Riverside Marital News and Local Social Notes
Miss Alice Prymek and Frank Dvorak wed at the Riverside Methodist parsonage with relatives in attendance. The couple will farm south of town. Other items report church work, travel, home sales, visits, a St. Mary’s event aiding Father Flannagan’s boys, a newborn, and residents moving or returning from Detroit and Minneapolis.
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Riverside Riverside
Alice Prymek
Frank Dvorak
D. Phillips
Alicia Dvorak
Walter Prymek
Frank Prymek
James Dvorak
Riverside
Rev
B. Jacobsmeier
Iowa City
A. J. Schulte
St. Mary’s Church
Robert Birrer
Grainfield
Kansas
Harry Hardy
Cornelius Schneider
Local Social Notes and Family Moves
Mrs. Sarah Ann Edwards has been very ill with grippe. Fairfield visitors attend the funeral of Mrs. Daniel Livingston in Des Moines and burial at Wayland. Several families and neighbors, including Nicola and Edwards households, share Sunday visits and farm work in nearby towns. News of Miss Lillian Hunt’s marriage in York Nebraska arrives, with various local visits and gatherings noted.
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Coppoce Coppock
Sarah Ann Edwards
J. McNeese
Fairfield
Daniel Livingston
Des Moines
Wayland
Chick Nicola
John McKune
Ernest Seabranch
Hugh Conrad
Luther Turner
Burlington
John Widmer
Mt. Union
Charlie Edwards
Jess Davison
Herman Meaner
Darlene Nichols
Cecil Nichols
Miss Tolander
Clayton Eicher
E. C. Allen
Ira Jessup
Orns Boshart
John Kaufman
Joe Conrad
Mr. and Mrs H J Cuddeback Visit S J Statler Home
Mr and Mrs H J Cuddeback spent Sunday afternoon at the S J Statler home with Mr and Mrs Ralph Robertson in New Haven Connecticut on March 14.
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New Haven
H. J. Cuddeback
S. J. Statler
Ralph Robertson
Local social notes from Indiana visitors and moves
Chance Cree from Indiana visits cousin Mrs Frank Smith. Mr and Mrs Marion Smith call on Washington Thursday. Mr and Mrs Ralph Springer move to Clint Shull’s former place. George Diett and family relocate to Oscar Bjork farm. Mrs A R Strum spends Thursday afternoon with Mrs Frank Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chance Cree
Indiana
Frank Smith
Marion Smith
Washington
Ralph Springer
Clint Shull
George Diett
Oscar Bjork
A. R. Strum
Timmons and friends visit in Wellman and Des Moines
Mrs. Lissa Timmons and daughter Phylis returned to Des Moines after wintering with Cy Timmons. Mrs. Will Flynn visited sister Mrs. Chas. Duran Jr., who is sick. Miss Mary Timmons returned from Des Moines where she studied. Swain Beatty visits Davenport relatives. Kate Bishop called on Amanda Schulty. Walt Patterson is a business visitor in Washington. Everett Smith and Harry Gardner families were Wellman visitors Saturday night.
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Lexington
Lissa Timmons
Phylis
Des Moines
Cy Timmons
Will Flynn
Chas. Duran, Jr
Tom Schulty
Washington
Hazel Mathess
Mary Timmons
Swain Beatty
Davenport
Kate Bishop
Amanda Schulty
Walt Patterson
Everett Smith
Harry Gardner
Died Evelyn Jenkins in Brighton Heart Trouble
The article reports the death of Wilma Jenkins, thirteen, from heart trouble after a severe cold and tuberculosis workups. Her family includes father Fred Jenkins, sisters Esther Helen Marion and Evelyn, and aunt Miss Lucy Jenkins. A funeral is planned from the home Thursday. Other items note local visits, a school election, and depot duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma
Fred Jenkins
Oakdale
Esther
Helen
Marion
Lucy Jenkins
O. P. Myers
Newton
J. W. Myers
Mabel Davis
Oskaloosa
H. L. Gordon
Mabel Robison
Leona McNeese
Washington
Parks
J G. Heacock
Jas. Jones
Harvey
Rock Island
Agent Turner
Missouri
Estate and community notes from Rubio area
Mar 14 report notes a Fred Bomby estate sale with appraisers Walter Nordyke Elsie Fitch and S F Blakely and L B Luithly as clerk for bankrupt Raymond Cooks stock. Also mentions Masonic Eastern Stars banquet with about 250 attendees and several households changing jobs and travel between Rubio Rubio area farms and nearby towns. Raymond Steinbeck and Elias Rudolph travel to Washington and Hopewell. Dr Hull performs a growth removal on Raymond.
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Rubio Rubio
Fred Bomby
Walter Nordyke
Elsie Fitch
S. F. Blakely
L. B. Luithly
Raymond Cooks
Washington
Clancy
Susan Nordyke
Rolla Black
Leonard Fleig
Raymond Steinbeck
Raymond
Hull
Elias Rudolph
Ollie
Hopewell
Howard Jones
Richland
Floyd Morrow
Linby
Roy Decker
Rubio
Robert MccClack
Henry Luithly
J. A. Luithly
Timothy
Tommy
Joe Hartnell
Rolly Emery
Robert Morgan
Charley Leppert
Village Notes Record Local Moves and Visits
Residents report a move near Rubio as the McNees property becomes vacant again. A school board election elected Rolla Black as director, replacing Earl Morgan. Visits include Mr. and Mrs. Miles Jones with Mrs. Fred Leppert and family, W. E. Luithly visiting J. A. Luithly, and Vera Bond with her children at the J. J. Pleig home. W. E. Augustine of Washington traveled by horse due to rain, while his elderly mother near West Chester remains ill but improving.
