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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
8
A reflective essay argues marriage is a tutor for the soul not a heaven or hell. It urges partners to share life, duties, finances, and emotions with patience courage and cheerful endurance, celebrating unity and mutual support in home life.
A New York jury reached a $41 2 verdict for Thomas Dixon against New York City Railway in the death of his four and a half year old daughter Lillie. The prior jury, undecided after an all night deliberation, flipped a coin to decide, prompting Justice Guy to fine each juror $50 and order a new trial.
Secretary Ely promised full cooperation to Herbert Knox Smith as he conducts the Roosevelt ordered probe into stock gambling. Ely said the Exchange will show the commissioner all it has and there is nothing to conceal about the Exchange or its management.
The Count and Countess Szecheny depart Nice en route to Hungary after abandoning plans to visit Rome. Meanwhile the senate ratifies two additional The Hague treaties.
The item defines nervous headache as a sign of thin blood and exhausted nerves and warns of danger of breakdown. It condemns headache powders as dangerous and claims new blood and nerve force are formed by a remedy that follows.
Practical cosmetic and home care tips advise avoidance of white clothes to look slimmer and use of massage for chins. Guidance covers burns, ink stain removal with oxalic acid, nail care, and lash enhancement with Vaseline as a nightly treatment for longer lashes.
An upstairs cooling method uses a pitcher of ice water placed on a rolled newspaper. Fold the four corners to enclose the pack and secure with a rubber band so air is excluded. The ice remains nearly intact overnight, easing the nurse’s tasks and preserving a refreshing drink.
Manager Lemmon secures a return engagement for the popular comedy We Are King with the same cast as before. After a successful week in St. Paul the company is praised by the St. Paul Daily News for its Metropolitan standards and strong performances. The show opens Wednesday evening the 18th at the local venue.
The city will see its biggest assortment of coffee cakes, rolls and fruit loaves on Saturday at Vienna. The event showcases a wide variety from local bakeries and markets, drawing shoppers seeking fresh, diverse bakery treats.
Local notes report 200 pies for sale tomorrow at the Vienna with a wide assortment. Fern Leaf chocolates line Johnson's. Tondre & Benz advertise children's caps in several colors. Several residents visit, travel, or return from nearby towns and relatives.
The Rev Nat Childs ex-lawyer and pastor of the United Presbyterian church at Fairfield will address a men s meeting at the First United Presbyterian church on Monday evening March 16. The subject of his address will be Men Called to Action.
The Cyus chapter No. 13 K. P. M. holds a regular Friday evening meeting. Members are reminded to attend on time for business and work. Geo. S. Kerr serves as High Priest.
The Kansas City Sunday law enforcement effort led by Judge W A Wallace suffered a setback when the Missouri Supreme Court ruled the last legislature created Jackson county's second criminal division constitutional. Judge Wallace must certify venue changes to that division. the court issued a permanent writ prohibiting further action.
Morris B. Holmes aged twenty three urged young men to avoid women and whisky before his execution for killing his sweetheart Nancy Miller with a butcher knife on March 27, 1907, at East Pittsburgh. He died by hanging after thirteen minutes, maintaining nerve to the end and asking Rev. Charles Miller to spread his dying advice.
Notices posted in seven large factories announce a ten percent wage reduction effective March 30. Manufacturers say the business outlook is discouraging and the situation is without parallel in years.
Ambassador James Bryce of Great Britain hopes to attend both the Republican national convention in Chicago and the Democratic national convention in Denver as a spectator. He is confident about reaching Chicago but uncertain about Denver.
Danville Illinois March 13 Frank Frey a restaurant man and bowling alley proprietor shot and seriously injured William Roe an employee after Roe refused to turn over the keys Frey alleges Roe was not locking his duties Roe turned on Frey and Frey drew a pistol and fired in self defense or at least under claim of duty.
Kalaminzee Michigan March 3. Mrs Atlen Potter aged eighty two hosted a family dinner for her birthday. Twenty five descendants attended and she gave away substantial checks to each person rather than receiving gifts.
Florence Colorado March 13 Count Otto Jahre jailed five days in the chain gang for drunkenness refuses to work on the street and is made to wash jail windows He claimed to be a German count and said he had money in a Denver bank The judge refused leniency.
A cat catches a sparrow and is about to eat when the sparrow urges washing first. The cat washes but the sparrow escapes, then the cat mutters that all eaters wash after and never before.
A playful line invites participants to join a game as a horse character brashly taunts with the remark about a tail that cannot be filed. The odd, humorous tone evokes a lighthearted scene likely from a local humor column.
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