Washington Social News Notes and Local Weddings Totals
West Chester visitors brought a wedding gift and attended supper at Sunset Park. The Puitian sisters held a meeting at K P hall with five new members. The Povster club met near Washington with Mrs Harry Anderson hosting and guests. Catholic Daughters of America led a large children s picnic in Sunset Park with a big array of treats. Col and Mrs S W Brookhart will mark their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a family picnic. they married in Keosauqua on June 22 1897. Norine Schmoeller and George Troe married quietly at the Schmoeller home with a four course dinner. Norine a former Washington teacher and Troe a Des Moines native will live in Bloomfield then move to Clear Lake. Mr and Mrs Troe and family attended the ceremony and will spend summer at The Carp cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puitian
K. P. Hall
A. Bh. Schmoelier
Ella Chilcote
Walter Brown
Povster Club
Harry Anderson
Washington
Mr. Anderson
E. A. Anderson
Catholic Daughters of America
Sunset Park
Col
S. W. Brookhart
Iowa River
Brookhart
Ned
John
Smith
Florence
Edith
Joe
Hearne
Norine Schmoeller
George Troe
C. G. Schmoeller
J. Reade McCrory
Letha Taylor
Mildred Rice
Virginia Griffith
Clear Lake
Announcements About Parade on 4th
Those with ponies for the July Fourth parade must notify Charles Brown. Each child rides his own pony and many ponies are desired. Owners should inform Frank Beatty before next Monday. Decorated automobiles expected. individuals urged to join. Horse entries and car entries to Brown and Beatty.
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Charles Brown
Frank Beatty
Gipsy Moth Pest Repeatedly Strikes Massachusetts
The gipsy moth was released in Medford in 1869 during silkworm hybridizing experiments. About twenty years later it became a serious pest and Massachusetts spent around a million dollars on control between 1900 and 1900. The pest faded briefly but returned once campaigns ended.
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Medford
Mass
Massachusetts
Cleaning Hint for Moths Using Water and Camphor
A home tip advises sprinkling closets with water steeped in tobacco, then dusting with spirits of camphor to neutralize odors and deter moths. The combination aims to prevent moth annoyance by masking smells and providing scent.
Few Good Cooks Under Thirty Regency Era Tale
A fragmented reminiscence recalls chefs from Crockford's and service to Louis XIV, Lord Sefton, and the duke of York. The speaker argues true culinary excellence never arises before age thirty, hinting at an English cook who disappointed with pepper in soup and a foreign accompaniment. It laments worldly wisdom and ironic fate in cooking.
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Ude
Crockford
London
Louis XIV
Lord Sefton
Duke of York
Sefton
Seade
Baldrige Joins Bailey in New Washington Law Partnership
A.B. Baldrige, recent graduate of the State University of Iowa College of Law, formed a partnership today with Marsh W. Bailey, creating Bailey & Baldrige. Baldrige, 28, formerly of Des Moines, served as a first lieutenant in a machine gun battalion during the war and studied liberal arts and law at Iowa. The pairing follows Bailey’s invitation to recruit a young attorney from the law school class. Washington gains a promising new lawyer amid recent bar retirements and shifting interests.
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A.B. Baldridge
State University of Iowa
Marsh W. Bailey
Bailey & Baldrige
Baldrige
Des Moines
State University
Fort Snelling
Bailey
Law School
Iowa’ City
Dailey
Washington
Bonus bill defeated in senate amid tariff dispute
Washington reports the senate rejected a bid to bring the soldiers bonus bill to a vote by 51 to 22 after a Watson motion to table Walsh’s tariff and bonus measure. Eight Democrats backed Watson and two Republicans opposed. Belfast tally places Arthur Griffith as a strong Danl Kirearn leader with 13,101 votes in Cavan.
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Senate
Washington
Watsor
Indiana
Walsh
Massachusetts
Watson
Belfast
Cavan
Arthur Griffth
Danl Kirearn
Untitled fragment of a teen romance anecdote
A Sunday outing with a young man ends in an encounter with his father. The youth is taken home after a tense scene, and at school next day peers mock him while he remains composed, claiming his mother would come.
