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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
5
A Fort Arizona fort story recounts Sergeant Winter guarding a post against a suspected Indian attack. He shoots a disguised bear, Uncas, believed to be an Indian ruse, saving the garrison and earning a commission within months.
A reflective feature ponders why animals avoid idle time, noting lizards and crocodiles as loafing authorities. It argues creatures master busy activity without effort, contrasting human boredom and suggesting women often exemplify the art of doing nothing with apparent purpose.
Famous quotes about gender strategy vanity and finance from Hardy Hichens Merriman Barrie Bagot and Duncan appear in a compiled reading note. The lines offer attitudes on women society fame marriage finance and argument through witty aphorisms and maxims.
A clipped exchange notes Mrs Beauti not mourning her husband. Mrs Pretty recalls the late husband’s wish against mourning while critics mock the idea. The piece includes quotes from Pick-Me-Up and Thrace and references to Chicago Record-Herald wisdom.
Mrs. A. T. Smythe elected president at Charleston convention. Mrs. John W. Mackay noted as youthful appearing widow of the bonanza king. Mrs. Anna Barbour offers Paterson New Jersey YWCA site for a building. Mrs. Martha Tazewell Southall died in Baltimore possessing Mrs. Thomas Jefferson s wedding ring. Miss Elsa J. Harris engaged by Conried to join the Metropolitan Opera. Mrs. Ogden Goelet donates to New York police pension fund. Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton active in politics and titled Lady Miscal Orator. Mrs. J. P. Newman sails to Naples for Jerusalem mission symposium and Bible readers system.
Jake Schaefer and George Sutton aim for the world billiard championship this winter. An American women’s golf team may visit Great Britain next season. Joe Hurst, New York bantam, retires after left hand amputation in Philadelphia. College fencing starts with major duals after holidays. Walcott and Gans possibly to meet in Boston over weight dispute. Eastern pin knights seek peace with the west before the national bowling tournament in Cleveland next February.
New York hosts the largest Jewish population globally while cities like Newburyport show varied municipal facts. Police protection costs run into millions in major hubs with New York at about 10.2 million and Chicago 3.7 million, as Washington gains fame as the city beautiful amid rapid growth.
A clipped, humorous exchange references oil magnates and price control. The piece notes oil becoming scarce and high per Rockefeller dictates, alongside a 16 cent per gallon retail price and Standard Oil dividends of 44 percent cited by the Belfast Journal.
A Detroit Tribune note reports the British House of Lords upholding the view that women cannot enter the English bar, citing no precedent and no need to establish one, framing it as an English stance from Newport News.
Quotes from Minority Leader Williams claim mutual distrust between Congress and the president, raising concerns over reciprocal politics. The piece notes potential parliamentary moves by Speaker Cannon to pressure the Senate, signaling heightened partisan friction in Washington.
16 year old Miss May Markell of London Ontario credits Wine of Cardui with her remarkable recovery from years of menstrual trouble. She suffered severe pain and weakness before finding relief, stating the medicine cured her and she now enjoys good health and social activity. The testimonial highlights the product as a guide through womanhood.
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