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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
8
In a country road tale from St. Nicholas, four children led by Polly flag a passing train to free Rob Roy the pony whose hoof was trapped in a railroad frog. The engineer stops the train, passengers cheer, and the story ends with a caution about railroad crossings.
The piece catalogues animal strategies where creatures offer no resistance to threats. It cites possums feigning death, hedgehogs and armadillos relying on armor, starfish discarding limbs when removed from water, foxes feigning death, spiders and woolly caterpillars using stinging hairs, and land tortoises retreating into shells to block predators.
Puzzle yields answers Doily madam lark vague cape with clues about prefixes and wordplay across 500 1000 50 5 and 100 to various terms resulting in a list of connected terms.
The White Rose game involves two players as rose and willow tree while others form a circle. The rose grows expression and selects four children to form a nosegay. A hedge of thorns appears as the line tries to reach the rose and the willow tree blocks them. The exercise ends with a new central group formed for another round.
Tom breaks a vase in the parlor while his mother is away and admits the accident and sorrow. His mother forgives him. He then plans to replace the vase by working for Mr. Martin at the grocery shop and earns enough in two weeks to buy a matching vase.
A boy places his back to a wall with heels braced and a half dollar on the floor a foot away. He is told the coin is his if he can pick it up without moving his heels. He cannot succeed under these rules.
A Cincinnati Enquirer verse notes that stylish costumes cannot improve a girl unless her heart is good and true. The speaker address Mistress Sue with playful lines about appearances versus inner virtue.
A puzzle asks to change letters to form new words: animal to be replaced by first letter change yields another animal, second yields inhabitant of South Africa, third yields a small ship. The solution sequence is Boar, soar, bear, Boer, boat.
A Tuesday night storm with a fifty mile per hour wind and severe hail devastated the western Peoria county townships and eastern Knox county, leaving 25,000 acres of corn barren. Farm buildings, windows, and telegraph lines were damaged, with total losses estimated near one million dollars.
In Shelbyville Indiana on August 9 Jesse Lennox owner of a threshing outfit slipped while stooping under a thresher. He held an oil can in his left hand and the spout pierced the palm. He is in serious condition with fears of blood poisoning.
Wesley Mills of Northville Mich reports a hen aged twenty years that remains active laying eggs since raise he on his small farm. The bird also performs a daily crowing stunt similar to a rooster, a peculiar trait observed in its flock.
In Vincennes Indiana on August 9 Fred Cooper and Siward Harvey found a pearl valued at 800 dollars inside a mussel shell while picnicking below the city on the White River.
John Power a farmer living near Pontiac Illinois was run over by a railroad train and died an hour later in a hospital He was about 40 years old.
Baseball scores from multiple leagues dated Aug 9 show results in Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Philadelphia and more. Notable games include St Louis beating Boston 9 to 3 and Chicago defeating Philadelphia 2 to 0 in the National League.
The bill to elect an upper house by the house of representatives passed committee stage in Wellington. A clause allowing women electors to be eligible as members was adopted by 37 to 26 with the premier and three cabinet ministers present voting for it.
Charles S. Barrett president of the National Farmers Union of America is critically ill at the Conway home of Ben Griffin, secretary of the Arkansas Farmers Union, in Conway Arkansas.
Reports from Monte Carlo say Therese Williams whose body fragments were found in a trunk at Marseilles was murdered for her jewels. English couple Mr and Mrs Gold, held for the crime, will be tried at Monte Carlo.
The Associated Advertising clubs of America will stage its third annual convention in Cincinnati from August 27 to 30. About 700 delegates are expected, including leading advertisers, many advertising agents and publishers. The Cincinnati club is preparing to entertain the delegates.
In Jasonville Indiana on August 8 a rare ceremony united four Summers brothers and four Hochsteller sisters aged 18 to 25. The eight spouses, all lifelong neighbors, grew up within a mile of each other.
At Falmouth Massachusetts on August 8 the dedication of a thirty five ton boulder as a memorial to hardy mariners drew large crowds. Governor Guild attended the ceremony part of commemorations marking Gosnold's landing 805 years ago and involving related exercises.
In Madison Wisconsin on August 8 the railroad rate commission ordered a broad reduction of livestock charges to Milwaukee and across nearly all parts of the state by about 20 to 25 percent. It marks one of the commission’s most significant rulings.
A playful verse advocates eating pie by hand or fork, critiquing legal strings about methods. It questions strict rules, noting early Americans ignored pie etiquette and suggesting freedom from formal dining constraints, contrasting urban and western manners.
A dialogue reveals planning for a house party next week with questions about invitations and whether their house is included in the guest list.
A quip about using toe thinking to locate mines and provoke thought. The passage jokes that a professor claims people think with their toes, noting men would resent the insinuation yet admit friends who do so. It references toed thoughts provoked by a boot and a corn.
The readable fragments show a rustic exchange about love and desire with a playful line about a woman named Moat and a pun on apple pastries. The tone resembles a light conversational snippet rather than a full event or report.
A playful exchange notes Tubbs claims expertise in parenting due to having a child only three days old. The remark underlines a humorous paradox about firsthand experience influencing judgment.
A reader recalls a woman wearing a slender waist while the moaqui to glances toward her. He murmurs that her appearance is kind as the moment passes.
Official reports show 200 arrests for illegal train riding on Pennsylvania lines in a month. Eastern Pennsylvania division accounted for most, with 102 fined and 141 jailed from one to thirty days. Pennsylvanian rail management intensifies efforts to curb the growing problem.
A collection of wry aphorisms on brides, lawyers, peacemakers, and gender norms. Observations touch on virtue, freedom, judgment, compulsion, tact, luck, and the pull of propriety in social life.
Guatemalan consul general R Bengoechea has had Caesar Zumeta editor of La Semana arrested and held in bail for trial in special sessions accusing improper libel of President Estrada Cabrera. La Semana says it is a weekly news review.
New York Aug 9 sixty thousand dollars will be spent to provide the statue of liberty on Bedloe Island with a new wardrobe and appurtenances before next winter A new bronze dress costing 1800 will be made for the island s only female inhabitant The pedestal repair costs 22400 includes the concealed shaft A spiral staircase and an elevator will be installed in her right arm
The official forecast up to 8 PM calls for showers across Illinois Indiana Lower Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa with wet conditions likely through the evening.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show wheat at mixed levels with July-Aug and September values, corn and oats posting varied results and pork lard and ribs trading around steady to firm levels. Cash market notes list no. 2 red and white corn and assorted oats, with hogs and cattle receipts and price ranges from mid 5s to mid 6s, while East Buffalo figures for hogs, sheep, lambs, and calves mirror softer and steady tones in the live stock market.
Advertisements claim Foley’s Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly and that it safely prevents consumption. The ad warns against unknown preparations and notes the genuine product is in a yellow package sold by all druggists.
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