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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1904
Page
5
A Scientific American writer recounts a bold defense by a pair of catbirds against a black snake intent on raiding their nest. The birds chased the intruder, pecking and beating it until it fled toward a tree root and finally found shelter under an old stump.
Immense fortunes arise from bananas beyond fruit sales. Leaves yield packaging material and wax products. Manila hemp is derived from the plant and used to make various items.
The text notes Jamaica and the West Indies yielding abundant banana crops. It mentions mats plaited work and lace handkerchiefs of fine texture and describes banana processing into flour. The passage underscores banana abundance and related crafts in the region.
A brief snapshot from the Cincinnati Times Star describes a man telling a tale to a long suffering woman, noting she listens as he calls her the prettiest girl he has ever seen. The exchange highlights the couple’s patient dynamic and familiar story.
Humorous exchange from Chicago Journal about a wife using her husband’s chills to entertain their baby. The quip notes the husband’s fever as a tool for amusement rather than illness.
Hook and Ladder Co members entertained friends after their meeting with an impromptu program. Navajo Club ladies enjoyed a social afternoon at Mrs. R. P. Lewis’s home. Smouse dinner at Crown Cafe honored Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stephens who move to Parsons Kansas. Granddaughter Zora Myrtle Hall to wed William Henry Rhodes at 806 South Avenue B on January 14. Methodist Ladies Aid held a large social at Mrs. M. P. Miller’s home on West Main Street.
The old astronomer explains that stellar motions group toward a sky point in Hercules, suggesting the solar system moves toward an apex. Since the orbit is vast, deciphering curvature will take centuries after James Bradley’s 1750 star catalog, much like travelers in a St Gothard tunnel awaiting compass guidance. Harold Jacoby notes the need for instruments to reveal whether the cosmic path is straight or curved.
Edgar Birnie, forty, marries seventeen year old Myra Loteh after a rash match urged by her father. Myra’s heart lies with Ben Lorton, a sea captain, leading Birnie to spy, divorce, and heartbreak. Myra returns as a woman and vows to correct her past. Grace A. Hersey.
London Truth argues military life creates idle hours and suggests pairing soldiers with real trades for set daily hours. Proposes seasonal variation with shorter hours in summer and longer in winter to increase post service value.
A Maxell quotation asserts idleness and poverty go together and misery births crime, reflecting a moralizing view from the era on social ills.
A note from St. Nicholas explains how elephants fear small animals like dogs, cats, and sometimes mice. It recalls that noise of a mouse can excite an elephant, though mice rarely reach an elephant’s trunk, and it calls superstition around this fear an old story.
A vivid, era typical quip notes a woman lifting her hand and gazing with startled eyes as a royal flush is revealed, provoking astonishment in a New York Times moment.
Warren Moore announces the eminent actor John Gruffith and company will present one of the greatest plays to Graham patrons next Friday evening. Seat sales start Wednesday morning with Parquet 50 cents, 75 cents. Entire balcony 50 cents. Circle 1 dollar. Boxes 1.50. Children 25 cents. Note date Friday Jan. 8. Joe Simerman of West Chester arrived this morning.
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