Riverside wedding and community notices sweep local life
A double wedding was held at the home of the Rev and Mrs Coates with Andrew E Miller of Rubio and Miss Mary L Tinnes of Keota among the couple. Guests praised the reception at R H Brinning home and Celesta Brinning’s farewell to Florida. Community groups from Damascus Shrine to Methodist and Moose events filled the week with social gatherings, lunches, music, and auctions.
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K. Coates
South Third
Vehve
Andrew E. Miller
Rubio
Mary L. Tinnes
Keota
Mand
Mike Tinnes
Sie
Pathhes Miller
R. H. Brinning
South Marion Avenue
Miss Celesta
Florida
Celesta
Forty Pies Sell High with Cream Peanut Pie Tops Sales
A community event offered forty pies at varying prices with the Cream Peanut Pie ranking highest at $4.26. Attendees enjoyed coffee during the refreshment hour as music dancing and other amusements filled the evening.
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Garde
Iowa Soldiers Home at Marshalltown Reveals Daily Life
A visitor’s tour of the Iowa soldiers home details its 256 acres, ten buildings, a large garden, and self-sufficient provisions. It notes 365 soldiers and 160 laborers fed daily, with 125 patients under care and a staff including Superintendent Emma Dice and doctors Devine and Wilhelm.
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H. Mundenhock
Marshalltown
Washington
Emma Dice
J. J. Longly
Orlando Hartman
B. G. Whitehill
J. C. Loper
G. H. Childs
Marjorie Josephine Reginetter
Vandtek He Aebbiatty
Devine
Wilhelm
J. B. Eckerman
Tweediedum and Tweediedee Explained in Brief
The Wire Message defines tweediedum and tweediedee as two items with the smallest possible difference used in trifling disputes and even in nonsensical debates such as whether a pig goes to market with the farmer or the farmer with the pig.
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Tweediedum
Tweediedee
Tweediedum and
Monthly Birth Report Names and Places of Newborns
List of births with infant name father name and birthplace in Washington Iowa and surrounding townships. Dates range from May to Oct with many entries including Riverside English River Dutch Creek and Franklin Township and multiple parents such as James Fred and Velma Elizabeth Mace.
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Arnold
Kenneth Dale
Rodney Dale
Washington
Bailey
Margaret Virginia
Everett S
Benson
Bettie Rosamond
Edwin
Marion
Blick
Mildred Violet
Robi. Lee
Franklin
Margaret Viola
Robt
Lee
Cannon
Viola
Arch .C
Eagle
Loretta
Teresa
Frank L
English River
Fritchen
Wayne Edgar
Frank A
Farrier
Dorthea Evelyn
Edgar
Ainsworth
Graber
Glen Daniel
Daniel
Gingerich
Dorthy L
Cornelius A
Jones
Mary Elizabeth
Asa B
Jay George
Clennie
Kiefer
Leo James
Richmond
Kerr
Lois Bernice
Owen G
Lemley
Mabel Labelle
Earl
Kalona
Libe
Betty Marie
Roy Adam
Miller
Chas
Frank
Mace
Velma Elizabeth
James Fred
Riverside
McNamara
Robert Dwight
Jay J
Meeks
Norma Edith
Ernest
Dutch Creek
O’brien
Joseph James
John
Piper
Birdie Laurine
Bird Thos
Smith
Ruth Barbara
Walter E
Jackson
Loops
Alice Maurine
James M. Cedar
Thomas
Jean Kathleen
Carl C
Washington C
Turner
Eleanor
Theodore
Trotman
Jackson David
Tuckerd
Hubert Wayne
Wm. Donald
Votruba
Adolph
Warnock
Elmer
Widmer
Mary Katherine
Peter G
White
Martha Lucile
Gerald Wm
Wenger
Ruth Elizabeth
William R
The Revenge of Lycurgus in Epictetus’ Golden Sayings
A Spartan ruler Lycurgus refused vengeance when a youth blinded by the people was brought to him. He instead educated the youth into a virtuous man and presented him publicly in the theater, declaring he returned him sane and fit to serve his country.
