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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1929
Page
3
The Society Editor invites society events and hostess tips. Regular Eastern Star session at 8 PM Thursday welcomes visiting members. W o G TP UC group meets Thursday at 2:30 with Mrs Busby. Lesson Daniel 1 8 20 led by Mrs Crull. Rosamond Duff plan changed. Birthday offerings requested.
Sunday a number of relatives visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vondrasek bringing baskets for a noon cafeteria style dinner. Afternoon activities included visiting playing games and dancing with many neighbors listed. Ten piano pupils of Miss Helen Harvey gave a home recital on East Washington Street.
The Sunshine Community Club A meets with Mrs. J O Matthews on Friday September 18 to share summer trips. The Rosemary Club hosts a weiner roast at Mr and Mrs Percy Whisler's home Friday evening at 6 o'clock with each family invited.
Readable excerpt advises washing Italian prunes thoroughly then splitting along the natural seam and removing seeds. Cook with water and four cups of sugar until tender to yield eight quarts. Suggests serving as dessert or punch and notes seeded versus seedless canning quality.
The New Orleans Item-Tribune quotes Dr Will Durant asserting every vice was once a virtue and may become respectable again, comparing hatred in wartime to a vice becoming acceptable. A mental search for examples is suggested, urging readers to examine personal habits and explore border cases where traits seem both vice and virtue.
A Nova Scotia city removed a cat’s heart and replaced it with an electrically operated rubber heart. The device kept blood circulation for hours while the cat remained alive, illustrating that while a rubber heart can function briefly, a natural heart remains beyond complete replication by human genius.
The article notes Valencia and nearby towns like Malaga Denia and Barcelona for raisins oranges and nuts and Tarragona for wine, highlighting a familiar Mediterranean supply chain that delights British tables.
A satirical Farm and Fireside item mocks Professor Huelson of Sinois College of Agriculture. It suggests a threatened, odorless union amid absurdities about wring beans and pickles.
A Washington Star writer cites Cosenza as the site of Alaric the Gothic’s buried treasure. The tale says the river Busento was diverted to bury the conqueror and his loot, then restored, with guards slain to keep the secret. The grave remains undiscovered near Crati and Busento confluences.
Dr. Lauren H. Smith notes in Hygeia Magazine that recreation should refresh. American life now treats evening as a burden and quiet homes feel like failures. He urges using time savers to gain peaceful leisure rather than more excitement.
A guest at a dinner party notices a man who wears a silk handkerchief over his eyes while sticking cigarettes. Another diner explains the trick and calls him an artful chap who claims he can name any cigarette by smoking it, thus never buying.
Pathfinder Magazine compares ant structures to human skyscrapers noting that a human 1 208 feet tall would be dwarfed by an ant hall. The piece highlights the vast relative cubic space of ant dwellings versus human habitations.
La Paz Bolivia sits atop a mountain at 12 470 feet above sea level the highest capital in the world. Quito Meundor stands 2 000 feet lower while Mexico City trails by 5 000 feet Lhasa is the next highest at 11 830 feet. Mean temperature is 0 degrees Fahrenheit and residents face cold nights with no coal or timber to burn.
The text discusses experiments by American and European plant physiologists showing no beating pulse in plants. Measured bindings contradict Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose's earlier beating heart theory, suggesting crumbling instruments caused apparent movement.
The week’s schedule lists luncheons and meetings across Fortnightly Club E O W Walnut 4H and many local groups. Activities include games, card parties, social socials and a two-thirty afternoon gathering at Mrs Means and Mrs Brown’s homes, plus church circle and Missionary society events.
Local social calendar lists Delta Alpha Sunday school class social at Mrs. J R Kruser's home 314 N Avenue C on Thursday at 2 30 pm. Pythian Sisters benefit card party at K P hall Wednesday invites Knights families and friends. bring pumpkin pie. Various meetings include busi ness and professional women's club at Y on Sept 11 6 15 pm and Ladies Aid at U P church Friday at 2 30 pm.
Garden expert Mrs. Francis King explains pairing lilacs with tulips to maximize spring color. She cites pink tulips under blue lilacs, lists varieties like Gilbert and Pasteur, and notes color contrasts with lilacs such as Danton and President Poincare. She highlights Groupings by color and recommends planting timing and age for best bloom.
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