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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
8
A collection of wry maxims on mood, luck, law, money, and character. Witty lines discuss elevating spirit, wary advice, and the folly of appetite for polite praise. The tone blends irony with practical observations, offering compact reflections on everyday conduct.
In this verse the speaker asserts equal worth to wealthier rivals and declares intent to vote. He claims no superior merit but emphasizes personal honesty and support from his wife. The piece underscores democratic participation over social status and wealth.
A dialogue celebrates X ray insight and imagination about seeing inside the body. A family doctor once claimed to glimpse a stomach’s contents by eye, sparking debate over what X rays can reveal and the limits of medical knowledge.
A verse about a fence sitter at odds with himself as he oscillates between affirmations and refusals. The speaker mocks the man for lacking sense while the refrain repeats contradictory lines about agreement and denial.
A timid mother laments drownings and asks how her children should learn to swim. The reply suggests teaching in the bathtub as a safe alternative to water play.
A terse exchange questions why drinkers cling to sorrow and how they resist giving up the habit. The dialogue hints at the difficulty of drowning sorrow and the stubbornness involved in quitting.
A witty dialogue contrasts actions and feelings in love. One figure declares he feels wronged, while another asserts a deeper sense of betrayal, hinting at a romantic rift and social stakes in a bygone era.
Flo is making his last year's straw Batto this season. He expressed uncertainty about his worries.
The revenue cutter Manning captured two Japanese fishing schooners, the Nitto Maru and the Kaimo, near St Paul Island on July 5 for sealing violations. Vessels were to Okanaska, crews jailed in Ungi, and they face a U S commissioner. The Japanese embassy notified, no diplomatic incident expected.
Miss Ida A. Jordan of Davenport Illinois addresses Des Plaines camp meeting about deaconesses in stee business. She denounces chatter over their bonnets and faces and urges focus on their work amid ongoing costume debate.
The department notified Great Britain and France that it will accept their chamber of commerce certificates with the same authority as German certificates for valuing exports to the United States.
In Marion Indiana on July 19 a fight with Lillian Gullion led to a mob forming to hang Clark Smith a Black man. Officer McPherson intervened fighting through the crowd and dragging Smith to jail while warding off mob attackers with his club. The mob pursued them to the jail steps.
E L Keasey a farm paper writer was found guilty of writing slanderous articles about Roy McCut ter a school teacher in South Haven Michigan. He was fined zero dollars and will appeal to the circuit court. It is alleged he sought to drive McCotter from the county through the defamatory pieces.
The forecast shows Illinois and Indiana fair in the south with showers in the north. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin with showers, Iowa fair. Northern areas expected to see rain through the evening with varying conditions in the southern and midwestern states.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations for July to Dec futures across Wheat Corn Oats and meats with weekly ranges and closes. Also daily live stock bids from Chicago and East Buffalo noting hog cattle and sheep receipts and price bands for prime and good quality stock. Joint totals include hogs 23 000 head cattle 6 500 sheep 10 000 and East Buffalo quotes for hogs calves lambs and other classes.
A whimsical tale opens with Amazi Klopper naming triplet boys Bizzle Buzzle and Bozzle and their fiddle adventures. The trio’s music stirs a riot of dancing in a park and even moves a stately old man to joyous display before they reach King Cole’s palace amid a sweeping strike. Also notes a Muskogee Oklahoma potato crop earning $81 per acre with a second crop projected at $50 per acre and volunteers sprouting potatoes along roadsides.
In a tale of three brothers Biz Buz and Boz conflict with their cruel father and fear of burning their fiddles. They stage a last solemn waltz to cheer forest creatures before promising to perform for crowds in the village. They strike a bargain with King Cole to play in the palace, ending disputes with a dancing fever and a feast.
A brainless face riddle reveals the answer as a photograph. The speaker claims similar eyes mouth and hair but no brain, pointing to a mirror image or photograph as the solution.
A writer in Forest and Stream analyses a gray squirrel's antics on a fence. The animal zigzags along rails, investigates grass, digs for buried nuts, and stores up a confident exit to the woods while observing observers with sideways looks.
A crowded carriage prompts a witty exchange. King asserts men tire of being accused of surrendering seats only to pretty girls, while Ihe-Not responds with polite humor and defends their courteous actions.
The article notes that in early eighteenth century Cumberland the practice of paying schoolmasters with a cock penny was common. Boys staged a cock fight before Lent, each paying the master for the privilege, making the cock penny a legitimate part of the teachers’ income.
David Homer Bates writes in Century that in his youth John H. Surratt acted as a Confederate spy. He transported dispatches along the Potomac boats and in a buggy, claiming he never met more incompetent U S detectives who failed to detect him.
All nations fight the white plague while Foley Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly and guards against consumption. Do not risk health with unknown preparations. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and is sold by all druggists.
Advertises police assistance with promises of reliable service and material supplies for house building. Urges readers to approach with confidence, noting a friendly reputation and the ability to furnish building materials.
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