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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
11
Local shop advertises horse shoeing at 20 and 40 cents per shoe with guaranteed workmanship. Addressed to horse owners, the notice promotes startup pricing from 52 21 Washington for Buggy Works.
Miss Bertha Brown and Bernice McJunkin of Keota visited in Washington. Mrs. Lloyd Hartwick of Eldon visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Will Ross. Oyster supper at Frank Kephart home for Pleasant Hill church. Miss Ethel Blubaugh arrives from Charleston for an extended stay. Mrs. Adams from Packwood attends Adams Marbourg wedding. Mrs. C O Engle and daughter depart Davenport after visiting Mary Hillyard.
At a National Baseball Commission meeting in New York the Eastern League and the American Association asked to operate as independent bodies under the Commission's rules. Henry J. Killelen of Milwaukee presented the proposal. The two leagues said withdrawal from the National association would reduce friction, and the matter was taken under advisement.
New York December 8 Patrick Logan of the Logan Downer team was thrown during a spurt started by Bobby Walthour in the six day bicycle race. He is feared to have internal injuries of a serious nature.
Four days of competition at the International Amphitheater in Chicago to begin December 8 will draw notable society figures and high society guests to the event.
In a Kansas City Independent item, a speaker doubts the idea that giving away increases wealth. Mr. Phamleigh counters as a daughter returns with her husband two months after being given away.
Winter and spring wheat prices by sample and grade. Corn and oats prices by sample. Chicago live stock quot es show receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle sheep and lambs. East Buffalo market notes firming hogs and strong sheep and lamb values with specific car counts and price bands.
Mrs. J. D. Miller was struck by a train while crossing tracks to reach the polls and advocate for dry candidates in the local option election in Newark Ohio.
The forecast calls for fair and threatening conditions in northern Illinois and Indiana. Wisconsin and Iowa expect warmer temperatures with snow flurries in northern areas. Lower Michigan will have snow flurries.
When soup tastes too salty, drop in a few raw potato slices and simmer a bit longer. The potatoes absorb excess salt, reducing the overall saltiness in the broth.
Washington dispatch notes seventy new faces expected in the next Congress when it meets in March under President Taft. The census bureau doubles as offices move to a new house building with two rooms for senators and one for representatives. Debate continues on battleship plans and naval funding while Roosevelt’s administration weighs two big vessels per session and a larger navy.
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