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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1910
Page
6
A Mississippi defendant, facing murder charges, promises guilty but, after paying a $57 bribe to a local lawyer, pleads not guilty. The prosecutor questions the plea while the court is ready, and the defendant admits he overtalked himself in a moment of misjudgment.
Auction notices a public sale of farm assets September 21 at 10 a m near West Chester Keota. Horses cattle hogs and machinery listed with weights ages and lots. early oats 40 acres corn and straw. Real estate 80 acres offered with staged payments from 000 to 1916. 12 percent credit from sale date. Auctioneers WM Fallon and Austin Sutherland.
Poem excerpt by William Watson portraying maskers as people at life’s gate. It contrasts Youth Age Joy Care Power Wealth Wisdom and Haughtiness as they stand at death, bound by fate. The verse laments vanity and mortality through personified roles.
A visiting divinity professor presided at a baptism in northern England. He asked the congregation to sing from the fifth paraphrase beginning at the second verse about sparks. Laughter followed when a minister named Sparks realized the joke about his tenth child.
Jim McCleary, a Park Row derelict who relied on charity, is found in a Broadway cafe after a year vanished. His former patron, writer Bill, receives a folded dollar Jim had owed him, saying he’s glad to clear the debt.
The Rev David Short of Penn Avenue Baptist in Scranton urged new members. A man undecided between Baptist or Methodist chose a compromise by asking baptism in immersion at the Baptist church. Short replied he cannot accommodate, saying the church does not take in washing.
An old Scot staying with a young couple arranges a ruse to remove him. During a staged quarrel over soup the visitor responds that he will not interfere in their house affairs, noting he intends to stay only a month or two.
In a New York cafe Jim Corbett and John W Bratton mock a rival, Michael Claffy. They spike Claffy’s beer with pepper sauce, Claffy drinks it, and he asks about Peter Maher, while the group laughs off the incident.
Stephen Price hosted a long dinner at Drury Lane. All guests except Theodore Hook and the Rev. Edward Cannon stayed late. Price, troubled by gout, slipped away while others carried on. Next morning he asked of his servant when the guests departed, only to learn they had merely rung for coffee.
A transatlantic liner captain recalls a young woman who kept a diary last year describing a voyage with a brutal storm. She compared her Channel crossing to Mark Twain in style and humor, noting she fought to stay on deck and keep her parasol aloft during the tempest.
A Frankfort on the Main boat club named the explorers resolved to row to Mayence by night. They launched at midnight and rowed through the night enjoying the river’s quiet and beauty, only to discover at sunrise they had forgotten to weigh anchor and were still tied to the float. The incident became a local legend among residents.
A Rochester business man boasted of his bright office boy and posted in his shop window for "Boy wanted about fourteen years." A modest lad entered claiming interest in the job, but noted he could not promise to keep it for the full fourteen.
A humorous verse recounts a newly married man’s pride as he proclaims the man’s rule and the crown of authority, while recalling past days of ownership and a wife who once acquiesced to his will. The speaker cites the old saying the man is the ruler and quips about the Spanish way of walking.
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Leader describes a homely woman with a big hat hanging to a strap, noted by two men reading papers seated nearby. The joke hinges on the woman’s back being turned and the men still absorbed in their papers as a sign of her appearance.
A visitor urges fixing a muddy road, arguing for reform. Farmer Corntessel retorts that reformers misunderstand local conditions and notes he nearly paid off a mortgage by hauling cars out of the mudhole, illustrating economic impact.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Recentmarrie recalling a joke about hole wheat bread. Mr Recentmarrie asks why the bread has a hole, and she notes it was the kind he asked for. The Philadelphia Press captures a light domestic moment.
A humorous anecdote from Ladies' Home Journal features a doctor noting angina pectoris during a stethoscope exam. The patient replies the diagnosis misidentifies his love interest’s name, turning a medical cue into a comic misunderstanding.
The Sab Bath school superintendent explains Gideon chose men who watched with one eye and drank with the other noting he did not pick those who laid aside their arms. This remark appears in the Herald and Presbyter.
A quip from the St. Louis Times praises a juggler's skill in transferring bundles from a streetcar to a train without dropping any. The banter highlights the entertainer's deft precision and showmanship.
In a clipped exchange from the Detroit Free Press, commentators note Brown has remained silent and inactive during his vacation, with one voice remarking he has nothing worth discussing due to a lack of notable actions or statements.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a husband claims his wife has much to tell about her first husband. The punchline reveals the wife was never married before, highlighting the irony and biting wit characteristic of early 20th century Puck humor.
A witty exchange about a new frock leaves a shopper uncertain if a gown is torn at the back or just fashionable, capturing a light moment from Merry Thought.
The New York Press notes a request to pull the place before further damage is done. Authorities say preservation concerns are tied to the daughter’s study location and potential risks.
An excerpt from the Chicago News quotes the saying Limited Capacity comparing We-Algernon and Evelyn as two souls with one thought and unable to supply more than half an idea. The witty line notes a humorous limitation in shared mental effort.
A Baltimore American excerpt questions who the underworld is and contrasts it with common roadside automobile fixers observed by a child, reflecting urban storytelling tone. The piece raises social curiosities about danger versus everyday labor in the city.
In a Buffalo Examiner snippet, a character named Brassie earns a sharp rebuke for a stunt described as waiting in an umbrella store until the rain ended. The exchange notes Brassie’s nerve and hints at comic mischief.
A New York Sun exchange sketches a quarrel over an odd sale method as Becker quips that his wife could become rich if she made them rich, hinting at a domestic domestic financial argument in a humorous line about weight based selling.
A party of English visitors in Chicago hear American humor at dinner. One Englishman misses the punchlines until an imp in a joke reveals the twist, and the punchline lands when the man realizes he has been dead ten years. The tale ends with the Englishman finally grasping the joke.
The most notorious moment arose when Rep Ollie James of Kentucky and Mr Payne of New York clashed on the floor. James shook his fist and wagged his head during a heated exchange before Payne asked to interrupt and the pair exchanged sharp retorts ending the debate.
Two Glasgow women admired a local co operative store yet one discovers a friend leaving a licensed grocer. The friend admits membership but says she cannot buy the beef ham there. Days later the friend asks for a sample beef ham and the shopkeeper hints at a private arrangement with a bottle. Glasgow.
Representative Gilbert Hitchcock and his wife discover a bill for 128 parasols addressed to Frank H. Hitchcock the postmaster general. A cabinet official misread the enclosure leading to surprise and a correction that the parasols were for a cotillion favors.
A young apprentice to a New York china merchant recounts growing up in the Van Horn house by the Hast river. He fights a housekeeper's scheme to wed the master, aids in exposing a thief, and ends as a trusted partner after marriage to Katherine, the master's daughter.
An ad explains catarrh as a blood disease affecting the head nose and throat. It claims purification of the blood cures symptoms by removing impurities. It promotes S S S as an unrivaled blood purifier and offers a free book and medical advice from The Swift Specific Co Atlanta Ga.
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