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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
8
Detroit and Chicago met for the world championship opener in Detroit on October 10. The Chicago National League champions led last year and now hold a 5 to 2 advantage after seven innings as Detroit started with a single run and Chicago had none early.
A Missouri judge, while dining at the inn after a circuit case, found a bill listing items including two boiled eggs and two chickens on the European plan. The innkeeper explained the chickens were constructive, implied in the eggs, and charged accordingly. The judge, surprised, asked why he was billed for chickens he did not order.
A light Victorian scene unfolds as a young lawyer and Clara exchange flirtatious dialogue about law and court, joking about jury types. The man confesses nerves in Cupid’s realms while the woman hints at a hidden romance, both smiling through playful barroom wit.
The London Times criticizes unscrupulous rhetoric amid crisis among Mohammedan populations. It notes that myths flourish, credulity toward holy men is boundless, and saints of truculent type are common, with superstition replacing evidence and probability in the minds of many locals.
A dialog contrasts aging frailty and lack of savings with a line about a wasted life. One speaker questions whether the other offers a moral claim or promotes a new insurance idea, reflecting a debate in the Pittsburgh Post’s pages.
A Michigan dairyman cites that each cow eats about 40 dollars worth of feed annually and notes that cows producing less than 200 pounds of butter per year at 20 cents a pound do not cover costs. He advises culling poor milkers, testing butter fat, and adopting efficient gates and feeding schedules to boost profitability.
Heifers should be raised for dairy rather than beef with steady growth of muscle and bone, avoiding excess fat. Begin with the calf and continue until they become cows, ensuring year round development of dairy traits. Treat young animals kindly to keep them quiet and docile, avoiding overfeeding while providing succulent nourishing foods.
The article advises making cows comfortable and hearty eaters with strong digestion. In milking, extract all milk each session but stop after finishing. Avoid wooden milk pots. It notes average yearly butter yield around 180 pounds and warns against selecting cows based on fat beauty, preferring scraggy, bony types. Emphasizes using sunlight as a germ destroyer.
A 1792 Philadelphia to Lancaster turnpike project drew 2 285 stock subscribers but used poor early methods. Lay stone foundations caused ruts, holes, and injuries before an Englishman redesigned the route on macadam, making it a model highway in the United States.
Elijah A. Hollenbeck of Funk Nebraska invents a road and street grading machine that can be mounted on any traction engine. Built by the inventor, the device achieves straight bank grading with a belt conveyor depositing dirt in the center of the road. A practical farm innovator with no formal machinist training, he claims the machine is simple, reliable, and profitable.
Panama Canal Commission issues orders to halt wagons following in each other’s tracks on macadam roads. Corral foremen instruct teamsters to spread travel across full highway width to reduce wear and future repairs. This change aims to lower maintenance costs during the wet season and improve road conditions for farmers and travelers.
A letter criticizes widening roadbeds beyond the standard sixty six feet and explains how moving earth toward the center undermines drainage. The writer argues ditches should be set farther from fences, recommending a forty two to forty five foot outer edge distance to ensure faster water runoff.
A New York Sun piece notes the dilemma of waking a deaf guest, since ringing or knocking fails. The proposed method uses a string tied to the guest’s wrist passed through the door keyhole to tug at a set time, with hotel clerks hoping for a humane, patentable device.
The term mullah denotes a religious leader in India and the East with the prefix mad to honor their inspiration rather than insanity. Even rulers like Habibullah would refrain from harming them, as the Ulima teach that injuring a mullah requires the death of the attacker to atone for the offense.
A Philadelphia Bulletin report quotes a lifeguard warning that drowning deaths stem from water inhaling rather than cramps. Swimmers can inhale spray into the windpipe through the nostrils and pharynx, leading to rapid, lethal paralysis. The piece notes the question of how to avoid breathing water remains unanswered.
An old Sussex tale recalls using shot and milk for lung inflammation in horses and humans. The Idlehurst piece notes sparrow shot dosed to treat brown kiters, and a doctor who ordered ice on a boy’s temples, prompting a quip that the mice are dead the next day.
A young Lancashire lad joins the army and arrives at headquarters where he challenges the adjutant. In a breach of discipline he tries to defend himself, declaring he is speaking to the old chap in the chair London Scraps amid the preliminaries.
Popleigh laments to Singleton that his boy's question about why men are sent to congress exposes a simple gap in understanding. The Chicago News records his reflection on the limits of adult explanations.
A witty line about marriage and understanding women. A man boasted of insight yet never married, exposing the gag that true understanding comes from experience. The quote reflects social humor in a 20th century urban paper voice.
New York October 10 Al Kaufman of San Francisco knocked out Fred Bradley of Boston in the fourth round of a six round bout at catch weights Kaufman being about twenty pounds heavier The match took place at the National Athletic Club with the Seattle fighter prevailing over his rival in a decisive stoppage
Frank Munsey has dispatched a representative to inspect the Star League papers at Terre Haute Indianapolis and Muncie as they go to sale at receiver's auction.
The body of seven year old Harold McCloud washed ashore in Relford New Jersey has been identified by his mother who pursued the case after he disappeared from Brooklyn ten days earlier. She suspects kidnapping by her former husband Alexander McCloud but the coroner found no foul play.
The inquiry into discrimination charges tied to the Panama Canal broke into a sensational scene as William A Broth ers accused Spencer Miller of perjury. Brigadier General Garlington struggled to command order while Broth ers Stormed and withdrew. The session adjourned temporarily amid the uproar.
John W. Kerwin foreman of the American Press association stereotyping department died at his Flushing home after a brief illness. He leaves a wife and six children. The Chicago native, forty six, entered APA service twenty five years ago and was regarded as one of the nation’s best stereotypers.
Earl Grey governor general of Canada arrived in Cranbrook en route to Ottawa after a dangerous trip across the Rockies. He rode through southern British Columbia, reaching the mountain summit amid storms and snows. The party faced delays and had to travel on foot with packs as they descended into the foothills.
New York on October 10 reports the creation of a New York Women's Aero club to train women in flying. The project, conceived by Mrs Lake and Mrs Gillespie, aims to establish a feminine aeronauts group with Mrs Ste Stevens chosen as leader.
Manila Oct 10 The Agricultural bank founded by the government with a capital of 1,000,000 pesos has begun business. Secretary of Finance G R Araneta serves as president and Insular Treasurer F A Branagan as manager. Real estate and harvested crops are the only acceptable collateral.
Washington October 10 General Ira C Abbott ex collector of internal revenue in Michigan and longtime pension bureau clerk died at his home after a long illness He was eighty four years old.
U S battleships Maine and Alabama depart Ponta Delgada Azores en route to New York ending their world cruise. Wilbur Wright makes daily aerial ascensions at Le Mans France with successful flights. Rockefeller returns with family to Pocantico Hills N Y. Washington rules separate tax applies to rectifiers and wholesale liquor dealers operating under different names. National Rural Letter Carriers association meets in Omaha and elects Paul L Lindsay of Tucker Georgia as president.
The article notes the intense nervous strain on dressmakers during peak seasons and its effects such as prostration fainting spells dizziness and sleeplessness. It promises a single tried and true remedy for overworked women to restore health and vitality.
A testimonial from Mrs. Ella Griffin of Park Street Canton New York praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring her health after three years of female weakness backache and headaches with no relief from doctors. The letter says the product made her feel better than ever.
For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills and has cured thousands of women troubled with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice address Lynn Mass.
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