Society News Highlights From Local Gatherings And Notes
Social items detail Mrs. Charles Drew hosting five tables of bridge for Miss Edith Scaneman’s engagement to John Berg, with luncheon cake and singing. Miss Ruth Reed’s bridge party honors her engagement to Earnest L. Colgrove of Cleveland, Ohio. Out-of-town guests attended from San Francisco and other areas. Various church and club meetings, farewell courtesy for a nurse, and tips from Beauty Chats plus household advice fill the rest of the column.
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Charles Drew
Edith Scaneman
John Berg
Mitchell Manhard
McClain
Wanhard
Miss Schuneman
Bridge
Psriy
W. S. Dawson
Bertha Chatman
Dawson
Miss Reed
C. W. Chapman
Ruth Reed
Earnest L. Colgrove
Cleveland
KH. M. K
R. OG
Fowler
Spucheon
Florence Lichty
Stewart
San Francisco
Cal
George Lichty
George Williams
Mis. Reed
E. J
Beauty Chats By Edna Sent For Forbe
Beauty columnist Edna Sent Forbes discusses dyeing gray hair, arguing natural gray can suit many complexions and age stages. She notes hair dyeing is tricky, gray hair can add youth and distinction, especially with brown eyes, and offers a powder called Jacipodium made from Egyptian lily to achieve a soft, satin-like finish with tinting options.
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Angelica
Side Talks by Ruth Cameron on Clothes and Feelings
Ruth Cameron argues clothing affects mood and efficiency. Uncomfortable shoes, tight corsets, and loose garments sap energy, irritability, and confidence, hindering daily efficiency. changing footwear daily can boost productivity and attitude.
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Ruth Cameron
Snuth
Tom
Edison’s Early Struggles Lead to Big Break at Gold & Stock
Edison arrived in New York in 1869 nearly starving with 4 cents. He asked a tea taster for tea, then watched gold ticker fever in the Gold & Stock Telegraph office. A breakdown led Holbson to fix the instrument, impressing Dr Laws who offered Edison a $300 monthly salary the next day after a probing interview.
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Edison
Thomas A. Edison
New York
Forbes
Gold & Stock Telegraph Company
Dr. Laws
Holbson
Laws
Ung
Babe Ruths Thirty-Eighth Home Run Stirs Sporting Cries
A Post Dispatch writer recalls Babe Ruth’s record shot as Williams pitched for the White Sox and the Yankee batter poked the ball out for a circuit. The piece hints that future writers may tell the tale in plain prose to gain prominence.
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Babe
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Williams
White Sox
Church Women Lure Hungry at Dairy Congress Booths
Church and club groups operate seven eating stands at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds, offering hot dinners and pies to hungry passersby. Funds from these stands will support a new Business and Professional Woman's club room, with churches including First Baptist and Sacred Heart among those running booths.
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Dairy Congress
Lonce
Dairy Cattle Congress
Reéctor
Paris
First Baptist
Graves Memorial United Brethren
Sacred Heart
St. Mary's
Christ Episcopal
Cedar Heights
Taxes Due Before Tonight 1920 Last Call At County Treasury
The article notes 1920 taxes must be paid by 5 p m to avoid penalties for county, school, and state. Counters in the county treasurer's office were crowded all day with belated property owners seeking to pay before closing time.
Wilson Returns to Washington After Illness Year Ago
Washington dispatch notes that exactly a year ago on a Tuesday morning President Wilson returned a sick and broken man to the capital. The report emphasizes his enduring effort and resolve since that time to steer national affairs from the White House despite hardship.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
President's illness and activity under steady recovery
The article details the progression of the president's health after a thrombosis attack, noting weight gain and cautious activity. He moves slowly with a cane and in a wheelchair, but maintains heavy work output, reading, writing in shorthand, and overseeing commissions. He is engaged in politics and preparing statements related to the league of nations while remaining a quiet, effective presence.
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Versailies Em Lea Iy
Jones
League of Nations
Sheriff Outlines Bank Robbery Procedure in Black Hawk County
Sheriff MT Wagner will appoint 15 deputies to act in case of robberies across Black Hawk county. At a bankers meeting last night the plan was approved to station squads with captains in cities and towns and deputize a farmer in each township. A $25 reward is planned for the first reporter of a robbery, and banks have posted a $1,000 reward for apprehending any gang attempting to blow a safe.
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Sherif MT. Wagner
Black Hawk County
Scion of Wealthy Family Pleads Guilty in Bank Robbery
Sioux City Sept 3 Kennedy a scion of a prominent family pleaded guilty in district court to a Westfield bank robbery. He says he was forced to drive the car by four bandits who captured him entering the city. The four others already face life terms for related crimes including Sheriff Maxwell’s murder at LeMars.
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Sioux City
Culver
Kennedy
Anamosa
Westfield
Fort Madison
Maxwell
LeMars
Youth Pleads Guilty in Car Robbery Case
Havner stated the defense, but the story remains that they forced a used 10 drive the car after the robbery. The 20 year old pleaded guilty and drew a five year term in the Anamosa reformatory, eligible for parole after 11 months.
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Torney Havner
Anamosa
Linden Bank Books to Be Inspected by Committee
Des Moines Sept 30 Attorney Charles Bradshaw for Linden Bank offered that a committee appointed by the attorney general could inspect the bank's books in Linden. Judge McCall delayed contempt citation against L W Flack, Linden Bank cashier, for refusing to produce records. Attorneys argued over timing and formal notices as the hearing continued after noon.
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Des Moines
Associated Packing Company
Harner
McCall
Flack
Havmner
Havner
Schenk
Brad
Isham Offers to Let Committee Inspect Bank Books
A compromise was proposed by Isham offering a committee named by the attorney general to inspect the bank's books on Linden Lane. The committee will be named today, it is understood.
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Isham
Linden Lane
Cleveland memo names new national commander of American Legion
Cleveland figures report F W Galbraith Jr. as national commander of the American Legion at its second annual convention. New York notes the thirty seventh death from the Wall Street explosion. Washington records railroads posting a July deficit of 6 652 420 compared with 80 325 481 last July per the International Commerce Commission.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
American Legion
New York
Wall Street
Theodore Peck
Nyack
N. Y
Washington, D. C
International’ Commerce’ Commission
Blimp Crashes in Fog Near Hollywood Peak
Los Angeles September 20. The navy dirigible balloon C-6 became lost in dense fog while en route from San Diego to San Pedro for fleet maneuvers and crashed into a mountain peak near Hollywood spilling the car and its crew of five. Four men were injured.
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Los ‘Angeles
San Diego
San Pedro
Hollywood
Laurel Canyon
Harvest sale at Wang and Millers advertised
A fragmented ad copy mentions Harvest shoes at Wang and Millers. A separate AP item notes attorney general Palmer ordering investigation into price fixing among building material manufacturers. The report also describes a blind man daily on Fifth Avenue using a wheeled apparatus to aid balance.
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Probe Material Combine
The
Associated Press
New York
Gene Palmer
Fifth'avenue
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