Social calendar highlights from local church groups
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society reports plans for the year and delegates to the General Executive meeting in Des Moines. Junior Christian Endeavor, First United Presbyterian, and Second United Presbyterian groups host socials, games, and dinners for members and guests. A series of birthday dinners, club meetings, and a large Empress Dowager book review conclude the week’s social events in the community.
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Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist
Church
Chas. Atkinson
W. W. Bowers
Carl Hedges
Eyestone
Speidel
Des Moines
Unit
Washington
I. P. Faris
Womans’ Missionary Society
Second United Presbyterian Church
J. H. Humston
W. A. Cook
D. D. Davis
Fred L. Stewart
First Tinted Presbyterian Church
Miavine
Oriole's Task: Pest Control From Tree Tops
The Baltimore oriole nests on elm or willow tips and hunts pests. It targets noxious insects and hairy larvae, performing a vital ecological role as a predator among birds.
A Business Woman Faces a Last Chance for Love
Edna Harkness, a thrifty thirty five year old head of a Jones & Co department, faces a reunion with her former fiancé Robert who returns East after oil dealing losses. He admits love and asks for a proposal, but Edna weighs independence and comfort against a chance at marriage and a small Denver future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Harkness
Robert
Edna
Jones & Co
Bob
Wall Street
Denver
Care of the Eyes Warning on Eye Health and Irritants
The notice advises consulting a physician for red or inflamed eyes or eye pain and warns against cross-eyed strain and looking at bright lights. It counsels not rubbing dusty eyes, looking down, pulling the upper lid, rinsing with clean eye drops, and using boric acid solution to remove residue. Tobacco smoke is harmful to eyes and can cause redness.
Community church notices and club meetings posted
The Sha lom Group Sunday school will hold an all day meeting next Tuesday October ninth at Mrs W B Salterbury's home weather permitting otherwise in the church Members should bring forty white threats for quilting and their own lunch Transportation will be provided for all Attendees are urged due to important business Fort nightly Home Economies Department meets October ninth at Mrs Ezra Godwit 738 South Second Avenue An interesting debate on Deserts will be given Also Fort nightly Evening section meets with Miss Carol Forgy October ninth note change of meeting place Standard Tearers meet Tuesday evening with Ruby Reed If rain occurs the meeting will be with Juanita Rosenberger Remember dues
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Dewey
20Th Century Club
Ab Anderson
China
Shalom Group
Ccless
Methodist Church
Salterbury
Ezra Godwit
South Second Avenue
Pome Economics
Carol Forgy
Ruby Reed
Juanita Rosenberger
Notice of 76 Aid meeting and officers election
The 76 Aid will meet Friday afternoon Oct. 12 at the home of Mrs. Clara Fleenor with Mrs. Myrtle Funston and Mrs. Pearl Funston as assistant hostesses. There is to be election of officers at this meeting. Regular meeting of K. P. Monday at 7 30 with important business. Be there. Ralph Minick C C 20012
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid
76 Aid
Clara Fleenor
Myrtle Funston
Pearl Funston
K. P
Ralph Minick
C. C
American Legion Regular Meeting and Armistice Day Program
Notice lists multiple veterans and fraternal group meetings. American Legion regular meeting Tuesday evening in the Legion hall to discuss Armistice Day and other work. Publicity officers of Tri-County G A R scheduled for Muscatine Thursday October 11, 2003. K C Regular meeting Tuesday October 9 with social for K C and family Friday October 12. Rosemary club meets Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Ralph Waggoner and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion Hall
Tri-County
Muscatine
K. C
J. E. Wolf
Recorder
West Chester church Ladies Aid entertaining at church
The Ladies Aid Society of the West Chester Methodist Church is to be entertained by Mrs. Fred Bauer Mrs. Dr Henderson and Mrs Foriash on Wednesday afternoon at the church All members and friends are cordially invited A meeting of the American Legion Leon Beatty post will be held Tuesday evening at 730 at the club rooms Plans for Armistice Day will be discussed F B Appleby Commander Grace Hill ladies society will hold a bake sale Saturday Oct 13 South side square
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Ladies Aid Society
West Chester Methodist Church
Fred Bauer
Dr. Henderson
Foriash
American Legion
Leon Beatty Post
F. B. Appleby
Grace Hill Ladies Society
South Side Square
Reception for new pastor at Presbyterian church
Thursday evening at 8 o clock a reception will be held at the Presbyterian church complimentary to the new pastor and family. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. A short program at nine o'clock. 20113
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Kolahe club to meet with Mops and Jackson Thursday
Community notices show Kolahe club rescheduling to Thursday afternoon with Mops Clarence Jackson. Other notices include the E O W club meeting with Miller Joe and various church and social group events around Oct 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kolahe Club
Clarence Jackson
Wedding Anniversary List by Year Milestones
Wedding anniversaries are named by year milestones. Cotton in year one paper in year two leather in year three wooden in year four woolen in year seven tin in year ten sill and fine linen in year fifteen crystal in year twenty china in year twenty five silver in year thirty pearl in year forty ruby in year fifty golden in year seventy five and diamond in year seventy five.
