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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1922

Page

5

Golden Wedding Celebration Draws Washington Society

The Diamond club met at Frank McAvoy home for a Pleasant evening of ecards and a late hillowe ed lunch. The night featured a golden wedding memory of Washington couples and a 50th anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mount at their South Town Avenue home with over four hundred guests and a formal dining tent setup.

Diamond Club Frank McAvoy Ecards Washington Clara Conger CC. J. Wilson Martha Wilson W. R. Mount Elizabeth Morton T. T. Keeley Ida Hall Mr. Young Viola Keck Albert Hoover Emerson Hoover Hall South Town Avenue Jonathan Wilson Charles J. Wilson Col J. Wilson Wilson Mount Seostthek Coddington Ida John Dodd John Ryan Mount James Palmer C. J. Wilson Alice Wilson Julia Cavender George Rodman Henry Stitcher Belle Dougherty H. F. Steck C.H. Wilson John Shields Fred Mott Ed Hicher Misa Alice Wilson Sisted Harry Mount Homer Mount Charles Mount Lloyd Lytle H. M. Richer L. H. Wallace Henry $§Haver Stewart A. R. Miller C. A. Dewey W. M. Keeley Merle Lytle Alex Lytle Marion Stewart Boyd Berdo Howard McCleery H. F. Darbyshire Betty Mount Charles Mount Wilda Lucile Busby Patricia Jon Keeley Frances’ Darbyshire James Record L. Loveland Ingram Brainerd Max Mayer Charivari Grooy Iowa City Hattie Moore Southwell Burlington H. Stutcher Jack Wilson Chicago Des Moines Martha Heinz Chas Mount Betty

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Breath Relief

The article promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild bowel and liver stimulant that purifies the system and stops bad breath. It highlights a seventeen year clinical background, vegetable composition with olive oil, an olive color, and dosing of one or two nightly for a week priced at 10¢ and 30¢.

Dr. Edwards F. M. Edwards

Hallowe'en Socials and Community Notes Dense

A long list of local gatherings fills the page with church group events, club meetings, and school activities. Families from Iowa City and beyond attend Wadesworth area socials, with reoccurring reminders of dinners, games, and charitable entertainments at K C hall and Methodist venues.

Carrier Doves Methodist Church Gladys Loftiss

Herring's Car in Ditch at Oskaloosa

Chairman C. C. Reister learned at 3 PM that Clyde Herring's car slid into a ditch at Oskaloosa because of muddy roads. He had been scheduled to speak at 5 30 but could not appear. He planned to reach Washington by 6 PM and then head to Muscatine that evening.

C. C. Reister Democratic Committees Clyde Herring Oskaloosa Herring Epea Washington Muscatine

Rummage Sale Planned by P B O Ladies

The P B O ladies announce a rummage sale Saturday on the south side of the square next to Sherman's drug store. Clothing for the whole family will be offered in good condition and ready to wear. Proceeds will fund charity committees including a scholarship fund.

PB. O P. KB. O Sherman's

Mrs Gibson Fires On Newspaper Men

Mrs. Jane Gibson an eye witness to the Hall Mills murder fired a shot over reporters at her New Brunswick home. A bareback rider hog raiser and farmer she grew irritated when an army of pressmen gathered at her door this morning.

New Brunswick Jane Gibson Hall-Mills

Iowa Woman Sells Herself for Five Thousand

Ruth Shimmerhorn a 23 year old widow from Des Moines accepted an offer from a Chicago bank employee named George Rogers He would pay 5000 and give her a year to regain health before fulfilling the contract The case unfolds in Des Moines with the city news service noting the unusual agreement and timing on October 31.

Des Moines Ruth Shimmerhorn Chicago George Rogers

More Recipes From Miss Megowen At The Cooking School

Miss Megowen shares printed tested recipes including Nut and Date Loaf Chocolate Cake White Cookies and Sugar Cookies with prize notes plus uncooked fudge icing and Savory Steam Cooker ham dish instructions.

Miss Megowen

Walnut Women’s Club Meeting Promises Afternoon Program

Walnut Women’s club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Lewis Duke. The yearly program will be made out during the afternoon.

Walnut Women's Club Lewis Duke

Watch the Step in Youth Quote Refined

Isaac Disraeli cautions that daily youth actions shape a peaceful old age, urging careful conduct in youth to avoid regrettable consequences later. The message emphasizes personal responsibility and long term outcomes.

Isaac Disraeli

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