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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
8
Mille Lac chief Shabbali-Skong led warriors to defend Fort Ripley in 1862. Government leaders promised the Ojibways special care. A Washington agent later urged land cession near Leech Lake. the chief resisted, calling the proposal folly and stressing his integrity and alliance. The council closed with a pledge to sign.
A compact account traces the ruff from a simple shoulder tuck to a fully bloomed fashion icon in England. It grows under Henry VII and Henry VIII then flourishes through Elizabeth I, influencing attire across Europe before its decline with the Roundheads.
In Biarper's Weekly a comic skit features Mr Bones and Mistah Middleman debating a riddle about a storekeeper who improves and a man who selects feathers for pillows. The pun hinges on picking up versus picking down. Mr T N Orr performs a humorous ballad about marriage to a wave and being at sea.
The passage discusses the elusive word swank and its precise meaning as observed by contemporaries. It compares swank to similar traits across nationalities, noting its role as a leading characteristic in Englishmen and French- influenced contexts.
A quotation notes men once called Britain perfidious Al bion to mock what they viewed as swankiness. The remark defines swank as making appearances stand in for reality according to a London Globe line.
An affectionate suitor asks to wed the beloved, who replies with cool refusal. The brief exchange highlights a wry, modern spirit and social mood in the era.
A Chicago Tribune editorial quips that a man’s wealth followed by sobriety reflects a reversal of the common belief. The strip hints that wealth may influence habits rather than vice versa, illustrating a moral lesson about success and self control.
Quotes favoring honesty and practicality appear from the Baltimore American and the Philadelphia Inquirer. The notes contrast being right with becoming president and suggest practical guidance over idealism.
L B Smith lifelong serviceman and Civil War lieutenant, veteran of several Indian wars, was found dead by his wife after returning from a trip to Tawas City in East Tawas Michigan on October 14. He had become fatigued and laid down to rest.
In Richmond on October 14, Henry Smith, a Black man, became the first to be executed under Virginia’s new statute replacing hanging with electric chair at the state penitentiary.
Paris report says French bishops received a circular from Cardinal Merry del Val forbidding them to attend lectures at state faculties. The move marks clerical limits on public university events.
A couple learns the hard way that the varnish used on a bathtub ended up tasting like ox tail soup. The wife notes the can was found in the groceries closet and the disaster unfolds with a nauseating smell at dinner.
A writer in the Manchester Guardian recalls a Dublin hotel incident. After locking the room, a boot lace end remained inside while the boot stayed outside. A careful hotel servant, a true model among boots, removed the lace from the hole and later returned and re tied the boot, quietly unseen.
In Warper's Weekly Park Hooker Eaton recounts a exchange where Colonel Penn asks Captain Wynne what he would do if his troops crossed a stream and all fell in. Wynne replies that such a collapse would not rout his force and would prompt him to order them to fall out.
A veteran urges patient, well planned start in sheep breeding. Visit top breeders, learn through interviews, build a high quality flock from proven ewes, and share ideas with others to raise standards and profits.
A campaign in Jackson Michigan seeks parole for Rev John Phelan of Cement City Lenawee County who is imprisoned in Tonia prison for false pretenses. He was sentenced September 6 1906 to not less than two years and up to five years with a judge’s recommendation of not more than three and a half years. Rev Robert W Van Kirk acts as next friend to pursue release.
The text advises on selecting hogs and managing pig育. It warns against choosing young boars with coarse heads and large bones as indicators of strength. It notes alfalfa pasture yields and recommends castrating piglets at three or four weeks to promote quick healing and smooth development before weaning.
Cowpea hay is described as very nutritious and nearly equal to wheat bran in ration value. It suits work stock and beef or milk production and also yields good results with poultry. Grain from cowpeas is rich feed for poultry but underused for other animals.
Chicago defeated Detroit 5 to 0 in the fourth game of the series at Detroit, moving within one win of the world championship. Attendance reached 12,907 with receipts of 19,251 dollars. Pitchers Brown and Kling combined for the win as Summers and Schmidt took the loss. Chicago had 11 hits to Detroit’s 4 and no errors.
Simon Harris, 105, known as Old Man Harris on the East Side, traveled from Jerusalem to vote in New York. He passed registration, noted worn papers needing duplicates, and spoke of changes in the city since moving from a Mott and Bayard streets settlement fifty years ago. He plans to remain until after the election before returning home.
In Boonville Indiana Miss Lena Klusenklaus reports a Black Spanish hen laying two eggs a day while she trials other fowls to find one that yields an extra egg daily. Last summer the hen hatched and raised thirty six chicks.
Pittsburg reports a warrant for R. K. Fisson president of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank Mount Pleasant charging misapplication of 50000. Ex-cashier Charles E. Mullen was arrested in connection with the same charge after the bank failed last year.
In Columbus Indiana Mrs Loy preferred music and nightlife over home life. Evidence shows John Loy, kind and steady, disliked entertainments. she rode a carnival merry go round with another man and left with her trunk after his remonstrance.
J H Kirkham of Spencer county marked his seventieth birthday as he remains paralyzed for more than fifty four years and has belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church for fifty six years. News from a Missing Ship San Francisco Oct 14 The French bark Grand Duchess Olga coal laden from Newcastle Australia after 104 days at sea sighted twenty four miles out. tugs dispatched as insurance reinsured from 15 to 25 percent.
An officer clashed with several miners on a Gillespie bound train from a Virden battle celebration at Mount Olive. One miner was killed and another wounded in the confrontation.
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana lower Michigan and Wisconsin with likely fair skies and rising temperatures. Iowa expects warmer conditions in its eastern and central portions.
Disaster marks another balloon entering the James Gordon Bennett cup from Berlin. N. H. Arnold and Henry J. Hewitt were rescued by a lifeboat after an hour of near death.
Chicago quotations show wheat bids around 1.01 to 1.08 for futures with December steadier. corn and oats move within narrow ranges. Live stock receipts highlight hogs selling from 5.25 to 6.25 per cwt and cattle from 6.40 to 7.75, with sheep and lambs also reported. East Buffalo notes a slow market with varied prices on cattle hogs sheep and calves.
Mrs. Chas. Strain and her two young sons depart after an extended visit with her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. S. K. Coates. Mr. Coates accompanies them as far as Burlington.
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