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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1910
Page
6
A corridor confrontation in the House of Representatives fueled by a remark about the chaplain Dr Conden. The speaker claimed he had just heard a complaint about him and a gallery walk led a woman to the door where she saw the chaplain praying with his head bowed.
A poetic lament asks how to balance wealth and compassion. The speaker questions ministering to both rich and poor, seeking guidance from trusted seers and inner resolve while confronting sorrow and madness. The verse centers on purging pain and resisting temptations of material wealth.
A Supreme Court chief justice jokes that the court does not care to hear further argument when counsel for plaintiff in error shows no case. Matthew Carypter of Wisconsin opens the case and the court finds nothing substantial. Carpenter replies audibly that the chief would rather give the case than hear more from counsel on the other side.
A waiter at a western hotel offers peach apple pumpkin and lemon pie. The guest asks for peach apple and pumpkin. The waiter shrugs and comments on lemon with sarcasm. An adjacent Englishman asks what is the matter with the lemon, sparking a brief discussion.
Two strangers in a New York Sun recount how a chance meeting over coffee led to a selfless exchange. One man offered his lower berth to a traveler’s elderly mother, swapping for the upper, drawing praise for charity and mutual respect during the journey.
Sheridan recounts George IV who bet 100 guineas he could insert the line baa baa black sheep into a parliament speech without notice. The regent delivered the jab mid sentence and, after a moment, moved on. Canning says he heard it but chose not to react for personal reasons.
The Comtesse de Noailles nicknamed Mme Etiquette amuses Marie Antoinette with strict manners. After the queen falls from her donkey and lies laughing on the grass she tells an attendant to quickly ask Mme Etiquette how the queen of France should behave when she tumbles off a donkey.
A Detroit Free Press joke shows a teacher asking children for examples of congenial pairs. A boy volunteers his father and mother, claiming they share the same thoughts at the same moment, illustrating the humor about shared thinking and marriage.
A Cervantes reflection extols sleep as a universal cloak that covers body and mind. It nourishes hunger and quenches thirst, provides warmth in cold and cools in heat, and serves as the low-cost loan that bridges wealth and wisdom. It links all ranks from king to peasant.
Peter Clay, a coachman, explains he drank to save whisky spilled by a busted demijohn after falling on ice. He says he lapped up about a quart and a pint of liquor to recover from the spill. The master rebukes him for drunkenness.
A man recounts surviving the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 starting as a starving twelve year old. After rescuing a baby girl found in a crib on a mattress, he names her Chip, cares for her, and later becomes a business leader, reflecting on origins and fate.
A boy overhears his tale of tithing at a church collection. He admits he removed the envelope before placing the money on the plate, revealing how much he contributed and prompting questions about church record keeping.
The Duchess of Aosta reports in Harper's Weekly that in parts of south central Africa people treat an elephant’s death as sacred. Hunters perform a ritual dance on the carcass and recite a litany praising the elephant and the hunter’s skill, mindful not to evoke the spirit.
The article explains papyrus scarcity in Egypt led Pergamés to adopt sheepskin for writing, called pergamena from its origin, giving us parchment. It notes vellum made from calfskin existed as a finer version. Many medieval books on vellum were copied by monks, sometimes taking years per volume.
A quarrel over a missing gas bill leads to a concern that the husband left town after saying he had forgotten to leave a check. The exchange notes his departure as the key detail in the dispute.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal quotes a speaker remarking on love and absence, with the line about being just a note on her parasol handle as the sole readable sentiment.
A compact maxim emphasizes that personal achievement hinges on faith. It frames belief as the driver of progress and growth, urging steady confidence to unlock potential and reach goals.
At Murfreesboro General G hosts a headquarters on a knoll where Billy Olcott mocks new recruits with a laundry joke. A greenhorn follows the setup and Billy is ordered to wash the recruit’s clothes. Humiliated, Billy learns from the gag and later advances to lieutenant and then colonel at Chickamauga.
An advertisement from Pizarro Virginia features Mrs Dorma A Smith praising Wine of Cardui for backache and bearing down sensations. It claims instant relief in some cases and gradual benefit in others, urging women to use Cardui as a specific remedy for female trouble and as a general tonic. It directs readers to contact Chattanooga Tennessee for a Ladies Advisory Dept and a 64 page book.
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