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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1907
Page
4
A pupil explains two weeks away from class because he feared the teacher was growing too fond of him. The exchange was reported by the New York World in a humorous dialogue.
A shopkeeper tells his son to guard the business. A customer asks for a reverend sire and dame. The son reports the dialogue. The shopkeeper explains that reverend sire meant himself, revealing a pun on spoken meanings.
A terse exchange from the Chinese vignette features a boy replying to polite terms for father and mother with a sharp retort about them being for sale. The pairing critiques cultural language around lineage and social status.
Norfolk geese were driven to London in thousands, a practice once common before railways. A 9000 head drive from Suffolk via Chelmsford reached London, marching ten miles daily, slower than a German army standard, while a bet on Suffolk geese against turkeys ended with the geese winning by forty eight hours.
A man backing into a fresh paint area argues with a grocer over signage. The exchange centers on a sign reading Fresh Paint and the skepticism from repeated false notices observed in the area. The incident is reported in the Indianapolis Journal.
A quaint cartoon caption shows Uncle offering cigars to a boy and Littl Johnny planning to eat them in the smoking room. The exchange hints at playful mischief and a family scene from Meggendorfer Blatter.
The conference set ministerial placements with Rev. Elias Handy leaving for Grinnell and Rev. A. S. Smith from Montezuma arriving in Muscatine. Rev. J. A. Boatman becomes Muscatine district presiding elder, while Rev. W. G. Thorn moves to Keosauqua. Rev. Elletts moves within Muscatine and Rev. Schreckengast remains at Burlington after election as Baltimore delegate.
Local shoppers include Mr and Mrs Badham of Haskins Miss Esther Smith from West Chester and visitors H L White and wife Floris Iowa Mrs Warren Bishop and Mrs Mary Bishop from Lexington. E M McConnaughey welcome a fine eight pound boy born yesterday. R I Lemon and wife return from visit with sister Mrs Billings in Kansas. Engagement rings are unknown in Japan with a silken sash as gift.
Dinners and receptions mark gatherings near Crawfordsville and Maxwell family reunions with guests from Washington Columbus City Polk City and Zurich. Mrs Chas Howard visits Coppocks while Edith Shields plans a farewell spread for Monmouth. women’s missionary event set for tomorrow at 2 30 PM.
Mr Pitt confesses to Miss Lucy his desire to marry. She gently declines saying she can only be his sister. Pitt explains he will marry Mabel, who asked him to share the news.
The Pennsylvania New York and Ohio Civil war veterans will hold their annual reunion at the Dr J C Boice home Thursday evening.
Judge Preston resumed the September term in district court this morning. Be enblossom divorce principals faced cross examination on affidavits. A jury was being chosen for H and W Scofield versus Thomas M Hopkins with M W Keeley for Scofield and Hanley for Hopkins.
The Home Guards will meet in their new hall tonight. A matter concerning every member will be presented. A large attendance is desired. Mr and Mrs Martin White arrived home Friday from Des Moines where they attended the state fair and visited northern relatives.
The funeral for Eva June McAvoy two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George McAvoy was held yesterday at 2 pm from their eight mile northwest residence. Rev George I D Rogers Rev J Clark and Prairie Flower choir officiated with pallbearers Mazie Palmer Eva Mous er Eva Green Maud McGuire. Interment followed at the city cemetery.
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