Thought of the Day: Moliere on a woman's ready comeback
A historical note cites French actor Jean Baptiste Moliere saying a woman always has her revenge ready, capturing a witty reflection on gender and honor from the period.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1977
Page
4
A historical note cites French actor Jean Baptiste Moliere saying a woman always has her revenge ready, capturing a witty reflection on gender and honor from the period.
An assortment of social curiosities and light trivia attributed to L M Boyd. Includes observations on Indonesian dance customs, marriage patterns in Peru, eyeglasses to bifocals neck stiffness, honeybee nectar weight, bird baldness, egg pressure tests, stamp collecting trivia, Ritz hotel lore, body language fingers, motel sheet laundering, pillowcase care, and a note on Caesarean birth. Ends with an address for correspondence.
A long schedule of auctions across Washington Kalona Wayland Winfield Danville Keota Hedrick and other towns. Items include pickups autos household goods antiques real estate and consignment sales with various start times from June 4 to June 18 and weekly livestock auctions. Organizers include A A Miller H and Camping Center Fred Yoder Estate L B Hall Estate Roth Auction House Conrad's Sales and more.
Dear Abby addresses a bride who objects to her fiancé's mother wearing a bridal looking beige lace outfit. Abby suggests mother wear something less bridelike but not ban her. The column also prints a reader’s regretful letter about a wife who refused her dying husband’s other relationship and concludes with supportive guidance and a personal-note reminder.
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