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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
7
Neighboring towns and country notes list visits by Arnet Mathers and family Mrs L E Muthere and others. Residents, relatives, and visitors from Tow City Newton Cody Nebr Gladwin Crawfortsville Ot tumwa attended events and illness nearby.
Crawfordsville May 8 One of the year end events for the Domestic Science class is entertaining the school board and their spouses at a six o clock dinner. Mies Craig and the class arranged a home like reception and served a full menu with a Muay pole centerpiece and color coordinated decorations. The high school orchestra plans to travel to Ames if possible.
Columbus Junction selected as the site for the 1926 assembly of the W. A. district including Washington Muscatine and Loujan counties with Conesville helping. Ethel Gabriel and Clara Arrington named officers for the next year. Barbara Rowe, pioneer Louisa county teacher, dies at 76. funeral set at Letts. Junior Senior banquet highlights Columbus High School activities. Mothers Day program planned at Methodist church.
Pleasant Ridge R R Pleasant Ridge R R 4 May W J Wilson assists Fred Blees with farm work. Jacob Lambert ill. Dr Masson called Tuesday night. Conrad girls visited Benson school Tuesday and Eureka Wednesday. Funeral of Mr Witting attended by Underwood and Blees families at Eicher church. Ed Chalupa brought baby chicks to Mrs Tony Kauffman. Mrs Arthur Conrad and Anna Mae attended Mrs Gray funeral in Washington. Mrs Ogg of Washington visiting Henry Underwood and family. Harold Snider and wife spent Sunday in Keota in Wilsons car. Clyde Lambert aided father planting corn Monday Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Parks and son visited Dick Cain home. granddaughter Marcella. Mrs Harry Lauderman and Wilmer Imogene Washington callers Monday. Mrs John Elgar and Virginia visited last week with Mrs Cain.
Riverside May 8 The Royal Neighbor organization will present Mother’s Day exercises Sunday May 10 at 7 30 P M in St Mary’s hall with an invocation by Rev Fitzsimmons piano solo by Mrs Miller readings by Grace Meeks Lucille Cummings and Hester Watkins songs and quartets, address by Atty George Baldwin, violin solo by Mrs H Knight and benediction by Rev Fitzsimmons Several local notices follow including Mrs M W Truxan visiting New Raymer and Miss Anna Harr visiting from Lincoln Nebraska The Women’s Catholic Foresters held a dress party with 25 members and a covered dish luncheon.
The piece contrasts English and French views on manners and morals, noting that English emphasize outer behavior while French intertwines manners with moral life. It argues true politeness stems from kindness and empathy, linking manners to relations with others and suggesting morals and manners are closely connected.
A 1923 study of 24 742 natural deaths in Manhattan shows the highest mortality occurred between 1 and 3 a m while midnight hours recorded fewer deaths than many other times. The data detail hourly counts across the day.
The U S Department of Agriculture bureau of entomology reports geraniol sprayed on plants attracts Japanese beetles from miles away to hover around treated trees. Beetles do not eat the scent but seem drawn to it. Tests show they prefer the taste of lead oleate though arsenate of lead previously deterred them.
Ahead of Times Richard Lieber, director of the state conservation department, contemplates a crusade against the state seal. He argues against tree cutting and suggests the seal implies the last tree, buffalo, and sun setting on a barren state, calling the designer prophetic.
In a London Chancery court ruling the parties agreed a $500 settlement by a penny toss to fix ultimate litigation costs. The court official stated the settlement should not establish a legal precedent in British law.
The year's official data show over 60 000 cattle herds accredited as free from tuberculosis, marking a significant reduction in disease across livestock and improving food safety.
In Havre on May 7 John Baer appears in a list of locals with produce trades. Families visit the Zieglowsky home. Harley Kennedy bought oats from Lester Macon and corn from Mr Baer. Mrs Susie Hopping and daughter Mary visit the Gardner home as others call. Corn planting progresses despite cold, with concern for crops and poultry. The Doctor treated Mrs McBride for indigestion. A new bungalow by Howard Wittrins nears completion. John Wittrig's death shocked the community. Arnold Mathers seeks sheep. Farmers Union met at Havre school on May 4.
In a Newark hospital case at St Michaels, doctors used X rays to locate a possible needle left from an operation. A local radium company supplied a detector. the device swung near the incinerator ashes, leading to the discovery of the needle among burnt remnants.
Mrs. Stirling recalls a London bishop dinner with Dean Inge and the bishop of Winchester present. Wine and liquor circulate as the bishops refuse, while the dean accepts champagne and cigars. The dean nods to Sir Lewis Coward and notes others’ vices in a light, satirical tone.
A fragmented clipping notes a playful, sensational line about silencing a rival with a bold move. The snippet hints at ongoing tensions and a quick response the next day, with emphasis on dramatic boastful phrasing and competitive rivalry.
Thucydides notes a devastating epidemic in Athens in 430 BC amid the Peloponnesian War. Many residents fled to the walls and refuges as deaths mounted. The illness described may not have been the true bubonic plague.
The London Times proposes a bold idea that sinking a shaft twelve miles into the earth could access vast coal and oil supplies and reveal radium gold silver diamonds and other riches as well as new energy sources, predicting immense wealth from the planet’s depths.
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