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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1918
Page
4
The piece portrays Quentin Roosevelt as an ordinary yet significant figure whose death deepens his father Theodore Roosevelt’s fame. It argues Roosevelt’s patriotism was steady and practical, not mere spectacle, and notes his peacekeeping stance balanced with strength.
Abe Martin muses on modest dress for women and muses on motorcycle riders feeling like they shake hands with themselves upon arrival. The regional humor editor offers a wry glance at gender norms and modern transport.
A humorous verse sketch contrasts male and female roles through a barber, jitney driver, lawyer, surgeon, jailer, and other professionals. The speaker humorously narrates encounters with women in varied trades, noting wit and competence across scenes.
An editorial piece reflects on Quentin Roosevelt’s death and the Roosevelt family’s wartime service. It argues heroic effort matters more than death, contrasts Roosevelt sons’ fates with German princes, and views democratic pride in their sacrifice and service. It notes public scrutiny of war roles and ambition versus personal loss.
Advice to drivers to slow down and avoid startling horses or cattle. If animals are frightened, ease to the roadside and wait for them to pass. Do not drive when drunk and avoid smoking in the driver seat.
In a Boston Trenescript snippet, Hicks promises his wife a dime for every cigar expense he incurs. The scheme unfolds as they meet daily with him buying drinks and her buying cigars, a mutual barter described as their arrangement.
A dialogue quotes an aviator describing two German airmen stranded in France with failed engines. He explains they cannot land and are starving, while the exchange hints at wartime peril and civilian concern.
Mrs Gabb reads in the Cincinnati Inquirer that a wealthy western man left 500000 dollars to the woman who refused to marry him twenty years ago. She notes the act as gratitude while Mr Gabb comments.
In a humorous wartime verse, Walt Mason riffs on waste and greed as he lampoons careless spending from car trips to daily purchases. The piece mocks Americans for frittering gas, shoes, and garments while urging saving and investing in bonds or stamps.
Instructions read like a quirky travel rule set for Japan’s roads urging exact speeds on city and country streets. It mentions avoiding crossing the person signaling and using the horn when approaching a pedestrian or horse rider.
A WWI pilot recounts his daring escape after being shot down. He jumps from a moving train near Courtrai with bread and gear, hides by day, travels by night through Germany and Luxembourg, crossing canals, and relies on stars for navigation while avoiding detection toward eventual freedom in Holland.
The narrator recalls a dangerous leap on a train in wartime Germany and contemplates returning after the war to locate the dent in rock ballast. He describes profuse bleeding and the uncertain moment he regained consciousness.
Excerpt details a relentless overnight pursuit with the narrator seeking hideouts in bushes and woods to sleep only at dusk. Overcoats soak through from rain or immersion, while hunger and fatigue mount. The speaker credits avoiding tobacco and notes a looming consequence if the self-denial breaks, hinting at continuation.
In Grasealley Cal a vacant lot used as a junk yard displays old metal coffins left idle for years. Among them a bronze coffin stands out valued far above junk, worth several times its original cost from about five decades ago.
A fragment notes time stamps 1 37 a m 7 24 p m 10 40 a m except Sunday and mentions an agent.
The article traces sugar from its early use in the East with cane native to China and India by 4000 B.C. Traditional trade brought cane to Europe in the early middle ages, with European terms like honey made from reeds.
A Birmingham Age Herald joke defines the euphemism led to the altar. It frames the phrase as a witty explanation when a widow with multiple marriages marries again. The erudite speaker clarifies the euphemistic meaning in light humor.
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