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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1926
Page
7
Selina DeJong endures heartbreak after her husband Pervus dies of pneumonia. She drives to market with her son Dirk, overturning rural gender norms to manage the farm. The widow's bold move reshapes their lives and the High Prairie community.
Community briefs recount visits by Mrs Nelson and Mrs Dayton to Washington, cattle shipments to Chicago, and college plans. Local residents Gregory, Dayton, Spaulding, and Griffiths appear in social calls and reflections on roads, farming, and life.
A description of a decrepit wagon driven by a frail woman in a shapeless dress and battered hat. Beside her sits a nine year old farm boy in a homemade suit with a straw hat. A dog named Vou dozes at their feet as night watch duties fade, in a scene laid out for continuation tomorrow.
A brief note describes a regular man now aged 11 who should be in school. The statement urges that he attend education as a priority.
Braden Twinam returns to school duties at 8 A M on Sunday after Christmas break. Ieland Maxwell returns to Soldier, Iowa, where he teaches, after holidays at home. The Braden club and families held a New Year farewell party at the Odle Ferguson home with an oyster supper and souvenirs for Mrs Ferguson.
Mrs Elmer Danielson and son Richard return to Chariton after two weeks with Chas Spanburgs. Mr and Mrs Sam Van Syce and Mayme and Donald Johnson dine with Dr Cooks in Wayland. S S club to meet at George Spangler home Friday. Van Syce and Palm visit Wayland, Paul Mast cuts wood for Fred Beardsley. Palm and family visit Spanburgs Sunday.
Everett Young and Warren Matthess visited Washington on Tuesday. Geraldine Anderson vacationed with her parents Mr and Mrs W H Anderson. Robert Amlong and two sons Ce ceil and Ira drove to Towns City Sunday to see George Amlong who works at Perkins hospital where blasting occurred nearby injuring him slightly. Mrs Milo Patterson is ill with a cold. Don and Irene Huber and two children visited. Mela Shalla and Phyllis Shalla visited Riverside with Mr and Mrs Tony Stransky. Ira Huber and children visited Everett Huber. Howard Gardner enjoys a new radio. Lavera Stewart has been sick. Lehia Timmins visited Washington Wednesday.
HASKINS HASKINS-Rodney Rabenold the Hillsboro school superintendent returns to work after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs I B B Rabenold over the holidays. Other local notes mention Ralph Boyds getting a new radio Joe Gwinn installing a Delco plant and Mrs Daryl Mathers and Mrs Godlove returning home after holiday visits and care for family members.
Mr and Mrs J B Rabenold spent the New Year with their son Man ford Una Gordon is the new central girl Chas Palmer moving to the Ode Ferguson farm near Havre Mr Wes White has gone to Excelsior Springs for a few weeks
Mr and Mrs Jacob King of Archabald Ohio and relatives spent last week with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs J A Frey and other relatives before returning home Friday evening. Many local residents hosted visitors over the New Year period and several shipped livestock from their station totaling eleven car loads. George Herzog has been ill but improving and hopes to be out soon.
Floretta Walker, caring for her 101 year old aunt, was excused from jury duty in municipal court in Des Moines Ja Jan 7. Judge Herman F Zeuch granted the exemption immediately.
Recipe excerpt detailing spinach timbales with egg yolks and stiff whites, baked in cups with water bath, plus variations using carrot or tomato fillings. Includes lemon banana pie instructions with pastry, custard filling, banana slices, and a meringue topping baked to brown.
The passage describes beating egg yolks with sugar in a double boiler until thick, then adding lemon juice and lemon rind after cooling. Separate step folds stiff egg whites with remaining sugar, then fold into the mixture.
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