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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
8
T. J. Dempsey levied landlord's attachment on all Knottnerus billiard hall assets and will sell. Inventory includes four and two pool tables, three bowling alleys, cigars, soda fountain, lunch counter, coffee urn, writing desk, awning, refrigerator, knives and forks, stove and other fixtures valued around 4600 dollars with lien about 800.
Notice calls for full attendance at the Knights of Pythias regular meeting to arrange for the district convention next Monday. J C Ford is mentioned as the organizer or contact.
Mrs J H McVicker and three Sigourney companions along with Mrs F H Kirchner of Lone Tree spent several days in the city with relatives and returned home Saturday evening.
George Lovelett and John Brown spent Sunday in the city while constructing a county ridge five miles south of Rubio. The project is nearing completion and the work will finish this week.
The New York Mail text critiques spelling errors in a paragraph describing how man dislikes restraint and confinement yet longs for liberty. It contrasts narrow spaces with a spacious horizon and urges expansive thoughts beyond walls and mountains.
A historical note describes kissing as the dominant form of greeting in Russia from public affairs to private life. It claims emperors kiss officers, generals kiss, and even servants are kissed on holidays. It portrays a culture where a husband and wife exchange kisses on nearly every entry and departure.
Miss Woodby and Miss Knox share a coy exchange about Mr. Smart. He described the speaker as very witty to one, while another notes he stumbles or sighs whenever meeting the other, signaling social tension in a classroom vignette.
A merchant from far away sought a Chicago style electric sign. He found the Chicago sign too costly, but a local electrician offered a reproducing version with improvements at a better price, prompting the merchant to reconsider.
A widower and a widow quarrel over who should carve the Thanksgiving turkey. The widow’s knife work proves ineffective while the deacon departs in triumph. Cats had eaten the turkey so the hired man hid a peacock in its place to avoid blame, leaving the widow to confess the deception and the mystery remains unsolved.
In a domestic Thanksgiving altercation the deacon and widow clash over carving methods. The deacon objects to jabbing with a fork, while the widow insists on firm control, leading to a heated exchange before reconciliation and a final shared dinner ritual.
A humorous Thanksgiving verse reflecting relief at the end of an election season and the return to civic unity. The poem, dated 1908, mocks political squabbling and celebrates thrift, health, and national prosperity through playful stanzas about banks, tariffs, and friends.
New York prosecutors charged Branden Brandenburg with larceny in the second degree connected to the sale of a Cleveland letter that stirred the recent presidential campaign. The interview allegedly stated President Cleveland’s views and attacked William Jennings Bryan. Brandenburg was extradited from Dayton after executors disavowed assurances of authenticity.
Washington November 30. The government applied to the supreme court for a writ of certiorari in the suit against Standard Oil company of Indiana. The case involves the reversal by the court of appeals of Judge Landis' fine of 29,240,000 dollars against the corporation.
A frightened deer dashed into the rolling mill at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, leaping into turning rails and idling 1,090 workers for hours. In Peru Indiana, Mrs. George Bowman is found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, relatives saying the cause is unknown.
Washington reports Director North estimates the next census will cost 12,930,000 dollars, about 410,000 more than the 1900 census. The figure reflects the planned expense for the nationwide count.
Pontiac Michigan November 30 Prosecutor Covert orders soft drink dispensers to stop selling near beer as illegal under excise laws and states the local brewery will close immediately.
Melbourne November 30. American duo J. B. Alexander and Beals C. Wright blamed lack of condition for the defeat in the Davis cup tournament.
Friends of George Ade report letters confirming a world tour to gather material for plays and writings. Ade plans to leave Chicago December 10 with Orson C. Wells, traveling through the Philippines and Japan and then to various Asian and European locales, likely away about six months.
Great Falls on November 30 reports Thos. B. Williams, a cowboy, likely saved Mrs. George F. London and his own life by firing faster than her husband. London threatened to kill them. Williams seized a rifle and fired, killing London’s husband before the assailant could shoot.
London November 30 Danny Maher American jockey closed the season with 129 firsts to his credit His nearest rival Wooten also rode 129 winners in a closely contested finish reflecting a strong year for national racing.
Dr Steiner and a group from Grinnell Iowa join a Pennsylvanian YMCA program to train future secretaries in coal regions by living with European immigrants. They bicycle from Rotterdam to the Carpathians studying languages customs and harvest life while introducing baseball and hymns to locals and future American crews.
Brussels reports Professor Lau rent declares formaldehyde cured fifty seven cancer cases. The statement notes results from his treatment and cites the date November 80.
Huntington West Virginia November 30 1910 more than two thousand coke ovens idle for almost a year resumed operations.
A dynamite bomb exploded at a printing works in Villa Nova de Portina near Lisbon, Portugal, destroying the establishment and causing extensive damage. No injuries reported in the fragment.
Illinois and Indiana expect rain with generally fair south areas. Wisconsin and Iowa face rain with likely snow. Lower Michigan shows rain in the south and cloudy conditions in the north.
Ventura California November 30 three deaths by freezing are the first on record in the county. Cuba Tharp nine Clifford Tharp seventeen and John Blatz thirteen reportedly perished after climbing the Santa Paula mountains to see the snow and becoming exhausted then falling asleep.
Novah Preeeonce A. Shanklin of Upper Iowa University received a $30,000 check from Andrew Carnegie as part of a pledge. The gift would be made when $150,000 more was raised, contributing to a Fayette County campaign chaired by Cainenic Fayette.
Mrs. Walter Kreese returns from Iowa City with Rush Helwick visiting there. W. M. Johnson visits his father in Croton Iowa as Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Matthews of Winfield visit town. Plus notices on magazine rates and Lincoln Carter melodrama The Flaming Arrow at the opera house Friday December 4.
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