Community club notes and social gatherings listed
Miss Mettie Nelson and R. J. Nelson hosted a noon dinner Saturday honoring William Nelson and Jennie Gardenier of Keota. Crocker Brigade veterans meet attendance noted. E. O. W. club met with Mrs Alfred Johnson. needlework and luncheon followed despite rain. P. H. club held lessons on undergarments with Mrs Sam Sigafoose. guests included Miss Francis Earnest and Mrs John Caldwell. Independent club enjoyed rock, luncheon, and a return visit by Mrs Ora ville of Iola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mettie Nelson
R. J. Nelson
Willam Nelson
Jennie Gardenier
Keota
Frank Pringle
Burl
Mr. Nelson
Gardenier
Crocker'’s Brigade Veterans Meeting
P. H. Club
Carl Herring
Farm Bureau
Sam Sigafoose
Francis Earnest
John Caldwell
Church and club notices announce pot luck and meetings
The Young People Bible class will hold a pot luck supper at Elmer and Mary Mason’s home Monday at six thirty. The WoKR.¢. regular meeting is set for Saturday at 2 30 in the G A R hall with seven candidates to be initiated. M E choir rehearsal is Friday evening at seven. The W H M S of M FE church meets with Mrs J A Harwood Friday afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs Bunce in charge of the lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Bible
The
Presbyterian Church
F. W. Eastwood
Elmer Mason
Wo KR
G. A. R. Hall
M. FE. Church
J. A. Harwood
Buncé
Unfair Grain Freight Tariffs Charged in Des Moines Hearing
Seven Des Moines grain traders testified before Interstate Commerce Commission examiner J. Johnson that freight rates on Iowa grain were unfair. The hearing reopened the 1922 rate case with appeals due by Oct. 15 and a potential decision around Dec. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Trade
J. Johnson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Johnson
Washington
J. D Kent
Local Board of Trade
Omaha
Texas
Vent
P.p. Mehed
Amos Tuttle's Solitaire Battle With Joe Bush
Amos Tuttle develops a solitary card game against an imagined opponent named Joe Bush. He amasses a debt of 4000 dollars before admitting defeat and losing everything, ending in poverty and a secret bankruptcy that puzzled the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos ‘Tuttle
Amos
Tuttle
Joe Bush
Joe
Joey
Amos Tuttle
Minden
Wonderful Alpha Rays Describe Alpha Particle Nature
The article explains that alpha rays consist of fast moving atoms around 6 000 miles per second, heating radium through motion. Alpha particles travel about seven centimeters in air before stopping and ionize along their path, breaking up roughly 10040 molecules on average before being halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ait
Just a Matter of a Word in a Stenographer's Realm
A writer reflects on how a single word can shape reporting and memory for stenographers. The piece weighs precision, nuance, and the craft of transforming spoken truth into written record.
Dedication of the P. E. O. Memorial Library at Mt. Pleasant
The P. E. O. sisterhood dedicates the Memorial Library in Mt. Pleasant with state chapters attending. The building, about $125,000 in cost, includes a $100,000 endowment from Iowa Wesleyan College and will serve as a library for the college. The ceremony featured addresses by Mrs. Ola Babcock, Mrs. Miller, and Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, with remarks on the founders and ideals guiding the memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Mary Allen Stafford
Iowa Wesleyan College
P. Efo
Martha McClure
Alice Babb Ewing
Alice Bird Babb
Iag
Scott
Ola Babcock
P. EB. O
Miller
del P. Glazier
Ft. Madison
Helen M. Drake
Chicago
Vina Ives Bowden
Town Wesleyan
Carl S. Williams
College
C. L. Stafford
Edwin H. Hughes
Methodist Church
Washington
Carl Roberts
R. L. Livingston
C. W. McLaughlin
W. W. Bowers
W. L. Alcorm
Editor Letter Mixup Reveals Slightly Different Wording
A reader-turned-editor letter contained a closing wish that the newsroom produce more readable material. A correction shows the original note asked for "more such readable stuff" rather than a broader hope for "more readable stuff."
Get On Away Misquote Sparks Mutter-in-Law Jokes
A London Tit-Lits quip swaps jests about mothers in law with a punchline about Chile. The cheeky line prompts readers with a sharp domestic joke reflecting mid-century London humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toy
Chile
London
Washington visitors and local society notes in Dayton Grove
Dayton Grove reports a weekend of visiting kin and shopping trips with Mrs Lena Kephart at the Strum home, and Church and PTA activities. The Lex ington harvest home, a district convention, and a Dempsey Tunney fight listen are noted along with remarks by Mrs Sadie Hollinger and a Presbyterian church dinner. The Civil War veteran count is down 12 000 in the past year and Riverside hosts the next district convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shulty
Ola Knotts
Wellman
Jennie
Lucile Strom
Washington
J. A. Walker
Knotts
Freshwater
W. C. Embree
Harry Dusenberry
Roy Tardenier
Geo. Ferguson
Merle
Tressa
Embree
Sue Browning
Muscatine
Sadi V. Hollinger
The
Presbyterian Church
Sadie V. Hollinger
Riverside
Iowa Woman's Relief Corps Holds 17th District Convention
The 17th district convention met in Winfield Iowa on September 25 with many corps represented and visitors from other districts. Florence Q Gladd presided at 9 30 with Nellie Nelson giving scripture and prayer. Cora Smiley gave the welcome and Jennie Joy of Wayello responded. Reports praised the year's work and three papers addressed community patronage and obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Woman's Relief Corps
Winfield
Iowa
Illinois
Florence Q Gladd
Nellie Nelson
Cora Smiley
Jennie Joy of
Wayello
Grand Army of the Republic
Nina Pence
Columbus Junction
Marie Berger
Adlerika Claims to Relieve Gas and Digestive Trouble
Mrs. B. Brinkley reports long time gas and constipation with dizziness and headaches eased after one dose of Adlerika. The ad promises relief and improved sleep and appetite by acting on both upper and lower bowel, removing old waste matter. Leading druggists are cited as endorsers.
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Tenry
By ‘Glor
Sonny
Alfred Johnson
E. O. W. Club
Chas. Sloat
Charles Kennedy
Oraville
Iola
Kansas
Kennedy
William Darbyshire
South of Town
Embroidery Club
James Marsh
Victor Wenger
Marie Wenger
M. E
Homer Stephen
P. E. O. Memorial Library
Alice Scott
Wichita
Supreme Chapter
Clarence Stafford
Ralph Stafford
Avon
Amesbury
England
Long Beach
Calif
Tokio
Japan
Melbourne
Australia
James L. Giffin
Theodore Lundgren
Fnally
Guam
Hawaiian Islands
Dayton Grove
George Ferguson
Bruce Moore
Lyall Moore
Lena Kephart
Strum
Lexington
James Embree
Atchison Globe
W. RC
E. V. Price & Co
Dougherty Bros
Southern Utilities
U. Preferred
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