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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1906
Page
7
A collection of light skits from Italy France and Austria. The items include a veterinarian quip a young widow seeking a suitor and a fort game with a clever boy. Also shows jokes about travel tickets a tenant and a painted table with a sharp maid.
A foggy day scene features a Dutch tollgate keeper who answers a traveler with a playful miscommunication. The traveler asks the distance to a place, receiving ellipsed phrasing and a humorous reply that the woman cannot specify exact miles.
The dialogue hints at an arranged marriage to reform Wilde. The Friend predicts jail if reform fails, while the Maid accepts the risk, expressing readiness to part if reversal is needed. The item captures a sharp exchange from a Chicago publication.
In a playful exchange Mrs Slapdash realizes she has one earring as they settle into a carriage. Her husband replies with a pun about his lectures on her carelessness, comparing it to things going in one ear and out the other. The Philadelphia Press records the lighthearted moment.
A judge notes the chairs are covered in dust, reflecting a week with no visitors. The exchange underscores a paused routine in a courtroom or waiting area, highlighting neglect or inactivity in the setting.
A brief wry remark centers on a compound with claimed food value. The line asserts it can be cooked in under a minute and eaten in under another, illustrating a rapid preparation boast from Puck style humor.
In a Washington Star dialogue, Briggins says duty binds us to overlook faults while Miss Cayenne counters that this view boosts his self esteem.
A fragment quotes a witty exchange with the question Is there room for me above and a response that You ought to know best about that guv'nor. The tone recalls Tatler style banter and social mockery.
A Houston Post blurb notes the public fear of microbes with a quip about mispronouncing scientific names. The piece highlights the challenge of spelling unfamiliar terms in everyday conversation.
Cattleman George Wright of Holly, Prowers County, says cement fence posts cost about 6 to 16 cents each and last ages. He details simple molds, sand cement mix, wire reinforcement, and storage to produce posts that resist prairie fires, noting he plans to expand manufacture.
Two wolves raid a chicken tree and are confronted by a hungry cougar. Bear tricks the cougar into a trap, while the wolves seek revenge, learning a lesson about boasting and danger.
Dr. Coburn considers issuing a bulletin urging Kansas farmers to plant sunflowers after learning from H. A. W. Corfield of London that European markets buy seeds for oil used in fine toiletry soaps. Corfield, a grain importer, requested farmers’ names.
Advice notes cover using modern mowers, winter cleaning of tools, pruning diseased pear branches, securing water and grit for fowl, and caution with colt teams in heat. Emphasizes eternal vigilance for pear success and preserving rural home beauty in country farms.
The London Chronicle discusses idling as an art and a gift. It weighs views by Grahame Pain and Barry Pain, noting idling’s subtle balance between effortless action and purposeful work. It argues true idlers idle at will without harming peace.
An inventor recounts typewriter history noting Henry Mill’s 1714 English patent as an early effort. A. H. Beach in America produced an 1856 patent for a non practical type bar machine. Latham Sholes, with partners Soule and Glidden, created the first practical model in 1867 and sold it through Remingtons, where he worked until his death.
The resin from Scots fir larch and balsam firs exudes as tears. Turpentine is the clear juice before drying, consisting mainly of oil of turpentine and resin. Distilling separates oil from resin. adding water to the fluid resin before it dries produces yellow resin, valued for its greater ductility due to residual oil.
A clipped ad warns that a lingering cough or cold may lead to bronchial or lung complications and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as protection. It mentions druggists and notes limited time summer tourist rail rates via Nickel Plate Road from Chicago to Canadien and New England points with specific sale dates and reservation details.
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