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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
2
A Washington banquet tale shows congressmen from rural districts at a lavish event. One table has no decorations but palm leaves and a waiter misreads the guests as celery eaters, fearing the palm plants would be eaten.
Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar reflecting on fate and justice after death. Questions linger about trial and freedom as the voice contemplates passion poverty pride and the mother's call. The piece contrasts personal suffering with public judgment.
A Yale sophomore facing money trouble pawns his suit. Home for Thanksgiving he finds a coat with a pawnbroker tag and assumes it was from the Smith dance. Then his mother discovers his evening trousers also bear a ticket. He jokes about leaving them in the cloakroom.
An American tourist in London orders two eggs with one fried on each side. After repeated misunderstandings and a frazzled waiter, the joke ends with the waiter asking for boiled eggs after an apparent altercation with the cook.
Senator Vance, in a North Carolina gubernatorial debate with Judge Settle, kissed about a dozen young women after the event. He then taunted his rival by saying he would have his girls kiss theirs.
The text recalls Senator West comparing his aged state of health to an old black man from Kentucky. The scene features dialogue where the old man explains he is suffering with anno domino as his friend asks the cause.
The piece recalls how during Zachary Taylor's early presidency supporters pressed him to keep a trusted official, Hobby, in the key role of assistant postmaster general. It notes the persistent advice that this long-time public servant was essential to the government.
A wartime scene recalls orders to release Hobby to meet an emergency as a officer warns of danger to be faced. Then a Nature Study note has a Hungarian girl praising prairie beauty. Anecdotes recount Oliver Wolcott Jr learning his governor father’s role, and a quip by Barham of The Ingoldsby Legends about a pie at a Quaker meeting.
A retiring man sits near the door as a stout woman enters a crowded car. He offers his seat, she orders him to sit on her lap, claiming she spoke to her niece behind him. The scene ends with his blush and plea for pardon.
A guest yawns at a large evening party and admits boredom. The neighbor asks about leaving, but the host cannot depart, leaving the two contemplating a swift exit while staying.
An officer disobeyed an order and Stanton prepared a sharp reprimand for Lincoln to read. Lincoln urged tearing up the letter, saying there is no need to send such harsh words as he never does.
An Irish sailor and a English comrade promised to aid each other in battle. After the Englishman loses a leg and a second ball kills his head, the Irishman carries the trunk to the surgeon. An officer jokes about the head, and Paddy learns the misperception.
A 1907 report outlines The George Washington University establishing a Division of Education with Elmer Ellsworth Brown on the faculty. It aims to advance educational science, train teachers for higher public school roles, defend teaching rights, and raise practice standards while offering scholarships and a Teachers Appointment Bureau. John Clark of Keokuk and others visit or travel. Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup ad included.
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