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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1911
Page
6
In Spokane a mother bear with two cubs blocked a rural mail route between Sande and Marmec. Mail carrier Bailey, startled, stopped, fired at the bear when it charged the wagon, wounding her. the wagon toppled and the mail spilled. Authorities and autoists helped reboard the horses and continue.
In Glenwood Minnesota a child lying on the rails ahead of freight No 71 was struck by the engineer and knocked off the track. Fireman Beardsley applied emergency brakes but could not stop. the child was bruised where the engineer’s shoe struck, then brought to a hotel and a doctor summoned.
The article recalls Rossini as a witty figure who enjoyed playful encounters, including a drummer seeking work who was told to count 78 bars in Bemiramide. It notes Rossini birthday jests on February 29 and a quip about Sir Arthur Sullivan and a dog’s birthday. It ends with a tale of Rossini sending his tremulous horn pupil home as his father.
The article surveys fading home superstitions tied to domestic economy from a bygone era. It notes signs predicting visitors, thrift-minded beliefs about pins and candles, and tea grounds forecasting debt, with commentary on how housewives balance imagination and reason in idle afternoons.
On a railway ride a seven year old and his mother sit ahead. The boy questions each station name and accuses the mother of lying when wrong. After arrival the boy shouts another lie, provoking a tense moment as a nearby man warns of ejecting him, to which the boy retorts with another lie.
A Harper's Bazaar reflection asserts that education should answer three core questions of life and that college trained women should apply these to basic needs food clothing and shelter. It argues home economics teaches practical moral and physical standards improving health vigor and the material well being of a race.
New York notes how actress Gaby Deslys, famed as the monarch destroyer of Portugal, claims 18000 dollars weekly in earnings. The piece mocks Manuel I as a minor king and wonders why Deslys waited to tour America, suggesting she offered a sensational, if not substantial, performance tied to her notorious reputation.
A group of autoists traveling over Washington mountain toward Becket were chased for half a mile by a moose believed to have escaped from Harry Payne Whitney's mountain preserve. The pursuit was observed by Daniel Camp, near Jacob's Ladder. The moose abandoned the road, vanished in the forest, and was later sighted by James Gallaher near Redtop at Mrs. Fannie Buress villa in Becket.
Naturalists link the so called devil bird to the brown wood owl found in Hindustan. In Ceylon natives fear its night cry as omens of dire events. A British official notes a vivid distant shout, and describes other, nearly indescribable sounds as terrifying.
A woman recalls a summer dress that vanished from her closet only to reappear in a box brought by her servant. She suspects no theft and hints the helper’s ethnicity might be part of a humorous remark. The New York Sun reports the anecdote with a wry tone.
An American traveler in Algiers watches a tense bargaining scene over a mule. An interpreter raises offers from ten to eleven dollars amid accusations of theft and brigandage, culminating in a friendly embrace as the deal closes.
Sir Thomas Robinson, a wealthy Englishman, arrived at his sister’s Paris home in hunting dress including a green jacket buckskin breeches and fur cap. A dinner guest asked if he was the famous Robinson Crusoe, prompting astonished laughter as the abbe sought a bite he could not taste.
J W Scott commander and J J Kellogg adjutant announced as new post officers in the veterans group. The brief note confirms their titles and roles within the local unit.
The Valley Forge Camp No 868 holds weekly meetings on Thursday evenings in the hall on North Side Square. Neighbors are invited to attend and participate.
Two young Provi dence men in Newport offered a newsboy 50 cents for a paper. When the boy refused change, one youth requested a nickel, prompting a quip that they should share the money, noting their in law status as a joke.
Farm machinery sale to be held Friday and Saturday at 2 30 in October in Keota Iowa featuring new goods from Staver Sechler Kingman Deere and more including lumber wagons plows corn planters binders and engines all items go to the highest bidder with cash under 10 and notes at seven percent over 10. Sale notes include seven percent financing and a wide stock of implements guaranteed new and unused.
After exposure and at the first sign of a cold use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for relief. The genuine product comes in a yellow package. For sale by All Druggists.
Washington Lodge No 26 meets the first Friday, Cyrus Chapter No 18 the second Friday, Bethlehem Commandery No 45 the third Friday, and Washington Chapter No 98 the second Thursday. Officers J W Morton and others listed invite visiting fraters.
Call up phone number 589 for the city bus line and leave orders to be promptly attended to by Frank Rogers. Provide street and number.
Pure bred Poland China hogs for sale from March and April farrow and some fall yearlings. Sired by Junction Chief, Black Giant, and Longfellow. Trio of males over six feet in length with nine inch bone. Hogs described as big smooth type. guaranteed breeders. G. B. Van Kleerck, Keota Iowa, 5 miles west of West Chester.
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