Social gatherings fill week with clubs and bridge party
The Navajo club met at Mrs. F. L. Broadgate’s home for a fancy work afternoon with a two course luncheon. The Presbyterian Ladies’ Social met at Mrs. Chal Ford’s on a rainy field meet day, enjoying devotionals, contests, and a surprise program. Out-of-town guests joined the Evening Bridge Club event at Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. McCleery’s East Main Street home with a bridge session, salad course, music, and a fifty cent Bridge War Fund collectionजार
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F. L. Broadgate
H. H. McCulley
The
Presbyterian Church
Chal Ford
R. H. Walker
C. W. Stewart
Orville Elder
R. I. Walker
Mesdames C. W. Stewart
Schmoeller
J. A. McCall
Esther MacGugin
Fitzwilliam
Harriet Chilcote
Root
Marguerite MacGugin
Fred Reid
Wallingford
Hopengardner
Donaldson
Carl Roberts
John Swisher
Sam Forman
Harry Shreder
Mallory
St. Clair Lewis
Heinzman
Jackson
J. Smith
Mesdames Crooks
Carris
Martin
Dittmar
Mesdames Jones
Cunningham
Russel
Adams
Howard L. McCleery
East Main Street
Bridge Club War Fund
Herbert Steiffel
New York
Ben Badenoch
Chicago
Fannie Shinabarger
Philadelphia
Lola Wells Hughes
Macomb, Uijnole
Manton Hebner
Centerville
First United Presbyterian Social Raises Over 108 Dollars
The Old fashioned program and box supper last evening by the First United Presbyterian Congregation drew a large crowd and netted more than 108 dollars for the Ladies Aid pledge toward the new church building. The second division led the event with strong committee support from Miss Nelsie Tripp Mrs W A Gibson Mrs J M Wishart Mrs C W McLaughlin and Mrs W B Anderson. The program in the first part was highly praised and enjoyed by all attendees.
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United Presbyterian Congregational
Ladies Aid Society
Nelsié Tripp
W. A. Gibson
J. M. Wishart
C. W. McLaughlin
W. B. Anderson
The World League of Nations Progress and Hope
Clarence L. Speed argues that democracy grew from revolutions and that a world league of nations, built on justice, offers a rapid, shared path to peace. He notes history’s resistance to democracy, urges acceptance of the league’s evolving constitution, and urges public access to pamphlets via the Illinois League to Enforce Peace.
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Clarence L. Speed
Illinois
Paar Ahh Wae
League of Nations
League
England
France
Italy
United States
Ume
Cus
Snakes in the Stump and the Moral of the Stump
A 19th century homily links a rural tragedy caused by a sycamore stump nest of rattlesnakes to the liquor traffic. The tale pairs a farmer family’s deaths with warnings about alcohol, social ruin, and calls for collective action against liquor and vice.
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Anacreon
Omar
Burns
Wilson
High School Chapel Talks and Student Activities Review
The week at the high school featured a chapel with E F Palmer discussing birds and the animal kingdom, followed by an illustrated lecture. Junior class officers were elected, with Leslie Gates as president and Edna Timmerman as secretary treasurer. Y M C A activities included weekly devotions and Bible study meetings, while senior girls prepared for uniform dresses and the May day festival planning progressed. Track and band events kept spirits up despite defeat at Kalona, and May day and banquet preparations were noted.
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Leslie Gates
Viola Bureh
Edna Timmerman
Supt. Smith
Ted Allen
Lester Duke
Dick McCieery
Eugene Breitenbach
Razor kept for social purposes in Chicago court
In Chicago on May 3 Albert Wright, an African American, explained to Judge Stewart his possession of a German razor used in a brawl. He claimed it was secured from a frightened German in Nobody's Land and joked that it was kept for social purposes. The judge discharged him and kept the razor.
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Erin’s Isle
Honor Emircht
Chicago
County Churches Invite for May 4 1919 Services
The County Churches invite all to Sunday services on May 4 1919. Morning subject The Signs of The Times and evening subject A New Heart. Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. Bring friends. C C E Riddington pastor.
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CC. E. Riddington
Poet Turns Butcher in Afterlife In Louisville Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a quirky observation about a class poet who reputedly becomes a butcher in the afterlife, reflecting literary wit and local cultural humor.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Army brain power tests cited by Maj Yerkes at NAS meeting
Maj R M Yerkes told the National Academy of Sciences in Washington that the United States measured officers brain power with psychological tests. He noted half a dozen military branches used exams to classify personnel and assign posts, and proposed adapting wartime methods to education and industry.
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R. M. Yerkes
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Washington
United States
Maj. Yerkes
Lest You Didn't Know on Shoes From Horse Hide
A brief note observes that horse hide can form fine shoes but buckskin skins are not suited for slippers, highlighting material limits for footwear.
Early journalism shaped by a 16 year old editor
A fragmented note recalls Benjamin Crooklin and his role in early journalism. It mentions his youth as an editor at sixteen and a prolific output, noting clashes with contemporaneous papers. Also references the New Hampshire Gazette and its Portsmouth origin around 31 1).
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Benjamin Crooklin
United States
Newlampshire Gazette
Portsmouth
Pier
Jad Salts Recommended for Kidney Relief
A health note links heavy meat intake to sluggish kidneys and bladder discomfort. It endorses Jad Salta, four ounces in water daily, as a safe remedy to clear urinary waste, ease pain, and normalize kidney function, touting its lemon fat acid lithia blend.
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Davenport
Crime
Hell
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Lowe Brothers Automobile
J. D. Lemmon
Washington, Iowa
High School News
E. F. Palmer
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Huxford
Devo
Y. W
Kalona
V. W
Ainsworth Baptist
Maj
Salis IF
Bagkaghy
Ream & Carson
Formu
Brassieres
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W. B. Forma
W. B. Reduso
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