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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1907
Page
8
The narrator recalls glimpsing only a hand through a carved screen and senses someone watching from behind the screen. A tense attempt at apology follows as the speaker seeks clarification and reassurance.
Kalamazoo and Battle Creek reports say Robert La Follette of Wisconsin plans to organize two or three congressional districts by counties and precincts to gain part of Wisconsin's delegation. He notes broad support for Roosevelt but says Roosevelt will not seek a second term, though supporters hope he might.
A fogbound entrant enters a private house in Knightsbridge and discovers a sleeping giant Russian servant, a princess, and a hidden observer behind a screen. He searches for the owner, encounters a mute drawing room, a dining room, and a guarded corridor before being informed the princess is somewhere above. The scene evokes a tense, silent mansion intrigue with embassy ties.
Muskegon Michigan October 29 Phillip Schnorbach eight son of the post master broke his right leg while playing football with companions of about the same age The boy was carrying the ball and after being tackled the others piled on top of him.
The article discusses the historical use of the knock-out blow in boxing and presents Dr. R V Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for various digestive and catarrhal ailments. It promotes a booklet on the medicine's ingredients and claims no alcohol, using glycerine instead, with offers for the Common Sense Medical Adviser.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota presented to President Roosevelt a draft bill for senate introduction. The measure would allow nations incorporation of interstate associations, optional for new and existing companies, with supervision by the secretary of commerce and labor and access to books. Stock beyond asset value would be prohibited except for improvements.
A humorous exchange features a seasoned soubrette and a funny comedian debating a portrait sign of fortune. The joke pivots on the phrase my face chalked up as a debt indicator and ends with a quip about owing money.
Reports claim Secretary of State Root's entertainments in Mexico City incurred costs exceeding 200000 Mexican pesos, though no official statement has been issued and officials in the know say the figure may be inflated.
President Roosevelt hosts General William Booth of the Salvation Army and Miss Booth at a White House luncheon. Booth reports full recovery from a recent illness and says he is back in normal health, joined by Secretary and Mrs Cortelyou.
New York October 2 Justice Dowling imposes a six month penitentiary term on St Walter F B Gillette former Mutual Life Insurance vice president after a perjury conviction. A physician testified Gillette has heart trouble and imprisonment could cause his death.
In Czarnava Hungary a church festival ended in violent factional fighting between villagers and gendarmes. Eleven people were killed and many wounded as authorities intervened.
The United States circuit court of appeals sitting in Montgomery Alabama denied a rehearing for Greene and Gaynor. The decision leaves the original ruling in place and ends the appeal process for the two parties.
An explosion at open hearth furnace No 2 in Homestead steel works Pittsburg area injures three men lifting a mass from a cinder pit. The blast shattered nearby windows as hot metal and cinders flew outward.
The article notes reducing cold duration to avoid pneumonia and cites Waverly Virginia resident W L Hall who endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cold preparation. He recommends it to friends, and Cook and Sherman sell it.
The New York City health department issues strict dairy regulations. Cows must be healthy and examined biannually, groomed daily, and kept free of dirt. Milking requires clean hands, clean overalls, dry teats, rapid quiet milking, and immediate cooling of milk.
The New England milk producer is closer to consumers than in other regions. Dairymen are rarely so distant from a city center that milk car routes or cream gathering stations would be impractical for butter factories cheese production or shipping stations.
A column notes a calf that died from exposure in cold rain and criticizes owner indifference. Hogs fed on Spanish peanuts sold in Cameron Texas earned six cents a pound. nut crops boosted porker returns. A Syracuse horse show criticized coach and draft classes for poor entries, with few high quality draft horses exhibited. Kansas corn wormy grain linked to blind staggers in horses per Kansas Experiment Station. Iowa Dairymen’s Association to meet in Des Moines December 4-6. W B R Johnson is secretary.
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