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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
4
Washington reports Iowa weather forecast for today and tomorrow. Expect fair skies tonight and Friday with likely colder conditions in the northwest portion tonight.
A Lowery mission worker shook hands with a derelict named Wilson who seemed repulsive. The man died soon after the missionary kept his promise to dine with him, the next evening the corpse lay under a handkerchief at the lodging house awaiting the visitor.
A village school exam prompts the question what a miracle is. A new curate stands behind the squire’s daughter when a girl suggests a miracle would be if she does not marry the curate. The London Globe anecdote frames a comedy of expectations.
A light exchange between a wife and husband ends with a joke about cottage pudding tasting like plaster and wallpaper. Judge adds a quip about shingles and bricks of the chimney.
The dialogue recalls two compliments about a girl named Kittie-Paul and a retort from Bessie-Oh. The speakers discuss a past compliment and a possible improved taste, reflecting social chatter from the Boston Transcript.
A dialogue suggests remedies for heartbreak, advising binding the broken portion with a gold band and bathing with orange blossom water, then applying plenty of raw rice as care. This blends symbolic ritual with practical soothing steps.
A dialogue sketches a wife marrying one man thinking he is another. Mrs Hones notes many women experience this mix up regularly, implying commonality of such mistaken marriages.
A brief广告 note urges advertising with a single word omniscient to catch reader attention in the Philadelphia Press.
The grand jury met for about one day and a half and reported no indictments. They examined a poor farm report with requested improvements and handled numerous civil matters including guardianships, probate of estates, and court actions.
This morning at 11:30 The marriage of Theodore Rath and Miss Anna Devorak of Riverside was performed in Justice Folger’s office. The event marks Squire Folger’s eighty ninth wedding. In other news a dozen children gathered yesterday at Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gray son’s home to celebrate Frank Grayson and Nathan Burris birthdays with small gifts and light refreshments. Another party took place at Mr. and Mrs. Woodburn in Franklin township for an enjoyable evening. The Queen Esther Circle of the M B church plans carpet rag sewing this evening at Miss Nina Lenhart’s home on South Iowa avenue with all members urged to attend.
Miss Blanche Patterson entertained a number of friends at a flinch party last evening and reports say the gathering was most enjoyable.
Joseph Veggy was taken to Iowa City yesterday for treatment. Work is under way on a new telephone line from Riverside running southeast to the mouth of Davis Creek.
W A Harper of Crawfordsville and Mrs S A Chambers of Ainsworth shopped in the city today. D W Mannhart, of this city, traveled to Muscatine. Mr and Mrs R E Babbit and daughter Helen of Cone left by Milwaukee for home after visiting David Miller. Mr and Mrs S R Love of Haskins shopped here and returned by Milwaukee. Mrs George Barrett and children rode Milwaukee to Richland for a short visit. Frank Shadle of Knoxville and Mr French of the International Harvesting Machine Co spent last evening at Max Marbourg’s and left by Branch for Knoxville. F P Lucas and Irene, visiting John McKinstry of Grace Hill, left by Firefly for Oelwein to visit his mother before returning to Wauke sha Kansas. Mr and Mrs Nutt of Winfield passed through en route to Keota for a few days.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune snippet notes admiration for a woman described as pretty as a picture, with a playful line about her being pretty in any photo except her own.
A collection of satirical lines about Summer and Winter, ice and coal trusts, and labor issues. Quips reference Washington Star and Puck humor, with a playful jab at considerate employers. The piece ends noting a woman rushing to catch a street car as a notable motion picture gag.
A Detroit Free Press item notes the dangerous culm bank fires in Pennsylvania coal regions. It describes nightly glow, gas emissions, and tramps seeking warmth falling victim to suffocation from burning banks.
Reggie recounts his accidental proposal to Jessie after a theater outing. He admits he did not intend to propose yet and feared losing her if he delayed. Jessie restrained him, but the engagement is secured, and he prefers not to read further about bashful suitors.
During the American Revolution a New Jersey governor mocked royalist women as crafty influencers. Dean Pigou notes a tale of a girl upset by her aunt posting a letter seeking Satan to remove the fussy Aunt Jane, signed by Alice.
The text explains glass cutting as a multi step craft. A designer copies a pattern onto glass while workers operate rotating steel wheels with sand water to cut the glass. A second wheel sharpens the edge, a third removes cloudiness, a fourth polishes, and a tin oxide preparation yields the iridescent luster that adds value to cut glass.
Mrs Hersey complains about the stern severity of her new photographs. Norah the pretty waitress teases that if Mrs Hersey looked like the photo she would not have two afternoons a week, adding a warm Irish touch to the exchange in the Christian Register.
A local pastor applied for a salary increase. A skeptic member quipped that he works for souls, to which the minister replied that while he serves souls, he cannot eat them and would need many such souls for a decent meal.
A playful exchange between Mrs Henpeck and Mr Henpeck on bigamy. Mrs Henpeck suggests a man with one wife too many is a bigamist, while Mr Henpeck questions the label and its accuracy. The line is quoted from the Philadelphia Press.
A Chicago Post quotation recounts a woman complaining that stirring quarrels to break boredom annoys her fiancé and causes constant worry he may leave her. The line captures marital fringe of flirtation and fear in a social note.
A Brooklyn Life brief notes a husband and wife wrestling with lingering artifacts from their past as they discuss the value of old letters. The husband questions the necessity of keeping old mementos while the wife leans into memory as a shared burden and reminder.
Quote from Wallace notes power as a restless force with restless energy and constant urge to move. The saying frames power as precarious and difficult to hold.
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