Busy Society Notes Deck Sunset Park Picnics and Club Gatherings
Society news from Sunset park highlights picnics by the Buds of Promise class led by Mia and by the Flat and Sharp club with forty attendees. Several gatherings feature Miss Bennetta Tobin and other host families, plus a U. and I club meeting at Mrs. Frank Morgan. A program full of games, music, dinners, and social hours marks multiple afternoons and evenings this May.
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Flat
Sharp
Sunset Park
Howe
U. and I Club
Frank Morgan
Miss Orpha
Ruth Exeers
Conklin
Keota
M. D. Lee
The Black Rep Suit by Molyneux for a Concert
A black representative suit by Molyneux features a straight clean line with restrained embroidery. It is paired with a gold tissue overblouse and a matching turban in the same material, completing a simple elegant costume.
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Molyneux
May Dance by Younger Set Dancing Club at Commercial Club
Zoe Wilcox Louise Shaffer and Grace Askea announce the Younger Set Dancing Club annual May Dance to be held May 28 at the Commercial Club. May basket feature returns with each lady bringing a basket of delicacies. Basket dance determines distribution. B E B class of Methodist church banquet held last night with about thirty attendees. Willis Peterson presided as toast master. speakers included Dr E E Stutsman Harold Turner Dr P L Etter and Dr W W Bowers. Jesse Busby unable to attend. The event was praised as a delightful affair.
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Methodist Church
Juanita Rosenberg
Zoe Wilcox
Genevieve Harrison
China
Commercial Club
BE. EK. Stutsman
Willis Peterson
E. E. Stutsman
Harold Turner
P. L. Etter
W. W. Bowers
Jesse Busby
Railroad Property Benefits From Drainage Court Ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court held railroad property benefits from drainage projects in proportion to private land but with possible reductions for railroad embankments. It reduced a $2000 assessment against Chicago and North Western by Clinton County to $750. The decision also denied damages to Emma Elenelbere in a Waterloo sidewalk case, ruling for the city.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Board of Supervisors
Clinton County
Supreme Court
Emma Elenelbere
Waterloo
Army Mask Useful for Locomotive Tunnels
The army gas mask proves useful on locomotives passing through railroad tunnels but offers no protection against carbon monoxide in mines or gases from burning buildings.
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Army
Chinese Have 15 000 Words Despite Large Alphabet
The article notes that Chinese uses around 15 000 words with a large alphabet and a single word bearing different meanings by tone. It implies tonal variation drives meaning rather than many distinct words in daily use.
Measuring land in eighths of an inch in old French regions
The text explains land surveying used eighths of an inch rather than tenths in areas once under French rule, noting this historical practice in measurement.
Community Group Announcements May 15 to 28
Local notices list meetings for Rural Woman's club Moose Lodge Rebekah and Legion Auxiliary with dates May 15 16 22 and 14 15. Other items include Fortnightly Club installation of officers and Presbyterian Choir rehearsal and a Young America school cafeteria supper.
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Rural Woman's Club
Glen Schwartz
The
Legion Auxiliary
East Main Street
Susie B. Edgington
Young America
Contentment From Brief Escape Dictates Evening Plans
A single hour away from home at some place else reassures that one can enjoy staying in for the rest of the evening. The idea emphasizes simple breaks as a path to overall comfort and satisfaction.
Why Some People Fail
A homely philosopher argues that many well meaning individuals fail by spending nine hours hoping for the best and only one hour actually working toward it.
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Ufe
Iowa Behind U S in Tax Reduction
Des Moines reports on Leon W. Ainsworth Republican candidate for Iowa treasurer arguing federal tax cuts did not reduce state burden. He cites rising state and local taxes, Iowa bonded indebtedness growth, and calls for an immediate, comprehensive revenue survey and fair, judicious tax levies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Union
Leon W. Ainsworth
Col. Ainsworth
United States
Republican Labels and Rising Progressives in 1920s Debate
A collection of cross-party comments critiques the tag conservative in favor of progressive branding. mentions RNC secretary Lockwood urging constructive label shift, notes public perception of conservatism as retrograde, and highlights figures like Governor Ritchie and La Follette.
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D. C
Republcans
Republican Party
George B. Lockwood
Republican National Committee
Senator la Pollette
Napoleon
Wisconsin
Tax reform pledge for town office seeks equal governance
A candidate vows equality for all and denounces the current patchwork public revenue system. They argue taxpayers elect officials to fix tax conditions, not merely provide salaries, and promise to implement a systematic plan starting in town.
Many Join Canning Clubs
United States Department of Agriculture reports 52,000 farm families joined canning clubs last year and canned 2,200,000 quarts of fruits and vegetables. The clubs also produced 610,000 quarts of jelly by young homemakers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Buds of Promise
the Baptist Church
Mia
John Dodds
Yacea
Louise Little
Mildred McCarty
Myrtle Denison
Ruby Windth
Ainsworth
Bennetta Tobin
Jacobs Society Serenaders
Frank Gobble
Susan Coffey
West Chester
Bert Rittenhouse
West Con
Mary McCreedy
St. Clair Lewis
St. H. Walker
W. F. Glascock
George Maxwell
H. T. Carris
Harry Shrader
Clara Darbyshire
Nellie Tripp
Edna Purvis
Ethel Grectan
Clara Parkinson
Nora Pauls
Chas. Davia
Walter Brown
Maud McCreedy
D. M. Bridges
Muscatine
Louise Shaffer
Grace Askea
Kayner Garments
Oliver
Klein Kloshine Kompany
Moose Lodge
Highland Four
Rebekah
Notiom—Rebekah
Howard Gardner
Orr Maple
Harry Gardner
Lexington S. AS
Everette Fleming
Bull
Ira Huber
Alice Rownd
West 2Nd St
W. KR. C
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Presbyterian Choir
U. S
Lead OF Nations
Col
Towa
Harry B. Huntner
James Couzens
Michigan
Couzens
Johns Hippkine Hospital
Baltimore
Jim
Senate
Riends
Ritchie
Maryland
Stitchie
Julian
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wilbur Marsh
Marsh
Clyde Herring
Washington
Vicinity
Commercial Savings Bank
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
West Main Bt
Frank Boller
City
Mutual
W. Washington
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Blue Mutual
J. D. Dayton
Westchester
Washington County
R. R
Austin Sutherland
Brighton
T A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
Opera House
Mutual Phone
Cc. J. Wilson
C. CO. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Livingston & Eicher
Real
Nat'l Bank
South of Water Works
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