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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1907
Page
8
Railway accident near Bourbon Tad injures four and a conductor Koontz from Fort Waver. Wreck occurred on the nearby road when a train collided with a weighty object. Descriptions are incomplete but report lists multiple injured.
Market reports from Chicago and East Buffalo detail mixed grains with No 2 hard wheat around 1.02 to 1.05 and corn values near 1.04, plus pork and beef quotes. Cattle and sheep receipts are listed with steady to lower prices, while hogs show varied bids and calves reach up to 8.50.
A San Francisco report says Honduran land forces captured the port of Acajuthy after a September battle with Salvadoran army. Assistant Secretary Atlee calls the claim an absurd canard while Washington weighs the implications for regional stability. Newbery Mieh notes timber industry woes as labor and living costs erase profits despite high product prices.
Fire destroyed six business houses a livery stable and three dwellings in Charlestown Indiana on October 8. A change in the wind likely spared most of the business district with an estimated loss of 40000 dollars.
Chicago reports postseason games starting in Boston and St Louis. In the American League game at Boston the score was 4 to 1. In the American League contest at St Louis the scoreline showed 6 to 9.
A Chicago industry leader cites Ederheimer Stein Co and others as moving from sweatshops to modern "tailor shops" with clean floors, broad windows, and electric light. The piece contrasts old harsh conditions with new methods, stressing quality fabrics, precise cutting, and fair worker conditions. It notes workers from distinct nationalities in separate shops and highlights the public benefit of knowing makers of superior clothing.
Indiana Yearly Meeting Friends at Richmond appointed to settle a church location dispute in Amboy. A split over sites led to arbitration three years ago, the minority resisting the decision. A new $15,000 church is nearly completed as committees seek settlement.
East lawas Mich Oct 8 Susie Konetski a frail girl living four miles from the city disappeared from home four weeks ago. A woman found her crawling from beneath a deserted house. She had been living there for a fort night with only fruit for food and is now home in serious condition from exposure and hunger.
The presidential postmasters of Illinois form a state organization with Dan Campbell of Chicago as president T I Hemmens of Elgin as secretary and J Th Messick of East St Louis as treasurer The first regular meeting is set for Champaign on November 12 to improve postal service.
Detective Maxwell fired three shots from a revolver at C T Bexwinkle proprietor of a restaurant. The victim is in a hospital with recovery in doubt. Two bullets took effect one through stomach and body and another penetrated the intestines.
The forecast shows fair skies in Illinois Indiana and Lower Michigan with cooler temperatures and brisk to high northwest winds. Wisconsin will be fair with colder air in the southeast portion and brisk to high northwest winds. Iowa expected to be fair with warmer conditions in the western portion.
On board the Lusitania at 9 P. M. October 6, wireless from the Lizzard England reports the liner left Queenstown for New York earlier that day. At 9 o'clock she is about 51.05 N 15.08 W, averaging 23.36 knots and 257 nautical miles from Daunt's Rock.
Noted eczema specialist endorses oil of wintergreen as a specific for skin diseases. D D D Prescription, oil of wintergreen, is praised by Dr. C B Holmes and doctors nationwide for instant relief and cure of itching sores. Cook and Sherman invite customers to inspect the remedy.
A reflective essay by Edith Caruth urging restraint in spoken criticism. It argues we harm others by speaking ill and proposes putting ourselves in others’ shoes, admitting we know little of motives, and choosing silence or kind, justified judgment to foster tolerance. The author emphasizes ignorance breeds harshness and kindness comes from lived experience.
A historical snippet lists remedies for freckles noting several options in order. The piece presents a casual guide tone and implies multiple remedies without detailing names or steps.
The passage describes DIY skin treatments including boracic acid with rosewater ointment for freckles, copper oxide and zinc ointment as a stronger preparation, lactic acid with glycerin and rosewater, and a compact paste of revived sulphate with elder flower ointment. It notes freckles won’t vanish instantly but may fade with regular use.
Advice on washing white silk and delicate fabrics using lukewarm water and pure white soap, avoiding heat and yellow soap. It explains reviving crushed fabrics with steam, air drying, and a method for dampening clothes with a clean whisk broom to ease weekly ironing tasks.
A historical note explains cleaning a white plume by dipping in a paste made of four and gasoline. Run through fingers after each dip, then hang outdoors until gasoline evaporates. Shake flour from plume to restore curl, repeat if not perfectly clean.
A New York World snippet records a child’s pointed question about surname changes after marriage. The short exchange frames family identity with humor, noting the child’s insistence on knowing how their last name would be formed.
Passengers on a Pennsylvania train arriving at Woodstock Station witnessed an unknown Hungarian song from a window. A man, nervous and crying, was carried back to Union City after a fatal collision near the station.
New York Oct price movement shows another cent per pound drop in copper, creating a new low for the current market cycle on metal exchanges.
John D Becke Teller Jr has been sworn in as a member of the grand jury of the court of general sessions in New York City procedurally noted by the juror commission.
The second trial of Harry Thaw for the Stanford White murder is scheduled to start in New York on December 2 before Justice Dowling. The case continues after the sensational first trial and draws ongoing public attention to the defense and prosecution.
Walter C. Emerson, Portland correspondent, announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Maine’s old Reed district, opposing Representative Amos B. Alien. Emerson previously ran a manufacturing business in Oakland, Maine. Julius M. Rieser, 67, pioneer maker of plate glass mirrors, dies in New York.
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