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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1909
Page
3
A humorous vignette traces a would be artist singer and writer chasing fame. The aspiring talents proclaim grand plans while neighbors mock their overblown pretensions. The piece lampoons vanity in music painting and literature with playful hyperbole.
Protests and appeals have been sent to the American Federation of Labor executive council from state and central bodies whose charters were revoked for harboring seceding International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers factions. They seek action at the convention, which may heighten tensions as other jurisdictional disputes loom.
Supply agents in Nairobi report no truth to rumors that Colonel Roosevelt is ill. The American expedition members are on the Guas Ingishu plateau and all are well as of November 12.
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic is promoted with strong guarantees to stop dandruff stimulate hair growth and prevent baldness. The ad cites a high satisfaction rate and asserts the product is non greasy and easy to use while offering refunds if results fall short. Available in 50 cent and 1.00 sizes at The Rexall Store Cook and Sherman location.
The Citizens National Bank of St Paul Nebraska is sold this week by Elizabeth McCormick Kate McCormick Alice McCormick and Husted Agor. New owners include N J Paul George E Lean F J Taylor F E Pope C E Taylor Lars Larsen Peter Jensen Chris Appel and Ed Larkowskie. Transfer set for Monday Nov 8 with Ed McCormick era noted and W A C Johnson credited for growth.
Advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless candy like remedy that digests all foods, eliminates indigestion, sour stomach, belching, gas, headaches, and nausea within minutes. A 50 cent case from the pharmacist supposedly cures worst dyspepsia and prevents future stomach misery.
Savannah Ga November 12 promotions were the order in the election of officers of the general grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons at their convention. General grand high priest Nathan G Kingsley of Austin Minnesota was chosen, along with general grand scribe Frederick W Craig of Des Moines Iowa general grand captain of the host William F Kuhn of St Joseph Missouri and general grand principal sojourner Bester G Brown of Topeka Kansas.
Frank Czolgosz aged forty, elder brother of the McKinley assassin, died at his Aberdeen Washington home in a Polish colony. He believed his brother was insane and succumbed to heart disease.
Robert Semuels fell from a drag wagon in Moulton Iowa and two wheels passed over him. He was carried home and died in the afternoon. He was well known and formerly a druggist.
An advertisement asserts Cole's Hot Blast stoves are superior after years of use with 60,000 yearly output from Chicago. It claims guaranteed fuel savings, long fire life, smoke proof feed door, airtight operation, and rapid morning heat, backed by the Cole Manufacturing Co. president and GEO. W. Stewart as sole agent.
A short reminiscence notes how St Paul residents recall a local figure with fond feelings, mentions high school post cards with colors, and hints at new attractions at The Fair. The fragment ends with the number 13.
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