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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1912

Page

5

Local and Personal Notices Mix of Visits and Ads

Busi ness visitor A H Wolfe of Chicago. Mrs W F Wilson left for Des Moines. Try Turner Bros vacuum ad. Mrs C J Palmgren visited Davenport. Mrs H M Shaver and Miss Helen Wilson to Oska Loosa. I Cohn seeking hides and junk. Mrs J E Kunath and Mrs G Kerr to Cedar Rapids for Iowa grand chapter O E S. Aida Quartette performed with Schumann Heink Bispham Reynolds. Benz house buying fur and junk. Mrs Chas H Keck home from Des Moines. Dr Luella Shaw offers unique chronic disease treatment. Mr and Mrs Knapp Neal to Crawfordsville for Marion Neal. Greenfield Iowa.

J. E. Kunath G. 3. Kerr Cedar Rapids Iowa Grand Chapter C. D. Knapp Greenfield, Iowa S. W. Neal Crawfordsville Marion Neal John R. Stick Mt. Vernon Avenue Alburnett Center Point Washington Wellman West Chester Marion Stick Martina Leota Lola Elva Vida Stick Myrtle Harrison Vera Stick Jane Lyons L. M. Starr Starr Iowa

Clothes Dry Cleaned and Suits Made to Order

Long list of local notices includes dry cleaning and press services at Shellabarger's Pantatorium, advertisements for laundry and fabric care, and brief community items. Mentions of Mrs

Shellabarger

Farm Women Congress Seeks Rural Attractiveness to Bar City Migration

In Lethridge Alberta the International Congress of Farm Women opens with the Dry Farming Congress. The group aims to curb the on to the city movement by making country life appealing and by forming neighborhood clubs to keep rural workers from moving to urban centers.

National Congress of Farm Women International Dry Farming Congress Dry Farming Congress Farm Women's Congress Anchor Lodge Mystic Workers of the World C. Louis Diesterweg

Private dancing party planned at Eagle Hall Friday

Invitations issued for a private dancing party at Eagle Hall on Friday evening October 25 with music by James Cunningham and Levi Pattison.

Eagle Hall James Cunningham Levi Pattison

Community groups schedule midweek engagements

Announcements list events in Ottumwa area including U W Bro Lowenberg address on Wednesday be at: N H Jones Rec 21213 Fortnightly club meets at Miss Edith Chilcote 314 East Second Tuesday 7 30 Knights Templar Bethlehem Commandery No 45 holds called meeting Tuesday Oct 22 7 30 sharp visiting Sir Knights expected Twentieth Century Reading Circle meets with Mrs J H Stewart Epworth Leaguers hold a Halloween social Friday East Madison Street Pythian Circle meets Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Juna Calendar social dancing tonight in Eagle hall four piece orchestra invitation extended

Edith Chilcote East Second Street Knights Templar Bethlehem Order of the Temple W. B. Marbourg E. C

Normal Education as a System of Knowledge Transfer

The passage defends education as a wide free system of transference where all learn lifelong. It praises gifted teachers who enjoy actively feeding others and guiding the transfer of knowledge.

Gilman

Doll stuffing pulp hides fortunes of old notes

The Bank of France destroys obsolete notes by dissolving them in corrosive acids. The resulting pulp is sold to toy makers who use it to stuff inexpensive dolls, giving children a toy once backed by a fortune.

Bank of France

Silkwood Dies Suddenly After Taking Headache Tablets

West Liberty Illinois October 22 8 B Silkwood a prominent resident died suddenly at his home Sunday morning after reportedly taking two headache tablets. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows. His wife and three children survive.

West Liberty B. Silkwood The Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows

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A. H. Wolfe Chicago G. M. Anderson the Star W. F. Wilson Des Moines Turner Bros C. J. Palmgren Davenport E. R. Palmgren Dougherty Bros H. M. Shaver Helen Wilson Oskaloosa I. Cohn Washington House Aida Quartette Schumann Heink, Bispham Clarence Reynolds Benz House Chas, H. Keck Methodist Women's Missionary Society Luella Shaw Samuel Logan Second United Presbyterian Sabbath School Tom Wolfe Aberdeen South Dakota Edna White Madame Schumann- Heink Fred Shearer Brighton Frank Burk Karl Jackson Keota Eli Jackson Charles Beatty Darbyshire Drug Co Charley Gorham Garden City Kan Jesse Phillips Charles Means Washington County Traderville G. J. Marie Minnie Skelly F. Marie Home George Dempsey F. Marie Dempsey Marie George Peck Frances Pleasant Plain George Wheelan Monarch and Arrow W. F. Bailey Columbus Junction Charles Morgan Mike Kalahtr Minnie Conner Keola White and Eldridge Sewing Machines Caner’s South Side Mollie Cherry Oklahoma Okla Geo. C. Reames Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank Haskins George H. Lee Tim Shrader Glen Taylor Havre J. A Perguson Oole Ferguson J. C. Currie City Manhattan Sterling LYRIC Mrs. A. Ferguson R. H. Walker Winfield Caner Music Co F. C. Shingabarger Muscatine J. T. Matthews Lloyd Latta New York City Mrs. Latta H. F. Samson Roy Congress Wagner Lytle Bros Hame Faroyal Mutual 8S. H. Brindley Ruth Hester Ray B. Lemley Katherine Smith Bert Booth Clarence Booth Ona Craig W. E. Anderson W. KE. Kerr Verne Kerr Caldwell Iowa City Myrtle Moore Harry G. Moore R. S. Moth Council Bluffs Trinity Episcopal Church Marguerite MacGugin Mary Steck MacGugin East Main Street Hannah Eicher Herb Stifel Pittsburgh W. J. Southwell South Iowa Avenue Caughey W. Southwell Pueblo Colo Hallowe'en John Green Marle Palmer Joe Wolfe Gey McAvoy Prairie Flower Church U. W Bro. Lowenberg Ottumwa N. H. Jones Twentieth Century Reading Circle J. H. Stewart Juna Epworth Leaguers M. E East Madison Street Bibel J. A. Harwood & Son Davis & Co Crug GOD Live Shingles Washington National Bank
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