Local notices list summer study and family visits
Miss Jane Law attends summer school in Cedar Falls while John Kos plans a Richmond visit to his brothers. Various residents are reported visiting and paying rents due at the Drug Store through June 10. Auctioneer D F Macon in Washington IA notes work available, with Mary Bennett and Cranston resident Laray Lowe among visitors visiting local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Law
Cedar Falls
John Kos
Richmond
Local residents visit towns and plan summer travel
Nre Henry Minick visits Brighton this morning to see her sen Ray. Ray Fread and Alys Fread of Ainsworth visit in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Davis of Crawfordsville in town today. Miss Lucille Shallan heads to Iowa City for summer school likely. Mrs. John Munni and baby go to Oskaloosa to visit relatives until Saturday. Mary Rush returns to Colfax after visiting sister Minnie Jennings. Jake Minick sends mason crew to Ainsworth for work. busy days ahead. A Knoxville scout visits, offering Ralph Minick $12 daily to work on soldiers hospitals there. seven months work promised, but Ralph stays home due to ample local work. Miss Ruby Skipton and Miss Dorothy Ralston of West Chester visit Cone, then Cedar Falls for summer school. Ruby Skipton, Washington alumna, noted as a successful teacher for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Iowa
Ralph Minick
Ralph
Ruby Skipton
Dorothy Ralston
West Chester
Cone
Cedar Falls
Washington
Local notes and ads from Ottumwa town column
Mrs Bila Conklin visits Keota with relatives after a Joe Maxwell visit. Miss Hazel Swisher visits her sister near West Cheater. Rex Nelson accompanies. Ad noting Parisian Sage hair product and Lemmon's Pharmacy. Mrs C E Clemence and son Arthur move to Washington. Mr Clemence works at the office. Mi O Na stomach tablets advertised with money back plan. Mrs Ralph Minick to Cincinnati with son Robert for a month. Woodwork shop offers screens and windows. lawn mower sharpening. Local business mentions Peterson Bros and Hartman the ice cream vendor renting Frank Stewart's room to offer flowers and ice cream on the square. Louis F Henderson in town for Ad Club banquet. Elliott to Washington weekly for Graham stores advertising. Walker Allen recovering from grip, ex army comrade of John Donaldson. Decoration day park visit but no participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Henderson
Ottumwa
Ad Club
Washington
Graham
Walker Allen
John Donaldson
of. Co. B
Iowa
Daytons
Mr. Allen
Atchisons hostay and local visits noted in town
Ladies hostay at Atchisons' 50tt ies Lewis Warren attends Cornel college and home vacation. Mrs Roger Bell and son Stew art visit Pryton for a few days with Mrs Statler. Mr and Mrs S K Coats visit West Chesthis morning with niece Mrs James Daniels. J A Work Insurance Agency at 331 Green. Mrs W J Bensler returns home to Delta after Perry Hayes visit. Flo Juzeler returns to school work. Mr Butler piano tuner in town for city work. Call Plumly's. Mrs J F Toipseed of Fairfield passes through to visit Mrs Alice Wolfe in Keota. Apples and strawberries orders open via H O Banks West Chester Mutual. Clem Lachet reports scarce barn-building work. Mrs Nane Leper travels to Muscatine to be with son Delbert. Frank McClain and children visit from Salina. mother accompanies them home. John Buttler visits brother Dr BE G Rittler in Wayland. improving, drove to Iowa City last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buttler
Wayland
BE. G. Rittler
Iowa City
New taxi service to Mt Pleasant schedules daily departure
Mt Pleasant gains a new taxi run with daily 1 15 PM departures from Phea 210 N D Anderson 951 Beed. Also notes residents Mr and Mrs George O Hendrickson and three children arrived from Ithaca New York for a visit withMr and Mrs Thomas Simpson and plan to travel on to Cedar Falls and Chicago later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Phea
N. D. Anderson
George O. Hendrickson
Ithica New York
Thomas Simpson
Ithica
A Day of Travel and Visits Across Iowa Towns
Ada Fern Eckerman visits Ottumwa this morning while Mrs N Grady spends the day there. Mrs Dell Skinner and Mrs J W Parrow travel to Ottumwa and Washington. Mrs J O Beatty visits her son Don Beatty. Mary Look to Burlington to see her son William Cook. Several others travel or attend schools, with notices banning trespassing at a pond near Ainsworth. Mrs T L Holland prepares for a move to St Louis, and Mrs R S Cook and Mrs W A Cook head to Los Angeles for a missionary convention. Virginia Lemley to Cedar Falls for summer school while remaining with her grandmother Brindley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Look
Burlington
William Cook
R. S. Cook
W. A. Cook
Golden State Limited
Los Angeles
California
Ladies’ General Missionary Society
Ruth Lemley
Virginia
Cedar Falls
S. H. Brindley
Lemley
Substitute for a Bad Habit Health Bulletin Says
Washington Herald reports on an health bulletin advising against touching the face and fingers to the lips as a habit. recommends painless substitutes to curb talking and promote self control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick
Washington Herald
Law, crime, and spousal protection in old English rule
Under English law the wife of a criminal may lawfully shield her spouse from justice to protect her own interests, as long as she commits no other crime. A husband, however, may not shield a wife who is a criminal and must hand her over to authorities.
