Birthday Parties and Concerts Highlight Local Society Scene
Mrs. Jennie Paul’s birthday was celebrated by twenty-two guests at her home organized by her great-niece Miss Doris Hulick of Ainsworth. Gifts included spring bouquets and various presents, with afternoon refreshments. A studio recital by Miss Carolyn Hamilton’s pupils followed, featuring singing in "Spring songs" and piano solos by Edith Boileau, Helen Harvey, Marion McLaughlin, and Carolyn McCleery. Out-of-town pupils included Mrs. Morris Crayne and Miss Doris Hulfer. Spring blossoms decorated the studio, and the program included works by Wooler, Metcalf, Bohm, Woodman, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Paul
Mrs. Paul
Doris Hulick
Ainsworth
Carolyn Hamilton
Epring Sous
Edith Boilean
Helen Harvey
Marion McLaughlin
Carolyn McCleery
Edith Boileau
Henry Shields
Morris Crayne
West Chester
Doris Hulfer
Wooler
Ernestine Dean Love
Metcall
Joseph Conrad Sprine
Buck Juanita Ellis
Bohm
Woodman
Helen Uarvey
O'Hara
Marion George
Leona Allen
James
Mendelssohn
H. Shields
MacDowell
Gilberte
Marion McLauchlin
Max Marble
Pacaduxahien
Helen J.ivingston
Minick
Matthews Ruth George
Elliott Hadley
Buck
Hugh MecCleery
Phillips
Crisp
Rush
Walter Johnson
White Jenner
Evylin Turftler
Fremont
Jeanette Woodford
Salina
George Woodford
Robinson
Betty Joice
Iowa City
Walter Edwards
Ray Woodford
Warren Morgan
Ira Waterhouse
Frances Meacham
Vera Woodford
Carrie Dickinson
The
Missionary Society
Viola Morgan
Maude Waterhouse
Bertha Robinson
Flora Hart
A. J. Morgan
Ruth
Rebekahs
Sith
Gillie
Dotsaepantee
Packwood
Spring Songs and a Scouts Benefit Film in Clinton
A Scouts benefit show at the Clinton High School screens Across the Great Divide about the Clinton Boy Scouts Yellowstone trip. The event includes comedy reels and a fire prevention film. the program notes detail a 1921 3800 mile overland hike by 191 scouts over 37 days with costs and fund-raising from scouts, council, and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of Washington
Rotary Club
Fire Department
Clinton
Yellowstone Park
Clinton Scout Council
The Last Straw Bucks at Rats Gnawing Bacon in Books
A famous English author boasted of his fine Shakespeare collection bound by Binkespeare. His wife tells him rats have begun gnawing one volume. He quips that even the rats recognize it as Bacon.
Form will tell says Uncle Eben on race tales
Uncle Eben muses that stories of the hare and tortoise teach a moral lesson. He jokes that if given a chance at such a race he would bet on the rabbit, implying belief in luck or relativized merit.
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Uncle Eben
Character and thrift as moral tonics in self denial
Dr. Frank Crane argues that thrift builds character through self denial, creating self control which he deems essential for every person. The quote presents thrift as a universal moral stimulant fostering discipline and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrift
Frank Crane
Jud Tunkins Sees World Improving Amid Advertising Growth
Jud Tunkins argues the world is getting better, and any negative impression comes from Satans increased advertising, a shift he blames for public cynicism rather than real decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud Tunkins
Saten
Genius Result of Germ Explained by Irie Surgeon
An Irie surgeon explains a germ theory related result affecting brain function. The report outlines how a genetic or germ-based factor may influence brain activity and cognition, highlighting a medical perspective on neural processes and potential treatments.
Cooking range berths over vocal range in quotation
An editorial quip from the Reston Transcript notes that many girls waste time widening vocal range instead of honing cooking skills. The comment underscores domestic skills as practical worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nexdore
Reston
When It Gets Him
A humorous saying about a man realizing his ignorance only when his children start giving advice, highlighting parental ego and family dynamics with a light tone.
Poet Laureate Captioned For Tritvo Plant Captains
A cryptic verse fragment honors a poet named bdidney for a triumph linked to tritvoplant captains, signaling recognition in a scholarly or ceremonial context. The text underscores worthy laurels and a disciplined praise of achievement.
Difference in Crowde From Uncle Eben Quote
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben noting a shift in crowd respect for music with the line that the old crowd played on the bones while the new crowd rolls them.
Quote from Beauty by Rupert Hughes on love and colds
A reflective line contrasts fools suggestions for holding love with cures for colds. It notes daily papers overflow with both topics and claims neither offers real help for cold discomfort or romantic woes.