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Tedu
Chicago Journai
Raisin Muffin Recipe From Old Oven Statement
Raisin muffins are made by beating two eggs with sugar and melted butter then adding flours baking powder salt and raisin mixture. The batter is spooned into greased gem pans and baked in a hot oven for about twenty five minutes.
Yeomen Picnic At Sunset Park Draws Members
About one hundred Yeomen gathered for a picnic at Sunset Park with attendance below the expected three hundred. Members from Washington and Ottumwa lodges attended along with Fairfield. A short program followed a hearty meal with songs and remarks by Charles Root L M Walker and Dr. G W Hay.
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Yeomen
Sunset Park
Ottumwa
Washington
Fairfield
America
Charles K. Root
Foreman
Washington Lodge
L. A. Walker
G. W. Hay
Minnie Jarrard
Root
Ione Carmichael
Evelyn Turner and Bruce Thomas Marry in Fairfield
Miss Evelyn Turner and Bruce Thomas of Packwood were married at Fairfield on Saturday. The report notes a large crowd at the Ban Watters dance Saturday evening and that the Jefferson County Wool Growers Association top wool price this year was 3 1/2 cents.
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Evelyn Turner
Bruce Thomas
Packwood
Fairfield
Laban Johnson
Washington
Jefferson County Wool Growers Association
Willis Horton
Max Waterhouse
Ban Watters
Language Puzzle Echoes in Old News Voice
A puzzling line from a woman recalling a prior $15,000 jew el robbery notes a niece married to a vice count. She explains they drop the s sound but her habit of adding it persists. The speaker contends education taught to pronounce all but the p in jogarfry.
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Jogarfry
Socrates on Juvenile Delinquency in Ancient Times
The fragment quotes Socrates from 460 200 B C describing changes in youth temper and manners. It laments luxury, disrespect for authority, chatter over exercise, and children tyrannizing elders and teachers, noting Alcibiades’ rowdy behavior.
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Alcibiades
Socrates
Romans First Pleasure Tourists
Traveling for pleasure grew in the ae era as Romans sought historic prices and natural curiosities. They visited famous groves and grottoes and preferred gentler landscapes over towering heights and plunging canyons.
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Ane
Foolish Plans Fade as Woman Chooses Quiet Exit
A garbled fragment hints at a woman facing ire and a rival trying to outwit her with schemes. She resolves to withdraw and avoid further folly, choosing a calm exit over confrontation.
Ford Autoline Oil promised to stop jerking
An automotive advice notice explains that intermittent jerking or shaking of a Ford during stops starts or reverses stems from worn brake and transmission bands and improper lubrication. It promotes Fr Autoline Oil as a softening, gripp ing lubricant that improves mileage and reduces carbon, with a money back guarantee if not effective. W. BE. HENDER,
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Forde
Fords
City Churches Preparatory Service and Communion Notice
Preparatory service Friday evening at 7 30 led by Rev Francis R Casselman of Haskins. Let every member make a special effort to be present. Communion Sunday morning at 11 09. Arthur R Oates, Pastor.
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Francis R. Casselman
Haskins
Arthur R. Oates
Fans Used in Early Christian and Medieval Services
The article notes that fans, round with silver bells, were used in church services from early Christian times through the Middle Ages to ward off flies from sacred elements. It highlights their practical role and distinctive design.
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West Chester
Coffey
Weltman
C. H. Davis
Suneet Park
The
Florsheim Shoe
Florshein
A. E. Atchison
Toows
W. Bailey Officer
Griffith
Peionto
Prom Ottumwa
Clay
Gertrude Reed
Deep River
al Morris
Brighton
Stannards
Hermoline Motor
Pennsylvania
Wes
Cadillac
Bevins Motor CO
W. BE. Hender
C. M. & F. Clothing CO
Good Clothes Store
Milan Bandoe
Stepins
Hemise
Ommse Tyre
Canton Crepe and Baronet
Smiths
Emporium
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