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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1926
Page
6
Mr and Mrs I F Lambert hosted the Friendship club and families Friday for their twenty fifth anniversary with about thirty guests. A progressive rock evening and a two course lunch followed. gifts were exchanged for the couple.
An evening with two men at the Weatherman cafe frames a Bermuda bound voyage aboard a rotten tramp steamer. A detective crew chase a so called dead man who reappears aboard a launch leaving the crew and doctor puzzled by staged death and a hidden satchel mystery.
Milwaukee ranks twelfth in state comparisons but eighth for public library circulation among cities. The cost per book in Milwaukee’s system is ten cents, while Newark tops at 44 cents. Chicago issued over 10 million books in 124, with 3.6 books per resident, Milwaukee 5.5 per inhabitant.
European capitals dispatch notes the King plans a six week health cruise after social duties at Buckingh am Palace with potential attendance by the Prince of Wales. Queen Mary may remain ashore. The piece also covers French deputies proposals to fund writers and artists, and a Paris law on royal defamation cases.
Reports say H. G. Wells is drafting a novel of about 250000 words likely to be finished in late spring. The work, styled perhaps after The New Machiavelli, is said to include thinly veiled portraits of famous figures such as Lord Balfour, though Wells denies it.
The article notes English girls continuing to wear short skirts and adopt grey as the fashionable color this spring. It highlights English independence in design, with French designers reacting by incorporating English ideas into their new collections. Critics doubt the look lasting into summer.
A London society debate pits Bridge as the traditional pastime against Poker introduced by Americans in exclusive circles. Bridge remains dominant in Park Lane while poker parties in other rooms draw interest, especially among women. Lincoln's Inn hosts its first moot since 1683 with Lord Cave presiding as two young barristers argue a baker case. Overseas, American lawyers gain honorary memberships in inns of court, while social bureaus provide hostesses and aides to aid social ambitions amid war-born wealth. Group buyers travel for 20 franc gold pieces, with agents claiming gold coins may rise in value even if paper francs fall.
Witty Witch hosts a grand fancy dress party in a hidden cave with lanterns, changing lights, and autumn decorations. Fairies dress as pirates, elves as mermaids, brownies as deep sea divers, and other groups appear in period costumes. Guests dance, sing, and play games under starry skies with Mr Moon and the Stars overseeing the celebration.
A classroom anecdote describes a student told to write a word 100 times after school. The student chose the word Tosie and wrote it with an ecstatic smile, prompting the teacher to remark it may not be a great punishment.
A light dialogue recalls the Tower of Pisa’s famous lean and jokes about weight and curiosity. The whimsy touches on curiosity about history and a playful line about corpulent Ida as a humorous aside.
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