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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1906
Page
8
A tale from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch shows four dogs arguing over who is the mistress’s favorite while Willie, her little boy, reads nearby. The mistress finally shifts attention to Willie, leaving the dogs to sulk about their rival claims.
Vincennes Ind July 31 Walter Johnson 19 allegedly fatally shot Henry Kepping 31 a Pearl buyer and surrendered to Sheriff Westfall Kepping reportedly paid attentions to his sweetheart Anna Bell triggering the quarrel in which he was shot in the abdomen by Johnson. authorities report the incident and surrender.
Peoria July 31 The Illinois Democratic state convention will be called to order in Peoria Aug 21 and will instruct for Bryan for president. State leaders once opposed to Bryan are now shifting toward him, signaling broad support.
Brigadier General James Allen, chief of the signal corps, will travel to Europe on August 4 to inspect signal services in foreign armies ahead of the international Wireless telegraphy conference in Berlin beginning October 8. The Berlin talks will address international regulation of Wireless telegraphy following the 1908 preliminary conference, with nearly all major powers represented.
Indianapolis July 31 Thomas Taggart is negotiating to buy hotels at Excelsior Springs Maine and a pleasure resort in Mississippi with plans to develop them as grand as French Lick Springs Friends say Governor Han ty blocks Indiana resort ventures but it is unclear if outside deals mean he will leave the state
Secretary Bonaparte returns to the navy department after a two week stay in Lenox Massachusetts. John Lawrence Toole the comedian is dead at Brighton England born London 1830. Allison Armour denies report William purchases yacht Utowana. The National Guard encampment of Texas Louisiana Arkansas and Indian Territory organized at Austin. Georgia senate passes child labor bill without opposition. No agreement reached between Switzerland and France on a commercial treaty.
William T. Brewster notes a shift in biography as Johnson’s Lives of the Poets is followed by Boswell’s Life. Johnson provides a straightforward narrative and critical assessment, while Boswell uses drama to reveal the subject’s personality, making the author’s life a living man through commentary.
A girl chose her third suitor after he bluntly described her flaws in love. The first wooer exaggerated devotion and failed to win her approval. The second praised her as celestial yet was dismissed. The third spoke candidly about freckles and flaws, and she married him for honesty before marriage. Life.
A critique of improper salad preparation, arguing against cutting salads with a knife and fork in a noisy, businesslike manner. Advocates breaking greens into convenient pieces before serving and using a fork to finish division when needed. Emphasizes common sense behind etiquette.
A Tyrolean boy colored a cottage with crushed flowers inspiring wonder and earning the title Titian. A child painter impressed an old master who predicted greatness, fulfilled by Michelangelo. A German reader of a blood and thunder novel discarded it, declaring overexertion, a fate later linked to the philosopher Fichte.
An article argues that monkeys lack fleas or parasites, noting that observed grooming simply removes hardened sebaceous matter excreted by glands. It claims the common flea belief is fabulous and contrasts primates with humans on parasitic infestation.
Sir Robert Ball after a lecture on Sun Spots and Solar Chemistry meets a young woman who missed hearing him. He says it might not have interested her, as it was about sun spots. She answers she would have been interested as she has been a martyr to freckles all her life.
A Bridg ton epitaph honors a wife as all that a spouse should be while a Bar Harbor message mourns a lost beloved. The speaker recalls reaching out to a missing partner and finds only the memory of the shoes he wore, deep in sorrow.
A quotable meditation compares seeing the good and beautiful with Moses on Nebo, where vision exists without strength to enter. Olive Schreiner notes that merely witnessing beauty without power to act is worse than not seeing it.
In a light hearted anecdote, residents recall Hook-Jones as the most melancholy man, and note a comic past proposal when he asked a woman how she would like to be his widow, sparking amused chatter in town.
The article reports rising white black tensions after a fatal shooting at a negro Henle in Uitin. Harris, defending himself against three assailants, was shot five times by Daniels. One suspect was arrested as investigators fear escalating violence and unrest.
Fire devastates the Brodski grain elevators in Kiev causing a stated loss of 1,500,000. The event marks a major disruption to local grain storage and supply, with authorities investigating the blaze and potential causes.
The passage notes a humorous view of Siamese fashion where an inferior prostrates before a superior. An attendant then inspects for food or odor, and if blameless the man is raised. if guilty he is kicked out.
An old advert claims Electric Bitters cure chills fever malaria biliousness and liver and stomach disorders. It cites S A Brown of Bennettsville DC stating the pills restored his wife after years of dyspepsia and torpid liver, with Stew art druggist offering a 50 cent guarantee.
The text notes Germans as early gun inventors and mentions 1878 Schwartz, a German machinist, making crude guns. It references Venetian shipments in 1302 and cites cannon usage at Crecy in 1346 and 1544–1546 as milestones, with Amberg's ordnance bearing a date.
An insurer questions a woman’s age before a contract. She snaps Ste! and the agent recovers, affirming the need to confirm legal age before proceeding. The exchange highlights caution in signings and standard age verification practices.
The Dundee Advertiser notes that English law allows adopting a different name if not used to deceive or cause financial loss, citing Dockrell v. Dogall and praising Britain’s liberty. It contrasts with French and German rules that stricter prohibit bearing or inventing names not in birth registry and penalize false names.
In ancient times artisans sought to imitate living creatures. Archytas of Tarentum around 400 B C built an artificial pigeon that could fly but could not resume flight after landing. German mechanician John Muller made an artificial eagle that flew to meet Emperor Maximilian in Nuremberg and returned to alight at the city gate.
A Linden resident known as Parson Wlodgett faced a confrontation when a wagon wheel struck a water trough in front of his house and a driver retorted after the parson scolded him. The exchange, recorded by the Boston Herald, ends with the driver telling the parson to swear like other men.
A. M. Bruce of Farmville Virginia reports a twenty year struggle with chronic piles and malignant sores ended by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The remedy cured both conditions, leaving no trace. Described as best for old ulcers cuts burns and wounds. Available for 25 cents at Stewart's Pharmacy.
The open publicity of Dr Pierce’s Family Medicines is their strength. Each bottle bears the printed formula, showing no alcohol and only ingredients approved by eminent authorities. Physicians endorse these non secret remedies, including Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, while Pleasant Pellets ease constipation with a gentle, candy like dose.
A mad dog ran through Matin Street Kralinazooo Michigan on July 31 causing panic as crowds fled for four blocks. Five people were bitten and more than a dozen attacked. Residents grabbed nearby objects to fend off the animal. The dog began at Rose and Maine, snapped at Webster, charged a woman, then leaped into a baby carriage with two infants. The woman pulled the dog by the tail to free the children.
Summer brings bowel disorders in children that require prompt care at first looseness. Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy touted as best medicine, usable for all ages, advertised as for sale by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
A comrade from Elgin Illinois near Washiton City fell ill with cholera morbus on the return from the Grand Army encampment. J E Houghland of Eldon Iowa credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life. He has used it successfully in immigration work for ten years and recommends everyone have it. Sold by Cook Sherman and Stewarts Pharmacy.
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