The Lure and the Angler in Old Black Biss Poem
A fragment from Old Black Biss by Albert Berfinin Connigh describes a figure who pursues love for lake waters and fish. It hints at cleverness, tenderness to small fish, and the moment of catching enough as the tale blends nature and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbert Berfinin Connigh
What the Enact is Epact in Solar-Lunar Time
The epact is the excess of the solar year over the lunar month amounting to one day one hour fifteen minutes and fifty seven seconds. It derives from a Greek term and relates to calendar calculation.
Burns Relics Farm Donated to Scottish Nation
The Elisland farm near Dumfries, where Robert Burns wrote famous pieces, has been left to the Scottish nation by a Edinburgh gentleman. Buildings are to be restored to resemble the Burns era as closely as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Elisland
Dumfries
Tam
Eoer
Edinburgh
Reburn
Robert Burns
Pathfinding Quip Opens a Toast to a Witty Bargain
A humorous dialogue from Pathfinder features a wheedling speaker admiring a young man’s looks and requesting a loan. The reply rejects the offer, noting the lender’s wife is still tied to her first husband, underscoring sly misdirection and old timey charm.
Society Notes and Two Midwest Weddings
Miss Maurine McLaughlin hosted a nine thirty breakfast for Miss Jean Hay awaiting her marriage to Robert Lee Patterson tomorrow morning. Out of town guests included Mrs. Dorothy Harvey Ryan and Mrs. Ruth Anderson Johnson. Miss Martha McCartney, Warren Fields wed quietly in Des Moines yesterday. witnesses were the bride’s brother and Rev. W A Shellabarger. They plan to live in a Washington bungalow after a brief trip, home June 12. Katehill Missionary Society met at Miss Marion McLaughlin’s with devotionals by Miss Myrtle Bollee and talks by Martha McCreedy. play parts were assigned for Presbyterial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurine McLaughlin
Jean Hay
Robert Lee Patterson
O Do
Dorothy Harvey Ryan
Iowa City
Ruth Anderson Johnson
Omaha
Nebraska
Des Moines
Martha McCartney
Warren Fields
David McCartney
W A. Shellanberger
H. I. Ward and Co
Mr. Fields
A. J. Fields
France
Washington
South Second Avenue
Katehill Missionary Society
Second United Presbyterian Church
Marion MelLaughtin
Myrtle Bolee
Martha McCreedy
Helen
Frankie Wilson
Miranda Blick
Old days recollections of wages and prices
The speaker recalls the late Metin working for Tobe Minick for 28 years and earning top wages of $2.50 per day. He notes workers could save since daily costs like overalls rose from 90 cents to $2.50, a change cited by working men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metin
Tobe Minick
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Chicago Daily News
Colleen Moore
Malcolm McGregor
Claire Windsor
Ernest Torrence
Mayflower Pictures Corp
Saturday Evening Post
Arthur Sohmers Roche
Emile Chautard
Glenn Eldridge
Rubio
Breitenbach
McElhinney Drug Co
Fred Mangold
Julius Conger
Mr. Yard
Mary Bennett
Keota
Albert Kuhn
D. F. Macon
Laray Lowe
Cranston
Sylvester Chance
John B. Mayer
Hull
Carrie Cain
Bigelow, Minn
R.D. Mayer
Henry Minick
Brighton
Ray
Ray Fread
Alys Fread
Ainsworth
E. L. Davis
Crawfordsville
Lucille Shallan
John Munni
Baby
Oskaloosa
Mary Rush of
Colfax
Minnie Jennings
Jake Minick
Mason
Blaine J. Holmes
Service
Holmes
Hoosier
McNamaras
Arch
Oxfords
Wilson's
Gett
Bila Conklin
Joe Maxwell
Hazel Swisher
John Nelson
West Cheater
Rex Nélson
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
C. E. Clemence
Arthur
Hampton
Lemmon's
Adyt
Cincinnati
Marie Waters
Robert
Second Street
Loftiss, Gatt
Peterson Bros
Green House
Hartman
Frank Stewart
Hostay
Atchisons
Lewis Warren
Cornel College
Roger Bell
Stewart
Prighton
Statler
S. K. Coats
West
J. A. Work Insurance Accy
Graham’s
Green
W.J. Bensler
Perry Hayes
Delta
Flo Juzeler
Mr. Butler
Plumly
H. O. Banks
Mutual
Clem Lachet
Frank McClain
Salina
Chris Swartz
Fred
Ada Fern Eckerman
Mrs. N. Grady
Dell Skinner
J. W. Parrow
Corsalt
Farmers Co. Operative Exchange
J. O. Beatty of
Haskins
Don Beatty
D. E. Brumbach
Elmer Lyle
Ruth Busby
Gladys Knapp
Cornell College
W. T. Marr
Capitola Brindley
Frank Conger
Mary Jane
Muscatine
Leone
Leota Althaugh
Leo
T. L. Holland
St. Louis
Charles Hay
Mr. Holland
Uspana
Mike
Pathfinder
Koveralls
C.M. & F. Clothing Co
Schulty Motor
B. Lupton
Long Lite
Exide
Prop
John Shields & Sons
Heinies
Lyons Cafe
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