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Lycurgus
Epictetus
Advice on aging from Through the Meshes
This piece reflects a quip about aging and perspective. It suggests that a man should forget his age after turning forty and, before forty, forget how young he is. The saying layers irony on the passage of time and self perception.
Iowa Governor Urges Armistice Day Observance
Governor W L Harding proclaims November 11 1920 the second Armistice Day in Iowa urging nationwide ceremonies. He asks church bells toll for one minute from 11 00 to 11 01 and for citizens to honor veterans and lessons of the flag and constitution with observance, or move to November 14 if needed.
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Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Iowa
State of
W. C. Ramsay
Cox Loses Home County in Harding Landslide
Dayton Navy reports that Governor Cox lost his home Montgomery County by about 9 000 votes as returns from all but eighteen precincts show Harding with 41 300 and Cox with 33 169 across the county.
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Dayton
Navy
Cox
Montgomery County
Harding
Few Democrats in Next Assembly in Iowa
Nov. 6 report from the sixty-nine Iowa representative districts shows sixty-five Republicans and four Democrats. The Democratic minority in the house will likely not exceed eighty. no Democrats elected to the senate. Speaker Arch McFarlane may seek reelection while Arthur Springer and J. B. Weaver may contest him.
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Des Moines
General Assembly of
Iowa
House
State Senate
Arch McFarlane
Arthur Springer
Wapello
J. B. Weaver
Dr. Stone
Sioux County
J. W. Kime
Webster County
Scott County
F. W. Elliott
Palmer School of Chiropractics
James F. Johnson
Senate
Lucas County
The Useful Chicken
A quaint proverb from a historical dialect extols the chicken as the most useful animal showing it feeds before birth and after death through various uses, reflecting a rural belief in poultry value.
Promoting Used Car Buying Before Moving
A Kansas City Star quip notes that the best time to buy a used car is just before moving to a new neighborhood so neighbors will think you were the prior user.
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Kansas City Star
Novelty musical "Hello Jazzbo" comes to Graham Tuesday
The Delhi Amusement Company brings the big novelty musical to Graham on Tuesday November 6. Hello Jazzbo features Medill Thompson in the title role with a forty-person company and an all creole chorus. Jerry Mills directs staging and the show promises packed houses and strong reviews with a full orchestra and lively song and dance.
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Hello Jazzbo
Graham
Delhi Amusement Company
Wiseacres
Bic Williame & Walker
Hello Jazzoo
Medill Thompson
Jerry Mills
Hawk
Cees
Huge cake goes to England for English wedding
Waterloo man builds a twenty pound fruit cake at Yankee Bake shop to be shipped to England for a wedding. H. W. Schow says the cake will be ready by next Monday with the plan including twenty dozen eggs and an architect’s drawing. The order reflects food restrictions English couples still observe.
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Waterloo Bakers
Waterloo
England
Newcastle
H. W. Schow
Schow
Want School for Evileptics State Providing Education
State hospital and colony for epileptics near Woodward cares for about 100 children alongside adults. Officials say treatment benefits the youngsters, and a plan for a dedicated school building and proper equipment is to be considered by the upcoming general assembly session. Temporary classrooms exist and education continues under handicapped conditions, with scholastic and industrial aims to cover work of Iowa grade schools.
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State Board of Control
General Assembly
Lowa
Tax Revision to Come After Election Victory
Washington reports a special congress session to revise tax and tariff laws likely after Harding wins. Republicans may delay action through a veto risk and await new president and treasury secretary guidance. Houston plans to urge repeal or modification of excess profits tax in his annual report. Legislation probably postponed until after March 4 and until key committee leaders reassess.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Tax overhaul debates delay action on excess profits plan
The search for a substitute for the excess profits tax faces disagreement that may push decisions past March 4. The American Bankers Association and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States are set to influence the feasible taxation form. Hearings on tax reforms and tariffs are anticipated as the new session gathers momentum.
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American Bankers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Economic Policy Commission
House
Doctor Implements Rollers For Flat Feet Therapy
A Chicago physician promotes foot care by rolling flat feet on specially designed rollers. He claims regular use exercises the foot and aids in treatment.
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Chicago
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