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Muscatine Weekly Journal
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
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A reporter encounters Hon. John A. Kasson on a train Monday evening while he returns from Des Moines to Washington, observing his thin and care-worn appearance due to demanding duties as First Assistant Postmaster General, which often limited him to one meal a day before war excitement reduced office-seekers.
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We met this gentleman on the cars, Monday evening, returning from Des Moines to Washington. He looks somewhat thin and care-worn - the result, doubtless of his arduous duties as First Assistant Postmaster General. Mr. K. has the hardest working post at Washington. We learn that until the war excitement occasioned him some relief from the press of office-seekers, he seldom had an opportunity to eat but one meal a day, being confined from breakfast till bed time in his office. He has discharged the perplexing duties of his office satisfactorily to everybody, as far as we can ascertain.
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Des Moines To Washington
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Monday Evening
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discharged duties satisfactorily to everybody
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Met on the cars returning from Des Moines to Washington; looks thin and care-worn from arduous duties as First Assistant Postmaster General; hardest working post at Washington; until war excitement, seldom ate more than one meal a day, confined from breakfast till bedtime in office.