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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1907

Page

6

Elopement Plot Tests Senator’s Family Ties

In New York, Kate Roberts is entangled in a scheme with Fitzroy Bagley to wed secretly and elope, while Senator Roberts presses for a public engagement to Jefferson Ryder. Jefferson suspects Bagley’s manipulation and plots to expose the ruse, amid Ryder family maneuvering and Shirley Rossmore’s looming involvement.

Fitzroy Bagley de Couur Kate Roberts Jefferson Bagley Ryder Papa Roberts Kate Senator Roberts Europe Washington New York Katherine Roberts H Roberts Wisconsin Jefferson Ryder John Burkett Ryder Shirley Rossmore Han Massapequa Mr. Ryder Town Mrs. Ryder Shirley Ryder-Roberts Metropolis Mr. Bagley

Not applicable smoking compartment exchange

A witty exchange notes concern over smoking in a compartment. One character asserts awareness that the area is not designated for smoking while the other promises to hide the pipe when the conductor approaches.

Advising flock health with diet and exercise tips

When hens show advanced liver trouble earlier stages may follow in the flock. Provide a grass run or abundant green food, limit corn, and ensure exercise. In confinement feed grain in litter sparingly at first to reduce intake, but do not continue the reduction too long.

Feather anatomy describe shaft web and barbs

The passage explains feather parts with definitions for shaft barb and web. It notes the shaft contains pith and bears barbs while shafting compares shaft color to the feather web. The web forms the flat plumed portion comprised of barbs on both sides of the shaft.

Masonry valued by members and lodges across the nation

The piece reflects on Masonic duties and benefits, noting Cor nelius Hedges as Montana’s Grand Secretary and Christopher Diehl of Utah as possibly the oldest grand lodge secretary. It mentions the new Berkeley temple costing over 60 000 dollars, cornerstones with steel portraits, and a McKeesport commandery charter of 200 members, the largest in the country.

Cornelius Hedges Montana Christopher Diehl Utah Masonic Berkeley Cal Masonic Voice Review New Washington Temple Washington Roosevelt Robert Ambler Bruce Richmond McKeesport

Royal Arcanum elects Harvey Ellis grand regent in Pennsylvania

Harvey Ellis, a long time Royal Arcanum member from Philadelphia, is named Pennsylvania's new grand regent after two terms as Continental council regent and roles in grand council. The supreme council meets in Chicago. New York lists 320 councils with 64 000 members.

Pennsylvania Harvey Ellis Cambria Continental Council Ellis Grand Council Supreme Wilkesbarre Philadelphia Supreme Council Chicago New York New Jersey

Red Men plan to recruit with register lists

The great sachem of California proposes forming a committee of twelve to fifteen brothers to survey the great register and identify palefaces fit to join Red Men. Members will solicit these candidates, with enthusiasm from the tribe as the key to success. Reported tribal totals show Illinois 13,409 members, an increase of 2,004, and Alabama 4,510 tribal with 557 council members as of the last hunting moon.

California Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania Alabama

German Gleanings and Industrial Notes

Germany uses 2 250 000 tons of potatoes yearly for alcohol and 350 000 tons of grain. White horses are not used in the army due to smokeless powder. A Berlin pickpocket is spared by a grateful crowd after stealing to feed his family. Nuremberg builds a three wheeled motor fire engine using steam and front wheel propulsion. Emperor William approves a Grunewald stadium plan resembling a Greek stadium for public daily Olympian games.

Germany Berlin Nuremberg William Grunewald Forest

Plays and Players in Busy New York Season

Mary Shaw to appear in a Shaw play with an early New York production and select cast. Miss Cecil Spooner won applause in New York for The Girl Raffles. Emma Calve to sing in Mexico and Cuba after her tour. Maggie McCann to tour America with Scottish and Irish ballads. Dove Davidson to play a key role in London for The Earl of Pawtucket. Olga Nethersole praised in Paris for Sapho. Elizabeth Marbury arranging first American tour of Julia Neilson and Fred Terry in The Scarlet Pimpernel. The Bonnie Brier Bush to tour Canada under Ernest Shipman and William Colvin.

Mary Shaw Shaw New York Cecil Spooner Raffles Emma Calve Mexico Cuba Maggie McCann Australia Dove Davidson London Olga Nethersole Paris Mme. Daudet Elizabeth Marbury Julia Neilson Fred Terry Canada Ernest Shipman William, Colvin

Present For The Present Prompt Causes Tears In Philadelphia Press

A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a boy lamenting that he stood in place for a present he never received. The quip reflects a humorous wartime or everyday miscue in a 20th century paper.

Philadelphia Press

Liquid lice killers for poultry used as roost paint

The article explains reliable lice control methods for poultry using liquid preparations. It recommends a saturated kerosene solution with crude naphthalene flakes as a lice paint for scaly leg and two quarts of coal tar disinfecting liquid per gallon of kerosene for red mites and coop lice. Apply in the forenoon so the coating dries before roosting.

Emma Prepares for Visit Amid Wedding Worries

In Heitere Welt a domestic scene unfolds with Emma cooking for Arthur as the father cautions that continuing such arrangements could threaten their engagement. The exchange hints at tension over marriage plans and social expectations.

Emma Arthur

Remedy credited with curing three in family

A Highland Wisconsin publisher touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as effective after a summer illness. He reports three family members used it with good results and notes it is sold by Cook and Sherman.

H.E. Howe the Press Highland Wis Cook and Sherman

Royal Neighbors Picnic Planned at Rubio

The Royal Neighbors and families are invited to a picnic on Wednesday July 31 in Rubio. Members should assemble at the Milwaukee depot at 8 20 A M.

Rubio Milwaukee

Testimony on Foley's Kidney Cure Restores Health

Ira W. Kelley of Mansfield Pa says two years of kidney and bladder trouble left him in poor health until Foley's Kidney Cure cured him. He urges others to refuse substitutes and buy the product from all druggists.

Ira W. Kelley Mansfield Foley Shallenberger

Presbyterian Picnic at Sunset Park August First

The Presbyterian congregation and Sabbath school plan a picnic at Sunset Park on Thursday August 1. Friends and families are invited to join for a day of fellowship and outdoor activities.

Presbyterian Sunset Park

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