French to Learn Home Canning From American Experts
Washington County women page highlights America’s lead in home canning. French Ministry of Agriculture requested American experts from the U S Department of Agriculture to teach canning methods, including the cooked in the jar process, as France seeks to boost domestic preservation and reduce reliance on commercial canners.
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Washington County
America
Ministry of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Paris
France
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Fas
American Commission For
United States
Washington
Caroline A. Boudreaux
Louisiana
Bernice Carter Davis
Texas
Erin Dore
Frants P. Land
Companionship in Nature and Friendship
A reflection on nature seeking company rather than isolation, noting that true friendship brings the sincerest support. The quote emphasizes that companionship strengthens happiness and meaning through mutual aid and shared experience.
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Clicero
Daily Thought by Seton on Wisdom and Necessity
A brief reflection notes that wisdom delivers what is required rather than excess, emphasizing frugality and sufficiency in guidance. The author, Seton, frames wisdom as practical and necessary, avoiding surplus beyond true need.
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Seton
Training Fathers for Boys Aimed at Virtue and Self Mastery
Prepared for the Department of the Interior, this piece argues fathers influence boys more than money. It urges sympathy and patience to nurture innate talents, positive living over prohibitions, and the idea that a boy’s future self hinges on his father's example and guidance. It emphasizes duties to bequeath a sound mind and characteristics, not merely wealth, and includes guidance for practical fatherly conduct and values.
Worth While Girls Rally Announces All Day Event
The World Wide Guild known as Worth While Girls of the Washington Association schedules an all day rally Thursday June 26 at the Baptist church. Delegates visitors from Washington Keota Kalona West Chester Prairie Flower Louisa Center New Haven Ainsworth Wellman are expected. Planned attendance aims for seventy five to a hundred with a full program arranged.
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World Wide Guild
Worth While Girls
Washington Association
Baptist Church
Washington
Keota
Kalona
West Chester
Prairie Flower
Louisa Center
New Haven
Ainsworth
Wellman
Fortnightly Club Last Meeting Set for July 1
The Fortnightly clubs last general meeting of the year will be held at 7:30 PM next Tuesday July 1 at the old Methodist church. Members from all departments are urged to attend and new memberships may be proposed with vouchers to the secretary. The program covers Thrift Education and reports from delegates to the Town Biennial in Ames this month.
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Old Methodist Church
Ames
French Soldier Thanks Local War Aid for Comfort Bag
A translated letter from Vilain Leveque, a French soldier and father of a refugee family, thanks Mrs. Emma Long for organizing a relief society that supplied linen and clothing after four years of war. He notes the family’s loss and expresses gratitude for the garments and support during their return home.
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Emma Long
D. J. Masson
Bercllers
France
Social Calendar Highlights Week's Planned Gatherings
Mrs. D J Ross hosts the Priscilla club this afternoon while Mrs Ed Bambrick entertains the Just Us club. Shalom Group of the Methodist Sunday school meets tonight at Miss Alice Atkinson s home. Worth While Girls hold a six thirty banquet at the Baptist church. Mrs. Lloyd Walker hosts the 8S 8S 8S club in the afternoon. Cedar Community club meets at Miss Ella Booth s home. Mrs Ralph Smith hosts Chapter 1 PBE0 at her afternoon home. Young Women s Missionary society plans a six thirty picnic supper. Mrs Julia Cavender hosts the Women s Home Missionary society in the afternoon. West Chester Queen Esther Circle meets at Miss Margaret Bauer s home. The Kolah club gathers this afternoon at Mrs John Speidell s home. Mrs Marsh Bailey hosts Nineteenth Century club lawn party at her home this afternoon at 8. A called Queen Esther Circle meeting is at Mrs Kate Wilson s in the evening.
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D. J. Ross
Priscilla Club
Ed Bambrick
Just Us
Shalom Group
Methodist Sunday School
Alice Atkinson
Worth
Baptist Church
Lloyd Walker
Cedar Community Club
Ella Booth
Ralph Smith
P. BE. O
Young Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Julia Cavender
Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
West Chester
Queen Esther Circle
Margaret Bauer
Kolah Club
John Speidell
Marsh Bailey
Nineteenth Century Club
Queen Eeather
Kate Wilson
Senate panel completes 1920 naval appropriation bill
Washington June 24 The senate naval committee completed the 1920 naval appropriation bill carrying 646 million dollars an increase of 44.8 million over the house total The proposal raises navy personnel from 17000 to 171000 and boosts the navy aviation fund from 15 million to 35 million dollars.
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Washington
House
Senate Naval Committee
Senate
Sayings of Silas on Beauty and Knowledge
A fragment notes that a pretty woman is a thing of beauty and a joy forever if she knows how enough. The line hints at a moral about perception and value, with Silas framing beauty as enduring when paired with wisdom.
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Silas
Eno
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evening Journal
Edly
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford Junior University
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Education
National Kindergarten Association
Jordan
Reahan
Hdyth Snyder
Effie van Sickle
M. R. Re
Gan
Dewey Wellman
Viola Auten
Hazel Crull
Irvin Reif
Aliso
Rothschild’s
Vilain Leveque
Uncle Eben
Palm Beach
Ein Klothing Kompany
Naval Committee
Mannhardt Bros
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