Local People Visit Washington and Nearby Towns
Mrs J F Buxbaum of Crawfordeville and Mrs Sam Witting of Havre shopped in Washington. Mrs Ray Renshaw and son Robert of Winfield also visited Washington. John Eileen and others spent the day in West Chester and Ainsworth. Mrs Ben Adams returned to work at Phillips drug store after visiting Keota. John Simpson recovering from burns in Pittsburgh. Fred Bartholomew and wife returned from Florida for illness reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Renshaw
Robert
Winfield
Washington
Ben Adams
Keota
Phillips Drug Store
J. F. Simpson
Rev
John Simpson
Pittsburgh
John
Fred Bartholomew
Florida
Local notices and society items appear in brief column
Community news lists illnesses visits and arrivals with families such as A BK Lyon ill with pneumonia at home on North Second Ave and Mrs George Blagg visiting in Muscatine. Social notes include births anniversaries and travel to Fort Madison Fairfield Davenport and El Paso. Ads mention rug weaving service and Hyomei for catarrh with money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. BK. Putnam
North Second Ave
Women urged to back chemical research nationwide
A group of prominent women leaders from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs the Daughters of the American Revolution the Girl Scouts and the National Civic Federation issued an appeal to five million families to study support and promote organic chemical research. They warned the nation has fallen behind in promoting research crucial to health medicine waste reduction food conservation and resource management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Thomas G. Winter
General Federation of Women’s Club
George Maynard
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Herbert Ioover
Girl Scouts
Mss
Maud Wetmore
Women's Department
National Civic Federation
Wiss Ada Comstock
American Association of University Women
Organic Chemical
Girl Seni
Boy Scout
Persitl
Somethra
America
Opium Bryant Named at Christening Amid Parish Debate
A San Francisco report recounts Mandy insisting her infant daughter be named Opium Bryant at a church christening. The colored parson protests that Opium is no fit name for a girl, while Mandy defends it by linking opium to wild poppy and her child’s wild nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opium Bryant
Mandy
Chile
San Francisco
No, No, Not Yet an Old Family Retainer
Quote from Mr. Grampson on gender wisdom and social ascent. He notes that self-made men adjust slowly to wealth and a wife who rose from poverty may refer to a loyal servant as an old family retainer after six months of riches in a remark cited by the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Why Sparrow Thrives
The sparrow is bold hardy and crafty. It eats anything and can live anywhere. It raises several broods yearly and outcompetes others, much like a weed among plants or a rat among mammals. It survives by being the fittest to endure prevailing conditions.
They All Think About Rides in a Guild Meeting
A fragment from the Ohio State Journal notes a mother-in-law quip at a Trinity Episcopal church Ladies' guild meeting. She humorously suggests her son-in-law drive them in his car to avoid taxi costs, drawing amused reactions from members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Guild of
Trinity Episcopal Church
Ohio State Journal
Mythic Unicorn Description and Hunters’ Folly
A myth recounts a unicorn as a ferocious beast with a horse body a deer head elephant feet boar tail and a single black horn two cubits long. Hunters fail to capture it until they realize it was no great lever of purity and lure it with a virgin.
