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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
7
A collection of wry maxims on marriage work, wealth, companionship, and truth. The bits contrast wit and wisdom showing how money, happiness, law, and faith shape daily life with a playful edge. Each line offers a compact reflection on human folly and virtue.
A nostalgic verse recalling spring sheep shearing on a farm. Children gather to watch as fleeces slip from sheep, lambs await their turns, and the narrator reflects on the care and cuts of the shears, comparing past and present to his father’s work.
A terse exchange contrasts a fading friendship with venomous distance as one character recalls their former closeness and the other lashes back with sharp, poisonous accusation. The dialogue hints at hurt, betrayal, and unresolved tension between two former allies.
A light exchange shows a hopeful candidate dodging a clean government platform. He jokes that friends urged him to run and that only losers seek a good government ticket.
A poem depicts an athlete with nerves failing him in a race. He cannot seize confidence or “groom” his nerve to win, ending in oblivion and a nameless memory. The verse contrasts his nervy state with a vivid fruit basket scene and a lingering, self-deprecating line about selling it.
An elderly bachelor advises that a man should not marry until he is mature, suggesting early union is unwise. The exchange frames caution about romance and life readiness.
The baseball umpire endures a harsh station as fans, players, and officials debate calls. He must confront disputes without arbitration, as tensions rise over rulings on the field.
A conversation notes a husband who provides for his wife and lets her cut his hair, contrasting with other men who also provide yet lack the intimate grooming gesture. The exchange highlights domestic roles and affection within a marriage.
A quoted exchange contrasts belief in trial marriages with a veteran remark that all marriages are trials, reflecting on commitment and perception across generations. The dialogue hints at themes of doubt, experience, and partnership without naming individuals or places.
A discussion on weed control in field corn contrasts deep versus shallow cultivation. Proponents of shallow method praise early weeding, crust breaking, and minimal plant damage, while noting the need for later cultivation and skill to avoid harming young plants.
A writer notes regional practices as four or more horses run abreast in Missouri. The sketch illustrates a method to hitch horses in line, reflecting rural training and farm life.
Gardening notes raspberries form two root systems anchor and feeding roots. Deep soil stirring lets long roots descend while surface soil is cultivated for top roots. Healthy canes have surface root spread. hoe shallowly to kill weeds and apply lawn manure mulch early summer to keep surface roots cool moist and fed.
R. G. Chase notes cover crops like clover improve soil as a fertilizer. He cites a peach block where clover turned under late in fall, dragged and planted in spring, yielded one of the best crops. Objection to sod land is surface bringing during dragging and cultivation.
A writer in Town Homestead notes farm folk lament country seclusion while city dwellers seek privacy at high expense, urging appreciation of rural advantages. The piece contrasts rural calm with urban pursuit of seclusion.
A Washington Pest item quips about a humorous ransom scenario as a man asks if his mother would be redeemed by bandits and the father imagines a twist where captors pay to return her after a week.
Commander Robert E. Peary U S N has purchased the pinky schooner Mary from Damariscotta owners and will restore her to preserve a vanishing craft. The Mary, built at Portsmouth in 1811, is described as strongly built and in good condition, and is the second oldest merchant vessel under the American flag.
An advertisement touts Lax-Digest as a pleasant non g ri p ing laxative and digestant. It claims natural digestion after use and superior results with no bowel flushing. Sold in 10¢ and 25¢ sizes, each tablet stamped LD, with mail order option if local druggists lack stock.
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