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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1904
Page
5
In a playful orchard exchange, Mabel and Jack debate love and apples. She warns of withering affection while he plans pies and domestic bliss. A spark of understanding blooms as he proclaims love and she softens, blushes, and declares baking prowess.
The article notes Elizabeth spent four years in Hungary before being sent to Thuringia to wed nine year old Louis. It highlights her human charm and deeds such as giving toys to poor children and the basket of food turning to roses, reflecting the poetry of her saintly life.
A whimsical mix of anecdotes about Edwin Lord Weeks who disliked dogs and a veterinary joke about a nailing steer. The Weeks tale recalls a wife asking for her guardian angel while a guest jokes about Fido. The steer story ends with the owner noting the animal’s “con Servatism” as a pun on conservatism for a dumb brute.
A visitor asks how long a man can go without food and is directed to a poet editor who answers questions, while the snake editor places the poet in the joke. The exchange reflects a humorous, literary tone in the Philadelphia Press.
In a dialogue from Harper's Magazine, Mrs Noorich insists a portrait is valuable, while Norah the maid doubts its worth, arguing the owner would have taken it when he moved. The exchange hints at class and art value.
Jimmie Kincaid, fourth on the Lawrenceburg division firemen list, earns an engine after saving a passenger train. With a split freight causing a wild downhill run toward Benson, Nettie Oliver signals a derail switch in Morse coded danger, enabling the passenger to pass safely. The incident leads to his promotion and later marriage to Nettie.
A fragment humorously contrasts men and women saying half the world doesn’t know how the other half lives and that the uninformed half isn’t women. The remark hints at gender dynamics with a witty edge.
The report lists numerous visitors and arrivals including George Barrett on the Firefly in town, Wm Henderson of Wayland on business, Mrs M J Yard from Crawfords Ville, Rev Musselman and wife from Wayland, Mr and Mrs J B Rabenold of Haskins, and Miss Nellie Hui plus Essa Harper of Crawfordsville attending Macbeth. It notes Beras and others at events, and updates on travel disruptions from a wreck in Texas.
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