Farm Bureau Notes Highlight Wellman Institute Success
The Wellman farmers institute held January 26 and 27 drew a large crowd with strong exhibits in grain culinary and needlecraft. Officers elected for year include W W Pennington president M C G G Griffith vice president Mrs W W Wachian secretary and W B Webster treasurer. Prof H H Sanderlin spoke on farmstead soil erosion and ventilation and Prof Hauser on legumes and soil fertility. Miss Gertrude Lynn judged home economies and needlecraft entries. A demonstration on a homemade fireless cooker and two tuberculosis films were shown. The county nurse Miss Hiaines spoke on public health work. A poultry meeting with Mre 5 W Henn of Iowa State College planned breeding pens for cooperative record flocks to improve local stock. Movies at Clay church Crawfordsville schoolhouse and Wellman drew good attendance with more shown by Iowa State College’s Visual Instruction Department. A future meeting is set at the 96 Center school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekman
Farmers Institute
Wellman
Feta
Fether
W.W. ©. Penningtom
M. C G. G. Gricith
W. W. Waachian
W. B. Webster
Gertrude Lynn
Ames
H. H. Sanderlin
Prof. Sanderlin
Prof. Hauser
Hiaines
Crawfordsville
Visual Instruction
Iowa State College
Center
Iowa WCTU Shows Long Record of Service and Growth
Iowa chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union traces its work to 1874, predating the national body by two weeks. Under Ida B Wise Smith's leadership, it has expanded from 1500 to 15000 members and driven reforms from compulsory school law to the age of consent, and built a state headquarters. The group also supported prohibition efforts, reformatories, mothers meetings, and wartime relief at Camp Dodge and Fort Des Moines. The board calls for tighter liquor enforcement laws and plans a jubilee celebration for the fiftieth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des
Moines
Iowa
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Ida B. Wise Smith
Benedict Home
Des Moines
Rockwell City
Dodge
Fort Des Moines
Considerate Wife and Professor's Wife Dialogue
A light Detroit News item shows a wife urging her absent minded husband Pertram to bathe and to dress afterward, a domestic moment framed for readers. The scene emphasizes care and propriety within a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pertram
Detroit News
Women of Spain and social controls
A report describes Spanish etiquette where women travel only with a servant. It notes rules about daytime outings, tea, and visiting a dentist, highlighting strict social restrictions and lack of independent movement for women.
Iowa Stadium Uses All Steel Grandstands
Iowa City January 31. Professor B J Lambert head of civil engineering reports patenting a method to build all steel grandstands for the University of Iowa stadium. The design promises economy without sacrificing stability and durability and has attracted national and international interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
B. J. Lambert
Department of Civil Engineering
College of Applied Science
University of Iowa
University Stadium
Lambert
Iowa Stadium
Scientific American
Frankfort
Germany
Ohio State University
Ebert
Revision of Code Taken Up Again in Des Moines
In Des Moines on January 31 work on the code revision resumed in the Town senate after Attorney General Ben Gibson issued an opinion. The compiled code does not endanger the code bills titles or their legality and the senate had requested the opinion last Saturday. Senator Price of Monroe argued the compiled code is not official Iowa law and cannot form the basis of new actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Ben Gibson
Price
Monroe
Iowa
Villainy’s Stubborn Fight Inspires Bold Impudence Quote
A compact quotation highlights how villainy, when detected, refuses to yield and brazenly doubles down on impudence, per a remark attributed to Goldsmith.
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Doris May
Sennett
Richard Dix
Helene Chadwick
James Kirkwood
Matinee
Service
B. Luptow Monuments
D. F. Macon
Spring
la Salle
Laalle
W. W. Wilson
Schulty Motor CO
Arch Best
Oxfords
Wilson's
J. F. Buxbaum
Crawfordeville
Sam Witting
Havre
John Eileen
West Chester
Andy Stouffer
Anna Scott
Ainsworth
Robert Thompson
Donald
W. K. Wasson
Bevins
Stanley J. White
R. S .Guster
J. D. Kincade
George
Davenport
Aaron Batterson
Roy Finks
Lyon's
Truck Chains
George Blagg of
Muscatine
T. F. Barker
Stephen Jewelry Store
Tom Harvey
P. L. Etter
Osteopath
Dr. Arthaud
Allan Hayes
Georgia
Fort Madison
J. D. Hayes
Lemmon's Pharmacy
J. A. Newkirk
Galesburg
Fred Palmer
Beulah Meridith
Hileen Cole
Haskins
Hammermill Bond Social Stationery
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Eod
Bruce Logan
Brighton
Mrs. Mortimer
Mrs. Logan
Eva Herr of
Harper
J. Raleigh Gallagher
George L. Melaniel
Fairfield
Miller
Rose Wheelan
Immaculate Conception Academy
J. Whitcomb
el Paso
Texas
Clovee Horsey
Lemmon
Journal
Washington County
M. &. Regan
Grace Wilrs. Adam
Ed Libe
Will Taylor
Effie Porter
Joe Hammis
McElhinney Drug Co
PHONT
Koonin
Farm Bureau Notes
H. V. Ellis
W. Henn
Poultry Department
West Side
Women of Spain
Spain
Iowa University
Washington Cleaners
Opera House
Liberty
John Shield
Washington Green House
John Shields & Sons
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