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Rubio
McNees
Rolla Black
Earl Morgan
Miles Jones
Fred Leppert
W. E. Luithly
Richland
J. A. Luithly
Vera Bond
J. J. Pleig
W. E. Augustine
Washington
West Chester
Community Notes from Wyman WyMan March Highlights
Last Thursday a son was born to Mr and Mrs Walter Rotz. Nellie Ross survived a surprise party at the school house and learned Saturday was her birthday. The high school play Daddy and His Troubles is set for March 18 with a full cast and 25 cent admission proceeds for the athletic fund. J F McElroy was elected to the school board to replace J K Dunn and votes favored electric lights for the school. Mrs C S and S Zickafoose is seriously ill from tonsillitis. Mr and Mrs Newton Davis welcomed a son born this morning.
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Wyman Wyman
Walter Rotz
Nellie Ross
Nellie
J. F. McElroy
J. K. Dunn
Daddy
Wrix Brown
Lorana Simmons
Peggy Brown
Ruth Turkington
Nellie Brown
Amelia Chester
Sarah Davis
Teddy Brown
William Holland
Paul Chester
Allen Sanger
Jane
Maglena Williams
Thompson
Homer Davis
Edith Lewis Judges Declamatory Contest in Washington
Miss Edith Lewis visited Washington Monday night serving as a judge in a declamatory contest. Margaret Wallen returned home from Iowa City after visiting her parents. Mrs. Sprague Huston and Lee Lease with Mr. and Mrs. Gannon were in Washington yesterday. CRAWFO D CRAWFORDSVILLE high school girls lost to Ainsworth 14 to 13 in a road game. boys held a practice match.
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Ainsworth
Richmond Cleric Receives News of Mother's Death
Rev. Father Schaefer sent word by cable that his mother died in Germany last week after he had just returned from a summer visit. He had spent the previous season with her and returned last December. Mrs. Geo Schmitt is listed as ill. Mr and Mrs Albert Sharpe and
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Richmond
Father Schaefer
Germany
Geo. Schmitt
Albert Sharpe
Ed Shalla home hosts weekend visitors and events
Sunday visitors came to the Ed Shalla residence as Anson Small family attended a birthday surprise for William Small at Kalona. Elsie Lasek returned home after helping at the Tony Eberle home. The Richmond band plans practice for the season. A new baby girl arrived at Delbert Strabala and a baby boy at Anton Eberle.
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Ed Shalla
Anson Small
Hazel
William Small
Kalona
Elsie Lasek
Tony Eberle
Chas. Votruba
Wm. Small
Richmond Band
Will Shalla
Norbert Te Hockhorst
Fred Shalla
Anna Jordan
St. Joseph
Holy Trinity Church
Joe Prydel
While the Devil Laughs at Fox Theatre
Louise Lovely stars in While the Devil Laughs a Fox film about a girl driven to crime by a harsh home life. The drama traces her rise from despair through love and faith as William Scott co stars and George William Hill wrote the scenario.
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New York
Underworld
William Fox
Louise Lovely
Fox Theatre
al Tho
George William Hill
Miss Lovely
William Scott
Kiss as motif through history and folklore
The passage argues that kissing has shaped world events from biblical and wartime acts to royal or fairy tale themes. It links the kiss of betrayal, wartime honors, and romantic legends as a universal motif across cultures and eras.
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Jurlas
Christ
Inconsistent Woman a Menace to Women’s Reputation
The text condemns the inconsistent woman as harmful to the reputation of women in general. It claims she talks without acting, being all theory and no practice, and urges women to examine their own consistency to protect character and reliability in business.
Resemblance Quotations From The Boston Transcript
A brief quotation notes that an average man resembles a whale as he climbs to the top and immediately begins to blow, reflecting a satirical view from the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Soldiers' Bonus Up To Iowa People
The Iowa legislature approves the soldiers adjusted compensation bill ending with a voter decision in November 1922. The plan pays 60 cents daily to veterans and nurses who served between war declaration and armistice, excluding S A T men, with a $22 million bond to fund the bonus and disability fund.
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Des Moines
American Legion
House
Senate
Student Army Training Corps
Mistletoe Superstition Recall From Scandinavian Myth
A brief note on mistletoe as a superstition linking to Balder’s death in Norse myth. It explains mistletoe is seen as a harbinger of trouble when not hung in air and recalls the tale of Balder struck by a mistletoe arrow and restored to life with a pledge the plant would not harm unless it touched the earth.
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Balder
Atmospheric Nitrogen Abundant Over Land
It is computed that the earths atmosphere contains at least 4,000,000,000,000 tons of nitrogen directly accessible. The quantity in the air over one square kilometer of land could enrich the earth for twenty years at the current consumption rate.
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Cedar Rapids
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Omaha
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Joseph Heitzman
Minneapolis
Marlee Cassia
Elia Dautrement
Ashington
Tuts Wombacher
Leal Littremm
Magdalene Droll
Albert Wieland
Kansas City
David Wieland
Rachel Holtz
Marshalltown
Jay
Dillon
Montana
Harry Fowler
Waterloo
Fowler
Swift Barber Shop
Brighton
H. W. Helmick
Evelyn
Leroy
Iowa
Ralph Rees
Newton Davis
Republic
Ackson
Chicago, Ill
B. F. Campbell
North Marion Ave
Enbion
Iatgicton
Buick
Poe
Moline Tractors
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Moline Plow Company
Moline
Universal
Fred L. Stewart
Washington, Iowa
Tucker & Eicher
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