Crooks Party Guests Near Crawfordsville
M B Crooks and daughter Miss Zelia of Pennsylvania were guests Wednesday at the Henry Crooks home near Crawfordsville. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises Foley's Kidney Remedy and Dr King's New Life Pills with testimonials. Beginning August 12 lumber yards close at noon daily during Chautauqua.
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M. B. Crooks
Zelia
Pennsylvania
Henry Crooks
Crawfordsville
Foley
Lemmon
Chas. E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Local Notices and Visitor Motifs From Town Scene
Dr. Sexton the dentist near the post office calls for patients at 604, 433-1f. Duane Molesworth arrived Wednesday night from Fb to visit his cousin Mrs. Reardon. Albert Delaney advertises a private sale of household goods including a milch cow and calves at his residence. Mrs. W. A. Green lists 1009 W Monroe St. as address. Frey’s photos claim low prices. Mrs. Stella Essley-Rank and two children depart for Braman Okla from the home of her parents with relatives in town. E. L. Wilson of Tulsa visits old acquaintances. formerly of the county, he left as a child and plans a short stay.
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Dr. Sexton
Duane Molesworth
Scott
Mrs. Reardon
Chautauqua Grounds
Albert Delaney
W. A. Green
Monroe St
City
Frey
Stella Essley-Rank
Martin Essley
Braman
Okla
E. L. Wilson
Tulsa
Mr. Wilson
Kansas
Oklahoma
Cork Needed for a Float in Fishing Plan Joke
A humorous Harper's Weekly vignette recounts John Simmons, a long abstainer, sending his boy for whisky to aid a fishing scheme. A hotel keeper questions the order while a chorus of boasts from a major and a colonel escalates the tale into a lively boastful exchange.
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John Simmons
Ali
Colonel Wilson
Woodville
Mississippi
Aris Throckmorton
the Blue Licks
Kentucky
State Senate
Harper's Weekly
The Passing Of War And A Razorback Tale
A fragmentary excerpt contrasts Longfellow’s notion of peace with war’s roar. A Georgia hogs tale features a boastful tragedian and a witty comedian debating razorback hogs. The punchline: safety hogs versus deadly hogs, as printed in Chicago News.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Georgia
Chicago News
Berry and the Europe Trip Purse Laughing Exchange
A tailor Berry receives a note from Charles Matthews in sharp rebuke for an early bill. Berry tells his wife of a prepared Europe trip purse and the wife consoles him, noting the speech’s halfhearted applause and the desire to rest and return refreshed.
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Berry
Charles Matthews
Matthews
Kipling kin tale of Macdonald courting Mrs Brown
Reverend George B. Macdonald, Kipling’s maternal grandfather, is recalled in a wry anecdote from his courting days. An aged father-in-law, strict on proprieties, reportedly walked into a parlor to find the couple sharing a single chair. He quipped that he would have seated Mrs Brown apart. Macdonald replied that he would have done the same.
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George B. Macdonald
Kipling
Macdonald
Major Throckmorton and the Arkansas Pony Retort
The Louisville innkeeper Major Throckmorton, a notable antebellum figure, once ejecte d Charles Dickens from his hotel and delivered a famed retort about a horse. He replied to a hostler's insult by claiming he was not from Arkansas and his horse was no Arkansas pony.
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Throckmorton
Louisville
Charles Dickens
Arkansas
A French Joke About Independence Day
A Frenchman jokes that July 14 is France’s independence day and shares a Paris cabbie gag. The pun hinges on the cabby being asked if he is free, followed by a boast of freedom in French and English.
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Paris
Cocher
The Arbitrator Peace Maker In A Street Fight
A man of peace stops a street brawl and urges arbitration. He persuades both sides to select twelve augural mediators. Shortly after, police rush to the spot as the crowd fights again, the peacemaker exclaims the arbitrators are at work.
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Bhoys
Shure
Sorr
Eminent Physician Zimmerman Aids Frederick the Great
The Hanoverian physician Zimmerman attended Frederick the Great in his final illness. When asked if he had helped many into another world, he replied with tactful truth and flattery, saying he had not done so as often nor with as much honor to himself.
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Zimmerman
Hanover
Frederick the Great
Blaine Retort to Filibuster Sparks Fiery Exchange
In a House debate Blaine mocked a rival’s filibuster with a remark about supper in hell. He then pivoted, noting he had many invitations but never been asked to visit Democratic headquarters, drawing quiet amusement from the chamber.
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Blaine
James G. Blaine
House of Representatives
Maine
Hell
Democratic
Ifs in the Maine woods prompt ham wordplay
A hunter and companion lost in the Maine woods make camp at night with no game. The optimistic hunter quips with a straight face that if they had ham they would have ham and eggs and if they had eggs they'd have eggs and ham, a humorous twofold wish.
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Maine
Marcus Aurelius on Co operation and inner calm
A passage urges starting the day with resilience toward difficult people. It extols cooperation, asserts that good is beautiful and evil ugly, and argues one cannot be harmed or angered by neighbors. The text concludes that acting against others contradicts nature and fosters vexation.
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Marcus Aurelius
His Epitaph on Hilary Harkness
A town editor offered this epitaph for Hilary Harkness a politician always chasing office. After thirty seven years without success his wife and daughter ran a candy shop for support. He died and a modest shaft was installed. The editor wrote Here lies Hilary Harkness in the only place for which he never applied.
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Hilary Harkness
Hilary
Suggestive Questions on Sunday School Lesson
Rev Dr Linscott presents thoughtful prompts for discussion in the International Newspaper Bible Study Club. The outline helps readers explore themes, characters, and applications from the weekly lesson.
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Dr. Linscott
International Newspaper
Bible Study Club
Friendship of David and Jonathan and Saul’s Jealousy
A Sunday lesson reflecting on 1 Samuel 18 and the dynamic between David and Jonathan amid Saul’s jealousy. It probes happiness in success versus defeat, the fairness of praise, jealousy and purity, God as author of calamity, and whether true virtue invites envy from the ungodly, concluding with lessons tied to August 23, 1908.
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God
Saul
David
Jonathan
Royal ad and city notes mention travelers and staff
West Chester resident Robert Ferguson rode the Burlington last evening. Keota resident Elia Marr returned home after a city visit. Mrs W O Ralston rode home to West Chester after a city visit. The Bridges sisters of Snoulffer Hughes milliners will return early next week from the east with new fall styles. A large shipment of mild cured hams has just arrived at the Royal.
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the Royal
Robert Ferguson
West Chester
Burlington
W. 0. Ralston
Bridges’ Sisters
Snoulffer, Hughes & Co
Another Auto for Washington Mayor Purchases Buick
Mayor J A Cunningham is the latest victim of the automobile fever. He bought a forty horsepower Buick and will have it on the streets in a few days. The piece argues that those who can afford cars deserve style and that automobiles will play a practical role in future transportation.
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J. A. Cunningham
Bring Your Sale Bills to the Journal for Printing
Local customers are urged to bring sale notices to the Journal for printing. Advertisers are advised prices and terms will be set by the Journal’s staff. Ready-to-run bills ensure timely display and wider reach in upcoming editions.
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Frank L. Wilson & Co
Dougherty Bros
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Lombardo
Christ
Europe
Studebaker
Mason Transfer & Storage
Elia Marr
Keota
Washington
A. Harwood
Goon
Mantabi
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