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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1904
Page
4
Special to The Evening Journal reports a threatening sky with probable snow tonight. Eastern Iowa remains cold tonight with colder conditions forecast for Tuesday in the northwest and west regions.
A New York Press quote recounts an unusual suicide method. The individual sharpened a spade blade fixed to a carpenter bench then used a removed support to drop the bench and sever the head instantly. The grisly plan hinged on precise setup and timing.
A naturalist extols seaweeds noting giants among them. The North Sea hosts cords of thirty to forty feet, while the colossal macrocystis can reach 1,500 feet. Tropical varieties also grow to twenty five or thirty feet with trunks as thick as a man’s thigh.
An orator proclaims the social system is wrong and a man in the back offers a card promoting Blinkum's tonic with a claim it cleanses the system. The scene features a shouted exchange and a suggestion to listen to the brother.
The dog matures in two years and may live ten to twelve years. The cat matures in about eighteen months and typically lives around ten years, with rare cases reaching twenty years.
The article notes that cabbage cooked uncovered releases a mild odor quickly diffused by air currents. When cooked with the cover on the odor concentrates inside the pot and bursts out when the cover is lifted, filling the house.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Evan L Davis northeast of Crawfordsville died last night after a sudden illness. The funeral was held this afternoon at one o clock at the family home with Rev E H Thompson of the United Presbyterian church officiating. Interment followed in Cambria cemetery.
The funeral for Arnet Rowe will be tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock at the family residence on East Washington Street. Reverend L D Young will conduct the service. Pallbearers are Merle Lytie Bert Dixon Karl Corbin Everette Shearer Will Shearer and Merle McConahey with honorary pallbearers from his Sabbath School class including Howard McCulley Howard Miller Harold Baxter Frank Likely Charles Warner Clarence Schneider Griffin Clark Harold Blair Robert Long and Vern Furnace.
Mrs. David Crawford slipped and fell yesterday morning in front of the Washington Buggy Company building while returning from church. She was taken to Dr. Koie's home and then to her Southeast Washington residence. No bones were broken but she suffers much today.
The article traces sword evolution from ancient Egyptian boomerang swords to selmiter yataghban falchion and saber. It notes Africa's role as a sword repository, Malta's knights as notable makers, and European shift to the Toledo rapier around the 16th century enabling thrusting and fencing mastery.
Reading on a period remedy suggests rubbing fresh lemon juice into tired feet after walking to relieve swelling pain and blisters. The home care tip emphasizes a simple, readily available treatment.
Book title entry notes copyright line attributed to T. C. McClare from 198 by copyright.
On a stalled train Howard Monroe notices Dorothy Vernon, a penniless but independent traveler. After a day of hunger and mischance, a wreck delays them six hours, and he invites her to share breakfast. A year later they marry and recount how hesitation nearly kept them apart.
A man with vast literary knowledge addresses a group of workmen who joke about his choice of Meredith. He is prompted to illustrate with a novel, they select Tess of the D Urbervilles, and the speaker remains unaware of the prank, a fact noted by the London Post.
Mrs. Greening debates a baby name with Elisha who rejects Phoebus and shouts Aurora as the god of day. The couple argues about naming the child and the scene ends with Elisha leaving.
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