Social events and wedding in Washington County
Highland Circle members enjoy a Thursday afternoon fancy work music and luncheon aboard the Avcolian. W S S C ladies host a Sept eighth social at Preston Hoover’s Wellston home with a play, readings, refreshments and a large turnout. A September first meeting elected officers for the W S C and featured charades and games with snacks. A wedding at St Patrick’s in Iowa City unites Olive Reiner and Dr James P Leonard with a family breakfast and home reception prior to their honeymoon. the couple will reside at 1605 Arlington Davenport.
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Highland Circle
A. J. Steele
Preston Hoover
Wellston
Dr. Cureall
Bessie
Hazel Conrad
Mrs. Jones
Mesdames Preston Hoover
Chas. Hoover
Chas. Harvey
James McNess
Will Moore
Jesse Harvey
Cora Engle
Effie Porter
Ferne Davis
Elsie Moore
Mina Jones
Fern Davis
Mary Washington
St. Patrick's Church
Iowa City
Olive Reiner
Wes Reiner
Washington
James P. Leonard
Nellie Leonard
Davenport
Leo Kerrigar
Lucile Reiner
Hotel Jefferson
Arlington Avenue
Wanted His Money's Worth
The Newly-Riches sit in a fine drawing room as Mrs Newly-Riche plays a hymn on the grand piano with one finger. Mr Newly-Riche complains that a piano this size should be played with both hands and fists.
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Newly-Riches
Mrs. Newly-Riche
Missus
Mr. Newly-Riche
Funeral for Lieut Henry Russel Largely Attended
The funeral service for Lieut Henry Russel was held at 3 pm yesterday at the First United Presbyterian church. Rev Arthur R Oates led a brief eulogy praising his military service and glorious death in action. Attendees included many friends of Mr and Mrs Ruessel and their son Henry.
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Henry Russel
First United Presbytrian Church
Arthur R. Oates
First Presbyterian Church
Russel
Ruessel
Henry
Ray Stewart Dies in Kansas Home
Mrs G W Wallace reports the death of her brother Ray Stewart at his Pleasanton Kansas home yesterday at seven o'clock. Wallace traveled to Pleasanton last night. Burial plans are pending with a possible return to his former home. funeral arrangements will be announced in tomorrow's paper.
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G. W. Wallace
Ray Stewart
Pleasanton
Kansas
Wallace
Iowa football squad tunes up under Jones in 1921 season
Iowa City September 12. Coach Howard Jones begins 1921 fall practice with new emphasis on fundamentals. Dusty tackling dummies are set up at Iowa field as hopefuls bruise shoulders for spots on the Hawkeye squad. Returns include Mead and Billy Kelly joins staff. Jaqua declines.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Howard Jones
Hawkeye
Jones
Lowa
Johnny Heldt
Belding
Iowa
Kelly
The Modern Spirit and a Ghostly Banter
Two small boys discuss fears of ghosts by the nursery fire. One boasts he would greet a ghost with a breezy, defiant greeting, saying Good evening, Devil, going strong What.
Luther Burbank of Muscatine Cultivates Flowers at 1218 Smalley
G W Dodder of Muscatine described as Luther Burbank of the area runs an extensive home garden at 1218 Smalley Avenue. He hand pollenizes flowers, develops diverse fruit varieties, and bred notable apples grapes plums and peaches while aging gracefully at 77. He bases success on patience and selecting only the best varieties amid drought and storms.
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G. W. Dodder
Musccatine
Luther Burbank
Smalley Avenue
Dodder
Iowa
Mr. Dodder
Grandview
Washington
Washington County
Grace Lawn
Drouth
Theeason
Watch Your Papers and Keep Records Safe
A cautionary note urges a reliable paper system to protect valuable documents from loss by accident. It warns against translating notes onto slips and tucking them away and promotes a formal accounting method to prevent the danger of papers being swept away by a broom and dust pan.
Bobbed Hair Sparks Debate On Workplace Etiquette
New York reports a nationwide clash over bobbed hair as workers, employers, and readers publish letters to editors. Some executives threaten bans or reconsider hiring practices while others defend short hair as practical, neat, and modern.
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New York
Chicago
Democratic Forum
Turtles on the Amazon Rebound Amid Continued Harvest
Bates predicted rapid extinction years ago but William Ray Allen reports from an Amazon expedition that despite heavy consumption of turtles and eggs since then, turtles remain abundant. Turtle oil has declined as petroleum rises, yet eggs meat and viscera remain popular foods.
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Bates
Amazon
William Ray Allen
Science
Crabs Bore Into Concrete Piling
In St Petersburg Florida engineers find stone crabs drilling into concrete piling near the channel. George Lizotte identifies crabs as the cause after channel surveys reveal thousands of them tearing holes to make homes. Contractors plan to sheath the piling with sheet iron to protect the structure.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Boce Celga Hay
George Lizotte
Forms of Insanity in Modernist Art Debated in Philadelphia
The Art alliance in Philadelphia called two alienist specialists Dr. Wadsworth and Dr. Burr to diagnose modernist art, deeming it insane. The satirical remark suggests applying the test to vers libriste to gauge poets' mental states.
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Art Alliance
Philadelphia
W. S. Wadsworth
Charles W. Burr
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Neiswanger
Inch QI
Iowa Ave
L. B. Lupton, Mgr
Luther Burbank” of
Muscatine
Soumnuekus
Muscatine Journal
Mr. Deodder
Middle West
Iowa H Verticultural Society
Cast Hill
Clark and
Enslin
West Side Square
Greenwich Village
Washington, Iowa
South Side Square
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