Bone grafting case boosts boy's recovered arm use
Sir William Mackwen reported to the Royal Society of Medicine a boy with a completely absent humerus. Six wedges from three donors were implanted into the arm. All grafts grew, and the boy regained strength enough to fight another boy and break the arm, showing remarkable recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mackwen
Royal Society of Medicine
Codfish Eggs Impress as Global Food Source
Nature Magazine notes codfish are a vital food product and highly productive. A twenty pound codfish contains roughly 2,600,000 eggs, reflecting its potential for large yields when dried and salted for shipping worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Magazine
Unclear Fragment From Van Nostrand Home Item
Fragmentary OCR mentions the E. R. Van Nostrand home with incomplete text 01ts. No clear event or details can be established from the readable words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. van Nostrand
Reception for three charter members at Mrs Asa Jones home
Notice states a reception hosted by W R Co at the home of Mrs Asa Jones this Friday afternoon from 2 to 5 to honor charter members Mrs C O Bailey Mrs D J Elch erberger and Mrs Scott Reister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Co
Asa Jones
C. O. Bailey
D. J. Elcherberger
Scott Reister
Ladies Aid to Hold All Day Meeting at Church
The Ladies Aid of the Christian church will host an all day meeting at the church on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Regular meeting of the Pythian Sisters West Chester Temple 132
A notice for the regular meeting of the Pythian Sisters at West Chester Temple 132 scheduled for tomorrow evening. The brief item notes the time and venue for members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
West Chester
Jethro Tull and the horse hoe of 1692
The English inventor Jethro Tull created the horse hoe in 1692 to loosen soil and uproot weeds while shaping soil around plants. His machine, pulled by two horses, enabled one man to do the work of twelve with a traditional hoe. Around the same period a Spaniard named Lescatello reportedly devised an early grain sowing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jethro Tull
Tull
Detroit News
Lescatello
Ostrich Plumes Worth High Price Says Nature Magazine
Ostrich feathers fetch fifty to sixty dollars per ostrich yearly, with plumes harvested every seven months. Some breeders limit harvest to one crop annually to improve feather quality, as cited by Nature Magazine.
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Nature Magazine
Ground Beetle Friend Aims At Moth Caterpillars
Nature Macazine of Washington notes the Calosoma sycophanta ground beetle as a friend to humans. The glittering green and gold beetle with purple markings was imported from Europe to combat gypsy moth and brown tail moth. Both adults and larvae prey on caterpillars and other insects, aiding natural pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Macazine
Washington
Europe
Winding Up and a Chess Saintly Stalemate
A bemused player recalls chess by correspondence and a peculiar notice from solicitors. After his last move a firm informs him their client has died and asks him to sign a form declaring a stalemate.
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Degr
London Express
Beads and accessories line from H. I. Ward Co
A stylish woman shops for beads to suit every costume with matching earrings. The new line offers inexpensive pieces that fit the season and desired look from H. I. Ward and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Ward ‘and Co
Iowa Farmers to Benefit From Hog Carload Weight Cut
The Interstate Commerce Commission lowers interstate hog carload minimum to 16 500 pounds, saving Iowa farmers about 1 per car and an annual roughly 50 000. Health certificates required. dipping costs cause concern in southern Iowa. Sioux City Tribune offers 5 000 in cash prizes for December corn show, with January state event at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sioux City Tribune
Sioux City
Ames
Hog yard reconfiguration to handle smaller hog shipments
Stock yards officials conclude hog transport shifts to trucks require re arranging the hog block and reducing pen sizes at Omaha yards to fit smaller shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Yards
Stock Yards
Sheep import rule relaxed at South Omaha market
The secretary of agriculture and the state veterinarian advise Iowa stock raisers that feeder sheep from the South Omaha market may be admitted without dipping if the buyer secures a permit from the veterinarian and buys sheep from areas not under state or federal quarantine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Lowa
South Omaha
Ames Professor Reports Soybean Plantings in Iowa
Prof. F. S. Wilkins of the crops department at Ames says Iowa farmers planted over 2000 acres of soybeans with corn and 10000 acres to soybeans alone for hay or seed this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Wilkins
Crops Department
Ames
Farmers Find High Carbonate Limestone for Forage
A dozen or more farmers in Cedar and Clinton counties report a limestone deposit testing 90 percent carbonate after Ames tests. They have prepared to apply the material to fields sown with clover and alfalfa.
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Cedar
Clinton Counties
Ames
Sioux City Woman Amazed At Tanlac Results
Mrs. O C Jensen of 319 Ross St Sioux City Iowa credits Tanlac with a dramatic health recovery after scarlet fever left her unable to walk She lost appetite suffered indigestion rheumatic pains and dropped to 98 pounds Six weeks on Tanlac her strength returned and she weighs 148 pounds now She praises Tanlac as miraculous and notes its wide availability with over 37 million bottles sold Tanlac Vegetable Pills are also sold for constipation.
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O. C. Jensen
Ross St
Sioux City
Iowa
Tanlac
Washington Lodge Five Degree Tuesday Evening
Washington Lodge A V W and A M schedules five degree ceremony Tuesday evening at 7 28 led by W T Carson W M with attendance expected from members and guests.
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Washington Lodge
A. V W
A. M
W. T. Carson
W. M
Ladies of the Embroidery Club Host Friday Evening Gathering
The Ladies of the Embroidery club will entertain their families on Friday evening with a social event. Members plan demonstrations and displays of handiwork to share with relatives in a community gathering.
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Embroidery Club
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Chas. Sloat
FE. O. W. Club
Wayne Brown
Charles Brown
Iowa Avenue
Julia Cavender
Methodist Sunday School
Kenneth Carris
E. C. Carris
T. H. Berdo
Berdo
South
E. B. Hammer
East Main Street
Helen Wilson
Lucy Errit
Kewanee
Ill
Nena Badenoch
Chicago
Vera Duell
California
M. E. Sunday School
Opal Barker
Vernette Johnson
Mary Finney
By Ella Saunders
Western Newspaper Union
Rosemary Club
Ralph Waggoner
E. O. W. Club
Td Miller
Joe
Shalom
The
Ladies of the New Haven Church
Pluer de Lis Club
Homer Birney
Oregon No. 3
Nellie Richard
Walnut Woman's Club
Dan Guy
Koptiet Yo
W. M.S
Nature
Serge
Klein Klothing Kompany
Washington - Lowe
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