Society Notes of Frequent Local Gatherings and Dinner
The B O W held its first regular meeting at Mrs Alfred Johnsons home with eight members and two guests. Mrs John Zook and son hosted a six oclock dinner for the Arnolds leaving soon for California. The Fortnightly club Child Study Department met with Mrs Louie Jones to discuss corrective speech and related topics. Mr and Mrs Leigh H Wallace hosted a six thirty dinner party with Virginia and guests, featuring a heroically cooked turkey and Christmas candy discussed amid wide-ranging topics.
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Alfred Johnson
Gus Bramer
Nora Bowers
Brunswick
Sadie McAvoy
Lena Kephart
John Zook
Leslie
Rodney Arnold
California
Ed Zook
Lloyd Arnold
Clyde Dawson
Karl Zook
Roy Zook
Louie Jones
Howard Crozier
W. F. Bickle
A. W. Crow
Leigh H. Wallace
Virginia
Wallace
Young Doctor Claud Returns to Lovell Practice
In Lowell, the son of the famed Dr Claud returns to take over his father’s legacy. A comic mix up over a medicated draught leads to a romance with Miss Mary Denton as the two families watch Claud’s budding medical career unfold in Lovell.
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Claud Arthur Sherwin
Johns Hopkins
Lowell
Claud
Lovell
Dr. Claud
Dr. Glaud
Mary Denton
Mary
Miss Mary
Emeralds Boom as Princess Mary Receives Square-Cut Ring
London dispatch reports the royal engagement ring featuring a square-cut emerald triggers a market surge. Prices rise as emeralds, even flawless stones, fetch higher sums than diamonds with instances of .70 to 800 pounds per carat for prime stones.
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Mary
England
London
Geographical Situation Counts in Nation’s Foundation
The institutions of a country depend in great measure on the nature of its soil and situation. The manners of its inhabitants are in various ways modified by its position.
Burden of Riches and the Weight of Wealth
The excerpt reflects on the heavy burden tied to wealth including the care of obtaining riches fear in keeping them temptation in using them guilt in abusing them sorrow in losing them and finally the burden of accountability to even the score.
Market mood tilts by a man’s market side
A whimsical line from Uncle Eben notes that a man’s view of whether the world is getting worse or better often depends on which side of the market he belongs to. The quotation reflects a markets influenced outlook.
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Eben
Washington Evening Star
Ontjes proposes head tax and fuel tax in Iowa
Holland Iowa January 4 Rep A Ontjes proposes a five dollar head tax on all adults not paying sufficient state taxes and a one dollar per gallon gasohol tax to fund roads. He estimates the head tax could raise about a million dollars yearly and says the gas tax would be aimed at road upkeep with funds directed to county road reserves.
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Holland
Iowa
A. Ontjes
Iown Assembly
Ontjes
Department of Board
Lam
Mr. Ontjes
Churchmen Urge Church Stand Against War Threat
A 160 signatories including William J. Bryan and Cardinal O Connell issue a New Year appeal urging churches to oppose war and prevent a repeat of World War I. They condemn imperialism and insist the Gospel and war are irreconcilable despite limits on defensive force.
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New York
Christian Church
William J. Bryan
Frank A. Vanderlip
Roger W. Babson
George W. Wakersham
Cardinal O'Connell
Nehemiah Boynton
International Church Committee of World Alliance
Arthur J. Brown
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Kenyon Lutterfield
Massachusetts Agricultural College
John Clark
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Irving Fisher
Yale University
John P. Frey
Moulders Journal
Cincinnati
Thomas F. Gailor
Protestant Episcopal Church
Harriet B. Laidlaw
Women's Pro-League Council
Shailer Mathews
Divinity School of Chicago University
Thwing
Western Reserve University
Mary E. Wooley
Mount Holyoke College
Philip North Moore
National Council of Women
Percy B. Pennybacker
Chautauqua Woman's Club
Henry Wade Rogers
Circuit Court
John R. Mott
International Y. M.C. A
World Alliance For International Friendship
Christ
Church of Christ
People of God
Leeper Calm as He Awaits Murder Hearing
Robert Leeper, 22, charged with murdering Roy Wertz in Iowa City, sits calm awaiting a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace EB Crossett. He discusses army service, education plans, and says his conscience is clear while attorneys Davis Messer and Howell prepare his defense.
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Leeper
Iowa City
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Justice of the Peace
EB. A. Crossett
Wertz
France
Walter M. Davis
Messer and Howell
Take Your Time Boys Look Before You Leap
Duluth Herald advises caution and thorough checking before acting urging readers to verify facts, consider risks, and double check decisions.
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Duluth Herald
First British Cotton Mill Installed in Birmingham 1784
The earliest cotton mill using machinery was built in Birmingham England in 1784 powered by two mules walking in a circle. This marked a turning point in industrial history as mechanized textile production began there.
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Birmingham
England
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Washington
Sunkist
U. S
Barclay
Swan’s Down
Sun Maid
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Tall
Pet
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Washington, Town
Strongheart
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