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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1928

Page

6

Marriage Ties Salisbury Pair In Moberly Ceremony

Walter W. Wallace and Miss Marie Smith wed at Rev E M Richmond's home in Moberly on May 17 1928. Afterward they moved into a furnished home at 601 12 South Williams. Wallace, son of A E Wallace, is a Salisbury High School graduate now in floor surfacing in Moberly. Bride, daughter of Mrs Laura Smith, also a Salisbury High School alumna, taught at Bentley School last year.

Salisbury Missouri Press- Spectator Wallace Walter Walter W. Wallace Marie Smith E. M. Richmond Moberly Pearl Wallace John Edward Bertsch South Williams Street A. E. Wallace Salisbury High School Laura Smith Bentley

Community notices invite reciters and meetings

Rebekah's attention calls for Julia Tiernsney the instructor to attend a gathering at I C O F hall Monday at 6 30 pm for secret work with a supper dish to pass sandwiches to bring. If unable to attend for supper come later. Regular meeting of the Woodmen at 2730 912 Modern Woodmen notice requests all Woodmen to meet at the hall Sunday June 2 at 2 pm and bring flowers to decorate graves.

Rebekah Julia Tiersney I. C. O. F. Hall

Pleasant Plain society to hold all day meeting

Pleasant Plain missionary society will hold an all day meeting at the home of Mrs Ed Gallagher on Wednesday June 6 9213 in Pleasant Plain.

Ed. Grayson Pleasant Plain

Saturday as a Holiday Says Miss Freygang

Miss Freygang of the New York City Department of Education contends that Saturday as a holiday did not begin in cities but in rural areas during colonial days when few Jews lived in communities. She notes it arose in schools to free children on farms to observe Sunday with their families, aiding in Sabbath provisioning and travel to distant churches.

Published at Simple & Simons A Publisher’s Word on Word Counts

A passerby asks about novel length. The editor notes there is no statutory limit yet most standard novels run about eighty thousand words. The aspiring writer declares completion, promising a finished work following the guidance.

Simple & Simons

First Aid for Goldfish Reverses Sudden Drowning Death

A woman revived her nearly lifeless goldfish using intermittent external pressure and underwater firing treatment similar to CPR. After five minutes the fish showed life signs and twenty minutes later swam normally again.

Rome

Why Girls Snore a Five Reel Drama Sample

A reader describes Madame Ring School of Photo Play Writing and a sample five reel drama titled Why Girls Snore set in Muskegon Michigan. The proposed cast includes Lily Nausen Geo Corset and Cecil with villains and an Indian assistant. Scene sketches feature a school scene with a window intrusion and a mining locale with comic peril and sub titles.

Lily Muskegon Gulch Geo Cecil Mr. Corset Pegeyty Mhle the Bell Syndicate, Inc

Marriage tales from a reader's letter hoax

A columnist shares a long anecdote about marriage from a reader, arguing that most marriages are successful while admitting personal fails. The piece riffs on a New York debate about marriage and includes graphic, dated humor about wedding gifts, travel, and domestic life.

Pugsley Owen Canning Demonstration Uses Iowa Southern Oven

Considerable interest is being taken in Mr Pugsley Owen Canning Demonstration which is being conducted at the office of the Iowa Southern Utilities Company. Demonstration is offered free to customers of the Iowa Southern Utilities Company and people are finding it highly educational and interesting. Tomorrow afternoon between the hours of 2 00 and 5 09 Pugsley will cook a whole meal in the Clark Jewel Loraine Oven. The menu includes roast beef boiled potatoes baked peas and carrots stewed tomatoes finger bread and apple pudding. The fact that this whole meal is to be cooked in the Loraine Oven at one makes it an unusually interesting attraction.

Pugsley Owen Canning Iowa Southern Utilities Company Lowa Southern Utilities Company Ee Clark Loraine

A Widow's Confessional On Marriage And Mischief

A coroner notes accidental death amid a rambling monologue about marriage, misnaming wives, and a string of impracticalities. The speaker recounts relationships from Eloise to Claire to Kate, reflects on humor and hardship, and jokes about future marriages while mentioning a wood alcohol incident and a jewelry inheritance. The narrator admits mixed success in marriage and quips that outcomes tend to be a tie.

Eloise Eila Claire Kate the Bell Syndicate, Inc

Lecture Seeker Brings Message to Town

A visiting speaker arrives as the town gathers for a lecture. The chairman hails him as a messenger with something new, but the talk revisits familiar points and offers little new insight.

K. W. Howe

Slavery Symbol Rumor Tied to Dearborn Ring Claim

The Dearborn Independent suggests a finger ring marked slavery originated as a symbol where the master placed his ring on all his household members, including wives, as a sign of ownership.

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Joe Miller the Serious Actor at Drury Lane

Joe Miller, famed as the namesake of eighteenth century joke books, was a serious actor at the old Drury Lane theater.

Joe Miller Old Drury Lane

Eskimos Seen as Honest by Reporter Says Uncivilized People

A writer argues that uncivilized people are hardly present among the Eskimos and that deceit and theft are virtually unknown in their communities, presenting a contrast to other cultures.

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