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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1903
Page
1
In Bengal with Seventh native infantry a wild man, a former soldier, is tracked across jungles for days. After biting a spider, he suffers a violent relapse, escapes capture, and endangers villagers. A pitfall trap finally seizes him but he escapes, wanders, and remains at large years later.
A quip on romance and resolve with a playful exchange about proposals. A man’s blunt awkwardness contrasts with a woman’s decisive impulse as she finally declares she will say yes. The fragment echoes light social humor from period papers.
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 11 1901 William Rhea and two companions raided Zahn saloon near Soyder, killed Hermon Zahn and fled but were captured after a fight. Rhea, wounded, faced reprieve pleas from Governor Mickey and lawyers from Indiana, but the state supreme court denied mercy, delaying the hanging fifty one minutes.
J. G. Dun & Co. Weekly Review of Trade reports improved conditions across retail distribution aided by seasonable weather and fewer labor disputes. Wholesale trade gains inland due to better agricultural prospects and inventories showing a healthier state. Donmonfy prices rise slightly in June, railway earnings up 13.1 percent, and U S failures decline from last year.
Chicago July 11 reports a crusade against Washington Park races with seven bookmakers arrested. Only two officers gained entry during the event and warrants were served after the races. A suspicious fire broke out in the grandstand, oil ignited in a fire bucket, risking a repeat of the Hawthorne tragedy of 1902.
King Edward of England at Buckingham Palace banquet indited a message of friendship to President Roosevelt while entertaining Admiral Cotton and U S squadron officers. The cablegram, sent to Sagamore Hill, states the great pleasure in proposing Roosevelt's health with cordiality and friendship and a reply will follow after Roosevelt's return.
An old health ad explains stomach disease drains nutrition and shows weight gain as proof. It cites a Nantucket woman who recovered after using Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription and Pellets, detailing prior illness and significant weight regain.
A London Telegraph summary notes diverse customs where women initiate marriage or select partners. It details Hungary gypsies sending a love note with a dough gift to a chosen suitor, Burmese maidens signaling alliance with a lamp of love, and Andalusian peasant girls sending edible pumpkin cake to seal betrothal.
Sioux woman Running Deer, 70, jailed in Helena for the stabbing of Kills Twice, a Crow woman she had lived with at Pine Ridge agency. Another squaw was seriously injured in the same attack.
An old sealing captain recalls the governor asking for a ship doctor and the cook determining medicines by trial. He argues the cook’s improvised method kept seamen alive, suggesting little reliable medical practice aboard.
The piece notes that a magnetic personality attracts many, yet history shows great minds like Fanny Burney, Browning, and Charlotte Bronte sometimes lacked social prominence. It argues that charisma amplifies fame beyond merit, while ordinary talents can captivate audiences and secure lasting renown.
Wendell Phillips recalls an incident where a young man asks who Emerson is and suggests adding him to a lecture course. Phillips lists Beecher Curtis Taylor and Emerson as notable thinkers, illustrating how a great mind can be overlooked.
A courtroom anecdote notes that a wedding dress often signals serious business rather than leisure. The offhand philosopher and the man with incandescent whiskers discuss how attire mismatches reveal intent, highlighting social expectations around weddings and commerce.
In a tale from a bygone era Haydn and Mozart are friends. Mozart questions a three handed passage and Haydn claims he can play it alone. The moment tests friendship as Mozart yields the keyboard and Haydn proves the claim with a flawless performance. In Ceylon a witch finding ritual uses boiling oil to test guilt.
Marquette based company with Chicago and lower Michigan investors has begun operations at the Michigan gold tabne oil property near Tshpem ing. The site, untouched for years, shows rich ore with some assays as high as 100000 per ton in gold. A new shaft will reach several hundred feet as the mine is opened extensively underground and ore will be milled locally.
The narrator recalls a redheaded boy at a swimming hole and his admired, athletic style of swimming. He seethes with envy as he imagines possessing that natty “sailor fashion” and the water-slap as the boy dives. The piece then shifts to a discussion of animal lifespans, noting elephant and parrot as century dwellers and various species with shorter existences.
The article describes Boer amusement activities including pole climbing with one arm tied behind, hatchet throwing where the blade must bury itself, and spade racing where contestants jump from a spade. It notes the Boer’s endurance yet remarks they lack sprint speed compared with the locals.
The text describes a venerable sacred scarabeus revered by Beyptians and shared by Llotten tots, linked to the holy Madagascar cricket. Beetles symbolize Ra the sun god Ftah creation and immortality. The male beetle’s thirty toes signified youth days. dung pellets symbol sun movement. Meyotian philosophy ties the scarab to creation from Nile mud and to astronomy as an amulet for living and dead.
A Philadelphia Record item recalls Robert eating to satisfaction at dinner until forbidden. On the way home he nibbles a dog biscuit, admitting he took it from Fido to stave hunger.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt explains the term grass widow originated as a misrendering of grace. It traces the lineage from vidua de gratia in the Roman church and veuve de grace in French to the English widow by grace, noting the modern spelling error.
A Chicago Post item cites a dialogue about boys throwing stones at a poor peddler and the comment that boys will be boys. The exchange questions responsibility, ending with the line that the children may play.
An old lawyer bluntly notes a legal career is hard unless one studies clients, prompting reflection on practical law practice per the Baltimore American.
A dialogue from Town and Country features Mrs Kingsley asking why colored servants are liked for being slower. Mrs Bingo replies that they take longer to leave, presenting a racist humor exchange.
A brief dialogue from the Chicago Tribune features a rising author asking if editing is hard and an editor replying with a sly remark about spacing and quotation marks. The Doctor and Professor engage in a terse exchange about society as a machine and personal regard.
A London Globe specimen set shows errors by board school children across several subjects. Notable misstatements include Eight sided oxygen, a cuckoo not laying its own eggs, a mosquito child of black and white parents, and the Paris inhabitants called Parisites.
A man uses hospital letters to probe a nurse and a convalescent Frederick Hudson. The nurse Fredericka admits a woman wrote the notes, revealing a swapped identity. The pair discuss hospital work, deception, and forgiveness, ending with mutual understanding and a plan to visit the hospital together. The tale closes with a moral on mistaken identity and kindness.
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