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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1912
Page
3
An elderly man confronts a waiter about an egg at a window table. He commands the removal and then declares the egg must be wrung necked, the waiter complying and the scene escalating in a St. Paul Dispatch report.
A Chicago Post poem laments a baseball game outcome with the line Wood pitched again as the focal point. It weighs the final score and praises the pitcher while questioning the value of praise for the other sides. The verse invokes O death and old players Baker, Bender, Coombs, and Plank as figures of money and fate.
Marquard allowed just one rough inning as the New York Giants defeated the Boston Red Sox 5 to 2 at the Polo Grounds. O'Brien, Meyers, Merkle, and Doyle led a first inning burst, while Collins steadied Boston after the early rally. Attendance surpassed 30,000 as New York drew fresh World Series optimism despite a Boston rally later in the game.
A satirical piece mocks oysters used in church suppers describing its deceptive flavor in soup and its stagey, melancholy appearance. It lampoons oysters taken from beds and sold to church ladies, and lampoons culinary tricks from hot water to disguises and temperance drinks.
Readfield Me October 15. The trial of Mrs Elsie Hobbs Raymond for the 1905 murder of Mattie Hackett near Kent's Hill is set to begin. The 18 year old victim, daughter of Levi Hackett, was found strangled after a struggle. jealousy of Raymond is cited as motive and a mystery witness is expected to testify near the scene the night of the crime.
Detroit court hearing shows Dr Frank J Kellogg, once rich from anti fat medicine, claiming only 25 dollars weekly income and about 900 dollars in bank. Mrs Vivian Kellogg’s counsel alleges Supreme Court reversal of divorce decree stemmed from perjured testimony and a $25,000 alimony award.
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused the railroads' request to intervene in the express rate dispute. Express companies had already protested the commission’s order for a general reduction of rates.
A speaker condemns societal cruelty and gendered blame from past ages to present, calling for collective responsibility. The narrator reflects on sexual violence, law, and moral guilt, asserting people and institutions shaped the offender. The poem endures as a call for accountability on Judgment Day.
A poor mother speaks of her son in the blue fighting at the tented field. A philanthropist offers twenty dollars and asks about his regiment. The mother reveals he is a messenger boy and gratefully accepts the gift.
A man muses on a new law obliging railways to carry a coffin, prompting another guest to joke that he can now take his trunk wherever he travels. The exchange captures a macabre, humorous mood among the party as they toast.
Mrs Wunder questions how wireless telegraphy works while Mr Wunder argues its clarity and asks how air can be fastened to poles, revealing a humorous misunderstanding of new communication methods.
The debtor laments a baker’s ongoing bill while a witty friend replies that without the dough he cannot knead. The exchange pivots on wordplay about money and bread.
Miggles laments borrowing the lawn mower as Mrs. Miggles warns the issue may extend to borrowing the safety rack. The dialogue suggests escalating consequences beyond the initial theft.
Chicago resident Mrs. Walter R. Smith aided two men and a 125 foot dirigible that drifted over her home. She grabbed a heavy cable, dragged the balloon to the ground, and helped the men disentangle from telephone wires before returning to her baby.
John Sherwin on 25th Street and Sharter Avenue asks city commissioners to switch off street lights at midnight. He says the bright lamp lures his hens from roost, keeping them awake to feast on grasshoppers and harming egg production. He blames a late rooster for the flock's demoralization.
In Melrose Wisconsin a 13 1/2 foot corn stalk is shown in J D McCallum's window. B M Button brought it from his place south of the village claiming there is more of the same game in growth stages.
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