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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1909
Page
6
A comic exchange unfolds as Kirby Jepson and a stranger dispute initials. The man insists on writing O K himself while a passerby comments on police uniforms, joking about pajamas and mosquito bars in a town with police criticism.
A clipped excerpt presents a courtroom style exchange with characters including a poet witness and a judge debating professions and actions. The fragment notes various attitudes from Cynicus Anarchist and an unnamed Chief as citizens respond to a political moment.
Bila frets about an imminent wedding as Stella notes nerves are common and a new recruit logs a sentry shift. An officer warns against letting anyone pass unchallenged while the recruit reassures with casual resolve about not waking the guards.
A reflection on male gossip as a dominant social pastime noting that men delight in scandal and spread rumors about others. The text suggests that even at tea tables the flow of chatter is continuous and that London World supplies most of the latest country-house rumors.
Karl Corbin is spending the week in Chicago for undisclosed activities. Local observers note the visit could involve meetings and city engagements.
Prof S B E McKee defends Washington Academy as an endowment free institution. He notes its challenging start and tuition reliance, praising alumni and students who have served society. He urges citizens to fund a firm foundation, ensure continued existence, and attend the Friday banquet.
A masked thief forces a resident to surrender and boasts of looting rights. The intruder notes a failed alarm and nonfunctional security, mentions a patent safety burglar alarm, and hands a circular before leaving with the revolver. Pearson's Weekly.
Snouffer Hughes Co promotes fall tailored suits for ladies and misses and a large ladies ready to wear department in Southeastern Iowa. The ad highlights new fall dress goods silks rugs carpets and linoleums and lists multiple locations and offerings.
Des Moines reports a near normal weekly average temperature with generally deficient rainfall. Showers on several days aided corn and potatoes, which are thriving though late plantings may not mature without later frost. Harvest and threshing progress finish haying season. wheat and oats yields expected at higher quality and quantity.
Rumors of a coadjutor bishop for Archbishop Keane have circulated for two years. A St Paul announcement says rectors will meet in Dubuque on August 17 to nominate a coadjutor, with final selection by the Holy See. Keane's health has been poor, and Bishop Carrell of Helena is a likely nominee.
The New York Press quotes a scene where a woman begs a bachelor girl to stay and the two exchange quiet, revealing thoughts. The woman insists on lingering, while the bachelor girl muses on why she was urged to stay and what to say now that she remains.
A Des Moines capital man famed for thrift dies leaving a widow fooled by speculative stocks. For over thirty years the couple saved monthly and planned retirement on a comfortable income. After the funeral a friend learns the securities are worthless, leaving the widow with only a $6000 life policy and empty pockets.
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