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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
9
A fragment notes playful banter about golf etiquette and a maid offering help with a ball. The garbled text hints at a lighthearted scene or caption from a vintage page, with cheeky language suggesting social humor around a golfing link.
A playful meditation on roaming thoughts moving from London to Cheyenne and China. The narrator muses on rapid travel beyond trains, wandering deserts and seas, from Arctic to tropics. The poem frames imagination as a costly but trivial price for time to dream.
Readable fragments show a brief, tense dialogue with a man insisting he is free while another questions his claim of marriage. The exchange hints at relationship complications without full context.
A youth professes wealth and devotion to a practical maiden in a dialogue about grand riches. She questions the reality of his claims, noting no caravan bearing treasure arrives. The exchange centers on sincerity versus surface allure and social expectations.
Worthy talk turns to Atlas and his world bearing role. A debate asks who supported Atlas, suggesting a hefty charge for his strength. The conversation pivots to Brown’s fate, noted as killed by a streetcar and described as old fashioned even in death.
The exchange mocks a boy’s behavior by noting his father’s influence. One character remarks the child is foolish, and another questions the expectation, suggesting the father’s poor example is the real cause.
In a local exchange, onlookers discuss Tommy’s influence, noting he accompanies others everywhere and prompts shared decisions. The unsure speaker questions Tommy’s sound judgment and the habit of always bringing him along.
A compact note contrasts the havoc caused by certain habits with soft drinks, warning that while not wrong, they strain the pocket, especially when Mabel is along.
A collection of quips warns against expert overpricing vanity and boasting. It notes that mysterious behavior masks depth, athletes avoid medicine, and silence invites gossips. It cautions against self-promotion and questions sincerity of praises while highlighting consequences of indolence and boasting.
Amos J Rankin and 8 M McCleery sue to quiet title to Lots One and Two in James Dawson’s Addition to North East Washington Iowa seek a decree establishing ownership by possession and record title and bar all unknown claimants and spouses from any interest. The petition asks reform of deeds and equitable relief with no personal judgment sought and warns defendants to answer by September term 1911. The notice issued July 27 1911 by Judge K. Be Willockson and published in Evening Journal for four weeks.
Coruder J Scott notes Thursday evenings at Neosety Valley Forge Camp on North Side Square. Attendees invited and welcome. J G Mortaitrk announced as organizer.
Masonic lodges Washington Lodge No 1 J M regular meetings on the day of each month with officers J Morton and W J W Morton. Bethlehem Commanders meet monthly with Wyatt Burk and J W Morton. Sheep's milk production mentions 267 000 quarts in France last year and Hannuefart cheese noted.
The foal Peter the Great area Son of Cuats Jack, sired by the famous show Jack, weighs 1050 pounds with brown body and white points. He is large of bone and a strong foal getter, among the top male progeny in the line.
This auction-style notice profiles Percheron Greton 52358 sired by Vail lant 656873 and out of Lisette 20255. It notes origins in French feudal estates, claims unparalleled breeding in America, and details conformation plus price terms of 1400 dollars for stand and suck. Owner J A Kolosich lists contact lines for Ainsworth and Washington.
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