Washington notices and social club happenings
Washington readers learn of a 6:30 dinner at Mr and Mrs W G Stewart on South Iowa Avenue with the Afternoon Bridge Club and husbands. The event featured halloween colors, a bridge session, and a charity appeal led by Mrs H F Darbyshire for the club fund.
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Bridge Club
W. G. Stewart
South
Iowa Avenue
Margaret Alice
Thomas
Lou Jean Stewart
Manton Hebner
H. F. Darbyshire
Stewart
Community groups host events with new members and Shrine ceremony
Enlivened by music and luncheon, Damascus Shrine No ten of the White Shrine of Jerusalem held a ceremonial at the Commercial club with attendees from Ainsworth Wellman Columbus Junction Crawfordsville Ottumwa West Chester and others. Initiation followed a banquet at the Christian church and a three course meal for ninety five. New members include Mrs. Tinnes and Mrs. Zeno Tinnes.
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Enteen
Orphan's Home
Council Bluffs
Caroline Sheetz
Iowa City
Jacob Hotle
Howard Leacox
Zeno Tinnes
Tinnes
Damascus
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Commercial Club
Ainsworth
Wellman
Columbus Junction
Crawfordsville
Ottumwa
West Chester
Eva Mae Michels
Christian Church
Flossie B. Knapp
Sioux City
R. C. McKiernan
Pearl Marr
Anna E. Lease
Elizabeth Huston
Emma M. Webster
Audley F. Fleming
Clyde Dorrisife
Lola Smith
Leora Daggett
Lloyd Frost
Grace Chambers
Worthy
Emma Kimball
Jessie E. Mitchell
McWilliams
Anwy
Ruth Fos Wick
Wilda Augustine
Announcements Bazaar Bake Sale and Socials Planned
St James ladies hold bazaar and bake sale Saturday November 17 at Petersons Flower Shop South Side of square 1613 A box and candy social at Hazel Dell school Friday October 26 Everyone invited Myrtle Thompson teacher 1612 M B KE O class of Methodist church Haloween social Friday night 215t3 All Methodist young people invited to Halloween social at church Monday evening 216t3
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St. James
Peterson’s
Hazel Dell
Myrtle Thompson
M-B. KE
Class of the Methodist Church
Hallowe’en
Methodist Church
Notice Cyrus Chapter confer past and most excellent masters
Cyrus Chapter No 13 R A M will confer past and most excellent masters degree Friday evening at 8 o clock. A full attendance is desired. D L Carbaugh H P 1612.
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Cyrus
D. L. Carbaugh
H. P
Missionary Society Tureen Dinner at Church
Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church will hold a tureen dinner at the church Monday evening at 6 30. Bring your own dishes omit sandwiches and bring your yearly dues.
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Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Fleur de Lis Club Masquerade to Honor Members
Mr and Mrs John Stewart entertain Fleur de Lis club members and their husbands at a masquerade party Monday evening.
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E. O. W. Club
Chas. Sloat
John Stewart
Fleur de Lis Club
Annual chicken pie supper and bazaar at West Chester
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church in West Chester plans a chicken pie supper and bazaar on November 6. Members are urged to assist for the event to be the most successful yet and to watch for further announcements.
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West Chester
Ladies’ Aid Society
Auxiliary War Veterans meeting announced for Tuesday evening
Notice states the Auxiliary of the Spanish American War Veterans will meet with Mrs. Carlton Wilson Tuesday at 7 30 for further organization. Eligibility extends to those related to an American War Veteran. Location listed as 1713.
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Carlton Wilson
Forestalled Hostess at a Children’s Dance
The hostess of a children’s dance said farewell as a six year old girl, trying to be polite, shyly forestalled her with a clever line. She said, Goodnight, Mrs. I hope I have enjoyed wyness.
World's Coldest Place in Vercojanesk Province
The Province of Vercojanesk in Oriental Siberia is described as the coldest inhabited area on earth with a yearly daily mean temperature of 2.72 degrees below zero.
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Vercojanesk
Oriental
Siberia
Family Cow Commutes Across Canals in Brittany
A Brittany family watches their cow traverse flat bottom boats to reach prime grazing each day. The daily routine sees the animal moving with the tide between banks and grassy shores as locals note the unusual method.
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Brittany
Halloween Party Details With Games And Decor
Guests arrived masked at the host's home northeast of Washington for a Halloween evening of games and stunts. Hallows Eve colors and pumpkins set the scene while Mrs. Al Crone served a luncheon. Orange and black candies emphasized the theme.
