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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1907
Page
7
Governor Oglesby inspected the state prison in Joliet and promised a pardon for an abducted would be husband who joked about his capture. The piece, citing James Whitcomb Riley, extols patience and silence as superior responses to provocation and social conflict.
A restaurant keeper posted Coffee such as Mother Used to Make. When a customer asked if the coffee matched that standard, the proprietor said yes. The man then requested a cup of tea.
A Washington dinner hosts a French delegate praising France’s superiority while an American neighbor quietly asserts Americans own politeness. The exchange ends with a wry admission that the American reply is the true politeness.
The talk compares local timetable gaps with London news as the Boatman notes storms delay weekly steamers and keeps both sides in the dark about current events.
Two or three generations ago Dr Samuel Reed a prominent Boston physician sold a bay horse after discovering it would not cross bridges. He advertised the animal as sound and kind and stated the owner wished to leave Boston, explaining the sole reason for sale without misrepresentation.
The passage notes Benton's 1815 move to Missouri territory where conflicts persisted. It cites his senate remark after a senator called it a quarrel, declaring that he never quarrels but fights, and that whenever he fights a funeral follows. This underscores Benton's combative stance and its mortal consequences.
George R. Peck former Kansas lawyer and general solicitor for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway argued a federal case in South Dakota. He was accompanied by Alfred Beard Nuttridge local counsel and future United States senator. The judge praised Peck’s masterly presentation.
A conversation centers on Peck’s confidence in winning his case as a judge praises him. Kittredge cautions against believing the praise, then shares a lion tamer story that functions as both tale and warning. The Doctor's Joy scene follows with a clinic demonstrator overreacting to a carbuncle case.
A young North Carolina girl, poor and thrifty, plans a dance with a brand new white gown. A perspiring man asks to dance without gloves, she requests he use a handkerchief. he obliges and blows his nose, winning her approving smile.
A friend asked Colonel Benton if he would pursue Calhoun beyond the grave. Benton replied that when God lays His hand on a man, he takes his off, signaling a vow to leave the matter with divine will.
A judge sought to close a tedious appeal by asking if the court could assume some basic legal knowledge. The appellant’s lawyer retorted that he had erred before and did not want to be defeated twice by the same mistake.
A tale recalls General Jackson rallying mutinous Tennesseeans during a campaign in Alabama with a fierce threat to reclaim discipline. It also notes Joseph Jefferson joking with his London son over a £100 remittance and a railway encounter where two dukes, unrecognized, befriended a traveler before revealing their titles.
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