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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
6
A terse exchange reveals allegations of a confrontation involving Tommy and Donald Smith, including a direct comment about a black eye and the suggestion of prior rough behavior.
Mrs Pease and her husband clash with another woman as children stand witness. The quarrel prompts a decision to send the kids away, highlighting tension and improvised coping in domestic life.
A San Francisco Chronicle account describes native signs in California and beyond. Readers learn how long sticks, stones, and carved arrangements guided travelers to water, warned of danger, marked routes, and signaled absence, with examples among Cocopahs Cahuillas Pimas Yumas and Sioux and Winnebago communities.
Whitley & Sons wagered $30,000 and used 100 tons of blasting powder to remove 175000 cubic yards of earth on the Portland & Seattle railway right of way near Kahlotus Washington. Master mechanic Jack Steigh fired the electric blast leveling the hill and earning another contract for 180000 more cubic yards. The steel bridge approaches will be 550 feet long and 126 feet high. The blast drew hundreds of witnesses and was heard twenty miles away.
Charles Walker once of Miles City Montana confessed in Spokane to forging employer W K Haynes name and cashing a George K Foster company check. He surrendered to police after returning to Spokane, was held for trial and the confession prompted authorities to pursue the case.
Miners near Spokane in the Cascade mountains report finding the legendary hunting ground of the Muckleshoot Indians west of the city. They also locate Echo Lake with its steep shores, where echoes multiply from natural sounds and the lake’s bottom remains unfound after deep sounding.
In Ottumwa Iowa on September 13 Charles Gillian a Black man serving a 30 day intoxication sentence was sent to buy liniment with 50 cents given by the jail warden. He used the money for liquor became intoxicated wandered onto the Burlington tracks east of town and was found dead the next day mangled on the tracks 1.5 miles east of Ottumwa.
Mrs H T Nutt arrived home last evening after a brief visit with relatives in Winfield.
Ad copy claims Dr Shoop Headache Tablets stop pain by normalizing blood pressure at the pain site. Promotes free trial sample from Racine Wisconsin and lists a large box price. Also includes brief society notes on visitors and an upcoming theater event at Graham for September 21.
Mrs. Sam Chambers came back to her home in Ainsworth last evening after a day spent visiting J. W. Dunham.
Advertises Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild, pleasant remedy for chronic constipation. Claims it stimulates the liver and bowels without nausea or griping and warns against substitutes, noting it is sold by all druggists.
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