Social events and weddings in Washington area society notes
Little Miss Cary Kurtz entertained as guest of Mrs. Frank Kurtz with a Saturday party for twelve at the Kurtz lawn featuring games, contests and luncheon. A recital by Mrs. Shields pupils followed at West Main street with a lengthy program of songs and solos. Mrs. Wehr hosted a piano and vocal program for Elizabeth Mewhirter guests, then Sunset Park supper. Miss Mirthal Gonder wed Arthur Bjork at the Christian parsonage with reception plans and trip to Illinois. Rural Women’s club met at the county home with patriotic readings and flag salutes. Miss Beatty hosted guests from Moline for lunch.
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Miss Cary] Kurtz
Frank Kurtz
Henry Shields
West Main Street
Robin
Rogers
Willie Nimble Foot Foote
J. A. Wehr
Elizabeth Mewhirter
Columbus Junction
Irma Tucker
Genevieve Griffith
Mary Jurging
Mirthal Gonder
Arthur Bjork
Christian Parsonage
W. H. Hampton
Isaac Gonder
American
Pearl Button Company
Busby Manufacturing Company
Washington
Rural Women's Club
Frank Beatty
Elmer Cherry
Ben Cherry
Mary Briley
Paul Revere
Maxine Briley
Anderson
Moline
Social Calendar for July 10 11 in West Chester
Community clubs and church groups schedule meetings dinners socials and installations across July 10 and 11. Groups include American Legion K of C Pythian Sisters W B F WH OS Ainsworth Methodist church Ladies Aid and various clubs with dates times and hosts in homes halls and church lawns.
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American Legion
Legion Rooms
K. of C.'s
Pythian Sisters
West Chester Temple
W. BF. WH. OS
Ainsworth Methodist Church
H. G. Crawford
Pearl Wallace
Bridge Club
W. M. Keeley
Valley Ladies Aid
Rosemary Club
Spencer Reed
Sprague
Jackson
Dayton
McAvoy
Ladies Aid
West Chester
Personal Dynamics in an Afro‑American Boss Myth
A New York Evening Mail fragment presents a dialect line about work speed and zeal. The cartoonish exchange depicts Sambo claiming work speed derives from enthusiasm sticking to the fuse, then energy explodes in jest.
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Sambo
New York Evening Mail
Sign on window reads sales motto near Nashville
A Nashville Tennessean excerpt describes a sporting goods store with a bold window sign promising to sell everything a golfer uses except profanity and adds a sly caution that using their goods will remove the need for profanity.
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Sporting Goods
Nashville
Nashville Tennessean
Sound Heard Round the World Quote Cited by Statistician
The Detroit Motor News quotes Phineas Shark, a renowned statistician, claiming in 98.4 percent of global cities one can wake at any night hour and hear someone winding a flivver. The remark, framed as a humorous broadside, underscores urban noise ubiquity.
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Phineas Shark
Detroit Motor News
Painful Mistake At Optician Visit
A Boston Transcript anecdote describes a young woman misreading her surroundings and mistaking a bee for a blackberry during a country visit. An optician confirms a request to view glasses and the dialogue hints at a humorous misunderstanding.
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Optician
Perhapat
Boston Transcript
Wellston Club Announcements And Community Notices
Community announcements list meetings for Wellston groups and churches. Various clubs including Friendship, Independent, Rebekah, Fleur-de-Lis, and Roseaway units set schedules with hosts named such as Mrs. Jim Gray, Mrs. Wayne Palmer, Mrs. Spencer Reed, and Mrs. John Butler alongside July dates and times.
Canning Peas and Soup Recipe from The Cooking School
Instructions describe canned peas using a cold pack method with shelling blanching and boiling water packing in sterilized jars with salt, then processing in a steam canner. Also includes a pea soup method with boiled liquid and strained pulp served immediately.
