Halloween Parties And Birthday Cheer At Local Homes
About twenty five friends gathered at the John Elgar home for a Halloween party with dancing and games. Eva Diller hosted ten guests with autumn decorations, prizes to Helen Williams and Vera Keating, piano music and fortune telling. Mrs Marys Mickle, born 1832 in Pennsylvania, celebrated her ninetieth birthday with cake, cards and a family supper attended by twenty six relatives. A Rural Women’s club invitation led to a backward themed Halloween event with jack o lanterns, black cats and ghostly routes. The Hi Y and Y W hosted a freshmen Halloween at the high school gym with orange and black decor and a rope of challenges leading to a late hour. Miss Bertha Hay hosted Younger Set Bridge. the Baptist Ladies League and the Women’s Home Missionary society met for regular gatherings at their respective churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Diller
Diller
James
Helen Williams
Vera Keating
Marys Mickle
F. M. Smith
Shaden
Pennsylvania
Smith
Daily Mail
Rural Women’s Club
Sam McKee
J. N. Phillips
Frank Pringle
Glen Schwartz
R. G. Vinegar
Arthur Wylie
Chas. Wylie
Hilton Rabenold
Mr. Harding
Y. W
Washington Man Praises Kidney Remedy In Local Note
J W Miller painter and decorator 618 S Ave C Washington reports Doan s Kidney Pills relieve backache and irregular kidney action. He notes printing hurts kidneys and causes dull back pain and muscle soreness. He recommends Doan s Kidney Pills as the remedy and cites a Buffalo NY distributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Miller
Painter and Decorator
S. Ave. C
Washington
Dean
Doan
Mr. Miller
Co Mirs
Buffalo
N, Y
German Marriages Show an Increase
The article reports Germany’s first quarter 1922 statistics show marriages at 8.4 per thousand, births at 25.6, and deaths at 18.5, compared with 1921 figures of 10.4, 27.7, and 15.6. It notes 1913 levels for context with marriages at 6.2 and births at 28.8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Community Club and Church Halloween Events Listed
Local notices detail meetings for K of P O C S Priscilla club and Rebekahs plus Baptist church Dutch market and Hallowe en social plans. Invitations to pumpkin pies weenie roast and box social appear with dates October 28 31 and November 2 3 11 14 and 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Haskins
Poise Quote Cited in Exchange Almanac
A readers note from an exchange quotes a maxim about not dying from malice. The line highlights restraint and inner strength as a moral principle.
Breeze and Love in a Daffodil Dawn
A lyric confrontation with the Breeze as a roaming seducer. The speaker accuses the breeze of pilfering affection and wealth, vows to leave, and challenges its fidelity. They reference roses, bells, and ruined treasure, ending with a sharp epithet toward Weston A Goodspeed.
Fortune Told Girl Finds Love in City Rooms
Alicia, a Southern pianist in a lodging house, seeks luck from a gypsy and is told to tarry a man named William. She meets Jack Thornton, who starts as William in her mind, and romance grows as he proves himself John, not William, but she loves him anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia
Mrs. Browne
Mrs. Brown
Willian
Thelma
Conservatory
Ave
Liam
Pete
Jack Thornton
Browne
Allein Rtandolphe
Drei
Mre
Thornton
William
John
Jack
Notable Iowa District Court Case Involving Stewarts
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa plaintiffs R L Stewart and Nellie E Stewart sue multiple defendants including James Delong Thomas Baker John Lyon Margaret Lyon and several Ritchey and Kopp family members with Ritchey and Ritchey heirs also named in the action. The document lists numerous individuals connected to the case and indicates a broad civil action between parties bearing the Stewart surname and several codefendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Iowa
R. L. Stewart
Nellie E. Stewart
James Delong
Thomas Baker
John Lyon
Margaret Lyon
Thomas Ritchey
Fanny Ritchey
Wesley Ritchey
Lydia
A. Ritchey
Caroline M. Ritchey
Edwin M. Ritchey
Thos
Ritchey
Elisabeth C. Ritchey
Jacob F. Kopp
Lydia A. Kopp
David Doig
Jonathan Wilson
Tea in ARA Food Packages Boosts Russian Health Efforts
The American Relief Administration highlights tea as a vital element in food packages sent to Russia. Tea helps make boiled water safer, guarding against cholera and typhoid, and remains central to public health as famine relief continues into winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.R.A
Russia
American Relief Administration
United States
America
New York
Broadway
Notice of In Iowan County land dispute involving multiple heirs
The petition names many defendants and unknown claimants as heirs or devisees regarding a described real estate in Washington County Iowa. The suit seeks confirmation that the plaintiffs own the property in fee simple and bars any adverse claims. Defendants must appear by noon on the land day of the next term starting January 192%, else default and judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Mc Kinnie
Patrick C. McKinnie
Nancy A. Mc Kinnie
Joan G. Stewart
Levinia Stewart
Mathew Law
James Law
Mary J. Law
Matthew Law
Eliza C. Fisbee
Cc. Crittenden
Eliga C. Frisbee
Eliza C. Frisbee
Elizabeth Law
Aliza
A. Law
Rhodagh
Doig
Joseph Clyde
J. F. Kon. Fisher
K. D. Shermans
R. JD Sherman
Rebecca D. Sherman
Robert M. Smith
Jane M. Smith
Peter Korth
BE. M. Ritchey
J. A. Y. Ashby
R. Dewey
W. H. Rousseau
Davis Doig
Washington County
Iowa
Pone Court of
Washington
Republican Admin Achieves The Great Restoration
Light highlights of a Republican administration boast debt and expenses slashed liberty bonds at par and unemployment reduced. Peace promoted with a budget established and prosperity revived as the nation moves forward.
Republicans Claim Economic Turnaround Under Their Rule
A wartime styled political pamphlet argues that sixteen months of Republican governance rebuilt a demoralized economy. It cites reduced bonded debt, bonds at par or higher, lower Fed rates, and major savings in government costs. It insists unemployment is down, agriculture and industry improving, and urges continued Republican control in the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Federal Reserve Banks
Republican Congress
Liberty and Victory Bonds
Wilson
Congress
Wnions
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Elgar
Hi-Y
Ladies League of the Baptist Church
Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
H. I. Ward
Hedges
Leason
Joe Wright
K. of P
Rooster Club
Homer Jarrard
O. Cos
Fred Foriash
Priscilla Club
J. M. Godfrey
Haskins Church
Lilla Shields
West Chester
Booster Club
Axel Anderson
Center Ladies Aid
Jennie Pulver
Mary Pulver
Pleasant Hill School House
C. Candy
Roxie Lauderman
Young Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Ww. Ss. C
Chas. McKinstry
First United Presbyterian Church
Women's Interchurch Committee
Weston A
Goodspeed
Martha E. Eaton
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Thoroucy
Graham Theatre
Joan T. Adams
Republican National Committee
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