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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
6
A Brittany anecdote from Quimper recalls a tourist bargaining with an old woman over a silver and sapphire ring. She questions his supposed sweetheart and wife, testing him with price jumps before he pays ten francs, exposing common pretenses about love and marriage.
A reflective piece on wisdom as a celestial light guiding humanity beyond worldly idols. It contrasts the pure mind with present distractions and frames youth as a time for reverent pursuit of knowledge through spiritual devotion.
A Confederate tale features Bishop Leonidas Polk riding with his troops when a blistered footstraggler asks his company. Polk replies he is a captain in the army of the Lord, provoking the stranger who challenges the general’s distance from his command.
A professor and Mrs Hadley ride a train to New York for Yale’s president to address a national convention. He rehearses his speech in a muted voice during the hour and twenty minutes, using hand gestures to stress passages while a matron behind them offers sympathetic consolation about a family member at home.
A queer report from Tibet describes Albert Henry Savage Lander arriving in St. Petersburg after sufferings with natives. The Melbourne Times printed a brief note, then a follow up claiming a savage lander terrified residents, was captured and dispatched to a remote place. The piece notes it as possibly the first such animal seen in Russia and wonders how it reached the city after battles in Tibet.
Douglas Jerrold’s sharp repartee shines in his famed jab at Albert Smith who teased him. Smith lamented sharing the same boat, Jerrold retorted that they do not share the same skulls, underscoring his biting wit.
An English town tale tells of two curates lodging together. One man, after parish visits, meets a beggar woman who asks for alms. He lacks his purse but searches his pocket and finds a stray half sovereign, prompting surprise at providence.
A beggar receives a secreted gift from a man who then discovers he is wearing the other lodger's pants. A famed physician tests a medical student by asking how to induce perspiration and the student finally replies he would send the patient to the professor to be examined if the previous method failed.
Mrs. Graham drank red ink mistaken for claret while pursuing home deco. She feared harm but suffered no ill effects. The doctor quipped that there is such a thing as pushing the craze for decorated interiors too far.
In winter the Polish star Mme Modjeska tours the extreme north with her company while Count Bozenta laments the chill and urges a southern return. The count notes the south as dead but the reply says she is a beautiful corpse. The piece adds a schoolroom quip about heaven and a Scotsman’s comment on eyesight.
The piece argues virtue and a good name outlast wealth and inheritance. It urges parents to focus on forming virtuous habits in children, noting wealth can be lost but character endures and guides a person to the end.
A Philadelphia capitalist travels to Chicago and mocks the local accent, claiming Philadelphians speak pure Oxford English. A Chicagoan retorts that Philadelphia once hosted the British army, while Chicago never had that honor, explaining the difference in speech.
A southern colonel discovers his colored valet George has stained a pair of light trousers with grease. After a series of methods and misdirections including gasoline and ironing, the colonel finally asks about ammonia, and George quips he hasn’t tried it yet but knows it will fit.
A tale of prizes for yearly swiftness features the hare proud of his win and the snail winning a second prize for perseverance. A fence rail and various onlookers including a swallow and a fly weigh in, while a sunbeam is praised by a wild rose as the judges fail to respond with a verdict.
The earthworm asks about the first prize while the mule explains it includes free admission to an enabbage garden. The hare ensures the prize benefits him, the snail sits on the fence enjoying sun, and is named a judge of swiftness. A talent in committee is praised as a strong start for the future.
A humorous quote about treating a maid as family appears in the Chicago Record-Herald. The remark playfully contrasts kindness with the difficulties of managing household help.
A woodland prize dispute unfolds as a hare, snail, mule, and boundary post argue over first and second prizes. The boundary post explains a letter based system, awarding hare first by the eighth letter from A and snail second by the eighth from the end, while other animals claim fairness and beauty as decisive factors.
A fragmentary dialogue features a sunbeam and a rose discussing the toils of others, expressing weariness at their pride and a wish for peace to reign in the wood as the rose cherishes blooming and fragrance.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press contrasts two voices about time and memory. One speaker laments a long wait while another insists the moment was brief, capturing a terse exchange that hints at regret and perspective.
A brief item notes a sudden exchange as a man says he has just given Miller a cigar, now being lit, reflecting a moment of tense social interaction reported by the New You Tribune.
Ladies and gents clothing offered by Shella Barger's Pantatorium. Phone 342. Classified purchase notice with brief contact details.
E A Kennell of Keota Iowa offers a Steam Power Hay Baler in good repair with Aliso portable pulleys and scales. Five year guarantee stated. For inquiries call 193.
An old ad warns that most appendicitis victims are constipated and promotes Foley's Orino Laxative as a cure for chronic constipation. It claims the product stimulates the liver and bowels, restores natural action, and is mild and pleasant with no nausea. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers this remedy.
An advertisement describes back pain and rheumatic aches linked to weak kidneys and ovarian issues. It claims DeBell's Kidney Pills strengthen kidneys, remove uric acid, and relieve acute and chronic rheumatism as a reliable remedy used by thousands.
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