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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
4
Two Scots travelers share thrift and luck on a market day. MacPherson explains he dropped a saxpence but found a shilling, while Sandy teases the seeming misfortune yet notes the recovery. The brief vignette underscores luck and wit in a simple market episode.
A mother and her small child leave a neighbor’s home after a visit. The hostess gives the boy a banana and prompts him to say thank you as the mother plans to return later.
A young man lightly climbs stairs and demands to see Miss Edith. A new maid, unfamiliar with him, says Edith is engaged, and the man declares he is the fiancé, asserting their engagement directly.
A woman sought the correct number to reach 6380 Franklin. She asked the operator in a friendly tone for a suggested wrong number to ask for, hoping to connect to the intended address.
In a lighthearted exchange a family is described as animals with Jimmie likening each member to a pet name. The preacher and a food man react with surprise as Jimmie assigns roles to mother baby and father, ending with dad as the goat.
A general delivery patron asks if there is mail for John or Orr Mcce and faces a terse reply about not recognizing names. The scene ends with the letter being retrieved. A separate note discusses the derivation of the word prophet from a Hebrew verb meaning to bring forth like a fountain.
A reader laments preferring war over arts as he recalls theater Eliza crossing the bay and a baseball outing while all thoughts cling to battles with Kaiser Bill. The verse condemns politics and peace as trivial beside the fight abroad.
W C T U argues liquor men seek compensation for losses from prohibition. They contend licenses are year to year and property not seized, though nearby values may drop. They urge legal, measured claims by saloon owners, with city county and state seeking reimbursements for public costs.
A Dubuque school exam shows students misidentify key terms and figures with many errors such as Lloyd George as Kaiser’s son and Charles Schwab as a Harvard professor. The exercise reveals gaps in wartime topics and newspaper reading among high schoolers.
A Boston Transcript item notes curiosity about nature mentioning a female elephant’s larger trunk than the male. The casual remark highlights observational humor rather than scientific assertion.
A Cuban planter Don Esteban Varona hides a vast hoard, guarded by slave Sebastian and linked to a doomed marriage. Across chapters, Isabel schemes, murders, exiles, and passionate efforts by Rosa, Evangelina, O'Reilly, and allies to reach the treasure and join the insurgents amid Weyler’s pacification.
A Washinton Reporter column urges action against liquor sales arguing traffic in alcohol causes more harm than good and calls for stopping it. The item emphasizes state funding implications and public policy concerns about liquor business.
Abe Martin notes a happy married couple whose joy keeps them from house duties. The Red Cross drive has ended and Squire Mars Swallow was rushed to a hospital ambulance after an incident during the event.
Norine asserts control over Esteban as a wounded Cubans leader arrives with a crowd gathered in the village. Leslie Branch reveals his self inflicted wound and fear of battle while Norine plans a departure with the party as Rosa and Reilly appear at last.
A Boston Globe item notes a traveler’s surprising trip anecdote as she meets two of her children in Australia under the care of their governess, illustrating how small the world can feel during travel.
A historic railroad timetable note corrects train numbers and times for westbound No 25 and eastbound No 26 with local center-liner times. It lists passenger and local services and marks daily operations with agent W E Lindsay.
A London Ti-Bits note recalls a physician who argued life could reach 150 years if lived sensibly. The doctor died of natural causes at age thirty six two years ago, leaving no personal recommendation to refer readers to.
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