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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1911
Page
5
Local notices indicate a baseball game scheduled for tomorrow with Hocking facing Washington. Also listed are numerous personal arrivals visits sales and ads from The Fair store and The Asher Co announcing discounts on hats plumes and appliances along with multiple local residents traveling to see relatives and attend events.
A humorous collage on human folly and social pretensions. Witty observations compare baseball appeal to male vanity and appetite, discuss youth and aging, fashion judgments, honesty, and office smiles with light irony.
A humorous remark frames a woman famed for multiple marriages and suitors. The quip notes her three husbands and asks how such attention arises. The punch line implies tragedy via affluent meals ended in the husbands’ deaths.
A brief exchange hints at a planned escape as two men discuss a wary man who “knows it all” and a decision to depart before he reveals more to their ears. The dialogue style suggests a suspenseful, clandestine moment.
The readable lines evoke a contemplation of peace of mind and ownership, mentioning a piece of someone else and the trouble of absence. The fragment hints at personal possession and emotional contrast without clear narrative context or names.
A dialogue hints at a scheme with Slynn on the ground floor. Skeptics warn he may steal the ground floor, or worse, the scheme itself could be compromised by his actions.
A clipped exchange shows a character reflecting on wealth and risk. He worries richness would strip life of excitement and recounts trying to borrow a ten, while another notes he tricked himself and lies to escape accountability.
In this reminiscence the speaker recalls colleagues from a bygone office era. A lanky clerk, a gossiping desk companion, a well dressed spender, and a once lively cook drift away as time passes. The piece reflects on missing lives and the question of where those old acquaintances have gone.
A child named Bettie fell into a seven foot deep cistern behind Maxwell house in Fairfield. Mrs Maxwell and others used a dress and help from neighbors to secure her, and she survived with no lasting injuries. The rescue involved careful pulling and support as emergency crews assisted.
An old OCR fragment promotes Chanbertatua Colle Cholera and Diarrhoen Rennedy as a costly remedy. It mentions availability through a pharmacist or steamship sales channel with a seller named Len Thom. The legible parts imply travel or home use guidance for travelers.
The piece notes how the word hoodle spread from Iran and the Dutch into New York slang around the Tweed era. It credits its popular use to figures like Jake Sharp and his allies, and describes its lasting place in language as a unique expression.
A powerful storm batters the coastline with flooding and high winds. Rescue teams race to reach stranded residents as damage assessments begin and communities brace for aftereffects of the weather event.
A severe typhoon struck Pohkio and Vokolmma causing widespread damage and disruption. Rescue teams and volunteers mobilized to assist residents as authorities assessed casualties and property losses in the affected area.
Fragmentary report states a congressional investigation was requested into former attorney general candidates and a steel corporation. The text mentions a prosecutor not pursuing charges, a house investigation committee, and a representative filing papers. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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