Local Society Notes Highlight Midtown Gatherings and Weddings
A string of social events unfolds across East Main Street as Mrs. Ralph Shannon hosts friends in honor of Mrs. John Bailey of Cedar Rapids, with other gatherings at the homes of Mrs. Boyer and the Hollingsworths. Various Fortnightly club sections meet, including Home Economics and Shalom, while a January 4 1923 Bushnell wedding unites Miss Margaret Smylie and H L Leatherberry at the Brown home, Reverend Shell officiating.
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Ralph Shannon
East Main Street
John Bailey
Cedar Rapids
Harry Boyer
Otto P. Dede
Baltimore
Clarence Hollingsworth
Washington County
Bushnell
Ilinois
Margaret Smylie
H. L. Leatherberry
Dixon
Illinois
Charles Brown
Shell
First Presbyterian Church
Bride of W J Smylie Joline? Ainsworth Welcomes New Home
The bride, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs W J Smylie, grew up in Ainsworth and worked as an operator and clerk before joining Lyons Bakery in Washington. Margaret leaves the community with many friends sending congratulations as Mr Leatherberry of Dixon Illinois, a traveling salesman for Iron Cracker and Biscuit, returns to Ainsworth Monday for a brief visit before establishing a new home.
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W. J. Smylie
Ainsworth
Lyons Bakery
Washington
Margaret
Leatherberry
Iron Cracker and Biscuit Company
Dixon, Ilinois
Trenton Contemplates End of Rock Island Strike
Trenton Missouri ponders the six month stalemate in the Rock Island strike. About 350 idle workers have lost wages totaling roughly 315000 with many losing seniority rights. Only a few strikers have returned or been reassigned while the line keeps running and freight is slower.
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Trenton
Rock Island
Iowa Wesleyan Nears Eightieth Anniversary
Mount Pleasant Iowa January 10 Iowa Wesleyan college marks its eightieth year as one of the oldest western colleges. Seven buildings on twenty acres, cramped glass rooms and growing enrollment 325 this year a 75 percent rise over 1919. Trustees plan to raise 1 million dollars in 1923 with half for new buildings and equipment and half for endowment. The gymnasium was recently dedicated in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mississippi River
Indiana Limestone Wealth Inexhaustible Resource Claim
A report asserts Indiana possesses nearly inexhaustible limestone deposits. The claim frames limestone as a long term, abundant regional resource with potential economic impact for mining and construction sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Dickens Quote On Earnestness Promotes Thorough Effort
The Daily Thought states there is no substitute for thorough going ardent sincere earnestness, attributed to Charles Dickens, underscoring steadfast personal effort as a moral guide.
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Charles Dickens
What Revision of Iowa Code Means
Des Moines reports explain code revision as updating Iowa law from 1897 through 1921. The code commission merged existing law into a revised code and proposed 270 bills to harmonize sections, while noting that full enactment requires careful, complete action by the legislature to avoid unfinished inherited work.
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the Assotiated
Des Moines
Fortieth General Assembly
Iowa
Téwa
Code Commission
General Assembly
Code Commissioners
Assembly
Tax levies for 1922 in mills by counties and towns
Washington County Riverside General 10 Grading 3 Water Works 5 Sewer 5 Funding Bond 10 Dragging 1 Total 34 Agr Road 4 Ainsworth City General 12 Water Works 4.7 Light 6.6 Funding Water Bond 4.7 Total 28 Agr Road 5 Westchester City General 10.1 Gouden 26 Im provement 4.3 Light 7 Total 24 Agr Road 5 Crawfordsville General 12 Grading 3 Improvement 5 Water Works 5 Light 7 Funding Road 7 Dragging Total 40 Agr Road 5
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Riverside—General
Ainsworth
Westchester City
Gouden
Improvement
Light
Crawfordsville
Washington City
Wellman City —General
Gradi
Improvement Sokliers
Dragging L
Tnsane Wawede Eee
Kalona City
Oreting
Improvement County Hospital
Dragging Y
Levies
Eis
Grant
Palestine
Washington
Harmony
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant
Snake Hollow
Edela
Ing. Dist Levies
Richmond
Dutch Creek
Big Jackson Thalona
Fairview
Rete Ville
Lime Creek
Noble
Indian Creek
New Haven
Pleasant Plain
Wassonville
Um Wyman
Ragleville Coca Ms Talav
Rent Prairie
Rubio
Tyrone Valley
South Prairie
Benker Mill
White Oak
Living Lake
Lincoln
Wayland Grandview
Iowa
Ira Brighton
Brighton
Hopewell
Yatton
Pilotsburg
Abu
Valley
Daytonville
Prairie Flower
Crescent
Wellman Am Pleasant View
Farmers
West Minster
Riverside
Sale
Crawford Ee
Highland
Marion
Owe
Oregon
English River
Jackson
Franklin
Every duty we omit obscures some truth we should have known
A concise reflection by Kuskin stating that forsaking duties hides essential truths we ought to understand, underscoring ethical responsibility and awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuskin
Wapello Plans New High School With Bond Approval
Voters in the Wapello Independent school district approve a $150,000 bond for a new high school to replace the condemned building. Ballot totals show 321 men and 284 women voting yes, with 235 men and 92 women voting no, 278 plurality. Construction starts soon on the old site, now cleared for the new structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Wapello Independent
Consolidated Independent
Heartbeat Differences Between Women and Men
A study finds women have faster resting heart rates than men, with averages differing by several beats per minute. Researchers note hormonal and physiological factors may contribute, while emphasizing individual variation and health implications.
Life's Real Glory Quote by Hugh Black
A reflective line on life praising loving over being loved and giving over receiving, attributed to Hugh Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Black
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Mable Livingston
Helen Heal
Helen Livingston
United Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Irwin
China
Miss Wylie
Dora Minick
Latta
Alvin Shaw
Brunswick
Py. J. Wilson
Ruby Reid
Christian School
Henry Couve
Eleanor
Glen
Verne McChesney
Amy Bryan
Kewanee
A. J. Steele
Steele
Roy Steele
Maxine
M. M. Steele
Myrtle O'Conner
Shalom
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Hill
North Marion Avenue
Dowell
Owen Hayes
White
Iowa Wesleyan
Nature
Smith
Emporium
Mr. Smith
New York
Chicago
Muscatine
Commercial Bank
Washington, Iowa
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