Society Notes Highlight Local Club Activities
Mrs. Fred Reid hosts Cover Dish club on South Iowa Ave. Invitations sent for Josephine Hull's tenth birthday party at Dr. Hail home tomorrow. West Chester Methodist C C C class met with Mrs. Griggs. Bible study omitted. luncheon served by Mrs. J R Griggs assisted by Mrs. Schoener. Lena Kephart hosts E O W club. games and refreshments led by Mrs. Ferguson. next meeting two weeks with Mrs. Minnie McCormick. Independent club hosted by Mrs. John Pratt. Rock game followed by maple nut ice cream, angel food cake, opera sticks. guests Miss Marek and Mrs. Sigafoose. Picnic at Keota park for Nelson family relatives. 28 from Washington community attended. Ladies Aid of St. [illegible] held at Mrs. John Bair’s home. quilting and a chicken dinner. devotional service led by pastor. East Main street charivaree celebrated a wedding. Will Gilliland honored by neighbors. Frank Bandy hosts Nial Nicholson’s Minneapolis visit. relatives gathered. light stunts and refreshments. Get acquainted night for teachers and district staff at Mr. and Mrs. W Harding. forty minutes of mingling. Miss Margaret Brookhart entertains with two pieces.
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Lena Kephart
E. O. Ww. Club
Ferguson
Minnie McCormick
Independent Club
John Pratt
Sam Sigafoose
Fred Palmer
Miss Marek
Afoose
Will Mayhew
Ladies Aid of the
John Bair
Messerschit
M Rdow
Davenport
W. ©. Harding
Washington School
Margaret Brookhart
Birthday Celebrations and a Quiet Wedding Detail the Evening
A social night featured vocal readings with piano by Mrs. Harding Miss Helen Wood and Miss Lois Brown, followed by refreshments for about seventy guests. Birthday celebrations for Mr. and Mrs. J W Guy led to a surprise gathering with relatives, meals and desserts. A separate notice covers the wedding of Miss Gladys Clark and Ward Gilliland at the Clarks home with a four course dinner and pink white decor. The Flyer de Lise club met with fourteen members and a guest Mrs Harve Wilson to plan an entertainment event for husbands.
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Harding
Helen Wood
Lois Brown
Rennie Dawson
Harve Wilson
Office boy asks clerk to divide by two in a puzzling dialogue
In a big business house an office boy asks a clerk to divide by two with solemn insistence. The clerk answers confidently and explains the boy repeats the arithmetic challenge, showing a humorous misunderstanding of the operation.
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Lin
Church Announcements From Local Presbyterian Congregations
Sabbath school at 10 and public worship at 11 at Lefort Presbyterian. Young peoples society at 6 30 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30. Rev W Robb pastor. Associate Presbyterian conducts Bible school at 10 and services at 11 with sermons on Gods Witness and The Old Testament. Union young people service at Second United Presbyterian church 6 15. Attendees urged to join Kalona meeting next Tuesday to Thursday and extend cordial church invitations.
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Leforted Presbyterian
Young Peoples Society
Associate Presbyterian Ible School
Second United Presbyterian Church
Kalona
J. L. Vance
Rock Island
Ill
Young People’s Societies
Beatrice Baird
St Pauls Evangelical to Hold Services Pause
Due to the pastor's absence there will be no Sunday morning or evening services. He will attend the dedication of the rebuilt Sigourney church. The text notes this is the last time services drop this year and invites members to meet again on Sunday September 24 at 7:00 PM.
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Sigourney
Carl W. Klein
Sunday School Week In The Local Church
The Sunday school opens at 9 45 with morning worship at 11 The pastor preaches on The Biggest Department of the Church An illustrated sermon at 7 30 on Christian Education Seven Days a Week A full daily program follows Monday Teachers Meeting Supper Tuesday Personal Work Day Wednesday Prayer Service Thursday Basket Picnic Supper Friday Booster Night speaker Mr Charles W Wade Fairfield Welcomes all Arthur R Oates Pastor
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S. S
Chas. W. Wade
Fairfield
Bible school and services with titles on insignificance
The notice lists a Christian Bible school at the usual time and preaching at 11 with the subject The Greatness of Insignificance. Evening service at 7 30 with the subject Lost Sheep led by Rev. W H Hampton pastor.
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W. H. Hampton
First United Presbyterian Sabbath Services Planned
The church schedules Sabbath school at 9 45 a m for all ages with preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Music includes organ preludes anthems and postludes. Rev J R McCrory leads worship and Carolyn Hamilton directs music.
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Davis
Christians at the Boiling Point sermon topic set
The Baptist pastor will preach on Christians at the Boiling Point next Lord's Day morning and again in the evening. Special service announced.
