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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1907
Page
7
Local society notices list Miss Hazel Becker and Miss Katherine Mauthe leaving for trips, Mrs. DeCamp visiting Fruitland, and several travelers to Wilton, Davenport, Letts, and Ottumwa. Business ads promote surety bonds, a sale residence, and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea with drugstore recommendations.
The tale recalls Thomas Bailey Aldrich retelling his early daring when he entered James T. Fields at the Old Corner Book Store. With Fields absent, Aldrich noticed a memorandum list and wrote Dont forget to accept T B A s poem. The piece was accepted and paid for but never printed, a kindness never fulfilled.
Last evening South End churches held a Children’s Day program with congregations and families in attendance. A concert, stories, and refreshments highlighted the event celebrating youth and community involvement.
Complete program announced for Teel recital at Musserville M E church on Tuesday night. aside from readings, several musical numbers by church members will be performed. Icey Teel praised for reader skills and previous library recital success cited.
A buggy accident on Clinton street left Miss Clara Lockwood of Wisconsin street badly injured with a sprained back and a bruised hip after the horse bolted. She was examined by Dr. E B Fulham and treated at home with rapid improvement expected. Several friends in a one seated rig were thrown to the ground but escape for others.
A stranger confronted a passenger at Union station asking about an umbrella. The passenger claimed the item and returned it, then the same man appeared later with a new umbrella and asked another person if this was the nearest way to Fifth Avenue.
The London Chronicle notes Washington Irving first used the phrase in The Creole Village (1887) and later explained he meant no irreverence toward the dollar. It traces the word dollar to the thaler coined in Joachimsthal Bohemia, meaning valley.
A rich young man in Naples drank at a cafe then wrote notes and letters before shooting himself in the chest with a revolver. One letter explains his desire to study metempsychosis by dying and being reborn, possibly as an animal, and ends with ADDIO.
An ancient lady visits a grocer with a basket and a lidded earthenware pot. She buys goods and asks the shop to keep the pot with purchases while she goes away. She never returns, and the pot contains no bottom when the proprietor later checks it.
A vignette from a Saturday Evening Post anecdote shows Chick scolding President Cleveland after finding him with a gun aimed at his own chest. Chick exclaims in frustration that he would bear the blame if the gun fired, citing his Republican identity.
A reflection on human limits and inherent evil from Schopenhauer. The quote asserts that even the greatest genius has blind spots and that all people contain depravity or cruelty in some form, revealing kinship with humanity's flawed nature.
The article notes that witchcraft lingered beyond 1692 with cases in France Spain England Mexico Russia and Central Europe. It cites 1807 1808 1850 1854 1860 1874 1879 1880 1889 and 1890 as instances of torture burnings drownings and trials reflecting enduring superstition despite declines in America.
A restaurant owner leased the reverse side of his bill to a carriage maker for ads. A hurried customer, wearing pince-nez, demanded fly, landau, two victorias and a dogcart from a waiter who had presented the bill upside down. The waiter fled.
A schoolteacher complains about persistent impertinence from Johnnie Jones. The principal urges patience and discipline, noting that teaching respect will reduce complaints. The exchange ends with the boy reportedly calling the principal the skinniest old maid alive.
A grocer complains about sending his son to school without consent, arguing the schooling harms him by teaching incorrect facts such as sixteen ounces in a pound, and expresses a plan to raise him to continue the family business.
A Dublin era vignette shows O Grady and his wife praising truthfulness while a child is guided away from a mishap. Phelim explains his punctual lie to justify tardiness and cites a master rewarding prompt honesty with credit. The dialogue highlights faith in veracity.
The text links eye color and shape to character traits and emotions. Greenish eyes signal deceit, blue eyes quirk, black eyes lively yet sly, gray eyes dignity and intelligence, brown eyes kindness. A large mouth suggests conversational power and liberal disposition, a small mouth less indicative. A pointed chin implies fanciful taste while a broad square chin indicates ardent jealousy and love.
