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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
3
Cheyenne Wyoming prepares for a wild Frontier Celebration starting tomorrow with cowboys miners Indians and tenderfeet joining the annual event described as bigger and grander than ever. The climax on Saturday will feature a verbal pyrotechnics honoring Theodore Roosevelt described as the rough rider and nimrod in American lore.
Des Moines hosts eight days of displays featuring all principal products from towns and cities, hills and valleys, and rolling prairies of the state. Included are insurgent products as part of the diverse exhibit lineup.
New Ipswich Congregational church members celebrate the 150th anniversary of its organization in New Ipswich New Hampshire. The first minister Rev Stephen Farrar of Concord Massachusetts began his pastorate at age twenty and served fifty years.
Vice President Sherman will campaign for the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee starting today. He will tour the West extensively and has offered his services through September 20.
International competition opens in Alexandria Bay with entries from the United States Canada and England. The thirty two mile course crosses American and British waters over three days of racing along with minor boat events to entertain a large gathering.
A vast group of Roman Catholic clergy and lay members from Italy Spain Austria Germany France Belgium Great Britain and Ireland crossed the Atlantic today aboard the Empress of Ireland. They sail for Montreal to attend the Eucharistic Congress opening in September.
Henry Smith Williams argues in Mc Clure's that high prices hurt buyers yet benefit producers. He notes a dollar buys fewer goods like wheat steak butter eggs, while sellers gain income, reframing inflation as favorable to those selling goods or services.
Notice to telephone patrons lists new subscribers and updates since the last directory. Entries include names and residences such as Arnold, Betws. Black Brooks. Blue Campbell. Goodwin. Green. Red Walker. Wilson. and Walker among others, with various street addresses and apartment notes.
A reader laments paying 25 cents a pound for meat while noting a professional fee of 3 dollars billed to Chitrgé, contrasting with a former 2 dollar charge for a service to the butcher. The remark ends with the proverb about whose ox is gored.
Having sold our shoe business we request all indebted to us to settle by cash or note between now and Sept 15. Our books and we are at the old stand with Atchison Bros. 624 J A Work & Co.
The caster or cruet stand traces to the sixteenth century while the finger bowl reaches back even further, reflecting evolving dining customs and tableware design.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from old newspapers. Jokes cover gum prices, poker talk, travel costs, rogues galleries, and domestic mishaps. Brief vignettes feature everyday people and witty responses with period flair.
A man asks if the cost of living has risen compared with five years ago. He replies yes, noting two of his daughters have married since.
Jay Bowerman serves as acting governor of Oregon while pursuing the state executive position. The maneuver positions Bowerman for potential leadership amid ongoing political activity and campaign efforts.
In Detroit on Aug 95 Robert Kiel age one died after scalding in a bathtub at the Rocko Apartments 351 Chene Street while his mother Frederick Kiel Sr planned a party. His brother Frederick II 2 was badly burned but not seriously hurt. The mother left to buy a cake and the older boy turned on hot water causing the tragedy.
In Pittsburgh Philadelphia won 10 to 2 with Ewing Moran and Leever among pitchers. Chicago beat Boston 19 to 6 with Curtis Evans and Graham in the lineup. St Louis defeated New York 9 to 4, Ames and Schlei contributing in the batting. Cincinnati and Brooklyn finished 1 to 0 in a pitching duel with Rucker Bergen and McLean among the players listed.
American League standings show New York and Cleveland atop the table with Detroit Boston and Philadelphia trailing. Box scores list runs hits and errors for matches against New York Philadelphia Boston and Washington with players Donovan Stanage Vaughn Criger Kaler Land Bender Thomas Hall Killifer Klenow Carrigan Olmstead Block Gray and Ainsmith.
In Louisville Louisville 6 Kansas City 12. Second game Louisville 1 Kansas City 1 was called to allow trains. Columbus 6 St Paul 1. Second game Columbus 9 St Paul 8. Toledo 3 Milwaukee 10. Indianapolis 0 Minneapolis 6.
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