Mrs. Fitzwilliam Bakes Raspberry Tart Filling and Meringue
Bake crust separately. Prepare filling from stewed raspberries sugar two egg yolks cornstarch and butter until thick. Whip two egg whites with confectioners sugar to a meringue. Spread meringue over filling and brown in oven.
Cooking sweet vegetables with minimal water
The guide advises steaming or cooking peas, asparagus, and carrots in little water to prevent burning or tearing. For shelled peas, add two cups of peas to one cup boiling water with a tablespoon of butter. simmer 15 to 20 minutes until tender, then finish with a white sauce and serve hot.
Creamed Peas And Dumplings From A Historic Recipe
A historic recipe details creamed peas with dumplings. It instructs mixing butter with flour and seasoning, adding liquid and peas then simmering. For dumplings the method uses extra water, butter, salt, and tight covering to trap steam for proper cooking.
Canning String Beans By Cold Pack Or Oven Method
Beans should be canned by the cold pack method or sealed in a Lorraine oven or pressure cooker. Wash string beans, trim, and cut to 2 or 3 inch pieces if not very young. Blanch in salty boiling water, pack in pint jars with salt, add boiling water, seal, and process two and a half hours in a steam cooker, then cool and store in a dark ventilated room.
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Lorraine
Modern Girl Myths About The World On The Brink
Alexander Black of New York City argues in Century Magazine August issue that the modern girl does not threaten civilization. He notes few women in the United States smoke or use lipstick, and that flappers’ influence fades amid broader social change.
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United States
Alexander Black
New York City
Century Magazine
Black
Southern Ham and Beans Dinner with Steamed Potatoes
Trim the meat and brown in an iron kettle. Layer beans over the meat, add boiling water without salt, and cook. Top with peeled new potatoes, light salt, and steam until tender. Slice the ham and arrange with string beans on a platter. Serve with buttered potatoes and hot yeast rolls.
Beans Recipe From Fresh Picks With Milk Sauce
Wash and string fresh beans, break into one inch pieces. Boil in salted water for an hour, drain. Add enough milk to cover beans and simmer until tender. Season with salt and pepper, then serve with the cooking milk.
String Beans Southern Style Meal Maker
A simple one meal dish relies on string beans as the centerpiece with milk for youngsters and coffee or tea for adults, plus a simple dessert. The guidance mentions selecting about two and a half to four pounds of Boston.
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Boston
String Beans German Style Preparation
The recipe instructs washing and trimming beans then boiling in water with a small amount of vinegar. Add about two tablespoons vinegar per quart of water. Cook until tender, drain and reserve about one cup of liquid for sauce.
German Style Peans Recipe Notes
A compact recipe fragment describes making a cream sauce for string beans. It lists 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 cup stock 1/2 cup milk and instructs whisking dry ingredients then adding liquids. Cook until boiling while stirring over heat.
Dumplings and Creamed Peas With Carrots Recipe
A compact home cooking note detailing dumpling dough using flour baking powder salt lard and milk, plus two variations of creamed peas with new potatoes or carrots. Carrots are cut small and added raw to peas and served with white sauce or melted butter.
Picnic and club meeting notices from local churches
The Ladies Aid of the First United Presbyterian church plans a Sunset Park picnic Friday evening asking each attendee to bring sandwiches one dish and personal dishes. The La Ba Havre Social club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Alice Easter.
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P. BE. Os
Carrie Berdo
Wellston
Gladys Hoover
C. O. Cos
West Chester
Milt Dayton
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Independent Club
Wayne Palmer
Clara Patterson
Gertrude Tipton
Mable Timmons
TL. A. S
T. To
Charles Corvette
Havre
Alice Easter
Catholic Daughters of America
Friendship Club
Jim Gray
Rebekahs
Ladies Aid Society
Ladies Aid
First United Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Rebekah Club
John Butler
Valley Ladies Aid
Valley
Origin and evolution of the name John through languages
The name John is Hebrew from Jehohannen meaning God is gracious. Greeks rendered it Johanan and the feminine forms Anna and Mannah. It was rare in Saxon England and uncommon among Normans.
