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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1912
Page
3
Leftover Turkey and Bread Makeable Dishes
Practical kitchen tips turn leftovers into soups and breads. Turkey carcasses yield a flavorful soup after simmering two hours, with optional celery or onion for enhanced taste. Stale crumbs become stuffing croquettes or pud dings. Buckwheat cakes use milk bread crumbs yeast and buckwheat with molasses for a raised batter.
First Leap Year Romance in Wisconsin Leads to Marriage
Janesville Wisconsin reports the first leap year romance as Mrs Hanna Brinker aged fifty proposed to and married in Rockford to Syphrien Coran an eighty year old retired Wisconsin river logger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Hanna Brinker
Rockford
Syphrien Coran
Toledo Fares Reduced After City–Rail Pact
Toledo officials and the Toledo Railway and Light Company reached an agreement to abandon all pending lawsuits. The traction company will grant cheaper fares on all lines with universal transfers, ending the litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, O
Toledo Railways and Tight Company
Leather Waste Road Opens In Birmingham
A Birmingham road built from shredded waste leather mixed with bitumen and tar has operated for a year with minimal wear and provides a comfortable footing for horses, marking a successful new use for waste leather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Henry Clay King Marries Bessie Hodges in Savoy
Henry Clay King, longtime chief orchardist for State Senator Dunlap, who sought a mate after announcing a contract favoring married men, has married Miss Bessie C. Hodges of Centretown Kentucky. King, who was a widower, disclosed that his new wife burned all the 527 letters he had received from admirers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay King
Dunlap
Savoy
Ill
Bessie C. Hodges
Centretown
King
Boy Wonder Known as Baby Found Dead in Room
Leonard Wiss known as Baby a 40 year old famed fat man weighing 575 pounds died in his Bloomson room. He traveled globally with amusement companies and was a well known figure in circus and show circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomson
Leonard Wiss
Bickington
Wise Office Boy and Proprietor Exchange in Billing Dispute
A dialogue captures a caller seeking a bill while the office boy explains the proprietor was present but not at the moment. The boy notes the caller should have reversed their announcement. The fragment hints at an unsettled billing or payment inquiry.
Special Grand Jury Sought in Williston Bribery Case
Demands were made in Gary Indiana for Prosecuting Attorney Charlies Greenwald to convene a special grand jury to probe alleged bribery of a juror in the trial of City Engineer A M Williston at Valparaiso. The jury disagreed and Williston will get another trial soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Charlies Greenwald
Lake and Porter County
A. M. Williston
Valparaiso
Williston
An Old Black Hen by Clara Inez Deacon
The Lawton family pursues a chicken thief after Peggy’s Leghorn hens vanish in snow. Constable Martin leads a playful investigation that ends with a realization about trust and a hint of future plans as the daughter eyes a perilous romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Inez Deacon
John Lawton
Peggy
Prudence
Precilla
Flora
Estelle
John
Peg
Dad Lawton
Martin
United States
Constable Martin
Peggy Lawton
Pegey
Hon. John
State Officials Ordered to End Paying Tips to State
Kansas issues a state order forbidding officials to charge tips to Commonwealth while traveling. Officials say the rule will save about $3,000 yearly after an audit found $3,000 in tips among $30,000 travel expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Oreson Slim Thrashes Logger and Escapes Jail
Portland police describe the 90 pound scrapper Slim as he thrashed a 180 pound logger and punched a top officer before squeezing through the jail bars. In Menominee, John W. Wells, lumberman, wed Katherine Jamieson in a separate short item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oreson
Portland
Ore
C. F. Wilson
Menominee, Mich
John W. Wells
Menominee
Katherine Jamieson
Banker's Assignment Ties Home to Shortage
Terre Haute Ind Jan 6 W H Taber president of the American State bank was alleged to be short 45000 dollars and assigned to the bank property valued about 18000 dollars. The property included his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
W. H. Taber
American State Bank
Hondurans Elect Escobar President of Congress
Tegucigalpa Jan 6 The national congress re assembled and elected Francisco Escobar president of that body. Gey Menuel Bonita, president elect, will be sustained February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escobar
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
National Congress
Francisco Escobar
Gey Menuel Bonita
Clerical Humor From a Wesleyan Preacher’s Misreads
A local preacher known for malapropisms joked about self righteousness being like filthy rags on barren branches and warned of stones on the road that may rend us. Peter Mackenzie, a Wesleyan lay preacher, abbreviated Daniel chapter verses and boasted of no book learning while mocking Latin study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Mackenzie
Daniel
New School
Paul
Just Glad Things by Edgar A. Guest
The Detroit Free Press poet Edgar A. Guest publishes Just Glad Things, a verse collection. The Chicago Record-Herald praises its concise wit and notes a quick moral: leave your grouch at home and skip long sermons in favor of brief, pointed lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Guest
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Record-Herald
The High Key: Little Willie Pa and the financier
The piece defines a financier as a man who can induce others to pile up a fortune for him. It presents the idea through a dialogue between a father and son in a light, explanatory tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Masonic Fraternities Gather for Regular Meetings
Washington Lodge No 26 A F & A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday each month with J B Kunath as W M and J W Morton as secretary Cyrus Chapter No 1 RB A M meets on the second Friday with James D Glasgow BH and J W Morton as secretary Bethlehem Commandery No 45 KT meets on the third Friday with Wyatt B Marbourg and J W Morton as secretary Washington Chapter No 2 regular meeting on the third Thursday each month Mrs J EB W M and Mrs Myrtle Bragg act as officers fraters are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
A. FL
A. M
J. B. Kunath
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus
RB. A. M
James D. Glasgow
Bethlehem Commandery
Wyatt B. Marbourg
Washington
J. Eb.w. M
Myrtle Bragg
Merliol White Linitent Advertised for Home Use
An old OCR snippet touts Merliol White Linitent as a universal remedy for aches and sprains. It highlights immediate application and branding aimed at households, with references to healing effects and lemon scent.
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