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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1926
Page
6
Social events fill the column with bridge games at 416 South Third Avenue and several church and club meetings. Announcements include the Ward-Yauch marriage in Waterloo and various women’s groups hosting lessons, luncheons, bake sales, and programs through mid-January.
The Queen Esther Girls plan a candy sale at Cunninghams Grocery this Saturday at 1 PM. The Woman's Relief Corps meets Saturday afternoon for officer installations. Methodist Church BFE class holds a social Thursday evening with an entertainment program. Members and families urged to attend, 5 PM.
Prospectary Encampment plans to work in the Golden Rule degree Friday night January 22. The notice calls members to attend and participate in the ceremony.
A grocery page notes a missing recipe and fixes typographical errors in a tongue stew and related dessert items. It lists suet molasses brown sugar sour milk and spice flavored tongue preparation with boiling liquor, and steam times for baking powder cans with a hard sauce accompaniment.
London report notes the court of appeal ruled the cat owner not liable for pigeons and bantams harmed by a roaming cat. The case cites Lord Justice Scrutton and the issue of whether a cat has rights to roam, with Buckle losing his suit and criticism of legal costs.
Fashion notes from London describe flesh colored shoes paired with matching hose creating the illusion of bare feet. Dancers favor the look to lighten heavy black evening frocks but modistes warn it may give a flat footed appearance.
Checker experts from various sections of Iowa gathered here preparatory to the opening on Tuesday of the local state tournament. The fraud movement over the checkered boards which will determine the 1926 champion will continue Wednesday and Thursday, W. F. B. Clevenger, Des Moines is involved.
An article notes a sermon by Rev. Stemple White at North Shore Seventh Day Adventist Church defending the biblical tale. It details comparisons to modern feats and cites archaeologists and a town checker association meeting with officers listed. Entities include Chicago papers, North Shore church, Rev. Stemple White, Martin White, and local officials.
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