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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1904
Page
6
An elderly woman avoids payment pressure in a downtown art store saying she will not be bothered. The shopkeeper responds with politeness while muttering he will not see payment soon, illustrating how merchants mask tough realities with diplomacy.
A collage of jokes, short anecdotes, and small notices from multiple 19th and early 20th century papers. The items include quips about burglars, witty exchanges about wives and husbands, brief Chicago and Cleveland humor, a catarrh cure advertisement, a public sale notice near town, and local society notes with names and visits. The pieces capture a period newspaper vibe with named towns, editors, and merchants.
A light Chicago era cartoon caption notes a neighbor with a piano and a joke about priests and Christmas gifts. The pompous butler laments not being trained for the priesthood while a chef asks why.
Fare prices to the Southwest travel region are listed: 18.00 to Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and many Texas points and return. 82.30 to Pecos Texas and Carlsbad New Mexico and return. 62.15 to El Paso Texas and return.
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