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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1907
Page
8
The Great Hans Wagner of the Pittsburg Nationals stands out as the top or near top batting star this midseason. He totaled ten base hits in two July games, five in each, while continuing his brilliant fielding and long reach that snuffs out promising hits.
Preliminary arrangements set for an international Palma rifle trophy match at Rock Cliff range Ottawa Canada on Sept 6 The British team will defend the trophy with a carefully chosen English squad The American team will be selected around the end of August President Roosevelt praised Michigan national guard and urged broad rifle practice to keep strong marksmanship for national defense.
Wolverines protest a Cambridge Massachusetts result that voided Johnny Garrels 129 yard hurdle record due to high wind. Garrels clocked 5 15 seconds with wind aid, and Michigan seeks official weather data from Boston to overturn the decision.
A historical discussion questions why pacers grow relative to trotters in light harness racing. It argues the shift may stem from selective breeding by humans or natural evolution, with larger purses and greater recognition for pacers cited as an influencer in breeding focus.
Practical tips on papering rooms to alter perceived size using patterns and colors. Cleaning muslins with bran water and avoiding scraping frying pans by bread method. Advice on kerosene storage to prevent bright flame and crust formation on wicks. Tenderizing tough meat with vinegar.
A traditional recipe instructs to mix elder vinegar sugar sirup ground ginger soft water and compressed yeast then warm ferment for a couple of days before bottling and storing in a cold place. The brew requires two gallons of water and one pint each of elder vinegar and sugar sirup with two tablespoonfuls ground ginger and one cake of yeast.
Instructions to repurpose old barrel hoops into light coat hangers by cutting them to coat hanger length and covering with twill, sewing a center loop, to hang shirts waists coats and skirts.
To clean white belts mix cream of tartar with cold water into a thick paste and rub the belt. After an hour, apply a mixture of powdered alum and fullers earth. The next day brush off the powder, then rub with coarse oatmeal and dry whiting for a final polish.
A new simple device allows switching a hose stream from a plain nozzle to a spray with minimal effort and no time loss. The fan shaped blade is mounted to enable quick changes without risk to the operator.
The device uses a hinge attachment on the nozzle body. A blade extended back to a point allows quick contact with the stream under slight rear pressure to break the flow into a spray. Releasing the pressure returns the blade and water flows as a solid jet.
A paste of salad oil and salt removes white heat stains on polished trays or tables. Spread lightly over the stain and leave for an hour. Wipe away with a soft dry cloth and the discoloration disappears.
Do not rub woolen items when washing. Draw them slowly through hands, wring as dry as possible, and rinse in hot soapy water without rubbing the soap in.
A local health note advises quick treatment for skin irritations from dogwood ivy or poison oak. Bathing the affected areas with a saleratus solution, two teaspoonfuls per pint, is recommended and a dose of Epsom salts taken internally may aid recovery.
Water soaked footwear can be saved by stuffing with newspaper and letting it sit overnight. The absorbent paper draws out moisture and helps the leather remain soft as before getting wet.
A historical note advises using a mix of flour and plaster of paris to infest cockroaches. The roaches eat the mixture and the plaster hardens, killing them.
In Memphis an eleventh floor fire at the Memphis Cold Storage building killed Fireman Joseph Hiskey and seriously injured two others as three nearby factories were destroyed and losses reached about 600,000 dollars. In New York Coney Island suffered seven blocks of destruction including Tilyou's Steeplechase Park with seven hotels burned and injuries reported. A separate incident describes a boy swept from Rose Island by a strong current after a boat accident, with his parents distressed by mourning.
J J McAlester president of the American National Bank of South McAlester Oklahoma was duped out of 10000 dollars by a man posing as a miner He took a brick to Muskogee for appraisal and was handed an imitation after the deal was completed The scam was uncovered within hours of the transaction.
Augusta Georgia July 20 John H Fleming ten years old was not found as search parties drag Broadriver at Port Royal S C to locate him after a period of disappearance.
J. Miller, a St Louis merchant, vacationing at Madison Lake Minnesota, drowned when a fishing trip with his father in law C W Baker of San Antonio overturned their boat after Miller hooked a large fish.
Con T Murphy a Chicago actor playwright and songwriter died at his Lake Bluff Illinois home after an illness of two years. He had a fifty year stage career with leading roles alongside Edwin and John Wilkes Booth John McCullough Joseph Jefferson Lawrence Barrett Edwin Forrest W M Crane and Maggie Mitchell.
In Bucharest on July 20 a court martial sentenced 58 Romanian soldiers to life hard labor for refusing to fire on peasants during the March agrarian disturbances. Three soldiers received twenty years for killing an officer while other participants got shorter terms for defiance and uprising actions.
Captain Kindelan Y. Duani, noted Spanish aeronaut, launched a balloon ascent at Madrid on July 20. The airship was blown out to sea and sank, but the captain was rescued by a passing British steamer and brought to shore.
Lawrenceburg Indiana July 20 Thomas Jefferies of the Rough Rider club Cincinnati camping on the Ohio river drank from a spring. shortly after he groaned and, after an emetic, coughed up a green snake six inches long.
A Philadelphia Record description explains a game where players guess items found in a boy's pockets. After capturing a plain American boy and removing his pockets of contents, participants list twenty likely articles. The pockets are emptied and the lists checked, with the highest correct guesser winning a prize.
The article explains that Viking seafarers were pirates who plundered English French and German coasts, calling themselves vikings from the Norse word vik meaning bay, while sea kings were rulers descended from royal lines who used the title without territorial claims.
A list of traditional collective nouns used by sportsmen for birds and animals. Examples include covey of partridges, a bevy of quail, a flight of doves, a muster of peacocks, a siege of herons, a brood of grouse, a herd of cattle, a pack of wolves, a pride of lions, a sleuth of bears, and a troop of monkeys.
Description of a party game where players hide a target word like train by replacing it with teapot in sentences. One player exits, others craft phrases using teapot in place of the target word to hint its meaning. When guessed, the guesser exits and a new word is chosen.
A Philadelphia Ledger note playfully imagines kitchen utensils arguing about soup and toast. The tureen and toast rack propose swapping duties while the salt and olive fork complain of cold surroundings and a chilly cellar atmosphere.
Oxygen is the most abundant element in the solid earth and a major part of water and air. It supports animal life and combustion, and is needed to light a match. Nitrogen is crucial for food and soil, serving as an essential element in nourishment and crop production.
A long ago tale from Flowerland tells of a proud lily who proclaims she will wed a fairy prince. A regally dressed tiger enchants her, they elope, and she becomes the tiger's princess in vivid hues. Their cubs inherit tiger markings.
An advertising notice urges readers to combat the white plague by using Foley's Honey and Tar cough suppressant. It claims the product is safe, effective, and available in yellow packaging at all druggists, warning against unknown preparations.
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