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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1930

Page

7

Mock marriage prank ends with real wedding twist

A group plans a mock wedding for Jack Day and Elaine in Grimes place with a staged ceremony and ministers. The couple reveal they wed in New York yesterday, turning the joke into an unexpected real union.

Jack Elaine East Iso Tly Ike Termaelves Hyman Frank Leara Lorimer bin Prescott Prescott Rurf Jack Day New York Grimes Torlmer Nadine Dridesmaid Grimes Place Lcense Tdsus Emine Falthough Dae Blaine Bill

Letter Writing by Men Seems to Be a Lost Art

William Feather of Cleveland says few men can write satisfactory letters to wives, noting a decline from real letters to telegraphs and phone notes. Dr Roy Davis of Boston University says women excel at letter writing, while men rarely add personal touch, except some specialists in the tail ender business handling follow up letters.

William Feather Cleveland Hit Roy Davis Boston University Ohio State Journal

Justice by Ordeal in Ancient Ireland and Germania

The Celts in Ireland and Germans before Christianization used ordeal to prove innocence. Two forms existed: walking on red hot plowshares or carrying a red hot iron nine feet. The latter was typically chosen by persons of rank.

Ireland

Prisoner Escapes Verdanoura Penitentiary

A prisoner escaped from the Verdanoura penitentiary near Brescia leaving a note saying he would return at the appointed hour to work. A negligent guard was arraigned and sentenced to seven and a half days in prison and three months public office privation.

Verdanoura

Doer Sayer For the universe has three children

Emerson quotes three eternal aspects as Doer, Sayer, and Knower, linking them to cause, operation, and effect. He equates them with the Father Spirit and Son, or Jove Pluto Neptune, and frames them as equal expressions of truth love, good love, and beauty love.

Doer Sayer Jove Pluto Neptune Son Ituiph Waldo Emerson

Farmers wage war on rat plague in Jalisco and Michoacan

Farmers in Jalisco and Michoacan face a rat invasion as crops suffer. In response, large traps were built and a night reported catching up to 50 000 rats in one locale, according to local agents operating in Jalisco.

Jallsen Michoacan Agente Operatiog Jalisco

Arsenic in Meteorites Reported by Cornell Researchers

Scientists Dr. Jacob Papish and Zaid Milford of Cornell University report traces of arsenic and germanium in six meteorites analyzed. Using hydrochloric acid dissolution and spectroscopic study, they found germanium signatures in all samples, with arsenic and germanium extracted from meteorites. The outer space presence of germanium is supported by spectroscopy, though some controversy remains according to the Kansas City Star Science Service.

Jacob Papish Zaid Miford Cornell University Mexico Canada Kansas City Star Science Service

Demand for Dwarfs Met by Inhuman Exploiters

A fragmented report describes dwarfs used as nobles’ lapdogs and exploited by merchants. References to Marc Antony and a writer called Sisyphus appear among garbled notes about creating dwarfs by altering development or substituting individuals.

Marc Antony Werner Liberty Sisyphus Rowe Merchar Tiberius Donitian Hetlozaln

Fragmentary OCR notes describe a royal court trade with dwarfs

The text outlines a failed attempt to secure steady supplies for a queenly court by paying merchants associated with dwarfs. It hints at arranged marriages for dwarfs and a plan to produce a line of midgers, but the narrative ends abruptly with the queen's sadness.

Tus Kare

St Marys Church and Town Hall Shine in Duzrity Skyline

The city of Duzrity boasts St Marys Church with a tall massive tower and ten slender Gothic turrets dating from 133, creating a monumental landmark. The town hall, among Europe’s finest 14th century buildings, features a brick-lined skyline and an attractive setting on the water with mellow streets and public buildings.

Danzig St. Mary's Wathtral Europe Anid

Fragmented excerpt shows a tense family field scene

A confused child asks about a gift for her father birthday while an adult questions the用途 and purpose. The dialogue hints at an improvised purchase and a cautious, uneasy exchange.

Havre Social Club Meeting Reported For Fall Festival

Havre Social club plans a Wednesday afternoon gathering with WI Miller and Mrs Pred Kephart to entertain. A bell call will be answered and an update on the fall festival is expected in the notices.

Jay Marion Havre WI Miller Pred Kephart

First Modeler in Clay Rutades of Sieven

The article recalls the first modeler in clay Rutades of Sieven. A daughter drew an outline of her lover on the wall and the father fashioned the young man’s face in clay, then finished the model with tile work.

Rutades Sieven Reek

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