rapids
al Horsey
Aurilla Mayhew
Penn College
Ed Mayhew
D. J. Gates
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Louis
Local residents visit, travel, and shop around town
Keota resident Miss Kate Glover spent time with Mrs. Sue Lytle and visited Wyman. Families travel to Brighton, Des Moines area, and Florida for events and winter stays. Numerous notes mention Lemmon's Pharmacy sales, Christmas Savings, and visits by Ed Colton, Edgar Whetstine, and others to Washington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Glover
Keota
Sue Lytle
Wyman
Lorna Doone Mention Spurs Davenport Student Return
Rose Wheelan of Immaculate Conception academy Davenport returns after holiday with family at Wheelan home. The note praises a cleaning service Washington Cleaners claiming they clean things right and bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Wheelan
Immaculate Conception Academy
Davenport
Thomas Wheelan
Washington
Record High Vessel Passage Through Panama Canal In 1922
The Panama Canal reported 2,977 vessels passed the waterway in 1922, surpassing 2,814 in 1921. Tolls collected reached $12,573,407, marking the first year with a monthly average exceeding one million dollars since opening.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Pa Ideals and Angels Reflect in a Father Son Moment
A Boston Transcript style line contrasts a father and son with a philosophical quip about idealists. The exchange frames the idea of idealism as a youthful belief, lightened by a humorous suggestion about angels.
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Boston Transcript
Medirected Energy and Tanking Noted for Mixing Menace and Cake
An odd Washlucton Evening Star column claims many girls spend time on phonograph discs instead of learning to bake buckwheat cakes. The piece plays with slang and unclear references to social habits.
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Washlucton Evening Star
Inherited Fortunes and Personal Earned Wealth
A reflective note quotes Goethe on earning what you inherit from your fathers, urging self-made achievement before claiming ownership. It frames wealth as something earned rather than merely inherited.
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Goethe
Diamonds at Dykeman's Gulch Spark a Three Partner Pact
In a tale of prospecting ambition Bruce Beresford teams with John Brazelton and Vaclav Polski after Polski spots a diamond glow in a remote cliff face at Dykeman's Gulch. A dangerous ascent yields a dozen gems and a promised fortune, with ties of gratitude and hope for home.
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Rhodes
John Brazelton
Dykeman's Gulch
Bruce Beresford
Vaclav Polski
Beresford
Prazelton
Dykeman’s Gulch
Ethel Rayner
Polski
Brazelton
Ethel
Almourer
Chicago Police Arrest Girl Bandit Leader
Elizabeth Sullivan twenty one confessed leader of five youthful bandits, charged with participating in about seventy five hold ups and robberies in Chicago. Two gang members are jailed. police seek three more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iil
Elizabeth Sullivan
Where Napoleon Was Wrong Gas Use in the United States
The article argues Napoleon erred by opposing gas calling it a folly while noting gas now lights heats and cooks for about 48 million Americans. It frames gas as a modern utility reshaping daily life and energy practice in the United States.
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Napoleon
United States
Translations of A Mighty Fortress Across Regions
A musical authority notes the hymn has been translated into 82 languages in Europe, 82 in Africa, 283 in Asia, seven in Malaysia and Oceania, and six in the Western hemisphere. The count highlights global reach and regional variation of Martin Luther's hymn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Luther
God
Europe
Africa
Asia
Malaysia
Oceania
Hemisphere
The Fate of Ananias Reportedly Ends in Death
A grim note concerns Ananias who allegedly lied about his gulf score and faced fatal consequences. No further details are provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ananias
Gulf
Also Mentioned on This Page
FOX
William Duncan
Edith Johnson
Dan Mason
Madge Jellemy
John Bowers
Frank Keenan
John Shield
Pione
East Washington St
Llouse
Civeen
Washington, Lowa
Nsice
Schulty Motor Co
Lupton Bow Veteers
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Nyal
Huskey
McElhinney Drug Co
Arch Best
Oxfords
Wilson's
Anna Reiner
Moline
Joe Reiner
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Lorna Doone
S. S. Wright
Masons
Rebekahs
Lyon's
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Theod
J. M. Shields
Josephine
Denver
Colo
John Shields
Floyd Tower
Dale
Brighton
Lyon'’s
Dolla
Lemmon
Washington National Bank
Ie. Hunter
Filmington
A. Hunter
P. J. Etter
Osteopath
Arthaud
Lemmon's
Tou
Ed Colton
Lee Colton
Or Cotter
Edgar Whetstine
Haskins
George Hammond
Ruth
Crawfordsville
W. H. Hammes
Harper
Russell Cummings
Riverside
F. A. Skubal
Haskine
C. L. Shanafelt
Seymour
Town
South Second Avenue
R. D. Page
West Chester
Dan Rohrer
Lester Sigmund
W. A. Farris
Creston
Kalona
Thompson
Fairfield
Dr. R. H. Dean
Sam Knapp
Tampa
St .Petersburg
Florida Plaints
Burrell Keck
Wmr
CC. M. Keck
Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
J. A. Harwood
Miami
Florida
Frank Graves
Silver Bluff
C. H. Guther
JL. W. Matthess
Matthess
Your Christmas Savings Club
Maki
Washington National
Washington County
Western Newspaper Union
Kimberly
Cape Town
C. M. & F. Clothing Co
la Salle
la Salle Coal
W. W. Wilson
The
Stuart Hotel
Ben
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