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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
5
Mrs Wilson Dougherty hosted the twentieth century reading circle last evening on Fast Second Street. A Christmas program was performed with a Christmas paper read and a discussion on whether Christmas is a burden.
A study of foreign marriage and divorce laws by R. J. Brown describes Hungary curbs on breach of promise via civil act declarations and non dissolution of marriage bonds. France and the Netherlands require parental advice or consent terms, with varies rules on divorce, dowries, and fees, noting free marriages in Norway and Netherlands.
James G. Blaine recounts how Benton opposed Jesse Blaine’s marriage but later supported his son-in-law as a western explorer. On Pennsylvania Avenue Centermarket stood, hosting a showground where Barnum advertised a “woolly horse” claimed to be Fremont’s discovery. Benton denounced Barnum as an impostor and sought police action, drawing a crowd and giving Barnum free, profitable exposure.
A traveler in Leeuwarden notes a sign reading T. vy. d. Zwaan Morgen Wekker meaning Morning Waker. It signals that L. vy. d. Zwaan will rise in the frosty hours for a small fee.
Edward Penfield in Scribner's questions who or what awakens the morgen wekker in this land. The excerpt ponders awakening forces and occult insight within a sleepy realm.
An old man urges a younger man to marry his fiancée to solve a personal dilemma. The young man admits he is engaged and that the relationship consumes his time and thoughts, prompting the elder to insist on marriage to avoid temptation.
The piece surveys perceptions of red hair among various peoples. It cites Middle age painters portraying Ju das as red haired and notes anti red hair bias tied to anti Semitism, with references to Denmark Ireland Greece Italy Spain and the Spanish royal house.
The piece cites Horace Walpole’s ironic future view of bal loon travel with imagined seaports turning to dockyards for aerial vessels. It envisions ships like the good balloon Daedalus Captain Wingate and disasters such as the Bird of Paradise and the Bubble, with aerial combat using wind guns and bows.
The coldest inhabited spot is Verkhoyansk in Siberia where January temps drop to minus 00 and July canreach 86 above zero though summer nights bring freezing. The Sahara interior in Africa records 122 degrees. Greytown Nicaragua sees 260 inches of yearly rainfall. Port Nolloth South Africa experiences under an inch annually.
A Maine island native recalls a dying grandmother who, after being told she had little time left, asked for green apples. She pared two panfuls in bed and died with a satisfied sigh, determined that funeral guests would have ample apple sass.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune snippet shows a tense exchange where one party warns another of dismissal, claiming the lover’s partner has severed all ties. The dialogue implies a ruined relationship and a threatened confrontation.
The Bold Bad Baron faces pursuit as a stage carpenter insists the police are closing in on his location. A tense exchange prompts calling the stage manager for confirmation amid the drama.
A light dialogue recalls a pretty wedding with neat arrangements and fitting music. The couple notes the melody “The Last Hope” played for the occasion, as described in Lippincott's Magazine.
Metropolitan papers hail Polly Primrose as the prettiest most interesting play of its kind since Miss Thurston’s Lady Babbie in The Little Minister. She brings full scenery and furniture for Polly Primrose and her reputation.
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