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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1922
Page
6
A miscellany of county notices and social items from Washington Iowa includes advertisements for Lyon's cookies and Dr Prescott's Teller Gem with mail order info, plus updates on Miss Edna Timmerman’s funeral, local visits, sickness, and new residents.
Local notes list residents and visitors in Graham Tennessee. J H Taylor departed for a short visit in Oskaloosa while William Patterson of St Louis reports twin babies named Pete and Katherine. Edna Timmerman relatives and friends from Iowa University stay guests with Mr and Mrs Augustine before returning to Iowa City.
Mrs. Carl Roberts hosted a small gathering of relatives and intimate friends for Miss Alice Gibson yesterday. Guests spent the afternoon hemming towels for the new household and enjoyed five o clock tea.
George Wharton Pepper, a reform minded lawyer and international law expert, is sworn in to succeed the late G. O. P. boss Penrose in Pennsylvania. His unexpected rise over party machinery, aided by Governor Sproul, marks a stark shift from Penrose’s boss politics to Pepper’s intellect driven leadership.
A New York museum showcases the egg of the extinct Madagascan bird Sepyornis, noted as one of the world’s largest eggs. The shell measures about one eighth of an inch thick and the egg spans roughly 268 inches in length.
The text hints at aiming for high accuracy but is garbled. It suggests relentless effort to improve, referencing instinctive judgment and the risk of missing targets when trying to be precise. It reads like fragmented notes on decision making and error avoidance.
Mrs Boyd Berdo hosted Afternoon Bridge with four tables and fine luncheon assisted by Mrs Alex Lytle. Poinsettia club met at Mrs Elmer Mason's for a pleasant reunion with homemade ice cream praised by attendees. Yeoman Lodge held a large gathering at Woodman Hall with talks, music, and planned lectures by Des Moines officers.
The Formnightly club meets Mrs W Mclaughlin Monday at 2 30 pm with changed location. Various Wellston and Fortnightly club events and lodge meetings are listed for January 17 19 and 16 including a spelling match and Pythian Sisters gathering. A number of postponements and notices are noted for community groups.
The bride and groom, both from notable local families, were married amid pink and white colors. The bride wore white silk mull and the ceremony drew many relatives and friends from nearby towns. Due to stormy weather, several guests could not attend and the couple will host friends after March 1 at the G. K. East farm.
A terse quotation attributes to Wycliffe the view that sacred scriptures belong to the people and should not be wrested away by any authority. The remark frames the scriptures as a collective possession rather than a privileged monopoly.
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