Fortnightly Club Delights Members with War Work Report
Washington County Fortnightly club met at Mrs W Q R Jeffrey and Miss Myrta Jeffrey home on June 17. The program featured solos and a long Biennial report by Mrs W A Cook on war service efforts, child welfare, suffrage, education, and culture. The club voted to aid French women refugees, discussed plans for county child reports, and elected new officers for the coming year. The group noted 269 members and listed three recent deaths among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. QR. Jeffrey
Myrta Jeffrey
Jeffrey Home
W. A. Gibson
H. H. McCleery
Carolyn Hamilton
Newton
Foote
Maurine McLaughlin
Hot Springs
Arkansas
W. A. Cook
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
McAdoo
America
China
Shanghai
C. W. McLaughlin
Sidney Davis
Secon
Keokuk
Pavia
McLaughlin
Anna Olson
Elder
Conner
Mount Vernon
Mike Lewis
Fred Reid
Gibson
Washington County
Red Cross
Kitty
Katheryn Montgomery
J. C. Bo
F. L. Wilson
A. B. Schmoellier
Fred Stewart
Richard Donaldson
Orville Elder
Mike C. Lewis
Stella Cavender
R. P. Lewis
Aner Gardner
Mrs Miller Hosts Noonday Dinner At Country Home
Pam Nt ill Mr and Mrs Riley Miller entertained yesterday at a noonday dinner at their country home east of West Chester in honor of Mrs Mary Poland of Long Beach California and her cousin Mrs Clara Stickley and son Willis of Sweetwater Texas. Other guests included Mrs Sarah Marr and daughter Mary Mrs M Stewart and daughter Kate and Mr and Mrs W T Trotter of Ainsworth and Mr and Mrs Chas Schiebel and son Richard. A chicken dinner was served by the hostess with Mina Schiebel assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Miller
West Chester
Miller
Mary Poland
Long Beach
California
Clara Stickley
Willis
Sweetwater
Texas
Sarah Marr
Mary
M. Stewart
Kate
W. T. Trotter
Ainsworth
Chas. Schiebel
Richard
Mina Schicbel
Miller Home
Havre Hed Cross Society Meets with Twelve Ladies
The Havre Hed Cross Society met last Wednesday afternoon with twelve ladies present. They made thirteen hospital shirts during the afternoon. There will be another meeting next Wednesday at the usual hour.
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Havre
How to Can Cherries and Cherry Olives
The article describes canning cherries with blanching for whole cherries and sugar sirups for sour and sweet varieties. It covers jar preparation water bath timing, sealing, and storage. It also notes a cherry relish called cherry olives with a cold process using vinegar water sugar and salt before sealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Red Cross Notes on Dressings and Pads Efforts
Eleven workers in the Riverside branch workroom yesterday made tamp ons and prepared 275 pads awaiting bandages. Mrs Javhal led learning sessions in the surgical dressings department while Riverside planned to produce 100 pads and Mrs Reha moved 650 compresses with 350 remaining to reach quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. J. Javhal Stacirman
Surgical Dressings Department
Riverside
Reha
Social calendar features week events in West Chester area
The weekly social calendar lists Red Cross benefit at West Chester Baptist Church 8:30 PM and numerous meetings. Groups include Mothers' club dustes club Grace Hill Ladies' Aid Lincoln Taylor Red Cross workers Willing Workers Cedar Township Knitters Brighton Township Knitters Lexington Ladies' Aid S S club and Presbyterian Christian Endeavor. A Sunset Park picnic and a Sunset Park six o'clock Young Women's Missionary Society event are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
the Red Cross
West Chester Baptist Church
West Chester Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Sunset Park
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Young Women's Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church
Women’s Club Biennial Lunches At Hot Springs Menu Tour
At Hot Springs Arkansas a biennial convention of women’s clubs featured three sample lunches prepared with United States Food Administration guidance. Menus included Strawberries Baked Stuffed Eyes with Cream Cheese Sauce and Baked Honey Custard among other courses with detailed recipes for Camouflage Cream War Cakes and Scotch Oat Crackers.
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Women's Clubs
Hot Springs
Women's Club
Arkansas
United States Food Administration
Dues Urged for Women’s Christian Temperance Union Members
Dear Sisters, our fiscal year ends soon and the county convention in July needs dues. Please send to treasurer Mrs Kilgore at 471 Blue. Those in various churches know their payment points, and we hope all will have dues in for a good delegation.
