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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1909

Page

2

Community Social and Club Notices and Upcoming Weddings

Invitations issued for a K of P reception at the Castle hall tomorrow evening and for a Junior Queen Esther Circle meeting tomorrow afternoon. The Standard Bearers meet tonight with Miss Grace Ingham. Several wedding announcements include Miss Mary Ellen Kuhn to Mr. Lee Dusenberry on November 17 and Miss Ora Henderson to Mr. Earl W. Rogers on November 24. A Bridge club surprise for Mrs. Child honored her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Shuman celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a large gathering and meals. Royal Arch Masons announce a Mark Masters degree convocation Monday. The Ministerial Association meets tonight. K P hall work at 7:39. Fortnightly Club sections meet tomorrow afternoon and Tuesday evening. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union meets Thursday at 2:30 p.m. with devotional and discussions on alcohol effects.

John Kuhn Hir Mary Ellen Lee Dusenberry Bridge Club Mrs. Child Mrs. Rothschild Royal Arch Masons Cyrus Mark J. D. Glasgow H. P Women's Christian Temperance Union

Seeds and bread seed stir classroom correction tale

A New York Sun account recalls a crowded city school lesson on gardening where children bring seeds they know as corn oats and wheat. A girl corrects the teacher noting bread seed and pigeon seed names reflect their block’s speech.

New York New York Sun

Photograph Sparks Jealousy After Atlantic City Visit

A Praukford fan showed his wife a small cheap pingpong photo from Atlantic City. He claimed the man in the picture loved her. The wife doubted the likeness after minutes of puzzled inspection and asked who it was and where it came from, noting the man named Jim.

Atlantic City Praukford Jim

Local and Personal Notes From Crawfordsville

Local items list residents visiting the city and returning home after weekends. Mentions Mrs J W Brown Crawfordsville Miss Kittie Wilson Oskaloosa Miss Emma Kupka and Miss Lena Maxwell with several others visiting relatives. Des Moines and Davenport trips noted along with teachers returning from the state convention on the Firefly frame Des Moines.

Des Moines

Local Notes and Visits from Crawfordsville

Residents report travel and visits including McCleary returning home from Brinning in grace Hill while A R Miller and Ophelia ride to Wayland. Poultry, farm loans, and business trips appear with Horticultural society notes and Vienna bakery sales plus holiday post cards at The Fair.

Mina McCleary Crawfordsville Brinning Grace Hill

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. A K. of P. Lodge K. of P. Castle Hall Mabel Brinton Grace Ingham Ida Roberts East Washington Street Colorado Ora Henderson Earl W. Rogers Sheep Creek Basin Dell Monna N. L. Shuman Milt Dicken Shuman The Ministerial Association W. O. Fisher K. P. Hall A. W. M'Culley C. C John Bryson Fortnightly Club Mame Shearer Poser Husband McElhinney Drug CO Fox & Dewey North Pole Santa Frey Vienna J. W. Brown City F. Jordon Keota Kittie Wilson Oskaloosa H. M. Shaver Emma Kupka Ed. Grayson Lena Maxwell Mildred MecAtlin Mary McAtlin E. C. Carris West Chester S. D R. P. Carlin F M. Lindsay Davenport S. W. Brookhart Mary Maxwell Henry Hough Lucy Hunter Elizabeth Neil Winfield A. Hunter Nora Corette Muscatine John Striegel Lloyd White Harper Frank Stolte McCall Bros A. R. Miller Ophelia Burlington Wayland Clark Warnoga Keswick John Warhoek Loveland Colo H. C. Hull Martha Peet Seattle Cotter Edmund D. Morrison Messrs B. Dewey Southeastern Iowa Horticultural Society Mr. Dewey Indiana Edwin Griffith Wyman Wesley Hunter Wellman Mrs Elmer Garard Hobson & Gove Laura Wilson H. T. Nutt J. W. Harding Colin E. E. Foshier A. A. Sandy C. J. Hulick Doris Ainsworth Charles Foster Haskins C. E. Davison Coppock Mrs.LaMotte Brighton M. V. Eicher C. A. Nicholson Fairfield Vienna Bakery T. C. Kyle Miss Bessie C. T. Arnold Santa Claus the Fair G. E. Brown John Malin Chandler Oklo J. A. Stutzman Orrville Ohio Maud Erdice Lois Stewart Mary DeVoe Grace Hunter Don Beatty Carl Herring G. F. Cook Floyd Murdock Charles Phillips FE. G. Mason Havre William Jugenheimer 8. S. Smith Harvey Knapp Prairie Flower Mrs. Crain Ledrick Jeanette Cherry Southeastern Iowa Horticultural Soc Iety Missouri Mrs. C. R. Wells Chester J. B. Eckerman Lavre Hi. E. Berry South English John Berry R. H. Rayon Gladwin Theodore Reynal Mabel Lorraine Ss. James Church Evenin Anna Eagle ROTHS C.ss. Lermine Tia
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