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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
8
An article warns that female health problems threaten happiness and life quality. It urges immediate system strengthening with a tonic claimed to have specific powers for women facing fatigue headaches backache irregularities and depression.
An herbal female tonic advertised as made from roots and herbs. It claims to treat Dragging Sensations, Weak Back, Falling and Displacements, Inflammation and Ulceration, and other diseases. The remedy purportedly dissolves tumors, relieves faintness and nervous exhaustion, strengthens the stomach, cures headaches and general debility, and supports kidney derangements.
An advertisement promises a free trial mail sample of Dr Shoop Headache Tablets for relief from neuralgia headache and period pains caused by blood congestion. It claims the tablets kill pain by reducing unnatural blood pressure and invites readers to write to Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin. Bold by J H Stewart.
In New York on August 21 two cases of relapsing fever appeared at the Israel hospital, a mother and daughter. It is the first time such cases have been seen in the United States in twenty years, with Hepatic/Famine Nosode references noted and the illness described as part of a broader seven day fever pattern. The disease has historical ties to England and Ireland, with periodic outbreaks since the eighteenth century.
Forest fires sweep the woods around Eastport New York on August 21 devastate hundreds of acres. Firefighters battle flames near the Country Clubhouse valued at about 8500 as efforts continue to save the building from ruin.
Dil. Aug. 21 estimate says Benbow City founded by John D. Rockefeller. Saloons spring up rapidly from one to four in tents with forenoon keepers. Drink shop density rises with small population, reflecting rough town growth and lively Sunday life.
Judge Coch Fan at Sullivan TL grants a change of venue for the case against Fred H vedlis bride accused of the uy at Clinton. The action, taken on the 4 ma, aims to prevent prejudice and ensure a fair trial. The trial will be held at Le tur during the November term of the cig nit court.
Edward Farholz aged 22 of Evansville fell under the wheels while trying to board an Evansville and Terre Haute passenger train at Princeton Indiana. Both legs were severed near the knees and he was moved to Evansville for treatment.
A cable from Tsingtau reports a dynamite blast at the Fangtse mine killing 108 Chinese workers and two Germans.
SCORES ON THE DIAMONDS Chicago reports baseball results from the day, listing games and outcomes from major and minor parks.
Scores from multiple games across leagues show tight finishes and long innings. Detroit beat Boston 2 with Cleveland defeating Washington in a fourteen inning night game. Brooklyn edged Cincinnati while St Louis halted New York in a late matchup. Chicago beat Philadelphia and Minneapolis defeated Columbus in a Westerns pairing.
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden visited the United States aboard the cruiser FyGyIa in Hampton Roads. Swedish minister and Lt Lindbergh hosted the prince incognito as a lieutenant. Charles W. Scholsaat, head of the Sametown exposition, helped arrange the visit through Swedish marine channels. Wilhelm toured Admiral Evans' squadron slips and the exposition site with the Swedish minister. The Virginia governor and Mrs Swarcon hosted a dinner at Point Comfort.
Albany reports Governor Hughes has chosen Matthew Plemming of New York to lead an inquiry into the state insurance department. Plemming, formerly Hughes’s assistant in the famous insurance investigation, plans to start in mid September. The appointment follows provisions permitting the governor to appoint one or more probes into nine state agencies or bureaus.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop Restorative and a free book claiming deeper causes of stomach heart and kidney troubles lie in inside nerves. It urges readers to request a sample and notes Racine Wisconsin as the origin with J H Stewart selling the product. Home remedy rhetoric emphasizes symptom treatment as insufficient.
A sheet describes growing use of beauty aids including face flappers masks nasal clamps and straps designed to shape faces and preserve youth. Rubber tools claim skin safety and comfort as women seek firmer contours and smaller looks amid evolving fashion trends.
The piece laments how Americans waste flowers by placing them in too small vases or drowning them in excess water. It calls for lessons in flower arrangement to display blooms to best advantage.
A critic favors Japanese practice of limiting vase stems to suit the container. The tall rose display demonstrates restraint, warning against cutting stems to fit tiny stocky vases. Opalescent glass vases suit varied rose shapes, aligning form with receptacle.
The article traces glove origins from biblical debates to Xenophon and Homer, notes ceremonial uses since the ninth century, and mentions women adopting them post reformation. It then provides a dense, noisy U S market and livestock report from Chicago and East Buffalo with grain, hay, poultry, hogs, cattle, sheep, and prices, all in a single continuous section.
A St Louis Post Dispatch brief highlights a playful exchange about a wife reacting to a late homecoming. The joke about originality compares favorably with campus humor as a light feature.
Secretary Taft is deeply concerned about his mother and may cancel plans for a Philippines trip. He left Columbus for Cincinnati to stay with brother Charles until tomorrow night and will speak at Lexington, Kentucky, tomorrow. Taft held a long conference with political manager A I Vorys.
The forecast shows Hinoik and Indiana fair conditions with lower Michigan also fair. Northerly winds shift to variable as Wisconsin and Iowa remain fair and warmer tonight.
A New England Home Stead writer outlines fall planting folkways for raspberries and blackberries, including spacing 8 by 6 feet and 3 by 8 feet, soil and fertilizer mixes, pruning schedules, and favored varieties such as Stausell Cuthbert Snyder. He notes long practice, 21 year plots, and cautions against mixing farming with other pursuits.
Thick leaves serve as cuttings for begonia and gloxinia propagation. Place whole leaves on moist sand in a frame, secure with splinters, wound the rib to induce rooting, and harvest multiple plants from one leaf. Some divide leaves or trim ribs, yielding fewer but stronger young plants.
The article notes many orchards plant trees too near each other with the aim of later removing excess. It advises using slow growing long lived varieties for the permanent block and filling gaps with quicker bearing trees that may die young. Wagener and Duchess apples are cited as examples of the latter type.
Garden notes that black knot affects wild and cultivated plums and cherries across Vermont. Prompt pruning and spraying keep it in check, and infected wild trees should be kept away from orchards to prevent spread.
Eagle Mammoth is a large yellow freestone with small stone and very good quality. It ripens soon after Late Crawford and is a strong market variety worth growing. Chillow is a yellow peach of good size color and flavor ripening midseason. It has been tested but little as yet.
Advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe sure remedy for coughs and colds preventing consumption. It warns against unknown preparations and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package sold by all druggists.
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