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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
7
The article outlines three methods to train horses to jump coaxing using a rider and corn temptations, lunging with a long rein and circle work, and driving with minimal initial aids. It notes driving as the fastest method and stresses gradual progression to saddle work.
St Louis authorities believed Grace and Tomasso Viviano were found in an eastern city after telegram exchanges with Duncannon police. Pietro Viviano prepared to travel east while Altoona officials identified Tomasso as part of an Altoona family. Chicago remains the abductors’ presumed destination and a city wide search is under way there.
A historical note asserts that harsh impure soaps cause skin diseases and urges avoidance despite strong fragrances. The statement emphasizes caution against use of such soaps and links quality to health concerns.
Advertises pure soaps selected from a splendid assortment. Emphasizes handling only soaps proven pure to protect customers from unworthy products. Priced at 100 to 50 per cake.
Atlantan Joe Booth, aged 70, told Greenburg Bond & Bloomfield he wanted only his neck washed after death. He feared water and refused full washing, insisting on neck-only preparation. The tale highlights his belief that water should be used sparingly even in death.
Local notes trumpet the Vienna bakery offering buns rolls pies and cookies while attracting shoppers from Ainsworth Webster Keota Eldon and Moline. Visitors include Miss Ruth Vincent from Fairfield and Miss Anna Steele visiting Ralph Lytle's in the country. Community news mentions arrivals departures and a bakery staff illness.
A local advertisement notes Wear Ever aluminum ware sold much lower than agents at The Fair. The item list includes a 50 31 price reference, signaling significant discounting for shoppers seeking durable kitchenware.
In Rochester New York an inquest into Anna Schumacher’s murder yields little. Police continue the county and city manhunt for the seventeen year old victim killed near Holy Sepulcher cemetery. Coroner doctors testify the face injuries imply the killer visited the scene twice and kept the body exposed to daylight for a period.
In South Bend on August 11 a five man boating party on the St Joseph river laughed at a drowning man believing him to be shamming. Their inaction preceded the man’s death with no aid offered.
In St. Joseph Missouri on August 11 Charles Carroll of Providence Rhode Island was seated as a delegate despite a lively fight at the International Typographical convention. The session centered on Carroll and the seating dispute.
The Chicago News quotes a remark about money and misers with playful mischief. A quoted line references a saying about wealth and folly, attributed to a speaker joking about past fortunes. The exchange mentions Knox and a youth named Pitzwoodles in a light literary style.
At a summer festival hosted by the College for Working Women with the bishop of London present, Arthur Coleridge recalled Coleridge journeying from Highgate to Holborn with no shirt beneath a double breast waistcoat. His nephew Sir William H. Coleridge lent a shirt which was not returned.
The ad claimed no children were taken but was contradicted by a line noting the subject already had a dozen of his own. J. J. OConnell reports from New York Telegram, framing the dispute as a sowing of a lie.
A. S. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing a severe summer cold that resisted other medicines. He notes his wife used it with the same success and references local drugstores Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. Also included is a later bid by auctioneer Db. F. Macon of Washington Iowa offering low commission lines and inviting future sales as part of an auction business note.
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