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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1908
Page
11
An amused old woman on a streetcar complains the football game did not meet expectations. She recalls William’s warnings of injuries and disaster but notes no blood or ambulance scenes. She vows to tell her son in law what she thinks when she gets home.
A humorous item notes a streetcar passenger with a black eye can now buy cards offering zany explanations for the injury. The cards propose causes from household accidents to farcical events, including a meteor, a baby’s colic, or a goat at a lodge meeting.
A first person vignette chronicles misfortune and irony. A man with a broken nose recalls a humorous tale of a friend who received a $20,000 check after rescuing a woman’s untied shoe lace, prompting envy and reflection on luck. He narrates his own street misadventure in New York where a hat and hair were lost and the woman’s umbrella damaged his nose. Joe Kerr.
An insurance man recounts offering two nickels to a hungry man who refused the coins saying he would not take less than a quarter. The man explained he was willing to accept charity only from someone offering a full quarter, revealing his pride and the street’s harsh economy. The tale ends with the man noting he needed work and a higher price for aid.
A short verse notes song birds leaving land while an eagle screams and turkeys fatten, depicting a festive but unsettled scene tied to Thanksgiving.
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