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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1921
Page
6
An item lists a burial vault described as water proof at Hebner's priced at 65 dollars. The entry is brief with the catalog number 401 and an exclamatory note cod.
Local note promotes a Liberty Bell Bank as a Christmas gift for children. Other items report a marriage license issued to Francis R Feltz and Lillie A M Pfeifer in Valley, travel notes and holiday events at West Chester Baptist church, and several visits and travel plans among local residents.
Town residents are seen shopping in Washington and Ottumwa while planning weekend visits and attending a Tuesday evening church event. Local families including Mrs. J. C. Green and Mrs. Irvin Coffey are noted along with several students visiting colleges and relatives over the holiday period.
Mrs. Charles A. Dewey hosted Chapter 1 PGO and Mrs Harvey Young led a study on The Life of Christ during a Thursday afternoon session. Out of town guest Mrs Otto Dede of Philadelphia joined a later Rosemary club meeting with music and luncheon.
Miss Lillian Gallagher of Keota and Mrs. E W Spessard of Ainsworth were in town Thursday along with Miss Frankie Bennett visiting her Davis City parents. A marriage license was issued yesterday at the courthouse to Joseph L Schooley and Gladys F Grant, both of Brighton.
A humorous vignette shows a Pullman passenger asked if the woman is his wife. The reply hinges on the state they traverse. A boy in Life asks about a Mexico mystery, then humorously resists lecturing, saying his mother advised him not to talk rough.
A dialogue from The American Legion Weekly references a serviceman enlisting overseas for the duration of prohibition, indicating military duty during that era and the common shorthand used by veterans.
A proud father tells his brother a charming tale of a newborn nephew welcomed warmly at his home. The uncle misreads the note and claims the young man is an impostor, sparking a humorous exchange. Meanwhile comic snippets include a mother and daughter clash over romantic conduct and a caper about cash registers replacing clerks.
A librarian recalls a visitor who wanted to see a map of France for a culture club paper on the battle fields. The woman could not locate Flanders Fields or No Man's Land on any maps in her books.
A line from The Harvard Lampoon features a doctor advising counting sheep to cure insomnia. The patient jokes that reaching fifty makes him sleepy, forcing a restart, highlighting a humorous clash between diagnosis and comic effect.
The notice quotes a New York Evening Post reprint noting the death of a founder and organizer of a garment company. It announces a one week business shutdown and an enormous surplus of suits and coats to be sold at unusually low prices, presenting a tempting opportunity for shoppers with money.
A Galveston News item comments on grooming and shaving as a quick way to improve masculine appearance, noting that a shave can enhance looks unless it is used as a mask to conceal flaws.
Beginning Sunday afternoon at 3 oclock and continuing every night at 7 30, meetings held at the Chapel one block east of the Baptist church led by L B Darby of the Plymouth Brethren fellowship. Free to all with no collections. Everyone welcome.
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