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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
5
A health note urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand. Local residents Stewart's Pharmacy and others will depart Monday for Clear Lake to spend a week, with preparations and bakery offerings noted.
In oak woods the pin oak group sheds branches embedded with small holes and powder post beetle larvae. Break a twig to reveal the burrow and the white larva or its inactive pupa inside the wood.
A Russian count hunts bears and shoots a cub, then returns home to find a massive bear has sealed the park wall. The cub’s dam, following fifty miles at relay pace, arrives to share the fate of her offspring and a monument is erected at her death site.
Mercury's orbit is eccentric so its distance from the sun changes. At perihelion it receives about ten and a half times our solar energy, while at aphelion it is more than half as bright. The sun, seen from Mercury, appears a disk about four and a half times larger than from Earth.
Local items note Johnson's bakery stock for Saturday trade with bread rolls and cakes from Vienna and Johnson's. Banter about Duncan's books, Roy Stichter’s visit to Columbus Junction, and several residents returning from trips appear among the notices and social updates.
Official forecast notes partly cloudy skies with local rain in Illinois and Indiana and variable light to fresh winds. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin show fair conditions in the north with showers in the south. variable winds.
Hogs receipts 27 000 with prices from 5.00 to 6.10 per hundredweight. cattle receipts 7 000 with steers at 5.95 to 6.00. fat cows and heifers 2.10 to 4.40. calves 3.40 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 16 000 with wethers 4.70 to 4.54 and lambs 7.75 to 8.75. Dunning Stevens, East Buffalo, N Y notes dull cattle market, steady hogs at 6.00 to 6.40, calves steady at 7.00 to 7.50.
A tale describes Mr. Cherry who stalked the king’s hunts to endangering leaps. He pressed ahead in pursuit of the royal hounds and risked the king’s life by perilous bounds. At a final fatal leap Cherry broke his own neck, sparing the king further hazard.
The composer Rossini grew intensely jealous of contemporaries like Meyerbeer. After hearing The Huguenots in 1838 he resolved to write no more for the lyric stage, living until 1868 in retirement. His remaining years were spent in indulgent pleasure and entertaining the youngest society.
A Roamanian practice shows a servant carrying boots to the master by the bedroom door as a sign of submission. The boots may be kicked away to indicate fault remains unforgiven or the servant may be asked to wear them as a sign of pardon.
A brief, dialogic exchange presents a well behaved boy and a burglar’s wife noting his good manners. The father’s history of reduced sentences is cited as evidence of behavior influencing outcomes.
General James R. Carnahan longtime Knights of Pythias leader and founder of the Uniform Rank died at his Indianapolis home after a two week illness. He was born in Dayton Indiana in 1841 and served in the Civil War with the Eighty sixth Indiana. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 PM under Knights of Pythias auspices.
London reports a planned British fleet cruise to the Baltic is likely to ease friction with Germany. Berlin acknowledged the voyage months ago and officials state no protests were received. German support for Prince Charles of Denmark’s Norwegian candidacy signals shared aim for warmer ties with Britain.
Carmi Illinois August 4 Shorte Connery of White county arrested Luther Gillham near Centersville and jailed him on a murder charge in the death of William Jones whose body was found nearby The motive theory suggests the killers planned to stage Jones as a suicide but fled before completing the act.
An injunction issued in Aurora prevents W. J. Shambo B. Eyer and others from holding a meeting to protest the recent amalgamation of the American Guild with the Yeomen of America. About a hundred visitors from other cities were ready to attend the meeting blocked by the order.
Governor Magoon reports July yellow fever situation improving compared with June. The Russian admiralty issues orders for twelve turbine torpedo boat destroyers. Twelve of twenty mills of American Sheet and Tin Plate at New Castle Pa. to start Monday. Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay elected Roslyn school trustee after contest. Friends' National Educational conference closes at Richmond Ind. Nebraska Democratic state central committee sets Sept 20 Lincoln for state convention. Lewis and Clark officials report total attendance 1 018 531 from June 1 to date. Colonel Bryan's son hospitalized in Chicago with blood poisoning but improving. A B Lautzenheiser pleads guilty to bank embezzlement. five years. French Russian commissions near agreement on new commercial treaty. Post office safe at Boles Mo blown. $340 stolen. Missing Mayor Belcher Paterson N J reportedly borrowed $75 000. E H Harriman to spend $10 000 000 on rail building in Pacific Northwest and Idaho. Elihu Root en route to observe total solar eclipse Aug 20.
Young Pat driven by Frank Caine took second in the Waterloo free-for-all. Larrie Ginter won in straight heats with best time 2 12. Baby Kidd, who had chased Young Pat all season, finished third and may have prompted Young Pat to concede the trailing position in future races.
Little Glenn Ball who swallowed a safety pin yesterday showed slight improvement last evening and rested through the night. The pin remains in the esophagus rather than the trachea and doctors decided not to operate for now after a morning consultation.
Death of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Brown occurred last evening. The funeral was held today at 2 o'clock with interment in Kim Grove cemetery.
Blanche Gordon and Della Tomlinson traveled to the Junction Chautauqua this morning to participate in medal competitions scheduled for this afternoon.
Flat Rock Michigan resident Wm Bedell endorses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best healing dressing for ulcers sores and cancers. It soothes and heals cuts burns and scalds and is sold for 26 cents at J H Stewart’s drug store guaranteed.
Sherman Crone swears he received a nine pound perch from Thomas Schilling caught yesterday in the Skunk river at Rubio. The fish is said to be the finest seen here in years with a prior large specimen from Brighton noted as even bigger and more educated. Affidavits sworn August 4.
A local shop advertises fifteen plus flavors for tomorrow including cream lemon cherry cocoanut custard and other fruit and custard pies.
A Cumberland couple tell how their 11 month old daughter nearly died from throat trouble until Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds cured her after four bottles. The family praises the remedy and notes a guaranteed sale at J. H. Stewart's drug store with a free trial bottle.
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