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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1907
Page
8
A described schoolyard game from France called Frere on me bat combines play and a trick. Two brothers blindfolded stand back to back while others circle them. The hit recipient must cry Brother I am bobbed and be asked who bobbed him. The trickster secretly unblindfolds and knots the bandage, answering wrong to mislead.
In Phillipsburg Kansas a farmer Ed ward Cook’s Newfoundland dog endears itself to locals. When the farmer’s two year old son vanishes at dusk for two days a search with torches fails until the boy is found asleep in a dell with the dog as his pillow, illustrating the dog’s loyalty.
A compilation of famous quotes attributed to leaders and statesmen. Includes Give me liberty or give me death by Patrick Henry and I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country by Nathan Hale.
A playful line pairs a mother and Kate over a doughnut joke about eating the hole. The exchange captures humor and whimsy in a domestic moment.
A humorous riddle notes a man with nothing but his ancestors to Beast of. the punchline hints the best part of him lies underground.
In a college parable a professor and an intelligent student hide to play a prank on an old man hoeing a cornfield. They place two dollars in his shoes, prompting a grateful prayer upon finding both coins and revealing the family hardship the gift relieves. The professor concludes generosity beats deception.
A reader explains a simple optical illusion. By holding a taped thin card with a tiny hole to light and placing a pin between eye and card, the pin appears to vanish while an inverted image of the pin is seen behind the hole, fooling observers in any crowd.
Edna complains of being scolded for an unsuitable word spoken in anger. She explains that when mad her mouth fills with bad words and she cannot keep them in. Mother suggests washing Edna's mouth with soap next time, hoping for a long pause before it repeats.
The stanzas present wordplay riddles about fire and ash and a pun on the Isle of Man. A third riddle suggests a son taking after his father only if the father leaves nothing.
Children shout with glee as they declare their plan for the holiday. John insists on celebrating by giving a dollar, while mamma asks how to express their sentiments, and the boy grows exasperated at the confusion.
Washington notes that July celebrations often bring friction between United States consuls and local authorities over flag displays. Officials consider amending consular regulations to specify when the U S flag may be shown. Incidents in Canada have included Canadians tearing down the U S flag, provoking protests.
Mrs John Penman of Grace Harbor confronted Grace Harbor Lumber Company staff with a rifle then a shotgun and finally an axe after her daughter Sarah wed William McKay without consent. Police disarmed her each time and the couple hid as the angry mother pursued them.
Judge Munger of the United States district court refused to grant an injunction requested by five express companies Adams American United States Wells Fargo and Pactic to block Nebraska state railway commission and attorney general from enforcing the law cutting express rates 25 percent from the January 1 1907 schedule.
Louisville July 22 A report from Indy Hook Ky says Judge Moody instructed the jury to acquit James Hargis who faced charges of complicity in the assassination of Dr B T Cox This is the first Breathitt county crime case involving Hargis and he walked free from the courtroom.
Oliver P. Benson aged 11 months, a prominent iron roller, died at the Carnegie Steel company Braddock when a red hot steel rail discharged from the rollers and pierced his body. Death occurred almost immediately.
William J. Bryan states under the heading Government Ownership Not an Issue that ownership is not an immediate concern. He asserts that a large majority favor effective regulation and would not consider ownership while they hope for regulation.
About 170 feet of Chenier dam near Crowley Louisiana, valued over 100 000 dollars, was destroyed with dynamite. The structure barred salt water from rice lands and was blamed for floods. threats of further destruction were recently reported.
Baseball scores from Chicago and surrounding cities list results for Saturday and Sunday games across the National and American leagues. Notable outcomes include Brooklyn beating Cincinnati 2 1, New York beating Chicago 1 0, and St Louis defeating New York ten innings 7 2.
The veteran left fielder Jimmy Sheckard, now with the Chicago Nationals, is praised as one of the best in the country. Acquired two years ago after a strong Brooklyn record, he rarely misplays and excels at catching flies and directing plays to the right spot.
The negro Pythian grand lodge at Alton Illinois adjourned after a three day session condemning the city for hospitality failures. Delegates faced food and lodging discrimination as hotels and boarding houses refused them, forcing arrangements to house delegates in distant black homes. Most grand lodge officers are Chicago negroes including Colonel John R Marshall of the Eighth Illinois volunteers in the Spanish American War.
Mrs. Frank Warren, formerly of Grand Haven, Michigan, is praised for lunging between two street cars in Cincinnati to push her husband to safety. She was seriously injured while rescuing him but is expected to recover as he recovers from pneumonia.
Louisville July 22 The executive committee of the International Tobacco Workers has decided to submit to a union vote the question of a general strike in all American Tobacco company factories. The union counts about 55 000 to 60 000 members in the United States and Canada.
July 22 report from Carmill notes farmer Robert Richards near the city owns a duck with four legs. The unusual bird draws curiosity from locals and visitors.
A two legged, four wing circus fowl amazes observers while a labor feud ends in murder. In Muncie on July 22 Herman Pugh, 35, a printer who called his employer a scab was shot dead by Joseph P Williams, editor of a small local newspaper who had employed him for months after moving from Little Rock Arkansas.
Alfred Shrubb the English runner broke the United States professional two mile record at St Augustine parish field day in South Boston. He completed two miles in 9 minutes 345 5 seconds on a slow track despite little apparent effort.
Feudists from the Ozarks clash on Stanton Missouri railroad platform. The Meteor, at fifty miles per hour, plows into the group killing William Willigs and injuring others. Rescuer Henry Schaefer is saved by Richard Enlow who is stabbed while aiding him.
All nations strive to check consumption the “white plague” that claims many yearly victims. Foley’s Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly and you are in no danger of consumption. Do not risk your health on unknown preparations when Foley’s Honey and Tar is safe and certain in results. Genuine in a yellow package sold by all druggists.
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