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Beauty
Rupert Hughes
Training Child Through Play and Plato’s Educational Aim
A compact note on how playful learning shapes a child toward excellence. It cites Plato’s view that playful training cultivates future perfection and intellectual growth.
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Plato
Measured by Hands in Height of a Wersve
A historic note explains height measured by hands four inches per unit. We learn height taken from the top of the shoulder to the ground. The text discusses traditional methods used in describing creature stature.
Community Announcements And Club Meetings
Local clubs and church groups list meetings for May involving Fleur de Lis Women W CTU Ladies Aid Zion Center Methodist American Legion Auxiliary and Rebekah Lodge. Activities include choir practice poppy making devotional sessions social hours and a postponed Wellston Social Club gathering with various hosts and times.
Senior class presents Ruth in a Rush at Crawfordsville
Frances Eicher returns from Parsons to attend commencement. Local visitors include Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Matthews of Ainsworth and several residents visiting in Washington. The senior high play Ruth in a Rush opened at the opera house with a cast featuring Ruth MacDonald Moore and Maxine Lease among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Frances Eicher
Parsons
Fairfield
J. O. Matthews
Ainsworth
W. H. McCall
J. H. Lease
J. F. Buxbaum
J. ©. Wooley
Washington
Ruth
Mrs. Brownell
Leonora Whale
Juliet Raymond
Oea
Ruth MacDonald Moore
Aletha Holmes Susie
Maxine Lease
Leonard Bruce
Aristo- Sore Sichneemmek William Eicher Wayne Ashley
Rich
Eee
Eigen Ris
Verl
Maxwell Dwight Lambert
Aneloper
Everette Mitchell
Endowment and club notices from local groups
The page lists several church and club meetings including the Y M C A endowment fund discussion at 513 South Iowa Avenue, the Poinsettia club initiation and plans for special work, a May Breakfast at the Presbyterian church, a Ladies Aid session at St Pauls Church, and a May social for the Ladies Aid Society of the M E church with a time and location for each event. It invites all interested ladies to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Center
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Grace Romfine
Ellen Bell
W. M. Keeley
South
Iowa Avenue
Ladies Aid of
St. Paul's
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Independent club meets with Mrs Latimer Davis Friday afternoon
A notice announces an independent club will convene with Mrs Latimer Davis Friday afternoon. It requests attendees note the change of meeting day and time. Address 7313 appears as a reference point for the event location.
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BP. O
Frank Wilson
Wilson
Independent Club
Latimer Davis
Local Players Shine In Muddled Curtain Call
The cast featured Peggy Patton and Gilbert Lansing in a chaotic scene with Dina Barnha Sadie Sodastrom and Jean Moore Foster among others. Miss Burhans of Burlington directed as Talma Sipe and Philip Grant delivered strong turns, while Pearl Orrs presented a polished finale tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Patton
Gilbert Lansing
Chester Cherryholmes
Cannana
Dina Barnha
Sadie Sodastrom
Jean Moore Foster
Ruth
Miss Burhans
Burlington
Talma Sipe
Philip Grant
White Wanhaan
Pearl Orrs
Miss Title Use Defining Age In England History
The article notes that in England the title Miss was previously used only for females under ten years old, reflecting a historical convention in addressing young girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Designed for Contemplation in Growing Grove Tone
A fragment praising the tranquil groves as a noble refuge for the innocent and refined, attributed to Gilpin, reflecting a genteel appreciation of nature and contemplation.
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Gilpin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clinton Boy Scouts
Nevin
Eben
Pythian Sisters Close Convention
Pythian Sisters
Castle Hall
Louise Pooler
Helen Faltynski
Ottumwa
Mae Hickman
Chariton
Daisy Breckerbaumer
Sioux City
Knights of Pythias
Flora Jackson
Della Clark
Mame Pixley
Washington Temple
Breckerbaumer
Hickman
Mra Pooler
Washington Temple No. 128
E. C. Carris
Joe Wright
Clay Clay
Wade Gardner
Lexington
Woodford
Gardner
Warchy
Ralf
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Home Builders Loan Department
Washis Faust
Fleur de Lis Club
Lloyd Walker
Pleasant Hill Church
Ladies of the Christian Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Poppy Committee
American Legion Rooms
T. UL
Ladies Aid Society of
the Methodist Church
Baptist Bible School
Rebekah Cluob
L. C. O. F. Hall
Wellston Social Club
Mirs
W. A. Cook
Poinsettia Club
Sherm Welch
W. BR. CG
Presbyterian Church
Pathe
Chas. Brown
Goodrich
Rapd
Mobiloil
Holmes & Stansbury
Standard Oil Station
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