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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1931
Page
5
In a small town a widow uses a phonograph record to deter criminals and win a bachelor sheriff. When suitor Sam questions gossip, the widow reveals she married for love after the phonograph record proves there is no other man in her house.
Quote from Charles Ningsley emphasizes immediate local duty as the path to renewal. He argues against chasing grand distant tasks and urges action where one stands. The message centers on personal responsibility and practical service as transformative.
The article notes that fruit blossoms and ripening do not align. Some trees bloom early but ripen late, while others bloom late and ripen early, showing a lack of coordination between flowering and fruit maturation.
Maria Sofia Abruzzi fainted in a New York courtroom as a celebrated attorney used a $1,000 appeal to win Tony’s freedom from Sing Sing. The couple, Italian immigrants with Neapolitan songs, had hoped to marry before his five year sentence.
Sir Douglas Mawson reports a curious incident aboard the Discovery in Cape Town. Eyes were taken on board and became inedible until the Antarctic climate revived them, making the dish fresh enough to be served for breakfast in the South Polar region.
The Washington Star recounts Uncle Eben joking that when dissatisfied with his appearance he goes to the zoo to give thanks for being 80 times handsomer than the hippo potamus.
District Five correspondent reports a wonderful rain that will aid weed growth. The column lists visits by Mr. and Mrs. Homer Vincent, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Simpson, Mrs. Harley O Laughlin, Mrs. R C Ferguson, Mrs. Lloyd Humston, Mr. Bishon, Mrs. Walter Smith, and others to homes in Wellman Centerville West Chester Des Moines and local families. Concludes that news is scarce as everyone is busy.
Announcements report the marriage of Maglena Williams of the Welsh neighborhood Columus City to Raymond Buckingham Black of Hartford Connecticut. The ceremony May 30 at Wesley M E church Washington DC featured maid of honor Dekate and best man Winthrop Black. Members of the wedding party and related social notices follow along with local moves and visits.
Kalona Chronicle reports the June 8 marriage of Ettie Kennard to George F. Scriven in Davenport with bridal party from Kalona. The column lists local visitors and residents: Glen Kennard, Mrs. Frank Kennard, A. J. Rogers, Luther O Loughlin, Ivo Grady, Charles Drollinger new Eclipse Lumber manager, and numerous family trips to Iowa City, Davenport, Agar SD, and hot springs ark. A May 30 baby Mary Catharine born to Alvin Hochstetler.
A Greasy Creek Kentucky man known as Uncle Johnny Shell born in 1788 was refused service in the Mexican war for being too old yet survived to see multiple American conflicts and died in July 1922 at age 134.
Doctors say nine tenths of American diseases originate from constipation. It poisons the system and weakens organs, inviting germs. Preventing constipation avoids most illnesses and losses. Herbine, a vegetable laxative, relieves naturally and pleasantly. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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