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Riley's Wedding, Complete with Monahan

The Life of Riley · March 18, 1949 · 29 min · 4,289 words

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It's new, it's amazing, it's Prel, P-R-E-L-L, Prel Shampoo. Yes, Proctor & Gamble's new radiant cream shampoo in the handy tube. It will bring you the life of Riley. Well, the shampoo that removes unsightly dandruff leaves hair radially lovely presents The Life of Riley with William Benvix as Riley.

Even though Chester A. Riley is now a public figure, as a result of a new motion picture entitled The Life of Riley, our hero still lives a modest existence. Tonight we find him entertaining a young man who is a dinner guest in his home.

And Riley is a genial host, free with his food, and very free with his advice. Getting married? Well, why didn't you tell us before, Herman? Well, it wasn't death, and it's Susie just said yes last week.

Congratulations, kid. Oh, I hope you'll be very happy Herman. Thank you. Oh, there's nothing like marriage Herman, my boy Did you ever stop to think what this world would be like without marriage? No, I never did just imagine all the men would be Bachelors all the women would be old mates and all the children

Wait a minute that don't make sense. Oh, it certainly doesn't Friends the wedding Herman. Well the wedding is well, I don't know yet Matilda doesn't believe in long engagements. Matilda insists that we get married right away.

Wait a minute, Herman. I thought you were marrying Susie. Who's Matilda? Her mother. Personally, I'd rather wait a while. I don't want to rush into things. What do you mean rush into things? Marriage is the best thing that could happen to a young fella.

Now take me. Where would I be today if I didn't have a home and wife and kids? I'd be a lonely bachelor living in a hotel. So I'd have to go out every night. Every single night with a different girl one night a pretty blonde next a beautiful redhead then a gorgeous brunette then

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