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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
3
William Southworth, Bath, famed for carving figureheads for over five hundred vessels, has died. His work bridged artistry and maritime commerce. as commercialism grew, the poetical value of figureheads diminished and fewer are seen today.
A miscellany excerpt notes that no Japanese sleeps with the head to the north because the dead are buried that way. It explains many private and hotel rooms display a compass diagram for guests. The piece also mentions a quip about laziness and recalls the Seven Wonders of the World.
The Society of Good Cheer, started by twelve girls on New York’s upper west side, grows nationwide aiding convalescents with time, not money. President Theora Carter describes plans for a twenty eight story House of Good Cheer in Manhattan with private rooms, lectures, kitchens, and night nurse care, funded by donors and a future millionaires’ support.
A historical note states only five and a half percent of the world’s total area is tillable soil. It highlights global land use concerns and agricultural limitations.
A George Matthew Adams 1909 quip mocks tariff talk and congressional costs. A dialogue features Uncle Walt and a son debating taxes, legislation, and the need for Congress while lampooning public fears and the healing role of lawmaking.
A farmer boy quips the timing of Louisiana’s cession as a classroom jest. The teacher asks the date and the student replies with a playful line about spring plowing.
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