Rural Women and social club notes abound in Washington area
Social events fill afternoons with Mrs. Ed Jackson hosting the Rural Women’s club at her Washington home. Miss Knowles of Ames is slated to speak July 20, and county nurse Miss Haines gave a talk on "Correct Poets." Debutantes, outings, and a Washington couple, Lillie Bringing and Arthur Duensing, mark a season of weddings and community gatherings.
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Ed Jackson
Rural Women's Club
Fast
Washington Wirec
Jackson
Pringle
Carlson
Ldesd Humeston
Misa Knowles
Ames
Mise Haines
Christle
Clarence Jackson
Cloyd Kowpp
Henry Ditmar
Cuesta
Theodore White
Nellie FE. Stevens
Batavia
Iowa
White
Waverly
Nebraska
Pella College
A. C. White
Washington
Methodist Church of
Worth
Missouri
Lillie Bringing
Arthur Duensing
Sigourney
Muscatine
Mr. Blagg
Burlington
St. Louis
Belleville
H. H. Brinning
Washington High School
Henry Duensing
Sigourney High School
United States
Marne
St. Mehiel
Meuse
Argonne
Army of Occupation
Andermarth
Germany
Duensing
Soldier Bonus Legislation by Midwest States
A survey shows ten of thirteen Midwestern states have passed or begun soldier bonus or relief measures. North Dakota set $25 monthly bonuses with higher taxes to fund them. Wisconsin offers cash or a $30 monthly education stipend with amendments under consideration. Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and others pursue varied plans, with votes pending and bond issues proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Western
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ihe
Canada
Ohio
Kansas
Am- Legion
Mi ‘Owri
Michife
Hinds
Indiana
Julfigan
Michigan
Iminoia House
Senate
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Nebraska
American Legion
Fort Logan H. Roots
Little Rock
Americans must unite to recover prewar prices and wages
A Marshalltown Times-Republican debate notes a clothing maker argues consumers and workers must share in easing prices while others urge individuals to align with faster price cuts. The piece mocks cries for quick restoration of cheap goods and calls for coordinated sacrifice as the nation adjusts postwar finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Miss Lulu M. Warden to Speak at Second United Presbyterian
Miss Lulu M. Warden, a worker in the United Presbyterian mission field in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee, will speak tomorrow night at 7 30 at the Second United Presbyterian Church. Friends of the mountaineer workers are especially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu M. Warden
United Presbyterian
Tennessee
Second
United Presbyterian i
Due for It Now Correspondent Reports on Earthquake Shock
A correspondent writes from Punech London noting he has never continued an earthquake shock while an income tax collector records his name and address.
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London
Mummy Cloth Durability Linked to Locust-Bean Finish
Ancient cloths show remarkable strength possibly from vecetohe bine finish derived from the African locust bean tree. The claim notes the finish as a key factor in durability and preservation.
Nashville Baptist Women Same Dress Protest in 1873
In 1873 Nashville Baptist women organized a Sunday dress protest to curb extravagance. They agreed to attend services in plain calico dresses as a statement against ostentatious attire.
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Baptist Church of Nashville
Minnesota road work gains from federal tractor aid
The federal Bureau of Public Roads ships fifty ten ton tractors to Minnesota for highway building with over 3 million dollars in War Department equipment. One hundred fifty army trucks with dump bodies will aid Commissioner Babcock in a 7000 mile trunk highway plan, remodeled for 165 thousand dollars. Babcock efficiency becomes a trusted motto, urging county boards to work closely with the state highway administration for steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Minnesota
State Highway Department
War Department
St. Louis
Itasca
Beccame
Cyrus M. King
Deer River
Babcock
State Highway Administration
Duluth News- Tribune
Birds Help Fight Grasshoppers Insect Control
The American Forestry Magazine notes birds assist in pest control with twenty seven species examined. twenty five eat grasshoppers and in nineteen species all individuals found fed on them. Top performers include larks sparrows meadow larks Franklin gutt s Arkansas Bing bird crow blackbird and the common Bingbird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Forestry Magazine
Kleep Their Money Good-By
A brief editorial remark contrasts Mongolian customs with Western ideas of friendship and politeness noting kissing is reserved for lovers and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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Aaron Stafford
Havre
John Putman
Glen Pratt
Karl Fry
Will Miller
Oakland Mille
Herp
Will Stafford
L. B. Lupton
Covered Wish Club
North Second Avenue
Vieur de Lis
Boyd Foster
Hugh H McCleery
C. A. Owen
Assait
Egypt
Dorothea Thompson
Carl Roberts
Roberta Farm
Ciated
Tan
Gad
Roberts
Mary
Middle West
Mike
Standard Oil
Elothinc
Palm Beach
Rome
C.m.&f. Clothing Co
The
A. E. Putnam Co
Organdy
West Second Street
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