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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1924

Page

6

Social roundups highlight fall gatherings and clubs

Mrs. Harvey Waggoner hosted ten ladies at 625 North Fifth Avenue with a noon dinner and informal sociability. Shrine No. 160 met at the Commercial Club for a regular business session with forty attendees. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and West Chester church groups held meetings and receptions as fall resumes.

Harvey Waggoner North Fifth Avenue Dama “Shrine No. 160 White Shrine of Jerusalem Commercial Club Woman's Home Missionary Society of the West Chester M.E. Church Mollie Tierney Daniels Hough J. D. Dayton

Dar world hero trendle lessons on the Dinekhourd

Fragmentary lines recall a world hero and a request to remember lessons from Dinekhourd era. The text mentions circles and a sense of shared memory, implying reflection on past events and lessons.

To Be Taken Sparingly Only Uhose deserve freedom

An anonymous quote credits Duluth Hernid with a provocative remark about who should earn freedom of speech through minimal effort rather than labor. The comment suggests wit outweighs work in earning rights.

Iowa Gas & Electric Co Chautauqua Park Duluth Carl Mundt

Local Church and Club Notices Tentative Fall Schedule

Announcements list meetings for the Young Womens Missionary Society W R C K P and Harmony Priscilla and Royal Neighbors Rural Woman's Club and Bethel Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society. Harvest Home dinner and Fall Festival set for October 5 at Prairie Flower church with a note correcting a prior date error. Margaret Cowden Missionary Society to hold bake sale at Cunningham's grocery on Saturday October 4.

Prairie Flower Church Margaret Cowden Missionary Society Cunningham's Grocery

Community Notices From Local Groups

Notices list meetings and events for organizations including the Pleasant Plains Missionary Society Pethel Lutheran Ladies Aid Delta Alpha class Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid West Chester Baptist Mission Circle Lodge No 26 A F and A M and the Women's Relief Corps among others. Posts mention times October 1 2 notations and venue details and invite members and the public to attend.

Jennie Joy Wapello Women's Relief Corps Court House Gobble

Truffles Found Under Oaks and Other Trees

Truffles are mainly found under oak trees in France but can also be unearthed beneath beeches hazel birch and willow trees in various regions.

France

Hard to Destroy Gold Reveals Water Resistance

Gold remains in perfect condition after burial or submersion for centuries due to its resilience to water. The metal’s enduring state underscores why it is highly valued and sought after across eras and civilizations.

English Court Woman Defends Sticker Remark

A woman in an English police court defended a sticker phrase claiming some men replace wives like socks. The dispute centered on the provocative message and its implications in the courtroom.

Lightning Risks Favor Men More Than Women

The record notes that more men than women are struck by lightning not due to physical differences but because men face greater exposure. It adds that men are also more prone to lightning strikes by nature and habits.

Elizabeth Thorne Elizabeth Sunset Park Lona Boice Miss Hoyman

Archeologists Claim Fragments of Ten Commandments Tablets Found

Archaeologists report finding broken fragments resembling the Ten Commandments tablets, described as remnants from ancient inscribed slate artifacts. The discovery at the dig site ignites interest in historical script and antiquities scholarship.

Garlic Glue Rival Glue in Adhesive Qualities

A sticky substance produced from garlic by a special process is claimed to rival traditional glue in its adhesive properties.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society The Methodist Church R. E. Brown South Iowa Avenue Brinton J. P. Thomas A. L. Griffith Brown James Swift Lioyd Swift Russell Mahin Moline Lauder Kennedy Francis Swift Harry Swift N. M. Speider Delta Alphas Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Fred Hutt Iowa Ave U and I Club Fred Bey Floyd Murdock J. (. Fields Girl Scouts Leutenant Central Park Bend John Park Washington Clinton D. C. Bell T. R. Phillips South Third Avenue Bridge Eben Young Womens Missionary Society of the Methodist Church R. BE. Shannon K. P W. H. Sigafoose C. C Harmony Club Mra John Wheel Priscilla Club Milt Godfrey Royal Rural Woman's Club E. L. Bartholow Woman's Missionary Society of the Bethel Presbyterian Church Harve Wilson Childs Study Department Harry Ward Pleasant Plains Missionary Society Sam McCleery W. S.C Carl Herring Embroidery Club Faith Mission Graham Theater C. W. Busby Ladies Aid Society Pethel Lutheran Church Arthur Anderson Delta Alpha N. M. Speidel Pleasant Hill Ladies’ Aid Society West Chester Baptist Mission Circle Frank Sherbeck Will Plummer A. F A.M L. B. Lupton W. M the Guest Piano Co N. Main St Burlington, Towa Gregg Georgette Dress Vean Gregg Cleveland Indians Pittsburg Pacific Coast Grahams Chan Heme Grahams H.J. Ward & Co Physicians and Surgeons A. John Droz West Main F.C. Frye A. EB. Sands Ainsworth Iowa Frank Boller City Mutual W. Washington St T. J. Pease Moerebaats Ebenk Blue Mutual J.D. Dayton Westchester Washington County Augioneern Austin Sutherland Brighton R. RK T A. Michels Warmington Morrison & Morrison Washington, Iowa Brookhart Bros. Law Opera House Mutual Phone OG. J. Wilson CO. D. Wilson Wilson & Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Livingston & Eicher Law Offich Nat’l Bank Green C.V. Brown
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