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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
6
A boarder complains about the mackerel served for breakfast as fellow residents applaud and doubt his rage. The landlady arrives as the bold boarder seeks a change and orders the girl to ring it in tail first for a while.
Poem fragment recalling mournful distance after a death. The speaker notes burning tapers near a shared home, withheld flowers, and the barrier of grief between neighbors. The neighbor grieves alone, highlighting quiet sorrow and social distance in a city setting.
A senator derides a corruptionist who briefly visited a voter's home. The man lures the wife with a cheap kitten worth $25, pockets the animal, and exits. He asks the woman to persuade her husband to vote for him, while she retorts that her cat already sold a brother for $50, underscoring the campaign cash exchange.
A martinet captain receives an order to change undershirts. The sergeant notes the men have only one each. The captain insists on obedience and proposes men swap undershirts among themselves. The tale highlights rigid discipline and practical challenges in wartime.
A witty reminiscence from the Argonaut about a liberal San Francisco financier who rarely pays for others, yet enjoys old style courtesies, and a humorous Irish fireman exam anecdote. The fireman faces a hypothetical engine collision and quips he would bless himself.
An Albany church tale recalls Aaron Burr arriving tardily and provoking a dramatic rebuke from the minister who faced him at the pulpit. Burr replies that the state's evidence-criminals are the most to be despised, ending public admonitions in that church. A second vignette shows a belated husband and a tense home scene ending with a commanding command to go to bed.
A tense scene unfolds as a woman ascends to a man’s room. The door closes, the hall clock echoes the hour, and she smiles with grim irony as she murmurs a cryptic line about being first, hinting at a planned action.
An American in Kings ton Canada sees a house fire and rushes into a fire station shouting Fire An elderly man rises from his paper, checks a large desk book for street and number then tells him to find the exact location when the fire crew returns from dinner.
A visiting Russian remarked that American girls are exceptionally pretty. He notes the challenge of distinguishing the Vromsky triplets and jokes that a friend refused to try, admitting he only aims to keep all three engaged in memory.
A Richmond man buys a turkey from Uncle Ephraim asking if it is tame. Ephraim swears it is tame, and the buyer later finds shot in the meat. Ephraim confesses the shots were intended for him, not the turkey.
A woman, still holding the telephone receiver, tells her husband that the Thompsons want them to dine with them that evening. She asks if it is good enough, and he answers, quite simply, yes, and asks them to come along.
The quote urges placing the country first, seeking a vast monument of wisdom peace and liberty blessed by God. It envisions a nation free from oppression and terror that the world may admire forever.
A young husband, alarmed at his wife’s spending, gives her fifty dollars and a ledger. He asks her to record receipts on one side and outflows on the other. When he reopens the book two weeks later, she notes “Received from Willie $50” on one page and the summary “Spent it all” on the facing page.
Mrs Grim tells a neighbor that women should keep their temper to prevent trouble in marriages. She claims she avoids losing her head and asserts she calms grim husbands by staying calm, sometimes using a stick or water to cool them down.
A mother plans a surprise party for another, while her five children ask about attending. The youngest queries where they are going and the mother confirms the plan. The child ponders inviting everyone, suggesting a bigger surprise if all choose to join.
Iowa City August 12 five thousand people gave seven thousand dollars to the missionary cause. A smooth grocer and eye doctor fraudster posing as an oculist and everglass fitter victimized locals near Cosgrove and Iowa City. A farmer paid for glasses promised at a tiny price, only to learn the doctor Millard is a nonentity. Another pseudo doctor Woods from Davenport worked briefly, with unknown outcomes. The piece warns of the scam.
Five thousand people in Old Orchard Maine witnessed a frenzy as 500 delegates gathered for the Christian and Missionary Alliance convention led by A B Simpson. During the address a wave of hysteria swept the crowd as attendees emptied pockets and jewelry into baskets raising nearly 70000 for the missionary cause. Women and men, rich and poor, pressed forward to contribute including rings watches and even combs and lorgnettes.
Des Moines will host a conference of Republican candidates for state congressional legislative and judicial offices along with county chairs and editors on August 25. Chairman C F Franke will issue invitations this week inviting all Republicans to attend to hear party leaders discuss recent political developments and align on state committee plans.
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George H. Glover offers practical guidance for treating barbed wire injuries in farm animals. Start by stopping bleeding, remove clots, trim ragged edges, and use antiseptic washes. Do not over tighten or seal wounds, keep them exposed to air, and change dressings as needed. Use antiseptics like corrosive sublimate, formalin, or boracic acid, then switch to dry dressings. If proud flesh or maggots occur, seek veterinary help.
The guidance urges feeding the cow hay or other roughage she will eat, even if pasture is good, arguing the animal’s appetite reveals its needs better than human advice.
The article lists remedies for slobbering cows including a paste with ammonia chloride gum camphor gentian and molasses. It reports Ontario tests showing sweet cream churns faster and butterfat differences, then stresses sanitary dairy rooms with drains cement floors plastered walls and sloped floors and hygiene as cost efficient. It advises pure water to prevent ropy milk and two drams daily bi sulfate of soda, plus strategic breeding using pure bred sires to improve herds and replace inferior cows.
In Manila Aug 12 returns show Simon Villa elected alderman in the southern district by a large plurality while Ramon Diokno wins the northern district and Justo Lukban secures the northern assembly seat. Villa, a former insurgent officer, had urged violence against Spaniards if another revolt occurred, drawing protests from Spaniards and US citizens.
New York, Aug 12 The New York postoffice reports a 6.54 percent drop in net revenue for the year ended June 30. Net revenue totaled 11,115,187 against 12,643,867 in 1907. Gross receipts rose to 18,569,119 while expenses climbed to 6,753,981. Domestic money orders increased in number and value, though money orders paid declined by 1,545,066.
Chicago markets show hog receipts around 9000 with varied bids from 6.60 to 6.90 for heavy and mixed lots and 5.50 to 6.25 for good to choice pigs. Cattle receipts near 4000 with prime steers 7.40 to 7.90 and cows 4.00 to 5.25. sheep at 4.10 to 4.50 for wethers and lambs 5.25 to 6.25. prices also listed for turkeys chickens and dairy feed in regional quotes. East Buffalo spot markets list hogs strong at 6.75 to 7.00 for Yorkers and 7.00 for heavies, calves 4.50 to 7.75, cattle 5 to 7.75, sheep and lambs steady with lambs up to 6.50. An Iowa district court notice details a large original notice and quiet title action in Washington County with many defendants and claims to control of Lots 9–12 in Block 4 in J H Wilson’s Addition, seeking cancellation of adverse claims and establishment of title for J. M. Pratt. The case orders publication and sets a Sept. 1, 1908 term. failure to appear risks default judgment.
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