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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1910
Page
5
Local and personal notes list sales at Rothschild's including wool suits and drapery nets. Mentions lectures on home decoration by Mrs Hessler and related exhibits at the Academy chapel. Town residents and visitors attend Sunday school conventions and stops at Rothschild's for muslin undergarment sales and Calorie cookers.
ADDY tells his children a fable about robins and red patches on their chests. A papa robin travels to find red flannel for a sick chick, a wind tears a cape, and red breast paint from a barn spreads as the family shares worms and stories.
A want ad in The Evening Journal guides work seekers to modern employment offers, helping employers select the best man or woman for the job.
A playful verse contrasts bold plans and romantic doubt with financial hopes and political maneuvering. The speaker insists on a wife and a share of profits while the other person questions feasibility and wages, echoing cautious prudence in love and enterprise.
A humorous dialogue erupts over an engaging girl nicknamed Disengaging and a dramatic thunderstorm misread as a sign. The crowd weighs signs and business ventures as a note on a quirky social scene.
The exchange questions belief in room at the top and assigns importance to parenting. It notes one person claims there is room at the top for some things while another jokes about the top of some heads. It then discusses whether a man is a good father and affirms he is perfectly good for never drawing on his parental care.
A fragmentary collection of quoted phrases and quips shows a scene of mock compliments and jibes. The speakers exchange lines about a child and a homely look, then pivot to a wartime metaphor claiming victory while noting a crowd of married men talking.
The subject gave barely any spoken input or guidance during questioning, and witnesses confirmed he was married before the inquiry.
A string of quizzical maxims on guesswork risk and social quirks. The passages joke about guessing, quarrels, weather, time, vanity, and freedom with ironic twists and light satire.
London Answers recounts two doomed mining schemes. A storm flooded a new sea level in a tin mine near the coast, wrecking pumps and a sea wall just as rich ore appeared, ruining the owner. In Derbyshire a bore into a mountain yielded a hidden cavern flooding the works, creating the Bottomless Pit after tens of thousands of tons dumped.
The London Mail recalls Grub Street pawnshop Avant as possibly the oldest known pawnshop, dating to Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. It sits on Fleet Street and is famed as the poor writer's uncle through centuries of literary patrons and legends of famed visitors who went broke and sought its loans.
The St. John's correspondent of the New York Sun notes the seal folk of Newfoundland use "spells" to mean carrying objects and describe their language as spells. A young cleric asks a hunter how he spelled snails and receives the reply that they do not spell them but haul them.
A Chicago Tribune article references a vaudeville joke exchange about a cold versus a chicken coop in roof with a pun on influenza and outflow hens. It notes a comedic routine by Professor Wabble Izzeers performing a ballad with a risqué title.
The thirteen hora' tamshareh closed fast solemn benediction with the Blessed Sacrament and Mass. Rev T Pr Latius preached a moral sermon while Rev H Gedthe led afternoon devotional. A large crowd received Holy Communion as Father Loftue noted strong attendance. Choir and school pupils sang as altar decorations enhanced the solemnity.
A sketch contrasts etiquette and chivalry with the idea that Adam preceded Eve in creation, suggesting a theory that a woman cannot be trusted alone. The note attributes the thought to Somrt Set and frames it as a provocative rather than a factual claim.
The note claims about three weddings occur every 24 hours worldwide, highlighting a constant rate of nuptials across the globe. It presents a sweeping estimate without sourcing or regional specifics.
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