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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1935
Page
6
Tension brews in Bethlehem as rumors of trouble between Ethiopian residents and Italian pilgrims prompt authorities to deploy more police. The small hill town, once crowded with Christian visitors, faces renewed vigilance.
War conditions have led to cancellations of Mediterranean Christmas cruises to Palestine, including ships Empress of Australia Empress of Britain and Nora Deutscher liner. Coptic Christians delay arrivals to Egypt while Ethiopians plan church services in Jerusalem for peace. Greek Orthodox within Jerusalem face internal disputes and a high court challenge to the new patriarch election. Bethlehem awaits a faithful night of prayers and bells at the Church of the Nativity.
In Columbus Junction on Sunday evening the Methodist church presented The Star Flower a Christmas drama. Miss Margaret Wykert opened with the prologue. Numerous locals assisted including Jack Huston Ara Jean Littrel Evelyn bioomatist Bill Luckey and others. Neighbors Husk Corn helped Samuel Chatham who is recovering from pneumonia. The Shelbyark school taught by Miss Clara Lynn offered a Christmas program Friday evening. J B Garrett was called to
Jake Poole killed his wife with an ax and a shotgun then died by suicide in their Britt home. The oldest daughter Rose Poole says he hoped to remember December 17 and 18, years after his hospital stay in Cherokee. Eight children survive the couple as funeral services are planned for Monday in Britt.
Mrs Laure Butter and son Evan traveled from Chicago to spend Christmas with the Kiots at their home in Mrs. Beauies Shahan. Lois Lee Lambert is ill with pneumonia. Funeral services for Mrs J Yohe were held at Mediapoli after her death in Columbus City. Mr and Mrs Hugh Morris and daughters visit Washington D C. Riddell Jones of Altoona Pa and family stay with T H Jones in Columbus Junction and his sister Mrs A W Hinderman in Wapello.
In the Deipnosophists of Athenaeus, references to long sausages appear as part of antique culinary discussions. The fragment notes sausages of notable length and notes the era’s gastronomy, linking edibles to literary humor.
Erasmus joked about Aster dam residents living in treetops but Amsterdam is built on stilts due to marshy ground. Many houses rest on piles sinking up to feet in the soft soil.
The old poor law from about 50 years ago required parishes to provide the able bodied unemployed with raw materials for work. They supplied flax hemp or wool for spinning and weaving iron and timber for crafts and even land for cultivation.
Fishermen report closely packed shoals spanning over 20 square miles in a season noted for the annual enter and sale of herring far exceeding that of any other. Col lier's Weekly notes the fish’s extraordinary value in this era.
The Mafia in Italy originated from Sicilian bands that united to administer justice outside civil courts. Garibaldi dissolved the Mafia in 1860, but the outlawed organization persisted afterward.
The surnames tlall Wood and Green trace origins to residence by the great house the wood and the village vreens likely reflecting early settlements and place-based identifiers in historical naming practices.
The article notes that in proportion to its population the United States spends more on education than any other country.
Descent traced through the mother defines a matrilineal system found in primitive groups worldwide. The text notes it does not yet involve maternal roles fully.
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