Not Jones Not Brown Not Black Not Bronsons
A reflective verse vignette contrasts neighbors Jones Brown Black and others with personal dissatisfaction and self awareness. It ends with February’s cold, mortgage tomorrow and a wry note on payment due.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
8
Witty exchange on wealth and drinking power
A playful dialogue weighs wealth against drinkability as two voices joke about becoming a millionaire. One asks if wealth buys drinks, the other answers the bartender’s judgment matters, and a final quip about enjoying status versus purchasing power.
Typewriter records and fast engagement to the boss
A humorous note notes she broke typewriter records but asks to write the greatest number of words. It adds she was engaged to the boss in under two weeks.
Not All Clouds Bring Silver Lining for Old Moneybags
A terse exchange suggests rising costs affect the wealthy class while a counterpoint hints at resilience for some. The line about old moneybags having gold lined implies wealth cushions or worsens effects, depending on perspective.
Second Sight in Town Sparks Curious Gossip
Residents whisper about a clairvoyant visiting the area who is rumored to predict futures. One observer notes she may tell fortunes when she encounters key signs, provoking local intrigue and speculation about what she can reveal.
Parodic observations on self and society in light verse
The piece surveys self discipline, illusion, and discretion with witty asides on marriage, voting, free trade in presidential timber, and the burdens of popularity. It lampoons vanity and public life while noting people’s tendency to neglect their own affairs.
Bettys Benefit and the House Bosses a Winter Night
Children Polly Benny and Bob volunteer to mind Betty and run a home while mamma visits Aunt Maria. They promise care and help, with Betty entertaining guests and a sugar cookie bag as the moment’s prize. The scene ends with triumph as Bettys benefit is called a tremendous success and a lively party follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
Polly
Benny
Bob
Betty
Mamma
Sean
Castro defiant as arbitration demand persists in Venezuela
United States notes pressure arbitration for United States citizens harmed by Venezuela. Castro's government rejects claims, with judgments already ruling against the private concession holders. The dispute centers on Orinoco Corporation and related firms over iron, asphalt, and navigation rights amid congressionally raised concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
W. W. Russell
United States
Castro
Washington
Itzgerald
Orinoco Corporation
A. K. Jarrett
Orinoco Steamship Company
New York and Bermurdez Asphalt Company
United States and Venezuela Company
Critchfield Concern
Jaurett
Orinoco
New York and Bermudez
Commang
Lake- Hientad Lake
Musical Benefit At Polly’s Make Believe Concert
Polly stages a home musical for Baby Betty with Benny at the piano and Bob operating pedals. Dolls serve as audience as Polly dresses for the role, while Baby Betty enjoys the show and mamma returns with an Aunt Maria gift for the little housekeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby Betty
Benny
Papa
Bob
Polly
William Come
Betty
Mamma
Bing
Queenie the Cat Teaches Kittens to Hunt Mice
A mother cat named Queenie and her three curious kittens live with Mrs Tholmes in a city house. The youngest kitten fears a mouse that darts from a hole in the cellar wall before the mother explains the hunt is safe and begins their first mouse catching lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenie
Marion McCormick
Government petroleum monopoly debated in Berlin
The imperial finance minister weighs a state monopoly while a commission studies it. A key issue is replacing the Standard Oil supply and mixing US oil with European product. No decision before autumn as von Buelow and Sydow defer new proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemlin
United States
von Buelow
Treasure Sydow
Fire Destroys Boarding Houses and Saloons in Wakefield
A blaze in Wakefield Bessemer Michigan destroyed two boarding houses three saloons a furniture store and a barber shop causing about 80000 dollars in losses. Fireman Herman Munshow fell from a ladder and died en route to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Mich
Pire
Wakefield
Herman Munshow
The Boy That Blows the Bugle
A children’s verse from St. Nicholas imagines a boy torn between army and navy life. He loves military sounds but longs for home and hopes to become a bugler on a transatlantic ship someday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
India
District Court Original Notice for Washington County Iowa
District Court of Washington County Iowa March Term 1005 issues original notice. Plaintiff c F Wabnitz lists numerous defendants including Coulter Rose French John French McClelland Chipman Orr and others. Describes real estate to west half of east two thirds of southeast quarter and north half of southeast quarter of section thirteen in Washington County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Iowa
John R. Coulter
Robert Rose
Rebecca French
John French
G. C. Vincent
Alexander Orr
William R. McCully
Nancy McCully
William McClelland
Clarissa McClelland
Job C. McClelland
Robert Boyd
Daniel Yocky
Henry F. McCully
John E. Malin
Mary Orr
Andrew Kendall
Nancy Kendall
Sarah Chipman
N. Chipman
N. P Chipman
Helen M. Chipman
Celia W. Cowden
J. Granville Cowden
Sue B. Wilson
W. H Wilson
John Hendee
Phebee Hendee
John ©. Ritchey
Norman Chipman
A. F. Anderson
Andrew F. Anderson
Sarah K. Anderson
William Fisher
Fanny L. Fisher
John Adam Knoll
Wm. H. Jenkins
Atty
Wm. H
James R. Mitchel
James McKee
Jonathan Wilson
P. C. McKinney
John G. Stewart
Levina Stewart
Mathew Law
James Law
Matthew Law
Eliza ©. Fisher
Daniel Miller
Wm. McCleland
Jackson Roberts
A. J. Disney
H. P. Donahey
Michael Hayes
George Hayes
John Hayes
Perry Hayes
District Court Notice of Real Estate Suit in Washington County
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa during the March Term the plaintiff William A Shanner files against numerous defendants including Robert Boyd John Coulter and many Crozier heirs. The notice states a petition will be filed by February 190% claiming ownership in fee simple of described lands in Section Seven Township 75 North Range 6 West and related parcels in the Northwest Quarter and Southwest Quarter. The owners seek acknowledgment of title by record and possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Washington County
Iowa
Court House
Washington
W. A. Waitr
W.& J. L. Brookhart
Tak Evenin
K. B
Whacoricksos
Robert Boyd
John Coulter
Robert Rose
James Welch
George Brokaw
Ann
Brokaw
Mary P. McElrroy
Thompson McElroy
John McClelland Jr
William McClelland
Robert Dunlap
William Smyth
James 8. Crosier
Hugh B. Whittel
James B. Crozier
Sarah F. Crozier
Dawson
Crozier
William J. Crozier
Rea H. Crozier
Laura F. Crozier
Howard B.crozier
George Brokand
William Marr
William Spencer
Ichabod Boyde
Simpson Goble
Elizabeth Ann Goble
Eliza Marr
Woodford Marr
Margaret Marr
John Stone
J. M. Allen
Samuel R. Shannon
John C. Adams
Johns. Hazen
L. Whitcomb
Isaac
North West
Township Seventy-five
District Court of
Washington, County
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