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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1928

Page

3

Civic and social notices fill Young America column

Local schools hold a picnic and program at Young America with Mrs. George Dillon receiving a wedding basket. Fleur de Lis club meets at Walter Smith home with Mrs. Jim Zeck leading. wedding news for postmaster Harry McCall and Ella Clark Calvin, including Fayetteville Arkansas details. Rural Women’s club hosts. 4-H activities. Lincoln Pleasant Plain schools end year with picnic. Beatrice Baird wedding planned to George Van Gundy.多.

America George Dillon Fleur de Lis Club Walter Smith Bert Dill Loyd Walker Hilda Durst Jim Zeck Walter Brown Rennie Dawson Tom Harvey Homer Birney Bicklen Smith Ruth Betty Smith P. E. Babcock Harry McCall Harry Glenn Finney Central Presbyterian, Church McCall Fayetteville Effie Glass Ruth Glass E. A. Allen Reece Carrie Jordan Finney Lincoln Pleasant Plain Town Sunset Park Marjorie Green G. C. Clark

MELLO-GLO Cocoa Butter Cream Debuts For Youthful Skin

A new cleansing cream named MELLO-GLO with cocoa butter hits the market. It claims to melt into the skin without stretching or sagging and promises a youthful complexion by cleansing every pore of grime.

The Baby Hand Print Behind Bangs House

Ruth and King Mason buy the Bangs house at a low price then discover the shy prints of a dead child on the walls. Mrs. Bangs reveals the prints belonged to her late son Georgie and she tears up when she learns Ruth’s care revived the home.

Uth Mason Tattler Ruth Chance King Mason Sid Bangs King Mrs. Bangs

Greeks Built Nation on Old Civilization

A historical sketch tracing Greek origins from 2000 B C to 1200 B C and the Homeric era. It notes nomadic beginnings, conquest of Troy, development of farming and crafts, and intermarriage with conquered peoples forming the Greek nation. The Cretans are credited with sparking artistic drive that shaped Greek culture.

B.C Troy Greece B. C Boston Post New World Palestine

Tape-Line Reflections On Wealth And Status

Quotes from R Guggenheim aboard the Mauretania discuss the tape line by which people judge others. He notes the rich measure by wealth and blue bloods by blood, citing a Lotos Club editor exchange about a notable figure. The anecdote contrasts perceived importance with actual worth.

R. Guggenheim New York Mauretania Lotos Eclub Blanc Blane

Club meetings listed for week at Havre and West Chester

The Havre Social Club meets with Mrs. Aaron Stafford on Thursday afternoon. The Just Us Club meets with Mae Hotengardmer on Wednesday afternoon with receipts for vegetable disease. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the West Chester M E church meets with Mrs. C C Niffenegger on Friday afternoon and asks to bring mite boxes for opening day. The Navajo club meets with Mrs. D N Anwyl on Wednesday afternoon.

Glen Cuddeback Lottie Robertson Cuddeback Murel Pearl Robertson Harry Davidson Delbert Davidson Business and Professional Women’s Club The Thcia Patton Havre Aaron Stafford Just Us Mae Hotengardmer Woman's Home Missionary Society of the West Chester M. E. Church C. C. Niffenegger Navajo Club D. N. Anwyl

Baptist church ladies social set for Friday at 2 30

The ladies social of the Baptist church will meet at 2 30 Friday afternoon in the church parlors with Mrs J W Bishop as chairman.

Garden Club Meeting With Mrs Carlton Wilson

The garden club will meet with Mrs Carlton Wilson Thursday evening at 6 45.

Independent Club Nelson Thompson Max Marble Garden Club Carlton Wilson

World Owes Them a Debt to Nursing’s Kaiserswerth Origin

The article traces modern trained nursing to Kaiserswerth founded by Pastor Fliedner and his wife in 1836. It notes adoption across America Britain and other lands. The Deaconesses’ institute is credited with creating the contemporary nursing system.

America Great Britain Deaconesses’ Institute Pastor Fliedner Kaiserswerth The Rhine

Mars and Ite Satellites Move in Opposite Apparent Motion

The naval observatory notes both Mars satellites orbit in the same direction. The inner satellite completes a revolution faster than Mars spins, so from Mars it appears to move opposite the outer satellite.

The Naval Observatory Mars

Hunting trouble is a disagreeable sport and exercise

A Boston Transcript remark notes hunting as a disagreeable business yet one of the few exercises some people choose to pursue.

Boston Transcript

Darwin Knew Rodeo Earliest English Use Recorded

An archival note claims Charles Darwin used the term rodeo in his Journal dated August 16 1844, marking the earliest recorded appearance of the word in English. The reference highlights linguistic history rather than a broader event.

Washington Track Team Wins Fairfield Meet Title

Washington track team captured the meet at Fairfield with multiple placers across events. Top finishers included Bain and Quinn in sprints, Kincaid and Vermillion in middle distances, and Brooks and Tucker in field events, with a new meet record set in pole vault.

Washington Fairfield Ten Hendricks McDaniel Tucker Epsie Centerville Hogue Eldon Morgan Richland Myers Ottumwa Smith Burlington Bain Wood Bloomfield Ullrich Johnson Ottumpa Layton Quinn Vermillion Keokuk Edmunds Jay Tilton Miller North English Viardner West Chester McAvoy P. Widegand Kincaid Swearengen Morrell FH. Wiegand Fellows Douds Brooks Piper Roberts Sheaffer Morris Keosauqua Harlan Bonaparte Cline Exline Statler Bale Washington Warren R. Mitchell Carson D. Mitchell Bloomfield Buck Winslow Fitzpatrick Schack

Farewell Party for Wylies to Honor Rev and Mrs Wylie

United Presbyterian congregation hosts a farewell at the church for Rev Willard Wylie and his family who depart for Newton next week. The program features readings and talks by listed congregational members and a sequence of track events with results from local athletes.

United Presbyterian Congregation Willard Wylie Newton

Garage on Brockway Farm Destroyed by Lightning

A garage on the Brockway farm near Letts burned Friday night when lightning struck the structure. The fire destroyed the garage and its contents about a thousand dollars of machinery was saved. Joe M Wolfe and family operate the farm this year and report 521 acres with 150 acres of corn 90 of wheat 85 of oats 85 of hay and 110 pasture.

Brockway Letts Joe M. Wolfe Joe Mr. Wolfe

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Elmer Cherry Will Marie Ernest Carlson Chas. Cherry Lloyd Humston Godfrey Juzeler John Cherry Francis Roth James Shrader Jacob, Shrader William McAvoy Loren Horton City Phil Shrader Charles McMullen Arnold. Miler Mount Pleasant Chu Walton Beatrie Baird J. H. Baird Monmouth Monumenth College Zeta Chi Elizabeth Kruidenier S. Ninth Street Zeta Beatrice Baird Zeta Epsilon Chi George van Gundy Phi Sigma Alpha Ruth Lant Doris Fintrock Doris Fetherston Floy Fetherston Marjorie Morrison Helen Beveridge H. S Christian Church Bethel Cemetery Association C. C J. E. Ream East Main Street Haseen Hoffman Dois Pythiary Sisters Seniary Club Ray Lambert S. E. Iowa D. J. Walsh Mars and Ite Darwin Wylies Korf Wheatley Stockart McGregor Cook Stockport Keelin Warner Boomfield Brockway Farm Kayser LaPort Woolen Mills
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