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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
8
Adrian Mich Aug 1 While riding his bike Charles Koch aged 17 as assistant to the city surveyor fell on two sharp steel surveying pins which he was carrying Both entered his left eye with one passing through
A Los Angeles dispatch reports Mrs. C. M. Anthony of Peoria Illinois suffered the heaviest loss of a series of hotel robberies about a month ago. Diamonds and family heirlooms valued at 10000 dollars were taken while she was a guest at an exclusive hotel.
Mrs Charles Douglass of Crawfordsville Indiana attempted to kick a bee that harassed her. She missed and fell, breaking her arm.
Belleville Alabama August 1 Frederick Rinker aged 84 or 85, a wealthy retired farmer, committed suicide at home driven by grief over his wife’s death. He used a double barreled shotgun and fired by touching the trigger with his great toe.
The text traces Benjamin Franklin’s role in proposing a direct test of whether clouds are electrified and details how the experiment was performed in Philadelphia and elsewhere. It notes D Alibard, Canton, and Wilson’s successful replications in 1752 and mentions Richman’s 1753 death from electric discharge drawn from clouds by a kite, highlighting Franklin’s caution about danger.
A brief note from Browning's Magazine recounts an old lady's exclamation of mercy as a man’s presence prevented a shattered glass, praising providence and relief at narrowly avoided danger.
John N. Duke of Sioux City Iowa is named head of Peritonitis. Louis Tini of Ladd is killed returning from a hunt after his gun misfired with muzzle first discharge.
A matron discusses the modern woman as clever active and world informed. She notes reactions labeling such women new but argues progress raises a mother who blends outside interests with family life. The piece cites Frank Stockton's Squirrel Inn to illustrate educated nursegirls challenging old ideals.
Chicken salad is the reliable relish for a wedding feast avoiding maine poisoning fears from fish and not wilting with long receptions. The recipe yields nearly quarts for twenty with celery and a mustard egg dressing, or a mayonnaise style dressing with olive oil and lemon.
Practical kitchen tips cover preventing potato sticking when mashing, stain removal with molasses, quenching pan fires with milk, pre soaking a wooden spoon, and using vinegar with plaster of Paris. Also includes frying onions with tomatoes and allspice for a simple dish, plus ink stain removal using salt for carpets.
A parent must model honesty and kindness to guide a child’s learning. Observation beats words as acts teach values. Temperance, integrity, and using wealth as trust, not hoard, form a lasting moral foundation.
An advertisement from Fort Madison Iowa touts Lax Digest a combined laxative and digestant claiming no griping and natural digestion. The product comes in two sizes six and sixteen tablets priced at 10 and 25 cents with a money back guarantee and prepaid mail order if not carried by local druggists.
Ten thousand men marched through Boston in a civic and trades procession as part of Old Home Week. General Nelson A Miles, retired, served as marshal. The event marked the dedication of the $3,000 West Boston bridge linking Boston and Cambridge.
Grand Rapids Aug 1 Victoria Denenville the aeronaut injured at North Park when her parachute failed is recovering. The young woman is described as pretty and somewhat of a mystery. She refuses to reveal her real name and says her parents do not know her activities. The press agent would not release a photo.
Coroner's inquest finds Miss Laura Matthews acted la self to end her life. Her body was found near Broadmoor on Monday morning with a bullet wound in the head in Colorado Springs Colorado.
Leading medical writers from several schools tout Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak stomach and dyspepsia, torpid liver, chronic bowel issues, and catarrhal diseases. It is promoted as safe with glycerine extract and no alcohol, with endorsements from professors at multiple colleges.
A downtown drugstore patron seeks help for sleeplessness. The clerk cites a Philadelphia Record tip urging mental tasks to ease restlessness, recommending a progression from counting sheep to naming states, counties, capitals, and county seats, claiming geography becomes a narcotic aid for sleep.
An 1812 North England episode from From My Life as an Angler recounts two boys aged nine and ten being hunted by a pack of about twenty weasels as they fled across hedges, fields, and toward a village near Merrington to Wingllestone.
A New York Globe paragraph depicts a plain American pan handler who orders a schooner of Bowery beer, empties sausages at the free lunch, and is slyly advised by a genial barkeep to visit a butcher shop for beer next time.
In a cafe kitchen a waiter fainted prompting others to fan and towel him. The scene involved a woman who had just departed and allegedly left a quarter tip as the trigger for the incident.
A humorous dialogue from Leslie's Weekly features a boy Tommy asking to build a snow house. The Old Man mentions Tommy must clear the sidewalk first, prompting Tommy to respond that his mother allows the snow removal for construction.
All nations strive to curb the white plague and Foley’s Honey and Tar is advertised as a safe, certain remedy for coughs and colds that claims to prevent consumption. The product is described as genuine and available in a yellow package at druggists.
A damaged newspaper snippet mentions a public sale and promises good service to readers. It hints at fair treatment and equal standing but provides no concrete dates, locations, or official names.
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