Dangerous Cargoes Sailors Fear In Maritime Briefings
Sailors warn that dangerous cargoes exceed dynamite risks. Sugar and coffee stench taints holds and saps appetite during heat. Cotton oils ignite on contact, while acids and calcium carbide release acetylene gas, posing fire and explosion dangers aboard ships.
Dark Day of May 1780 Shrouds New England
The so called dark day occurred in May 1780 covering all New England with remarkable darkness. In some places people could not read ordinary print outdoors. Darkness began around dawn and lasted until midday, varying by location. The true cause remains unknown.
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New England
Cleaning with spirits of camphor on cloth
A fragment notes a soft cloth dipped in spirits of camphor to clean a greasy wire, suggesting a simple early cleaning method. The line emphasizes the solvent’s effectiveness in removing grime from metal or wire surfaces.
County Churches Sunday Services and Lecture Series
10:15 Sunday school and 11:30 public worship with a sermon titled Why Does God Not Answer All Our Prayers. A 7:30 p m picture service features The Transformation of the Alaskans presented by Mrs Casselman and Francis R Casselman, pastor.
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Casselman
Francis R. Casselman
Haskins Church Announces Rally Day and Services
The HASKINS Presbyterian invites Sunday school and church service from 9:50 to 10:45 with a combined class for all ages and a ten minute sermon by the pastor Public worship continues at 8 p m with the sermon Why Does God Not Answer All Our Prayers Rally day is coming and the church seeks growth.
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Francis R. Casselman
Prairie Flower Church Service Schedule
Prairie Flower church hosts Bible School at 10:00 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. Evening worship begins at 8:15 p.m. Eunice Scott leads the B Y P A at 7:30 p.m. Pastor A J Unthank will speak at morning and evening services and invites all to attend and meet him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower Church
Bible School
Eunice Scott
A. J. Unthank
New Haven Sunday Service With Rev. Aldrich
In New Haven the church announces Sunday events with afternoon services at 2 p m and preaching at 3 p m led by Pastor Rev. A E Aldrich.
Valley Iowa Sunday notice for church services
Valley Iowa residents are informed that there will be no church services this Sunday. Sunday school will be held at 10:00 a.m. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Klein
Manners of the Married Weekend Visit
A young man humorously lists the common irritations of visiting married friends. He notes impossible children, multiple conversations, disputed routes, a crying baby at breakfast, a brainless pretty girl, constant self talk, dishwashing after the cook leaves, reminiscing about old times, and pressure to marry before the hosts are glad you leave.
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Putnam
Remove Paint Use steel wool to remove paint from glass
A brief note instructs using steel wool rather than chemicals to take paint off glass. The tip emphasizes mechanical abrasion to avoid staining or damage to the glass surface.
Starfish Uses Many Feet to Open Oysters
The starfish is common on the shore and uses hundreds of tiny feet with suckers to move and grasp prey. It climbs oysters, pulling them open and releasing a poison to paralyze the shell. Torn starfish halves quickly regrow into new creatures.
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Ile
Hypothetical Weight Loss If Earth Rotated Faster
A thought experiment states that if Earth spun in about an hour and a half instead of 24 hours, objects at the equator would lose almost all weight. It claims the equator would be 1,000 miles wide and 17,000 feet could barely keep one on the ground.
How Pygmies Get Bananas in Central Africa
A historical account describes pygmies near a chief's village using two methods to obtain bananas. One, marking a bunch with an arrow to claim fruit ripe for harvest, instilling fear in plantation owners who leave fruit untouched. The other, buying bananas with meat as barter, paying the picker with meat wrapped in leaves.
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Central Africa
Origin of the Name Old Hickory for Andrew Jackson
The piece outlines three early nicknames for General Andrew Jackson Torgh Tough on Hick ory and Old Hickory. It notes a tale from 1813 during the Creek War in which Jackson allegedly fed his troops on hickory notes due to a supply shortage.
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Andrew Jackson
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Frank Bandy
Nial
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John Robertson
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Elsie Diverbiss
W. W. Bowers
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Lois Macon
Dwight Myers
Claire Dewey
Myrtle Morrow
Guy Stansbury
Gilliland
Troom
Jones and Mc
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Alex Clark
Brighton
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Washington County
W. Robb
A. M. Malcolm
ST. Paul's Evangelical
Washington, Iowa
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Christian
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Gntilmant
Osella
Herbert
Nevin
Ly Adams
Cappelen
Bhvening Organ Prelude
Cole
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Mirror Cleanser
Warren G. Hardin
Warren G. Harding
W. FR. Curtis
Bethel Presbyterian
Haskins Presbyterian
Prairie Flower
New Haven
A. E. Aldrich
Manners
Edison
Iowa Gas and Electric Co
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Apany
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