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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1921
Page
6
A page devoted to activities of the Washington County Women elation in New York City seeks to extend kindergarten education across the country. It will study foreign information for those interested in establishing kindergartens and spreading the program.
The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs names thirteen department heads led by Mrs E F Armstrong new president. Departments include American Citizenship, Art, Civics, Civil Service and Reform, Education, Home Economics, Industry and Social Relations, Housing, Legislative, Literature and Library Extension, Music, Public Health, and a new American Citizenship department. District meetings start October 4 at Fort Madison with state leaders attending.
Readings show a busy slate of gatherings across Fort nightly club and related groups. Hostesses include Miss Etha Dawson and Mrs. Woodford with numerous clubs from Navajo to colonists like the Wellston and Lexington aid societies. Local religious and women’s groups plan officer elections and social events, plus a long note on imaginative development and early childhood education.
A reader warns against filler in ordinary laundry bars and promotes Green Arrow a pure all soap bar from Palmolive Company made with olive oil and naphtha. The ad argues it prevents gray whites protects fabrics and leaves hands softer while offering more soap per bar and cost savings.
The National Kindergarten Association releases weekly guidance on home child training. This installment, part of a monthly series from New York City, provides practical steps for parents to shape routines and early learning habits.
Paris reports a shortage of domestics while the official journal lists 624 long serving workers honored by the Ministry of Labor. Milieu veterans receive medals for service of thirty years or more, with Mile Levasseur at seventy one years the record holder. Silver gilt medals number forty four and silver medals five thousand eight hundred ninety.
Huth Bryan Owen daughter of William Jennings Bryan will become a motion picture writer director producer and exhibitor. The British house of commons passed a resolution admitting women to civil service under the same conditions as men. In China women never kiss and show affection by gently touching the beloved's hand.
An editorial notes a Wellman neighborhood woman, visiting after 27 years away, bought a suit here and saw relatives’ purchases. It cites price ranges from 25 to 65 dollars, reports coats selling in Ottumwa for 12.50 more, and argues carfare and bills erase any savings from shopping elsewhere. It promotes in-town coats and new shipments.
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