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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1911
Page
6
Philadelphia and Cincinnati rail mentions appear with scattered names Reulbach Needham Fromme and McLean. No clear events but references to trains in motion and delays amid city notes and schedules.
Box scores list games in Chicago St Louis New York with multiple pairings. Names include Bushelman Williams Walsh Plock Nelson Hovik Flock Stephens Bender Thomas Veiga Quinn and other listed players. The text notes a game called in the seventh due to darkness and reports run lines and innings across venues.
Fragmented OCR shows American Association players with partial team codes and numbers. Mentions Bos W Pet and W. J. Pet with scores or stats, team locations Columbus Minneapolis Kansas City referenced, no full game details or complete standings.
An advertisement touts Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic a dissolvable powder for toilet hygiene whitening teeth disinfecting the mouth removing tartar keeping dental work clean and purifying breath It claims uses include erasing nicotine odor aiding sore eyes and healing throat wounds sold for 25 cents to 50 cents a box by mail or druggists from The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass.
Harmony has improved the Tigers by smoothing internal rifts. Jennings spent winters coaching to keep players on edge and committed, delivering a season with better ball than ever. He is praised as a hard working manager whose coaching motivates all players to give their best.
A collection of aphorisms about experience honesty and self interest. It explores tricks of perception and the clash between personal gain and ethical behavior. The tone is wry and observational with light humor and philosophical musings.
The poem muses on predicting elections a year in advance. It cautions that forecasts may be wrong as candidates and party slates shift. It imagines surprises, potential conflicts, new issues, and the public’s eventual say reshaping the political landscape.
On September 12 1862 the siege of Lexington Missouri began as 3000 Union troops under Colonel James Mulligan were besieged by Confederate forces under General Sterling Price. Fighting started at 8 am and continued until Mulligan surrendered on September 2 ending the siege noted for Mulligan's famous charge.
Fifteen persons died and about 100 were injured in a peace riot at Pil grime Roman Catholic Church in Radna Transylvania. Ludwig Loewe a leading liberal advocate and defender of Hebrews died in Bremen born 1830s.
A sage declares a straight line the shortest path between two points. An objector counters with a caveat that a bear on the line would alter the truth, to which the proponent notes a positive law exception.
A terse exchange notes wisdom's purpose and effect. The dialogue hints that wisdom informs actions and can influence behavior, highlighting a caution about overreach.
In a brief exchange Percy and Aun discuss a practical gift a hot water bottle. The dialogue hints at concern and a practical approach to comfort, with a touch of humor about when to present the item.
A fragmentary exchange shows a speaker admitting poverty and another probing into the cause. The dialogue mentions being out with a group described as living. The text preserves an informal tone and character dynamics.
A bill collector repeats his routine, claiming a deal is about to close and asking to be called again. He leaves with his bills, moving cheerfully through the door as if hearing the familiar song once more.
The exchange features a speaker insisting the family is old, another noting signs of decrepitude. They probe how the age and lineage are perceived, with a dialogue that hints at pride shadowed by decline.
A brief exchange suggests romantic tension and a joke about a new love who has learned to run an auto. The dialogue implies competing loyalties and a light humorous undertone.
A crow finds a piece of cheese and perches on a beech to keep it. A fox praises the crow's voice, asks to hear her sing, and she caws. The cheese falls to the ground and the fox seizes it, warning to distrust flattery.
A lawn game described with quoits made of iron rings eight and a quarter to nine and a half inches wide. Two hobes are set Eight to twenty four inches apart and players throw two quoits each toward the hole. A clay end moistened with sawdust helps the quoit stick.
Eight escaped monkeys from the Pittsburg zoo’s cage fled overnight and hid in the local church belfry. They rang the bells, swinging along the ropes and pretending to be in their forest, until firefighters reached them with ladders.
A Seattle family owns a yellow dog with a passion for flowers. The animal sneaks into gardens after ensuring safety, gathers blooms into a heap, lies down to sleep with his nose in the bouquet, and bites stems four to five inches from the end to spare the flower. He adores the perfume and is rarely seen without a bloom, but gardeners frequently threaten to shoot him for his aesthetic trespass.
A description from the Philadelphia Record explains cheese it a tag style game. One boy with a stick starts back to the group and three thumps the ground then turns to gaze for any movement. If he sees someone advancing he names them and sends them back to start. The goal is to dash forward when not watched and stay still when he looks back.
