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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
1
A dignified judge recounts summer at a seaside resort where a charming Mrs Blank drew interest. Robberies hit hotel rooms for cash and jewelry, totaling about $2,000. Detectives questioned guests as a theft spree paused, then led to the suspected adventuress whom the judge had driven to Surf City.
A brief exchange quoted from a Cleveland Plain Dealer page notes a child, Georgie, striking another on the chin due to an aim for the other’s nose. The item reads as a light local quip or anecdote reflecting a humorous schoolyard moment.
Story fragment shows a humorous exchange about a dog disliked by its owner after a bad haircut or washing incident. The laundress is mentioned as handling the dog and causing a humorous misunderstanding.
A London Outlook critique of social circles labeled the smart set. It argues many so called friendships serve political social or financial aims and that genuine people see through calculating motives while noting some hosts and guests seek mutual gain.
A veteran illustrator praises his twelve year old son as his sharpest critic noting the boy’s eye for beauty and imagination. The artist recalls a fire scene he drew that lacked a dog and admits the boy’s point that crowds always include a dog.
The Che shire Republican recalls a humorous epitaph on a Tennessee monument for John Smith a senior partner of Smith & Jones. The joke rests on the line that the firm is still alive to reassure local country folk that the old house remains in business as Jones explains the inscription.
A kind woman spots a boy on a Fairmount Park bench smoking a large cigar. She lectures him on tobacco evils, asking if his father would be pained to see him smoking. The boy, still chewing, replies the cigar is his father’s best. Source: Philadelphia Ledger.
The article describes arranged marriages in Uganda and Tartary where a man pays bulls or cows, car tridges, needles, shoes, or butter plus gifts. It notes Kaffir girls valued by family rank, and Indian customs requiring rice and rupees to appease a father before marriage.
In the east the day’s meat supply is ground each morning by two women who sit opposite each other on a large clean cloth with small millstones between them. They push the upper stone around and around by a stick fixed in a side hole while both women hold it. They usually sing as they grind.
In a folksy exchange Brother Dickey warns that Brer Jinkins will never get ahead because he is scared of thunder and cannot dodge lightning. The quoted rhythm captures southern dialect and humor from the Atlanta Constitution.
A humorous exchange contrasts logic and romance with a professor joking he could win over a truly logical wife. The quip hinges on wit about intellect and partnership within marriage.
Fragmentary text shows a strained domestic scene with a question about Mrs. Enpeck speaking to her husband. The readable line hints at a tense exchange and a person named Kee ano Showes remaining silent.
The article traces heating evolution from Roman stuba to iron stoves. It notes medieval stoves in Germany and Scandinavia used in baths and hothouses, immense brick structures that could occupy large walls and extend into rooms. Cardinal Polignac and Benjamin Franklin influenced iron stove development, with Franklin producing a base barrel model in 1745. Private house use remained limited until the late 18th century.
The jaculator fish acts as a water gun marksman in Java lakes. Place a stake with a beetle on top, and watch the fish shoot a precise stream to knock the prey into the water for capture. The sport continues while beetle supply lasts.
It notes that about ten percent of flowering plants have odor, and fragrance does not parallel color. The mignonette example shows only one of fifty species is scented, challenging the idea that color or fragrance exists mainly to attract insects for cross fertilization.
The Elizabethan era popularized the button and buttonhole, reshaping dress. The button began as needle work, then wooden molds improved it. a Birmingham merchant introduced the brass button in 1689. Two-part buttons with cloth clamped between followed later, with materials ranging from seaweed to mother of pearl and even potatoes chemically hardened to ivory.
Young Mr Bizz visits Miss Frame at the photograph gallery and asks for a snap “as I am” only to pop the question. The scene blends romance and farce as he considers cabinet or carte style while proposing marriage.
A sharp exchange quotes Shakespeare about a tide in human affairs. The dialogue pairs a man who quotes regularly with a man who married an heiress, recalling a tide that led to fortune, described as eventide in a garden setting from the San Francisco Wasp.
A young woman questions a senator who replies with a wry remark about his participation in some of the richest halls that legislation ever made. The Washington Star quote frames a satire of political life.
Doctor jokes about curing catarrh to a patient who reveals lifelong experience, with a judge present. The dialogue showcases humor and a sharp exchange about medical certainty.