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FE. H. Messer
Gleaner
The
Baptist Sunday School
North Seventh Avenue
Edna Houghtaling
Washington
Hallowe’en
al Crone
Hallowe’én
Change Date of Tax Delinquency Deliberated in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa October 26 the Associated Press reports Senator William Schmedika Radcliffe plans to introduce Senate File 789 in the winter extra session to shift tax delinquency dates from April 1 to June 1 and October 1 to November 1 to aid farmers by extending time to market grain cattle and hogs with no need for appropriations.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
General Assembly
Senate
William Schmedika
Radcliffe
N. B. Kendall
Schmedika
Gold Madness brings Ten Strike tale to the screen
James Oliver Curwood’s The Man From Ten Strike becomes Gold Madness with Guy Bates Post in a tense refined performance. Grace Darmond Mitchell Lewis and Cleo Madison support as the Fox Theatre showcases the film Saturday afternoon and night.
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James Oliver Curwood
Guy Bates Post
Robert Thornby
Omar
Tentmaker
Grace Darmond
Mitchell Lewis
Cleo Madison
Fox Theatre
Dr Steinmetz Death Recalls a Pioneering Electric Engineer
The obituary recalls Charles Proteus Steinmetz decades of work in electrical engineering. He helped develop electric motors and streetcar experiments with Stephen D. Field and led magnetic testing studies. Steinmetz joined General Electric in 1892 and later taught at Union College while earning honors.
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Stephen D. Field
General Electric Com
Eickemeyer Company
Otis Company
Steinmetz
Lynn, Mass
General Electric Company
Schenectady
Board of Education of
America
Science Now Splices Nerves Report
Popular Science Monthly notes nerve splicing as a delicate surgical advance. The article explains implanting animal nerves into humans to restore function in muscles weakened by disease.
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Popular Science Monthly
Avoided Troubled Gatherings Reduced by Calm Assemblies
Evening assemblies that do not require people to harness anger are consistently the most populous, avoiding the friction of loud protest and collective rage.
Ambition and Appetite Clash in Moral Lesson
A succinct moral contrasts ambition driven by self indulgence with restrained appetite. The passage suggests ambition, when self centered, yields success, while unbridled appetite fails to bring victory.
Expert in Magnetics and Alternating Current Methods
The subject was noted as highly skilled in magnetics and the symbolic method for alternating current calculations, including transient phenomena. He was recognized as the leading authority in these areas.
Ethical Pathway on Profit Over Enemies
A historical note argues a man may not truly love his enemies but may advance along the ethical path by turning them into sources of profit through pragmatic action. The quote contends utility drives moral progress in conflict.
Appearances Are Deceiving in Philadelphia Bulletin Quote
A Philadelphia Bulletin exchange notes that a woman’s looks may be altered by makeup with one person remarking she appears worse with powder and rouge, while another counters she isn’t as bad as she’s painted.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
When He's Arrested in Uncle Eben’s Had Notion
A quip on reform and repeat offenders notes the stubborn sinner who never shows repentance after arrest. Uncle Eben delivers the wry line reflecting folk wisdom about crime and punishment in a humorous regional voice.
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Eben
Judgment Without Vivacity Weariness and Trimmed Style
The line comments on judgment shown as heavy and lacking imagination and vivacity. It critiques dull dress and finery, noting the last without the first is too gay and all the trimming.
Merchant notice echoes advert in the Journal
A terse directive directs merchants to acknowledge a seen advertisement in the Journal. The message implies recognition of a merchant advertisement and requests reply or action in connection with the listing.
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Fairfield Ledger Journal
Higby
Harry M. Higby
F. H. Higby
South Fifth Street
Norene Kracaw
Memphis
Missouri
Grace Hill
Ira Mikech
Erna Spera
Lu Arthur
Fields
Hugh Arthur
Nell Crone
Busy Bee Club
Leona Whiting
Second United Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Elizabeth Sherman
Effie Porter
Frank Gobble
Warrren Glascock
William Shannon
Harvey Waggoner
L. E. Nagley
Paul Harvey
J. W. Taylor
Nick Tinnes
Whitman
Lemmon
8. J. Boyd
Catholic Daughters of America Sewing Circle
John Crone
Guy
Post
Death
DR. Steinmetz
Washington, Iowa
Ashington Green
Carter
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