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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1920

Page

6

Home life in Holland described by Miss Wiebrie Brewer

Miss Wiebrie Brewer and her mother Mrs Sikke Brewer describe Holland life seen from Rotterdam to Franeker and Franeker’s museum in a letter to the Journal. They discuss windmills, Frisian cattle, dairy and bread customs, prices, schooling, and a Queen visit.

Wiebrie Brewer Holland Hoboken New Jersey Ryndam Rotterdam Olga Petrova Plymouth England Sanday Furnouth Logne Sted Iowa California United States U. S Amsterdam Washington

Library as a pleasure producer and community beacon

A speaker extols libraries as the town’s best pleasure source offering accessible enjoyment through books, stories, and magazines. He argues libraries cheer and comfort people, aid serious work, and serve all ages, noting their value beyond sensational travel or entertainment.

Ben Hiur Savannah Mark Twain Woodrow Wilson Dees Washington

Social calendar listings mix of club meetings and socials

November events include Mrs Anwyl hosting Navajo club ladies, Presbyterians meeting, Mothers club, Pleasant Plains Missional society, plus a pie social at Moose Hall. Also school box socials and candy socials at Number Eleven, Six, Franklin, South Prairie, and Fortnightly clubs with various hostesses and programs. The note ends with a stray line about women not practicing law in Delaware.

George Limerman Pleasant Plains Missional Society Claude Lemmon P. Kk. D Moose Hall Eva Goodwin Number Eleven School Muriel Radda Number Six Seventy-six South Prairie School Doris Wilcox Alice Rownd

Halloween Party Highlights at KraCaw Home

The Marys of the Methodist Sunday School were entertained by teachers Mrs. Kra CAW Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Salterburg at a ghostly October 30 event. Betty Bowes won the costume prize as Gertrude Meredith followed.

Harry Kracaw Betty Bowes Gertrude Meredith Katheryn Kracaw

Favorite Pork Pockets and Cabbage Pineapple Salad

Step by step notes describe pork pockets made from thick cut pork chops with a slit to hold stuffing. Sear quickly in a hot skillet to seal juices, then bake covered with minimal water until tender. Also included is a cabbage and pineapple salad recipe by Mrs. Ben Badenoch with pimento and boiled dressing.

Holland Wilhelmina Hammer Europe Friesland Lang Leve de Koningen Kennedy Ben Badenoch

Miss Mabel T Boardman Named DC District Commissioner

Former Cleveland resident Miss Mabel T Boardman has been appointed commissioner of the District of Columbia. She will help administer affairs for the district where Washington is located.

Mabel T. Boardman Cleveland District of Columbia Washington

Announcement for Nov 8 6 at South Prairie school

Notice invites townspeople to an event at the South Prairie schoolhouse seven miles northeast of town on Friday evening November 9. Doris Wilcoe, teacher, asks ladies to bring boxes and avoid delay.

Andy South Prairie Doris Wilcoe

First woman geologist sails 200 miles by boat for fossils

Miss Alice E. Wilson of Ottawa becomes the Canadian geological department’s first female envoy. She rows 200 miles along Lake Winnipeg shores to collect fossils, highlighting a pioneering scientific mission by a government-backed team.

Alice E. Wilson Ottawa Can Geological Department Lake Winnipeg

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Washington County Acre God's Acre France Acre.s Franeker Langer Harlingen Paradise Angela Ty Saran Napoleon St. Theresa's St. Theresal Francke Hollland Hollend Burgomeester D. N. Anwyl The Navajo Club Presbyterian Church Rey Mallory Mothers’ Club Lorena Young Franklin School Marion Township Prank J. Wilson Delaware Law H. H. Me Bergeavn A. Anderson MacDonald Nellie L. Tripp Helen Harvey Maude Simerman Handel Harmeier George Morrison Huldah Hoskins Eleanor Walker Hallowe Ladhaan Mackinaws and O’coats Klein Klothing Kompany H. I. Ward & Co
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