A fragmented clipping notes public perception of a songwriter or composer who writes popular songs yet is judged by appearance as lacking intelligence. The text includes quoted phrases about wealth from writing lyrics and a blunt personal assessment, with stray placeholders.
In Cynthiana Kentucky the second trial of Curtis Jett and Thomas White for the murder of Marcum Caleb Powers proceeds with both sides resting. The defense closes after rebuttal witnesses and the state calls witnesses to bolster EK Ewen. A newspaper correspondent testified about statements Ewen allegedly made, while grand jury foreman M C Bailey rebutted Callahan on a signed statement.
In Georgetown Kentucky during the third trial of ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers for complicity in the Goebel murder, the defense filed motions to discharge the Bourbon county venire and object to the panel alleging partisan selection. The motions and a special plea on a gubernatorial pardon were overruled.
Reports from Peking say reformers have been arrested including the brother of the viceroy of WaeChang. Vallee troops guard all gates to stop suspected reformers from reaching the city, signaling a strict crackdown.
A mangled item notes Wisconsin authorities debating emergency currency. The gist mentions a state stance, a directive to use or reserve currency, and a conservative channeling of the discussion.
Trade advices from nearly every section show no broad improvement over last year with some lines increasing activity. Rail distribution is heavy and steel demand strong, but cotton mills lag. July barnings up 12.7 percent from last year, commodity prices mostly flat with meats high. Industrial activity remains unsettled despite bright reports and large iron and steel consumption.
Davenport rumor says Mayor Becker may temporarily appoint Father Giglinger as acting mayor. If true, Davenport would see a strenuous reform administration targeting resorts. Giglinger, a foe of gamblers and divekeepers, would lead city policy in the interim.
In Danville Illinois authorities charged a group of rioters for defacing a public jail. Defendants include Harvey Van Gundy Henry Rennick Cherto Davis William Pettis Isaac Newton Slade Thrace Murphy William Rewdin John Kress John Isom John Walton Richard Roberts and Edward Hart Van Gandy. Gandy listed as an electrician, the rest as laborers.
In Birmingham on a August date, Will Hudson and Wil Jones, both Black men, were executed in the county jail yard after being convicted of felony robbery. The report notes their convictions and the method of execution carried out in the jail premises.
The forecast up to 8 o clock tonight calls for generally fair conditions in Illinois and Indiana with variable winds. Michigan will be wet but generally fair with southerly winds. Wisconsin and Iowa expect possible showers with variable winds mostly from the south.
Henry P. Lowe chief engineer of United States Steel led a Santa Fe special from New York to Los Angeles covering 4200 miles in 73 hours 21 minutes. The Chicago Los Angeles leg averaged 427 miles per hour including stops. The run aimed to honor Lowe’s dying daughter and broke the previous record by five hours.
Reports from Oacoma indicate a brief but deadly atmospheric disturbance following a record heat day. cattle in a drove collapsed after exposure to a windy, gaslike air while locals and livestock suffered distress and fatalities.
Albert Morgan observed two men trying to torch a trestle on the Mobile and Ohio railroad by Camp Creek near Oraville Illinois. He challenged them and was attacked as they fled firing shots. A coal oil can overturned and the blaze spread before help arrived. no suspects found.
Chicago markets detail hog receipts of 23000 with bid ranges from 5.60 to 5.85 for pigs and 5.20 for fair to good averages. cattle receipts 4000 with steers quoted 5.20 to 6.65 and various other animal prices. sheep and lambs mixed with native and western lambs listed. East Buffalo reports trade slow with hogs mostly 5.80 to 6.25 and cattle receipts of four cars. St Louis notes wheat and corn price movements with no. 2 red cash at 80 cents and corn at 49 to 49 1/2 cents.
Gatien Michigan August 8 The annual picnic of the Anti-Horsethief association of Berrien county will be at Lakeside on August 18. Officials expect about 10 000 attendees as farmers recall the group formed twenty five years ago to curb horse theft.
The first day of a joint session of the North eastern Iowa and Upper Des Moines Editorial associations drew about 150 members in Mason City. The afternoon covered legislative reforms, chiefly a lighter libel law and stronger publicity enforcement, followed by a banquet for visitors.
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