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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1912
Page
6
A cryptic cipher found in a red leather chair exposes the hiding place of stolen loot. Police probe links the clue to a suspected thief and ongoing investigations across multiple districts.
Edgar Hewitt schemes to buy a family paper with Bardwell money while uncle Leonard Hewitt resists. Miss Mabel Reed helps crack the Sanderson note trap linking to 21 Vine street where $150000 is found in a red leather chair, sealing Edgar and Mabel as partners in the caper.
A test shows soft iron treated by the infusion process becoming hard enough to deflect a rifle bullet fired from 36 feet at 2700 feet per second. The bullet rebounded, struck the gun stock, and narrowly missed the marksman.
A historical note reports aluminum being affected by lime in water. Professors Heyn and Bauer found spots on utensils from rolling and observed deposits of water alumina and lime. They conclude lime salts in city water likely cause the issue and advise minimizing contact with lime water.
Natives of Oceanica gather about two hundred on the beach at intervals to form a living net. Each holds a cocoa palm branch as they circle into shore, driving a school of fish toward the sand where many are cast ashore and others slain with sticks.
The old feudal rite of planting the linenny hedge or horw arth was noted near Whitby six miles from the town. On Ascension Eve the farm and manorial rights hinge on proper observance. The tenant and bailiff plant the hedge with ten stakes ten strout-stowers and ten gedders as the horn sounds Crown.
Official statistics reveal that San Francisco records the highest suicide rate per population of any continental city, highlighting a severe personal crisis issues within the city.
The article notes a proposal to install a boiler near Vesuvius to harness the volcano’s internal fires. Hot water would be piped to neighboring towns as part of an ambitious plan to use natural heat for energy.
The document lists multiple train arrivals and departures with numbers such as No. 12 Exp No. 22 Lo. Pass No. 46 and others, including times like 4:20 am 4:35 am and 9:55 am. It covers local passenger and freight services, noting daily operation except Sundays for Nos. 49 and 60, and is signed by H. W. Russel, Agent.
C. B. & Q No. 8 Passenger 9 27 a m No 91 Accommodation 10 15 a m No 8 Pasenger 6 05 p m Depart No 10 Passenger 9 87 a m No 92 Accommodation 10 30 a m No 4 Pasenger 6 40 p m All trains daily except Sunday J BE KUNATH Agent
A garbled rail timetable shows westbound and eastbound service with times like 12:44 and 2:07, mentions Chicago and Milwaukee routes, and lists an agent F L Broadgathrh at the end. The OCR yields partial station codes and ambiguous times, reflecting a damaged page segment.
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