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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
2
A Baltimore American note by Josh Wink discusses the inequity of leap year courting where women plead for marriage and men face social pressure to say yes, while men historically initiate proposals and women wait. The piece questions the double standards and calls for equal initiative in courtship.
A physician refuses to treat a lawyer whom he had previously cross examined as an expert witness saying he cannot kill the patient and will be hanged if he tries. The lawyer contemplates sending for another doctor as the patient questions his own illness.
A Germantown woman discovers her maid Nora broke the reception hall thermometer. The mistress sighs and the maid responds that they will have to take the weather as it comes. The humorous exchange appears in Harper's Weekly.
A schoolboy quips to his teacher about becoming a sailor, joking that he would go to sea and join whaling. The playful exchange captures Brooklyn Life's lighthearted village tone and rite of passage humor.
An advertisement extols Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills as a safe, effective blood builder supplying condensed elements for nerve and tissue strength. It cites Mrs Harnoven of Mansfield Ohio praising the remedy and notes the product is sold for 50 cents at dealers nationwide with Dr A W Chase signature on the box.
A Buffalo man grieves for his lost twelve year old son, returning daily to the school gate to glimpse any child’s face. Though never sighted, memory and sleep conjure dear, fading faces, teaching kindness and shaping the living. The piece urges gentleness lest one harms the sacred memory of the dead.
A historical note describes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon as terraces on columns. The structure measured about 400 feet square and over 400 feet tall with marble steps linking each terrace and a large reservoir on the highest level.
In 47 B C the great Alexandrian library housed over 40 000 valuable books. The ancient collection reflected immense scholarly activity and wide-ranging knowledge across eras and cultures.
In a brief Smart Set piece, Pe Sappie recounts a quick exchange where a man calls him an ass within minutes of starting a talk, provoking bemused commentary on delay and word choice.
A party game asks one player to guess a historical character after others describe him through questions. Players quiz about Washington style exploits such as rifle ball resistance, Delaware River crossing in midwinter, and cherry tree references. Sometimes familiar figures replace historical characters for humor.
A papa squirrel counsels his son to leave change or adapt to life instead of always scolding. The young squirrel refuses, chooses to scold from a branch, blushes red, and the tale notes red squirrels keep scolding.
A Washington Star verse exults in the sailor’s life aboard a stout ship. The speaker wears a seaman’s coat and praises the vessel as the best on the blue sea, inviting kids to join a seafaring life under a clear sky.
A thinking boy asks why the pupil changes size. The iris acts as a curtain that stretches in bright light to shrink the pupil and contracts in darkness to enlarge it, letting more light in. Cats and owls show narrow pupils by day and larger ones at night, aiding night vision.
A practical fountain method uses an ounce vial three quarters filled with water. Insert a tight cork with a small tube nearly reaching the bottom. Blow into the tube to compress air in the upper portion, then release for a short fountain effect.
The piece notes that more than half the population of the globe lives in Asia and emphasizes that grand totals matter less than the broader good that comes from this fact. It reflects on the significance of population distribution in global perspectives.
State militia encamped near Rehoboth Delaware as a riot erupts between colored bystanders and workers from First Delaware regiment. A private is left with a fractured skull and over twenty others injured. Soldiers pursue suspects while Governor Lea orders quelling measures.
Johnn J. Hayes, the New Yorker who won the Marathon, was met by a throng in Nenagh, Tipperary. The station platform packed with several thousand people as town officials greeted him. Fans carried him shoulder high to his carriage, its horses removed amid cheers.
Secretary J A Goodell of the Y M C A plans a long distance boys relay race for early fall. Potential routes include Waterloo to Marshalltown Ottumwa to Marshalltown via Oskaloosa and Keokuk to Marshalltown via Burlington and Cedar Rapids. The event aims to field enough boys to cover a half mile leg.
The official forecast covers Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa. Generally fair conditions prevail with cooler readings in the south portion of Illinois and Indiana. Warmer in the western portions.
Chicago quotes July to December futures for Wheat Corn Oats and Pork Lard Short Ribs with mixed highs lows and closes. Cash grain prices list No 2 red No 3 red No 2 hard and spring wheat, corn and oats by sample. Live stock markets report receipts and bid ranges for hogs cattle sheep and calves at Chicago and East Buffalo with noted firm to steady to strong demand.
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