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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
2
A collage of light anecdotes and quips follows, recalling Governor Cranes son at a New York military school, a mispronounced forty in a spelling lesson, mischief in a stenographer’s work, and small town humor from Philadelphia to Butte.
A waiter laments the chicken's toughness and explains he does not cook it but cannot help with the dish. The excerpt emphasizes frustration and a comic, dialect-filled exchange.
The clerk reports numerous applicants seeking name changes from Alton b to Theodore. The judge orders the usual procedure in each case and calls the next. A second item notes a stylish visitor on the Pike and a Jefferson Guard remarks the presence is not objectionable.
A fragment notes a bank scene where a teller requires proper identification to process a check. The readable lines imply verification steps, with emphasis on identification before funds movement. No further names or dates are present.
In Washington Star prose, Mrs Torkins remarks on upcoming races and suggests visiting bookmakers to seek a better price due to her longstanding patronage. The dialogue captures a casual, old time betting vernacular.
The Hon. John Sharp Williams describes a roadside scene near his Mississippi hometown. He sees a black man resting under a tree beside a hoe, while weeds in the adjacent cornfield hinder growth. The man explains he is not resting but waiting for the sun to descend so he may quit work.
In a brief exchange Mrs. Torkins replies that her husband never won at the races, saying his only rewards were the esteem of bookmakers and the sympathy of friends.
A judge comments on whether a campaign was entrusted to a woman noting she recently was elected organist of a popular town church. The exchange highlights concerns over leadership roles within the campaign and the individual's recent church appointment.
In a Plain Dealer excerpt, a registrar asks a feminine applicant for age at the polling place. The dialogue centers on age verification and the eligibility process during voting.
Mr. Cook of Cook & Sherman touts Vinol, a refined cod liver oil preparation that contains active medicinal alkaloids but no oil. He cites Lancet and Journal de Pharmacie endorsements, praising Vinol as superior to crude cod liver oil for wasting diseases and noted for its pleasant taste and rapid effects.
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