Fall social rounds mark busy weekend notices
Several gatherings highlighted a busy weekend with a charity shower planned for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stevens. Mrs. R. S. Warfel hosted a fall party for Virginia Wallace Warfel and Bertha Hay, with bridge prizes and pink white decor. Geweneth Krusor celebrated her sixth birthday with guests and treats. The Methodist Home Missionary society planned a rummage sale and discussed temperance and citizenship topics. West Chester Woman’s Relief Corp welcomed two new members and appointed a district convention delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.S. Warfel
South
Iowa Avenue
Virginia Wallace Warfel
Pasadena
California
Bertha Hay
Frank Miller
Wallace Gardens
Iowa City
Lydia Eicher
Mrs. Warfel
Chinatown
Miss Hay
Jean Hay Patterson
St. Louis
Missouri
Woman's” Relief Corp
West Chester
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain
Advert describes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets asserting rapid flesh gain and vitality. Claims sugar coated tablets in 60 count boxes cost 60 cents with money back guarantee if five pounds aren’t gained in 20 days. Endorsed by J. E. Lemon and local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lemon
Community Notices From Washington County Hospital Auxiliary
The Washington county hospital auxiliary invites women to sew for the hospital in the women’s room at the Y on Monday September 27 at 1 30. bring thimble needle and scissors. Pythian Sisters meet Tuesday evening September 98 with a candidate for initiation. Harvest Home Picnic set for September 30 at Lexington Church with chicken dinner prizes and invites. Business and Professional Women’s Club holds regular meeting next Wednesday at 6 15 in the U building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
West Chester
Pythian Sisters
Lexington Shurch
Business and Professional Women's Club
U. Building
Ruth Bull
Harris McGugin
John McGugin
Washington
G. G. Griffith
Art Rhengseccer
Cedar Rapids
Grant
Denison
Bethel church women plan Wednesday meeting
The Women Missionary Society of Bethel Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. Harry Dye Wednesday afternoon. The Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet Monday evening at 7 30 at Mrs. Harry Dickerson's home. | The Navajo club will meet with Mrs. J G Maxwell at 410 West Washington Street Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Society of
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Harry Dye
Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Harry Dickerson
Navajo Club
J. G Maxwell
Washington Street
Community notices from early 20th century gatherings
The item lists multiple social events in September including a Rosemary club meeting hosted by Mrs Walter Smith and a pot luck supper in honor of Mr and Mrs Dave Petersen, a Kings WHerakds party for children 8 to 14 at the church, an Lexington Harvest Home speech by Alex Miller, and an Eastern Star quilting day with pot luck details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Dave Petersen
Kings Wherakds
Home Guards
E. E. Stutsman
Homer Stephens
W. F. Bickel
Masonic Temple
Mutineers Seize Pitcairn Island Colony In 1788 Leadership
The mutineers from the Bounty led by John Adams with Alexander Smith and others, plus Tahitian companions, founded a Pitcairn Island settlement about 1788. Adams led the community, established worship and a rudimentary school, and died in peace leading a prosperous, religious society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Alexander Smith
Bounty
Tahiti
Pitcairn Island
Adams
No Escape Consequences Carry Forward
A compact reflection on consequences following actions, noting they extend beyond the actor and persist regardless of prior fluctuations, underscoring the enduring impact of choices.
Try It Elsewhere
A compact note remarks that everyone can appreciate art but many misapply self praise and waste potential, reflecting a Herald opinion on patience and humility.
Love Charm Reveals Long Subtle Ties at Party
Emily receives a tarnished silver heart love charm from Araminta Dodge, once worn to secure marriage and now guiding a renewed connection. At the Alison birthday celebration, Captain Case recognizes the charm's history, revealing that Stanley Case is the charm’s intended recipient, prompting a hopeful, double wedding possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Issaraminta Dodge
Emilio
Alison
Emily
Twitker
Persia
Araminta
Alexander Douglas
Aramiita
Mister Right
Stanley Case
New York
Stanley
Mister
Jim
Captain Case
Emly
Aramata
Stan
Diphtheria facts and prevention urge cautious mothers
An article extols diphtheria prevention through antitoxin protection and immunization. It notes the disease is caused by a germ and can be controlled with modern medical knowledge, urging mothers to act with their family doctors or health officers to safeguard children. The piece emphasizes that ignorance or negligence leads to cases, and cites medical authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiebs
Loeffer
Western Newspaper Union
Skunks Feed on Pests in Agricultural Areas
Skunks feed mainly on insects harming crops, including army worms tobacco worms white grubs hop grubs grasshoppers cutworms cicadas crickets sphinx moths and many small rodents, helping control pest populations on farms and fields.
Wellman News Notes From September Events and Travels
Wellman residents look to Lexington Home Coming on September 30 with local cooks and friendly gatherings. The Dutton family, now in Miami, is reported safe after the Florida flood, and the English River at Wassonville Mill remains high. Dr and Mrs Austin visited Nevada to see high water and bridges, while Steinser Morrow and George plan a South Dakota trip for hunting and sightseeing. Radio gatherings Thursday night tried to catch Dempsey Tunney fight but heavy static reduced sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Bradford
Cedar Rapids
Clara Topping
Bradford
Ellery Foster
Clinton
Warren Foster
Lowmn
Mont
Old Man
St Creek
Deer Creek
Iowa City
Eardley Bell, Jr
Washington
J. S. Kabaker
Riverside
George Struble
Chase Myere
J.G. Wherle
Des Moines
John
F.C. Schroeder
Fred
J. 3
Kabaker
Tom O'Flaherty
Tom
James Ryan
Joe
Joe Ryan
Cédar Rapids
W. I Wade
Frank Blumenstine
English River
Wassonville
Frank Lindsay
Omaha
Nebraska
Perle Nicola
Frank
Fred Dutton
Miami
Fla
G. L. Dutton
Wassonville Mill
Wellman
Dempsey
Tunney
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Richard Stevens
Nikke
Wven
Minnie Wolfe
Gladys Spencer
Hanna Zieglowsky
Peer Burger
John Ktuse
Anna Zieglowsky
John Green
Arthur Krause
John Koehler
Geweneth Krusor
J. R. Krusor
North Avenue C
Geweneth
Miss Geneneth
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
George Pauls
J. A. Harwood
J. Be Kurtz
H. M. Shaver
J. P. Thomas
R. E. Brown
Corinne Cherry
K. of C
R. H. Pieper
G. K
L. Dv
Arvin
Suzan Coffey
Methodist Church
West Cheater
Maude Wagner
Rosemary Club
Walter Smith
Alex Miller
Lexington Harvest Home
Mrs. Anderson
George Eliot
Nira
Dorian
Klockenteger
Kleckenteger
Oak Park
Clarence Arthur
Wayne Wherle
Muscatine
Hines Pickling Company
Vera Arthur
Leader Store
Chicago
Carl Blumenstine
F. D. Snavely
West Street
Frank Wilson
George Kings
Tom Oflerhty
Wm. McConnell
Robert Nadigate
Lexington
Wilson Maytag Co
East Side Square
Washington, Iowa
R. H. Heitzman Co
Riverside, Iowa
H. A. Luithly
Rubio, Iowa
QO. C. Steigleder
Kalona, Iowa
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