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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
7
A collection of maxims on judgment politeness and money contrasts. Witty lines argue truth can be bent by smooth talkers and that courage ends where responsibility begins. The piece ends with a quip about a showman missing a limb and a trained lion.
Dialogue fragment shows two speakers debating secrecy and wit. One claims cleverness while the other urges humility, questioning why one should hide such intellect. The exchange hints at social performance and pride.
A humorous poem advises suitors to woo with a flashy car rather than brawn or mustache. The speaker claims a gaudy auto, paraded at the beloved’s door, persuades a stubborn girl who values rides over thrift, making courtship costly but effective. The piece mocks material displays in romance.
Mrs Lighthead boasts to John about ancestral connections after a dispute over groceries. He questions the usefulness while she defends status as a charming boast. The exchange ends with a humorous nod to frugal daily life.
A playful verse recounts a cat with a fiddle, a cow jumping over the moon, and a green flying machine that swoons after envy. The whimsical scene blends animal antics with fantastical flight in a rhythmic, toddler friendly mood.
A humorous exchange notes someone who has no sense of humor yet managed to beat a street car company out of a nickel. The remark frames a small, ironic victory in a light, dated tone.
The speaker notes that the calm of past and future Christmases is pleasant but the current moment is driven by a strong urge for a Christmas present. The line frames anticipation and desire within seasonal reflection.
A note recalls plans to host several gentlemen guests the night after Christmas to help smoke cigars, revealing social behavior and informal entertainment in the period.
The American Agriculturist reports Professor Pearson at Cornell touts sterilized paper covered milk pails to keep dirt from milk. Reducing top opening limits contamination from udder dirt with a hooded design showing pails from fourteen to six inch openings.
A veterinary note discusses creosote drenches against stomach worms in sheep with a 1 percent coal tar creosote solution, claiming no deaths for twelve months after treatment. The column then warns against feeding idle horses the same grain as working ones, links hind leg diseases to diet, and offers diet adjustments. It also cites pig cough caused by costiveness and recommends oats, notes swamp fever in horses across several regions with undetermined cause, and advises covering heated horses.
An Anglo Saxon city tale centers on a mysterious opal serpent brooch guiding a crime plot. A sweet romance between Paul and Sylvia unfolds amid a baffling mystery. A boastful detective confesses his failure, ending with the line Never call me a detective again. The story begins soon in this paper.
Countess Tolstoi overseas supervising a Moscow museum honoring Leo Tolstoy. The collection will include letters from the author and from John D. Rockefeller about charity, Russian famine work, portraits, and a Repin portrait completed for display in a traveling European exhibition.
The Southern Farm Magazine warns cotton spinners not to fear growth, citing Governor Hoke Smith that Georgia alone could match current southern production if needed. It notes Mississippi would keep pace and Texas would exceed it, with labor supply as the main constraint on expansion. The piece closes with a quip about professors and degrees.
West Caldwell New Jersey tale reports John Hickey carrying three turkeys and four geese from a Christmas raffle when a white ghost urged him to give to the poor. He fled dropping the birds. at home two turkeys and three geese appeared on the veranda. His wife learned of the specter.
A Harper’s Weekly note claims Cubbison spends a quarter each church visit and never contributes a cent, adding that he must have his trousers pressed.
Danish proverb notes that heavy is the runner who must keep moving under compulsion. It reflects strain of necessity and resistance in labor or effort without choice.
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