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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1910
Page
7
A Philadelphia youth visiting the Seattle exposition buys a gift for his mother. After paying four bits for a small item he later adds four horse bits, remarking that Westerners use bits for money, as reported by the Cleveland Leader.
A reflective verse excerpt presents Tiny Tim’s Christmastide plea for universal blessing. The narrator centers on Tim’s simple, yet expansive compassion and innate dignity, highlighting empathy across creeds and society.
A Kensington elementary class finds humor as a 4th grade pupil misquotes poetry during elocution. He mixes two poets, altering lines to say Oh, woman, in our hours of ease and other phrases, provoking amusement among students and teachers.
A southron pair entertains an English visitor with a tale about Yarrow a supposedly dishonest man jailed after Brown’s testimony. Brown later travels to Baltimore for eye surgery and a lurid rumor spreads that the doctor removed Brown’s eyes and a cat ate them. The Englishman fears the cat in the room during the operation.
Tom Bagnell served as justice of the peace in Altman described as the country’s highest incorporated town at 12 000 feet. He fined a disorderly character 10 dollars plus costs. The fined man planned an appeal but the court proclaimed this the highest court in the United States and denied any appeal.
Old colored Joe, longtime man of all work for the Gordons, visits Reading. He tells of Harve Gordon being shot in Fort Smith and a penitentiary sentence that did not last. The tale ends with Joe remarking how the national monthly influenced events.
A witty clerical quip recalls Archbishop Whately asking why a man cannot starve in the desert and answering that there is sand to eat. The joke contends that Noah sent Ham and his line grew into the sandwiches’ origin.
A New York Herald item recalls a quirky party where guests were served pemmican cake. The improvised dish used beef hung to air two weeks, ground with raisins and sugar, then covered in tallow. The guest muses about eating boots as a substitute.
A Washington man attends church with his son as a missionary sermon portrays naked savages. After the collection, the boy notices his father puts in a suspender button and asks why. The father praises the boy’s attention while revealing a joke on charity and selective piety.
A reflective aphorism urges individuals to pursue personal excellence and the pleasure of superiority, whether real or imagined, without harming others’ happiness or progress. It emphasizes self improvement as the path to fulfillment.
A judge administers a life pledge but jokes the man will start with a year first. The prisoner, known as a regular offender, quips that he always takes the pledge for life, prompting a lenient yet firm rebuke.
Senator Frye’s fishing visit to Eastport Maine ended with a brisk bite from mosquitoes. A family hosted Frye and visitors arranging fishing gear in a wagon. Frye returned after hours with a sunburned face and stories of bites.
Pat and Mike, two Irishmen staying at a Dublin hotel, share a bed and a bottle of whisky. Pat quietly empties the bottle while Mike sleeps. Waking later, Mike searches in the dark, asks what he is looking for, and Pat points to the bottle corner as the source.
January to December outline for maintaining a laying flock with monthly tasks. Emphasizes tight houses with ventilation, water at non-freezing temps, green food supply, and careful handling of broodiness, incubation, and pest control. Highlights seasonal feeding, egg collection, and market timing for various breeds and ages.
Star Theatre announces matinees from 2 to 5 p m Saturdays starting May 21 and continuing through summer. The venue at southwest square corner invites country visitors and offers separate ladies and couples seating. New motion picture machine to be installed by the 21st promises high quality, clean shows in Washington.
An advertisement praises Electric Bitters as the remedy for nervous exhausted women. It claims relief for melancholy, loss of appetite, headaches, insomnia, constipation, fainting and dizziness, citing thousands of satisfied users and a 5 cent price. J E Lemmon Lemmon's Pharmacy guarantees satisfaction.
Sava Todorovitch died on his wedding day in Verbitsa Servia when an accidental dagger blade from a friend pierced his heart during the celebration. The tragedy shocked witnesses as the ceremony proceeded with mournful tones.
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