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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
7
The Scrap Book Oneilly is portrayed as a henpecked husband who refuses to attend Mrs. O’Reilly’s funeral or cemetery burial. Neighbors handle all arrangements and later show him floral offerings. He finally notes to close the gates ajar as the visitors depart.
A poem by Helen Hunt Jackson contemplates living to brighten others lives and ease pain. The speaker vows to help the needy, defend the right, and aid the fallen, hoping such acts are not in vain. The work elevates self sacrifice as near heaven and seeks divine praise for doing one’s best for another.
A Philadelphia Times anecdote recounts a man visiting a dentist for a swollen cheek, having a nerve removed, paying and leaving. The joke rests on the dentist noting the nerve not fully extracted, as the patient departed still in pain but with his hat on and gloves on.
George William Curtis lectured on stage when a rope dropped from the flies behind him. He responded with a twinkling remark that the incident was the thread of his discourse, eliciting surprised amusement from the audience.
In Athy Canon Bagot and the manager hosted the archbishop at a new temperance coffee house. The bishop tasted the coffee and exclaimed Abominable. The manager revealed a matches box fell into the tank, prompting the remark and a promise of a later, matchless cup.
A prominent evangelist visited President Lincoln and noted his lack of drinking. Lincoln, lounging on a couch, joked by lifting a leg and saying, Heavens, just think of those things tangled up with whisky.
Michael Clancy from Gold Field Nevada returns from Sacramento and boasts of a new hotel with a roof golf feature he helped build by carrying the hod. Finley questions the claim as Clancy riffs on a fish net game and horse access, to which Finley asserts skepticism.
Senator Jeff Davis and a constituent visited the senate gallery during a quiet session. Davis charm to wake the chamber by pretending there was no quorum. Bells rang as members rushed in, and the floor filled quickly while his friend watched.
A Paris court heard a vain woman report her age as twenty five, then her son aged twenty seven claimed relation. The magistrate quipped that her daughter must have married very young, drawing a round of amusement from the courtroom.
Two lunatics debate fame and delusion in the asylum yard. One boasts of megalo mania claiming a second Napoleon if freed. The other notes a pea green devil on the wall and quips the second Napoleon was not much of a threat.
A Kansas City Star humor piece describes Margaret, a five year old daughter of a dignified woman, who after being locked in a closet responds with a playful demand for more clothing changes as she refuses to come out. The mother asks if she is ready to be good.
A hostess recounts an odd scene where Kipling the dog behaves oddly at tea, startling a guest who asks if the subject is the author Rudyard Kipling. The hostess clarifies the Kipling in question is their dog, not the writer.
A Philadelphia clergyman recounts a Washington convention anecdote about a streetcar conductor of English birth. The clash between pronunciation and local speech triggers a humorous exchange as the minister and his companion prepare to disembark.
Edgar Desmond uses sleight of hand to recover a stolen necklace at a society ball. He turns the reveal into a staged trick to spare Miss Rosa Mainwaring and misdirect suspicion, earning admiration and a future role as her suitor. He later becomes her husband’s barber and marries Rosa.
An advertisement offers 225 carefully selected young native Shropshire breeding sheep for sale to buyers or available for lease to right parties. Terms include three or more years on shared ownership with half the wool and half the increase.
A closing out sale at the Letts farm two miles southwest on October 4 1911 at 11 am offers 20 head of horses including registered Percherons and standard bred mares plus 4 yearling colts and 3 sucking colts. Also 21 head of short horn cattle with calves, 100 Poland China hogs, farm implements and household items. Cash or twelve months credit with note security. dinner to be served by Y M C A Ladies Aid. Train Firefly on Rock Island may be involved.
Auctioneers Col. D. F. Maton and D. Johnson, with C. L. Foster as owner. Clerk E. R. McCormick is noted, reference code 15-22-2054. The fragment lists auctioneering and clerical roles without additional context.
Ralph Dougherty serves as clerk as Marcus Kuhn of D. F. Macon conducts a local sale in Washington Iowa. Auction details are partially legible with names and roles identified.
Closing out sale on October 6 at 10 a.m. on the Dr G W Hay farm Eckles tile factory 34 miles NW of Washington. Auction includes horses cattle hogs sheep machinery farm implements tile and equipment cash offers on small sums and 10 month credit on larger totals with bankable notes. Lunch by Jack Moriarty. Auctioneers Hay Jackson Brown. Clerk Ralph Dougherty.
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