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John
Jehohannen
Gracous
Johanan
Anna
Mannah
England
Part Company. The man who ver fast soon finds that happiness cannot keep up with him.
Boston Transcript notes a proverb about rapid life outpacing happiness, hinting at a social or moral observation from a periodical remark. The line suggests a reflection on pace, contentment, and personal or public response to speed and success.
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Boston Transcript
Cream of Pea Soup Recipe Teaches Pureed Pea Base
Recipe notes use one can or fresh peas with water saved for liquid. Pass peas through a sieve and blend into a sauce with butter milk white pepper and vegetable stock. Combine butter with dry ingredients then simmer to finish the soup base.
Faces and facades in a veiled modern fascination
The passage muses on the appeal of painted faces versus natural gifts, noting the allure of deception and the difficulty of hiding or lacking authentic traits. It questions how a person with innate gifts or those who lack them are perceived, suggesting that facades offer escape from harsh realities.
Trought for the Day. Wrongdoing must not be overlooked to the harm of the wrongdoer.
This fragment urges vigilance against wrongdoing and asserts that harm to the wrongdoer should not be overlooked, emphasizing accountability and moral duty in public conduct.
One Belief Not Sufficient in China Faiths
A remark notes that in remote parts of China some people hold that declaring many religious beliefs increases the chance of salvation in the hereafter. The idea reflects a pluralistic approach to faith among villagers and scholars.
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China
Must Be Something to Strive For
A concise meditation on desire and need as drivers of human progress. The author argues that a perfectly satisfied world would hinder growth, as longing fuels development and achievement. The piece links pursuit to evolution, suggesting striving shapes humanity as much as possession.
His Ambitions Spark Street Orchestra Remark
A reader recalls a quip about ambition reflecting a preference for a real orchestra that can be seen walking down the street. The exchange shows a child’s humorous stance on joining formal music groups.
Correcting a Wrong Impression at Dinner
A Cleveland Vials Dealer recounts a dinner where a guest named Charlotte misreads the meal. The host says he had prepared tea and soft foods, but Charlotte remarks that the food seems unfamiliar to her, hinting at a mistake or misperception about the dish.
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Charlotte
Cleveland
Gigantic Bread Loaf Weighs Nearly a Ton
A curious claim states that if all the bread the average person eats in a year were baked in one loaf it would require three strong men to lift and a horse to pull. The loaf’s weight is said to be 997 pounds.
First Savings Banks Began in Early United States
The first savings bank in the United States opened in Philadelphia in 1816, followed by a Boston bank the same year and a New York bank three years later, marking the early spread of thrift institutions across major cities.
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United States
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Virtue in Adversity Inspires Great Minds
A reflective quote on how calamity and confusion forge the sharpest minds, comparing adversity to a furnace that refines ore and a dark cloud that births the brightest thunderbolts. Attributed to Colton, the saying emphasizes resilience and transformative value amid trials.
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Colton
Inaccurate Tornado Velocity Measured In Wind
The article notes that tornado wind speeds are not accurately measured and likely exceed traditional gauges, suggesting velocities possibly reaching extreme speeds well over typical instruments.
Filmer Proves Tough Face Behind Delicate Looks
A short note from Chicago Tribune mentions Filmer, a new boy in the block, whose delicate features draw comment but whose nephew asserts he has a boy's fists. The remark underscores a contrast between appearance and toughness.
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Filmer
Elmer
Chicago Tribune
New Sweaters Blend Colors As Never Before
A fragmented item hints at colorful knitwear and yarn innovation. The readable bits mention new sweaters, color blending, and a secret or strong composed by design. The text is garbled but suggests fashion promotion and material quality.
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Coors
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Golluf Dept
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K. C. Reggular
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