Borrowed Smiles at British Museum Scene
A city man guides a country cousin through the British museum. He points to ancient Egyptian coins claiming they are over 3,000 years old. The country visitor jokes that it is 1906 now.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
2
A city man guides a country cousin through the British museum. He points to ancient Egyptian coins claiming they are over 3,000 years old. The country visitor jokes that it is 1906 now.
A New England gardener choice based on patched overalls signals judgment by appearance. An old general Miles road trip ends with a boast about rock dodging. Sydney Rosenfeld recalls Broadway struggles to find a manager for The Optimist. A witty vignette from a Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon contrasts a cook’s skill with praise for a pie. A maid delivers a note from a mother in a domestic scene.
An ad explains that dust and germs breed disease in catarrh and endorses Hyomei as a direct medicated air treatment. Lemmon's pharmacy guarantees relief or refunds the $1.00 outfit, making trial risk free.
In Chicago a man urges immediate departure while Miss Fidelia delays. In Cleveland a child mocks music, asking for louder playing to provoke father’s interruption, revealing family tensions through sharp dialogue.
Teeter and Lathrop auctioneers offer a public sale on the old Brennan farm nine miles northeast of Washington on Thursday December 19 starting at 10 a.m. Items include ten head of horses ten cattle twenty six hogs one thousand bushels of corn plus wagons carriages plows cultivators harrows and other farm equipment. Terms cash or 12 months on bankable notes with interest after due. Lunch provided. Jno L Owens and J A Y Ashby clerks.
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