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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1919
Page
6
An article from a Washington County page discusses simple, practical activities for mothers to entertain and educate young children. It emphasizes tidy playrooms, organized toy storage, and consistent rules to build habits, self control, and cooperation, highlighted by anecdotes of home routines and kindergarten benefits.
Two Washington County women in France share extracts from letters to their mother describing armistice celebrations and a Thanksgiving dinner with American soldiers. Dr. Cora Smeltzer Allen details Paris scenes from Place de la Concorde to a military hospital and a belated homeward feeling after seven months near the front. Esther Maxwell, an anaesthetist, recounts a hospital Thanksgiving prepared by Red Cross nurses and convalescent patients, in a grand marble palace hospital, with pumpkin pies and turkey prepared by French cooks oversight.
An all day gathering at Mrs. Herman Schultz home with Mrs. Geo Limerman and Mrs. James O Loughlin as hostesses. A bountiful noon repast, music, a business session and Christmas exchange, delayed by six weeks, boosted neighborly spirit despite the cold. Two distant members were unable to attend.
The American YWCA in France reports 900000 French munition workers need immediate employment as men return from the front. Many will lose jobs in Lyon and other regions while refugees and homemakers face winter hardship. The YMC A plans to provide social and recrea tional support and home based clothing work where feasible.
The tale explains how bloodhounds evolved from Sleathhounds named for tracking deer boar or wolves. When wounded game escaped and left a trail, the dogs used the blood trail to pursue, leading to their current name bloodhounds.
The Richmond auxiliary shifts weekly gatherings from the hall to members' homes during cold weather. Ten ladies attended the latest session at Mrs. A. A. Eglin’s home. Convalescent robes work began and the next meeting is set for Thursday January 5 at Mrs. Jennie Marek’s house west of Richmond.
A concise reflection urges proactive action over lingering dread, advocating practical steps to avert potential problems before they arise rather than dwelling on what might occur. It emphasizes purposeful effort and foresight to reduce future harm.
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