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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1907
Page
8
Healthy kidneys filter impurities from the blood and sustain health. Foley's Kidney Cure claims to restore sound kidneys and cure all kidney and bladder diseases, strengthening the whole system. Sold by all druggists.
A 250 ton, 150 foot lightship in Oregon was dragged across a forested peninsula after breaking moorings in a gale. Men and horses powered rollers and windlass to lift and move the ship, clearing a rough path and making timber causeways before dragging her into deep water.
Charles H F Cochrane reviews optimal daily food mix and nutrient components. He cites lean meat milk bread potatoes butter and water as a balanced trio with water intake higher than expected. The piece explains carbon nitrogen and oxygen roles and praises fat from butter or animal fats for energy when paired with exercise.
Hollis Godfrey in Atlantic notes that milk carries enormous invisible bacterial hordes from barnyard dust, air, and surfaces. They rapidly multiply with moisture warmth and food, threatening contamination of milk and nutrition.
The British champion swimmer J. A. Jarvis won a fifteen mile Thames race from Richmond to Blackfriars bridge. The event drew most British and continental experts to the waters of London on a September day.
Clarence Henry an employee of the local light company was killed by electricity while changing a transformer. His home was at Manchester Iowa.
The Children's Friend society distributed eight babies to heads of families ready to rear them to adulthood. Lutheran churches were invited to attend the Sunday afternoon ceremony in Fort Wayne Indiana.
Announcement from Racine Wisconsin states the Racine Novelty Company a leading auto top maker has been sold to an eastern syndicate for about $150000. The sale impacts the local industry and regional suppliers as the firm transitions to new ownership.
Madrid reports General Weyler has completed his memoirs detailing his tenure as governor general of Cuba. An announcement confirms the manuscript is finished and ready for publication.
In Ottawa Illinois on September 9, Thomas Dnon aged 1 and Francis Burke aged 14 were struck and killed by a Burlington passenger train. The incident occurred as the boys were near the tracks, shocking the local community.
The body of James Fennell, a Elmira New York real estate dealer, was found beside railroad tracks near Bhickley in Aurora Illinois. Indications suggested he had fallen from a train.
T. J. Atkins United States subtreasurer and national Republican committeeman from Missouri is at his home after a dog bite. The wound has been cauterized.
Baseball results list numerous league games across cities including St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh and New York with scores for both Saturday and Sunday. Highlights show multiple two game series and seven inning postponements and a few night-date matchups.
Secretary Root is elected an honorary member of the Geographical Statistical society of Mexico City, noted as the third oldest scientific society in the world. The ceremony recognizes his contributions to geography and statistics on an international stage.
E H Harriman president of the Union Pacific railways toured the west inspecting holdings and arrived in Chicago on the way east but refused to see anybody in the city.
A New York World item notes a heated domestic dispute described with a vivid analogy a toothpick striking a match as tempers flare and a confrontation unfolds in the home setting the wording hints at a dramatic kitchen incident without graphic detail.
The National Firemen's Association of America selected Chicago as the site for its 1910 convention. The event promises a gathering of fire service leaders to discuss safety, training, and industry advances.
A witty dialogue questions how long a girl should know a man before engagement. The reply: long enough for him to propose.
In a New York billiard room a famed player known as Wizard Jake Schaefer refused money bets. He offered to drink-house bets instead, challenging an old farmer to a game until the farmer declared satisfaction. The crowd watched as the contest began, illustrating Schaefer’s shrewd ethic and showmanship.
The game opens with Schaefer missing a difficult first shot and leaving a tight setup. The old farmer chalks, plays a deliberate shot, and declares "Tom satisfied" as the score sits 1 to 0. Schaefer concedes and invites all present to the hospitality after joking the game was the shortest he had ever played.
Erosion carved a granite rock at the Farallones creating a tide driven air vent that produced loud bursts from a fog horn nozzle used by the government for lighthouse safety. The horn roared only at high tide and when silent at low tide a ship once ran ashore, prompting replacement by a steam siren.
A New York World remark comments on the heavy burden borne by itinerants, noting how fatigue arises from carrying substantial loads. The line reflects a social bluntness about poverty and mobility.
A curio dealer extols a gold dial ring with a tiny sundial. The piece must be oriented to catch the sun and is accurate only in its locality. The ring is described as a curiosity rather than a precise timepiece.
A tale recounts Dr. Johnson advising an old lady on her son’s orchard robbery. He notes it depends on the weight of the boy, recalling Davy Garrick who stole orchards as a small boy, while he himself, a heavier boy, broke a bough and faced judgment.
In Malta a fish boy who sells his father’s catch carries a large basket on his back and two round flat basins in his hands, one balanced on his head. The burden lightens, he tosses the empty basins into his basket, and then stops to play on his way home.
The Presbyterian church fellowship will host a lecture soon by Prof Edward A. Steiner of Grinnell College. Steiner is an immigration expert and will speak on that topic when he arrives. Further details will be announced shortly.
Ira and Mary Amarine Miss So phia Watt and James Russell left this morning for their homes at Iowa City after a brief visit at the John Belville home.
The ad states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults and sold by all druggists.
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