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Dear Sisters of the Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mra
BK. J. Kilgore
Methodist Church
C. W. Busby
Clyde
Presbyterian Church
T. J. McElhinney
Della George
Second United Presbyterian Church
Alexander
Baptist
Miss Parker
Reformed Presbyterian
G. W. Hay
Delegation to Attend Clay Convention Delayed Meeting
A delegation plans to travel to Clay for a convention and will announce the exact meeting date later. The schedule remains tentative as organizers confirm the gathering and timing.
Woman’s half wheat bread recipe stirs family debate
A Washington housewife shares a bread recipe said to reduce white flour while producing two loaves. Soak 2 cups oatmeal and mashed potatoes, then yeast soak, mix with flour and salt add fat sugar and water to form a medium soft dough and rise overnight.
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Washington
Bulgarian Carpets Rise in Quality Since 1878
Bulgarian rug making has grown from domestic craft under Turkish rule to a refined industry. In 150 years the Liberation of 1878 marks a turning point, with the last decade showing Bulgarian carpets surpassing Turkish, Romanian, Serbian and Greek imports in design, texture, finish and style.
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Bulgaria
Lyle’s Puppy Remains Hidden From Owner
A Chicago Tribune item recounts Lyle’s deep fondness for his puppy. When the dog fell ill and was killed, care was taken to shield him from the news. Later, the narrator visits Lyle’s mother and learns the dog is dead, with Lyle unaware of the fate.
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Lyle
Chicago
Size and Wood of Noahs Ark Described
The text states Noahs ark measured 450 feet long 75 feet wide and 45 feet deep. It was built from gophic wood or cypress, materials suited for submerged ship parts.
Problem of Human Nature and Daylight Saving
The Philadelphia Ledger argues that shifting clocks to save daylight would fail because not everyone will wake earlier, making the proposed time change ineffective. The piece critiques the practicality of universal behavior change to match daylight saving goals.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Compensations for Good Workmen
A short musing on workers who value skilled labor beyond money. It asserts that true craftsmen work for love and skill, and that compensation includes more than monetary pay. The tone suggests satisfaction in performing quality work regardless of wages.
Restores the Balance Concept in Global Reform Efforts
A fragmented excerpt notes that nations work briskly in their own spheres to restore balance between right and wrong, reflecting a broad push for moral and societal equilibrium across regions. The text implies collective action without detailing specific events or actors.
Flapjack Feats Draw Witty U.S. Tribune Quips
The Toledo Blade quips that real success with flapjacks needs post meal exercise while the Houston Post notes after the fourth pancake one sees rainbows and dreams, implying light humor about breakfast rituals.
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Toledo Blade
Toledo
Houston
Houston Post
Chinese Favor Large Families
Chinese prize large families as a sign of good temper and right living. A large clan living together and not dividing property signals prosperity. The honor Wu Fu Tung Fang meaning five generations under one roof is highly coveted but rarely achieved.
Mrs J C Marchant Serves At Connecticut Munition Plant
Mrs J C Marchant wife of Rev J C Marchant pastor of the Baptist church at West Haven Connecticut is serving at a local munition plant to aid the war effort and free a man for military service In the photograph she is shown handling shells with care and attention.
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J. C. Marchant
The
Baptist Church
West Haven
Conn
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Liberty Loan
Oessine Cateenantines
Soldiers’ Library Fund
Library War Council
Leslie Mountford
Department of Civics
Woman Citizens’ Library
John McCall
Pam
American Red Cross
Saloniki
Red Crosse
Europe
Malouski
U.S. T
Ture
Red
Newton O'Loughlin
A. B. Schmoeller
Mothers’ Club
Mrs. Wessersmith
Dustes Club
Grace Hill Ladies’ Aid
Lincoln
Taylor
A. L. Young
John Rittenhouse
Cedar Township
Brighton Township
Frank Smith
Walter Patterson
David Tipton
Clarence Timmins
Lexington Ladies’ Aid Society
Eva Harvey
S. Ss. Club
Mission Circle of the Baptist Church
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society
Delta Alphas
Arlington
WSS
WLC
T.U
Clay
Composition of the Ark
Velvetina
Frep Gooditch Drug Co
Omahs
Neb
Sherman Bros
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