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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
11
A Philadelphia drummer recalls a Christmas visit to relatives in Vermont during a severe snowstorm. The tale details five feet of snow, deeply cold days, lost livestock, a flooded barn, and a thaw that finally allows departure, with Aunt Hanner praising endurance and gratitude.
A humorous vignette features an old man on a streetcar inquiring about Washington, referencing a chance meeting with the President and recalling adventures with figures from Indiana Vermont Canada and Wisconsin. The exchange turns on mistaken histories as the man decides to return home. Joe Kerr adds a quip about domestic idiosyncrasies with a lion and lamb comparison.
A would be Berlin grocer chats with a wholesale house, boasts eight years of auto ownership and daily rides, admits speeding fifty times, and is rebuffed for deception. The wholesaler questions church attendance and the moral risk of ministers driving slower yet still harming pedestrians.
A 20 year old conductor debuts on a canary colored car, greeting riders with a smile. He assists two elderly passengers and several children, provides transfers kindly, and cautions against rushing the car. The passenger remarks on his unusual courtesy.
Ruggles notes many snakes in the woods once driven out of Ireland by St Patrick. Weary asks how he knows. Ruggles says he saw a whole bunch and they were all green.
A brief circa column notes a leap year theme urging prudence in marriage. It uses proverb imagery about sowing and reaping to warn women to consider timing and consequences before commitment.
A quoted exchange shows a conductor describing a fraudulent plan to raise money and open a New York bank. He envisions becoming president, loaning deposits on mining stock, and living easily, while claiming the law targets only looters. The scene ends with a streetcar stop and casual farewell.
A banker recalls a village bank run in Indiana where a single old farmer barely deposited two dollars while others withdrew. The tale contrasts shaky confidence with stubborn honesty as the bank teeters and men joke about Lent and debts.
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