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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
1
Washington officials survey postmasters for government Blue Book. Some rural postmasters misinterpreted the query about marital relations and gave colorful replies such as Fine and dandy, Fairly middling, and The worst.
Willie bets there will be no more plaster falling from the nursery ceiling. Dad asks why and Willie replies they knocked it all off yesterday, implying the work is finished.
A chance encounter between a single driver and a cow on a rural road ends in a brief, memorable moment. The pair meet once, leaving an odd tale of fleeting contact and mutual bemusement.
An advertisement extols an ethical family laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a proven health product approved by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World. It urges buyers to seek the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version, sold by leading druggists.
A historic Washington Capitol profile describes its vast 480 rooms from grand halls to tiny private cells. It notes a locksmith’s key room near the ground floor where duplicate keys for desks and committee rooms are made free of charge, and remarks on crowded space demanding future plans.
A fragmentary reminiscence critiques Washington as somnambulistic, citing anecdotes of a third-year university youth with a pink cravat and upturned trousers living in DC summers, with tales of midnight revels. A New York reporter recalls a waiter who fled to sleep after three weeks in retirement, offering perspective on restless political life.
A St Louisan applicant to Representative Bartholdt landed a forestry department job after taking the civil service exam. Bartholdt denied involvement but congratulated the man, noting forestry is the only department where grafting is viewed as legitimate.
The piece describes how political news often stems from the White House, not the Capitol. It notes that presidents influence which bills gain attention and that reporters gather in the president's outer office to learn forthcoming actions. It emphasizes the routine access journalists have to presidential opinions and leanings.
Senator Penrose criticizes modern dictionary makers for inflating word counts by including slang and obsolete terms. He argues publishers ignore standards of good English and erase any barrier between proper language and slang.
Representative John Wesley Gaines during Andrew Jackson’s victory celebration at the Hermitage declares plans to visit Mr Hancock’s wall portrait of the Battle of New Orleans and shake hands after adjournment. The House members laugh as the Tennessean remains earnest.
Mrs Cobden Sanderson, famed for advancing women’s suffrage across continents, travels to Washington with Miss Lowe Stacy. Stacy abandons hooks and eyes and corsets, adopting a new slip-on gown by a London tailor named Sheba. The dress, designed for comfort and ease, draws attention but elicits no envy among Washington women.
The Russian ambassador Baron Rosen has pulled back from social life for the present following his brother's death. He will sail for Russia in May instead of this month as previously planned.
In Three Pines a divorc e from Ted Bingle changes nothing as Lessie retreat s to her past. After four years of hardship and a stolen infant she finds work with the Grahams and a comfortable home but Ted lures her back with promises. The town laments her decision while noting the loss of luxuries she once enjoyed.
A brief collection of quotes and a school scene. Goethe on fortune and harvest, Longfellow on life’s heat and rain, plus a joke about arithmetic aid from Harper’s Bazar. The mother questions a child’s marks as Tommy explains mutual help with Eric Jones to complete ten examples.
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