Local births and church plans mark Columbus notes
Born to Mr and Mrs Frank Dodd a son James Leslie on March 24. About twenty church aid society ladies met with Mrs Henry Ruslink to plan an Easter Supper for April 9. Georgia Cady remains ill but improving. Mrs Emmett Curtis continues to recover. D S Dewey of Hagerstown Md visited with his brother N E Dewey. Schools close May 5 with two seniors Bessie Lamona and Hazel Armitage. Go to church Sunday program set for April 5.
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Columbus
Frank Dodd
James Leslie
Church Aid Society
Henry Ruslink
Georgia Cady
Ben
Emmett Curtis
D. S. Dewey
Hagerstown
N. E. Dewey
Bessie Lamona
Hazel Armitage
Quick Lunch and Health By Samuel G Dixon M D
Commissioner Dixon argues against hurried meals and unhealthy quick lunches. He warns against excessive sweetening, pastries, fried foods, and cold drinks, urging diners to slow down, savor flavor, and give digestion time to function properly. He notes long gaps between meals and the profit motive behind speed in service.
Churchgoer Seats Favorable Hall In Quiet Inquiry
An exchange features a church usher asking a prosperous stranger where to sit and the judge directing him to a seat in the fourth row center aisle. The dialogue captures churchgoing ritual and social posture in a concise courtroom of manners.
Snow Disappears and Spring Activities Resume in Akeley
Snow has melted and high water receded as farmers plough and stump dynamite resumes. Conewango Hive members visited Mrs Salinger in Clarendon. Library Club and Akeley A Grange events featured music recitations and talks. A rescue tale recounts Mr Nesmith pulling Mr Weiss from flood. Burglary suspects were caught. Van Sile jailed in Warren. Community visits and social plans fill late March.
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Akeley
Conewango Hive
Pennsylvania
Grange Hall
Mr. E. Weiss
Cable Hallow
Mr. Nesmith
Weiss
Mr. Hales
The Playwrights Confront Theatrical Manager
A young dramatist pitches a play about a lovestruck girl and a minister who elopes, faces court room drama, and a white slave law divorce suit, but the manager mocks morals and offers a highball as lunch ends.
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T. M
Y. D
Rich Nobleman Weds Poor American Girl
A wealthy aristocrat marries a woman of modest means in a ceremony that drew attention to class differences. The event highlights social contrasts of wealth and status within the community.
Why Country Women Look Jakey on the Farm
A Neosho reader reflects on farm wives known as the Jakey women. She recalls Saturday routines washing ironing baking sewing cooking and caring for children. She notes the constant strain of keeping up appearances and balancing finances while craving a break and asks for remedies.
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E. W. McCartney
Neosho
Newton County
Jakey
John
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