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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1901
Page
4
Local note reports Ralph E. Dougherty fell into Highland Park lake while aiding repair work. He surfaced after water-filled mouth, ears, boots and clothes, attributing his survival to quick thinking and agility.
Judge A R Dewey to deliver a Memorial Day address in Adel Iowa and depart for the town tomorrow morning. The Twentieth Century circle meets tonight at Mrs Morehouse's home in Southwest Washington with discussion on English ideas of Lynching and a noted quip about American lynching culture in London society.
A prisoner asks for a cross country run during annual recreation time. The jailer notes the rules permit one such day per year and the convict agrees to join a running companion for tomorrow’s outing.
A lyrical fragment notes how the wind mirrors thought and love. It compares wind scattering leaves and wandering minds with love that cannot be restrained. The verse, attributed to Aldis Dunbar in Ainslee's Magazine, appears in a Chicago News item mentioning Aguinaldo.
A series of small ads seeks workers and help around homes. Jobs include a young man at Washington Steam Laundry a girl for general house work and a middle aged lady helper. A lost child’s bracelet with M L M initials is to be recovered at the Journal office. A two seater Surrey with harness and a house for rent near the square are also offered by the Journal office.
A Metropolitan Opera story recalls an Italian tenor at Covent Garden who bragged of a perfect singing spot. Stage director William Parry tells how he placed a brass tack on a stage board and the singer, seeking the highs, stood there and praised the result, becoming attached to the joke.
A poor boy in a gingham shirt is blocked from entering the circus by a ticket seller. A seedy man and the crowd show sympathy. A benevolent donor briefly tries to start a collection, but an old gentleman discreetly pays for the boy’s ticket, revealing the man’s only son.
A physician quips on discretion in medicine with a humorous anecdote about Mrs. 8 calling thrice for news on her feverish child Tommy. The nurse advises washing his face, prompting a cheeky remark on patient expectations and changes in doctors.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett traveling to Ireland to trace ancestors from the far north. He meets a shrewd Irishman who asks why he searches there if his forebears left the town a century ago.
W E B Curtis recalls milk brought to him at the Caracas hotel each morning despite objections. He notes bellboys and a marked lack of service when the bell failed. A Scotch village witness recounts a conjurer turning a halfpenny into a sovereign and then asking for change.
A boy ranks hurting feelings above injuring a finger in a moral quip, while a lava eruption kills three Europeans and 178 natives. The Paris Commune anniversary sparks a bloody riot at Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
A legislature member recalls the senator was robbed by foot pads in Paris. The other member jokes about French methods of taking money, noting the brutality and direct approach.
O F Haight is again located in the city and all orders for supplies and repairing of sewing machines and organs will be promptly attended to if left at Baird Johnsons Grocery Store. Telephone 181. O F Haight.
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