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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
6
On May 7 1917 the Harmony Rebekah Lodge No 35 passes resolutions mourning sister Alma Obermueller. The lodge extends sympathy to the family and directs minutes copies and Tribune publication. Committee: Janey E Palmer Emma Bostwick Emma Frasier.
The wedding of Willis daughter to Count de Broke was delayed due to last minute music changes and conflicts with the Count’s bankruptcy proceedings. Mendelssohn was cut from the program because of creditor issues. A friend’s adage about vanity is discussed in a humorous aside. Job printing notice follows.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Reformed Church on Grooyer Street for Martin Voskamp who died Saturday at his home. Many friends and neighbors attended. Pastor A J Brink led the rites with pallbearers August Neiman John Anglin Robert McLeod C Kelsó Albert Roe and John Bovendam among the honored attendees.
In a playful dialogue a father jokes about buying his daughter diamond earrings if she quits singing lessons. The girl cheekily questions whether earrings would fit her ears, prompting the father to reveal his idea is to repay her in her own coin.
A humor piece contrasts blunt New Mexico signs with wedding banter. A Taos barber shop wall urges thrift, while a garage sign warns against smoking near gasoline. Billy, about to wed, debates marriage with friends and a seasoned married man offers a final retort about upscale comparisons.
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