A southern England agricultural meeting hears a well known MP urge crop variety. When asked for crop recommendations he jokes through a list until an opponent mocks him. The MP ends with a dig that the questioner should “sow yourself” and hopes the roars of laughter continue.
A witty anecdote recounts a champion mean man who gave his wife four yards of cotton cloth on their twenty fifth anniversary to sew him a shirt, a gift noted for its stingy pragmatism.
Comic exchange notes the pun as a teacher questions what happens when a person’s temperature drops to the minimum and Tommy replies that he ends up with cold feet.
A concise quotation attributed to Van Artereide proclaims that society often overlooks its most remarkable individuals. The line reflects on fame and merit without naming specific persons or events.
A fragment notes Ch'c and Bruce as notable Adirondack figures, highlighting their prominence in regional lore and public memory.
A North American feature notes how few people oil watches, while balance wheel cycles 15,996,800,000 times in eighteen months. Expert makers advise cleaning and oiling every eighteen months, yet many wear watches for years without lubrication. The piece urges proper care for this delicate instrument.
One of Mexico’s mysteries, the Mays Indians of the Sierra Madre in lower Sonora, are described as fair skinned with blue eyes and light hair. Scholars note their existence puzzles in ethnology as a local tradition hints at origins.
A tradition among Swedes speaks of a shipwrecked crew and passengers on the Mexican coast centuries before Columbus found the New World, but the tale rests on folklore rather than solid historical evidence.
A South American frog nests in tree tops choosing hollow stumps as nurseries. It lines the cavity with resin from nearby trees to form a waterproof basin that collects rainwater. Eggs are laid and develop into tadpoles in this self-made reservoir. How the resin is gathered and welded remains a mystery.
The excerpt recalls Lonafellow dining with Dominican friars at the convent of San Clemente and Archbishop Manning in a lively Italian supper with wine and jokes about fires set by inquisitors. It also notes Lowell hosting Thackeray at a late supper full of stories and playful exchanges about drinking.
A dialogue between a serious gentleman and a youth explores mortality and time. The man warns that each clock tick nears life's end while the youth quips that each tick brings payday closer, blending grim reflection with a humorous twist.
An old white haired man on a plantation consults a doctor due to ill health. The doctor prescribes eating chicken and avoiding damp night air. The punchline has the man asking how he can stay indoors and still get his chickens.
A village gossip recalls a man who never rose in life until he stumbled on dynamite. Even then, like many in the rising business, he never knew what he was fit for. The quotation is from the Atlanta Constitution.
A tale says a man asked the poet Long how to stay healthy and received a playful reply emphasizing joy temperance and rest. The quip ends with a humorous image of slamming the doctor's nose shut, reflecting a tongue in cheek view of medical authority.
A brief claim states that England and Australia are the only islands with greater natural resources than Cuba. The remark contrasts three large regions and their resource endowments.
A compact aphorism notes that true fortune lies in a life of meaningful work and happiness, whether crafting humble baskets or grand broadswords, building canals, statues, or composing songs. It frames work as core human fulfillment across diverse pursuits.
A Chicago News fragment recalls a visitor asking William if he was ever whipped at school. His reply, Only by the teacher, is noted as rath er significant and reflects school discipline attitudes of the era.
Global population figures indicate a gender balance with about 100 women for every 98 men. This slight surplus of women reflects long term demographic trends across regions and ages.
A beggar from the New York Sun explains winter is best for begging as cold weather elicits generosity. He notes summer indifference and the challenge of outdoor appeals, saying he still does better in winter despite people wearing gloves and coats.
The piece describes the twelve mile uphill mountain ski race at Holmenkollen near Christiania, noting steep ascents and rugged obstacles. It highlights remarkable feats such as an international speed competition winner in Stockholm completing forty miles at an average pace of eight and a half miles per hour.
A naturalist states the sunflower is the most deceitful plant as six nations believe it turns to face the sun. French, Spanish, Italian, and Hungarian names reflect this belief while English speakers simply call it sunflower. In fact only the sun spurge follows the sun.
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