Fragmentary Reflection on Marriage and Meals
A terse line observes that the idea of wedding plans may include pre marital routines, yet afterward both partners will seek proper sustenance and square meals, hinting at practical domestic expectations.
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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
2
A terse line observes that the idea of wedding plans may include pre marital routines, yet afterward both partners will seek proper sustenance and square meals, hinting at practical domestic expectations.
The fragment shows a dialogue about exercise with lines about looking at the tongue and soles of shoes. It cites a Boston Globe source and reveals no clear event or person beyond a casual remark.
A wife recalls the doctor asking her to stick out her tongue and calling her tongue overworked, prompting her husband to tell her to rest. The Scotsman humor column records the exchange with a light tone.
A man with a prodigious memory recalls a serialized fiction from 1894 he missed. The suggestion to finish the tale is that copies may be in doctors’ waiting rooms, as noted in the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Services are held in the Pythian Temple. Sunday service at 11 a.m. The Wednesday evening meeting at 8 o'clock, Sunday school for persons under twenty meets at 9:45. The public is cordially invited to attend these services.
Evangelical pastor J. E. McCoy invites the community to Sunday school at 9 30. Rev O H Nater from Indianapolis recently returned from Japan will speak at Big Creek at 10 30 and at Grand Turn at 7 00. All are invited to attend these services.
The Pettit Methodist Church schedules 9:30 Sunday school and 10:45 morning worship with the theme Things Hard to Understand About Christianity and an evening sermon Lies. Epworth League meets at 6 16. Prayer meeting at 7 30 Wednesday. Special meetings begin next Sunday with services nightly except Saturday and a big day on Sunday October 30 an all day rally for six nearby country churches and a basket dinner with speakers Dr W D Fairchild Dr A J Chapman and President Theodore Kemp.
The Congregational church invites all members and nonmembers to Sunday School Day on October 23 in Illinois. The 9 30 a m class offers decorated spaces, music, and uplifting features. An evening lecture will discuss Browning Paraselsus. Rev C E Enlow and Rev Clark Thomas spoke in Galesburg and Mattoon as meetings proceeded.
Pastor Mundorf invites all to Sunday school at 9 30 a m, sermons at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m, with revival meetings each evening at 7 30 p m. All are welcome.
Evangelist Burl H Candler and his wife from Columbus Ohio will conduct a revival at the Christian Church starting Sunday morning October 28. The meetings run each evening next week at 7 15 with all members urged to attend and help build up the church.
A Sunday school teacher prompts Willie Bald Willig to name the story of Jonah and the whale. Willie, son of the pastor, responds, confirming the tale teaches moral obedience and faith.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch summary notes the concept of the New Woman in China as a reform movement aiming to elevate women's status and independence. It warns against vanity and luxury, urging plain living, clean dress, and public involvement while encouraging strength of will and social participation.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes hay fever sufferers formed a northern migration to Petoskey Michigan turning a small Indian village into a thriving town with several thousand residents. An elderly woman recalled discovering the area’s curative atmosphere after a storm stranding her and her husband there years ago.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes plant pests destroy millions of bushels of wheat yearly. If those losses could be saved and milled into flour, output would rise by about 29,463,700 barrels annually. Between 1916 and 1919 the country produced 783,849,500 bushels and lost 147,318,600 to disease. Reducing disease is possible through preventive measures by the Bureau of Plant Industry.
The historic Kamons tree at Santee in South Carolina, once saved by Washington, is nominated for a Hall of Fame by American Forestry Association. J Danforth Bush of Wilmington reports care by Col Henry Rutledge on the plantation. The old home on the site was built circa 1750 by Daniel Horry and Washington persuaded Mrs Horry not to cut the tree.
A dry old well believed to have belonged to Gov John Endicott of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was found after a sidewalk brick gave way on Tremont Row in downtown Boston. The well measured about ten feet and was partly filled. Historians say the well is of a Puritan era type. Governor Endicott is noted to have occupied an estate in the area in 1665.
Constance struggles with choosing between Austin and George as her mother falls ill on a sea voyage. A midnight letter spurs Austin to action and, upon Constance's arrival at her aunt's, he and she reunite amid emotional tension and renewed commitment.
An editorial argues that strong roads fuel farming and town trade, enabling shipping and markets. It asserts better transportation, schools, and humane community ties drive real development, saying only with good roads can towns become thriving communities.
A haberdashery clerk chats with customers about bow ties and married men buying them. He suggests husbands buy to please their young wives in the morning, recalling a personal memory of being a bridegroom. The dialogue reflects social norms around attire and marriage.
The Houston Post reports a Swiss prospectus from Weissmach promoting a hotel as a favored resort for solitude. It states that persons seeking solitude flock from four quarters of the globe to the place.
In a Scotsman item a privileged teacher questions Johnnie about who is truly wretched. She draws a harsh caricature of the loafer and asks the boy to name the person who receives clothes food and lodging yet gives nothing in return. The boy answers the baby.
A rail line accident case features a railway employee recalling a night fall from a train as a lawyer questions the credibility of a witness. The exchange includes quips about distance and the moon, illustrating heated courtroom sparring in the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph report.
A tale unfolds of a joke about Bill Higgins whose house catches fire while a friend laughs. The scene moves through a tall house with a third floor blaze and a rooftop jump as residents shout to Bill to jump onto a tarpaulin. The teller finally admits the joke turned to peril and laughter faded into relief.
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