Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-09
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With Tom Taggart and Dave Hill In
authority the democratic campaign AL
ready shows symptoms of ptomaine
poisoning.
Evidence in a New York case where
a husband is suing for a divorce be-
cause his wife liked the dog better than
himself may support the wifes iudg-
ment There have been such cases.
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The Singular Miss Smith," is the
title of charming story with sugar
coated dash of satire running thru 1t.
written by Florence Morse Kingsley.
and published by the Mcmillan Com
pany, New York. 1t is a bright story
of beautiful heiress who is suddenly
inspired with special idea, towit:
That of finding out how working wo-
men live. Two things strike the reader,
first, the charming love story of the old
fashioned sort; in the second place, the
fun, almost sarcasm poked at the SOL
emn undertakings of womens clubs
and other organizations. The reader
remains somewhat astonished on seeing
Miss Smith giving up suddenly her in
lSestigations as to why girls will rather
work In factories than in private
houses. There is a delicious woman
illness about the book which is certain
to have considerable vogue 1t will
be read because it is worth reading.
John w. Gates made his first money
by husking corn. Mr.. Gates has never
oeen able to get entirely away from
The corn field, but has kept busy trim
mings suckers" ever since.
A chemical company has bought the
building owned and occupied by the
Des Moines Capital, which will remove
to quarters In the Masonic temple and
the fizz of sulphuric acid will All the
rooms where the pure and unaduterat-
ed essence of standpattism was wont to
fume and bubble. Still the manufac-
ture of standpat sentiment is not likely
to be lessened in output by the change.
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Gustav Meyrink predicts that John d.
Rockefeller will lose his entire fortune
somewhat ambiguous as to the manner
but probably has fire loss in mind.
1T is high time the criminal courts
should recognize the present duty.
which the conditions of these times
make daily more imperative, of draw
ing definitely the line which shall dis
tinguish before the eyes of all men
the finance which is finance from the
finance which is crime" SO writes
George w. Alger at the conclusion OF
his paper on Unpublished Commercial
crime In the August Atlantic. Mr..
Alger, who is a member of the New
York bar, knows whereof he writes.
and his scathing arrangement of the
laxity of our code in matters of vast
commercial frauds affords food for
serious thought.
Bishop Potter seems to be better
judge of good whisky than of the needs
of mankind or the legitimate province
of religious reformatory methods.
Mr. Davis, vice presidential candidate
has always been an enthusiastic hunt
er. This should add to Mr.. Thomas
Taggart's ZEAL who has himself looked
after a little game for many years.
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She-After all. George. l think a
public wedding would be better
He-And give up the elopement?
She-Yes. You see papa has refused
to lend us his automobile-so what's
the use Judge.
Letters in some of the Scotch news
papers deprecatng wedding gifts have
recently caused issued cards of invi-
tation to an Edinburgh marriage to
bear the words, mo presents, please"
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why" asked the teacher, did Neb-
uchadnezzar eat grass?" And after
silence the small boy from Chicago
made answer: Maybe there was a
beef strike in Babylon. Washington
Star.
More people seem to be Interested
this summer IN preserving the ratio
between a twenty-five cent piece and d
beefsteek than in the gold standard.
Gen. Davis. governor of the Panama
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