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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1909
Page
8
New Tariff Debate Sparks Women Voters
Mrs Johnson confronts ad valorem as a tariff example linking cigars and stockings. Hiram learns the tax idea while the couple jokes about prices. The passage ends with Mrs Johnson declaring she will vote to push for women’s rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram
Mrs. Johnson
Ad Valorem
Hiram Johnson
London Jim Smith Ties Brother Tom to Illinois Visit
A red headed American recalls an Irish storytelling encounter about searching for Jim Smith in London. A farmer in Illinois asked him to relay a letter to Jim Smith whose brother Tom in Illinois was the farmer’s kin. In London a cabbie named Jim Smith confirms the link and provides a ready letter for mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
London
Jim
Tom
Smith
Jim Smith
Liverpool
America
Oftener
Cail
Joe Kerr
Five-year Penitentiary Term For Defaulter
A brief dialogue notes a defaulter sentenced to five years in prison. The speakers remark the sentence is severe yet mentions that meals are provided during Thanksgiving and Christmas, framing the punishment in a pragmatic light.
Now They Don't Speak Miss Oldgirl and Miss Newgirl
In a parlor exchange two young women recount a heated moment with Charley Smart. The elder notes the young man has an old head on young shoulders, provoking tension with the girls’ fathers.
And the Wives Do the Talk
Dialogue notes a conversation on language barriers among men and their wives, with humor about wives speaking languages the men do not understand and wives marrying men who do.
Rocks and Rocks of a Kind in Breezy Talker Tale
A breezy talker is praised as a splendid wit and one of the finest I ever escaped from. The quip style suggests a rocky reputation and suggests the subject is worth a good deal of money.
Circus Jump Inspires Young Daredevil
Willie Bones watched a bareback rider clear a paper hoop and tried the stunt himself. A doctor warned he might pull through but could not be sure of the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Bones
It Don’t Pay To Help Every Stranger
A man on his front steps is asked about neighbors and ends up in a ten minute street brawl after a stranger tries to pick a fight. He resolves that it never pays to accommodate every passerby and vows to quit helping strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Dave
Joe Kerr
On to Him Questioning his fishing snack
A humorous dialogue hints that the politician’s fishing tally included numerous three pound fish. The exchange contrasts a successful catch with the idea that many such fish would be needed as the path to Washington and as a metaphor for a campaign's road.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brea
Vaced
Mr. Askem
Lorde de Break
Mr. Keyne
Mrs. de Smear
Maude
Jack
Edith
Ethel
Old Ad Valorem
Adam
Eve
Earlie
Asia
Parlie
Fair Exchange
Cop
Nora
Vera
Fred
Sister
Willie
Sis
Harry
Professor Daubo
Daubo
Circus
Washington
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