The passage cites the Jungle Book laws emphasizing obedience as the first natural law. It argues children should obey to learn self-control and build character, not merely to satisfy parental authority.
Suggestions for making birthday or porch party sandwiches appealing use fancy biscuit cutters to create round or heart shaped pieces for attractive presentation and easier serving.
A humorous piece from Newark News contrasts Bertie’s school lessons with his inability to spell his own name. It recalls a cranky father who withdraws him from school to seek real education, while other quips humorously critique honesty, advice, and social pretenses.
Tommy, invited to dine with a learned professor, slighted by his mother's rules, drops his meat. He narrates the incident, saying the meat slipped and he muttered that tough meat is "always the way" before continuing his meal. The story appears as a Pittsburg News humorous vignette about table manners.
A London Telegraph quip shows a shopper in Whitechapel debating gloves for Enery at low prices. The exchange jokes about fourpence and shillings, noting the need for one wear only and a bare-bones solution with washing hands.
A Philadelphia Record anecdote explains Guy complaining that his rabbits multiply faster than him. The boy admits he has only twenty five rabbits while his mother says there are thirty five, illustrating a playful arithmetic mishap from a child's view of breeding.
In a humorous quip from the Chicago Record Herald a note jokes that Springley married for baseball slang and divorced when he learned chorus girl slang. The piece uses playful rumor to lampoon marriage and language trends.
In Yonkers the dialogue reveals a student named Patrice who left a college, described as tongue tied and unable to use the institution well. The exchange notes her departure and questions her future prospects after leaving.
A humorous exchange shows Jack noting the groom smoked ten cigars on his wedding trip, one per day, while Tom clarifies the count was ten on the last day in a Boston transcript style.
A humorous quip from the Washington Star questions whether a heavier man feels more discomfort in heat. The joke hinges on friends' remarks about his size and the implied impact of social commentary on temperature tolerance.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt notes chatter about a rumored family skeleton connected to a morning surf sighting. The casual exchange hints at a hidden linkage within a local lineage.
A sawmill accident leaves two fingers severed and lost in sawdust. The foreman hurries workers to resume, tossing half a crown to motivate, and the missing fingers wriggle out to claim the money.
A verse meditation on ambition and resolve. The speaker rejects passive fate and urges relentless effort to attain fame or learning. It contrasts fantasies of ease with the Roman ideal of perseverance and self-reliance to reach noble goals.
Rear Admiral W. P. Potter recalls a Britisher mispronouncing the United States steamship Ohio as a comic blend of r and h sounds. The bemused passenger, peering through his eyeglass, exclaimed that the ship’s name sounded like “A ho and a haitch ten,” marveling at the oddity of American naming.
The Atlanta Journal recalls a game between the Atlanta Deppens and the Birmingham Gold Dusts with a disputed moment. A Black batter faced the pitcher as the umpire called strike and ball counts, leading to a confrontation over outs and base occupancy.
German chemist Hoffmann recalled visiting Glasgow in 1890 and seeking Sir William Thompson. A parlor maid replied that Thompson would be in church, noting that Hoffmann ought to be there as well.
A Panhandle railroad construction camp story recalls a worker who trips on a tree root and, when asked to rise for dinner, replies it is too late now, illustrating frontier resilience and humor.
A suburban man hides cash in an old vest to fund his baseball wagers. His wife disposes of the vest after noting its odor of mold and paint, claiming to have sold it to the ragman. She reveals the money was invested in an oversized hat. He faints at the dining room table.
A popular young woman, famed for tennis and canoeing, attends her first Bryn Mawr thoroughbred exhibition. A New York friend asks if she is a good judge of horse flesh. she replies she has never tasted horse meat and doubts her judgment. The Philadelphia Times notes the humorous anecdote.
George Butler, son of Dr. Butler, headmaster of Harrow, grows into a dignified canon of Winchester. A young George notices his father wearing only one gaiter and chooses humor over honesty when asked why he did not say anything. The exchange reveals a boy’s playful wit and a father’s disciplined presence.
A wealthy Philadelphia builder vacationing in the Poconos met a young china painter and poet. She asks if he builds air castles. he replies he only builds two and three story houses, beneath a moonlit porch at a resort hotel.
The wife of a young businessman receives a telegram claiming he will dine with Milly Brown, sparking a confrontation when he returns late. He finally reveals the message read Shall dine with Billy Brown an old pal of mine Will be late Dont wait, explaining a misread telegram caused the quarrel.
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