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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1909
Page
2
Local visits and travel notes feature Mr and Mrs Mel Logan A R Miller Miss Ray Fread Miss Florence Porter Miss Martha Porter and many others in city scenes Frank Kurtz of Dankwartt Kurtz visits Rubio and Richland. Vienna bakery sells fresh candies and baked goods Dempsey lunch room promotes oyster stew and 5 cent cigars Cohn and Share buy hides furs scrap iron.
Shoppers hear about Sensible Christmas Presents at McNamara's Furniture and Vienna Bakery promotions. Regulars like Mrs. Patterson, Mr. Downing, and families travel to nearby towns for visits while local shops tout candy, photographs, and holiday lines amid a flurry of arrivals and brief trips in the city.
At a Piedmont hotel barber shop Vanderbilt and his valet inspect each barber before shaving. The millionai re asks questions, tests fingers, and even reviews the barber’s work, paying a dollar per share for the shave and noting the client’s preference for a light shave and no powder.
The description explains Tom Tiddler’s Ground as a play space where Tom Tiddler occupies a central area and tags intruders who then become prisoners. Rescuers must touch prisoners without being touched by Tom, or they become prisoners themselves. The aim is rapid rescues amid many invaders.
The questions identify Samuel Adams as Boston tax collector, Aaron Burr as Princeton graduate during his president father’s tenure, James G Blaine as the plummed knight, John Quincy Adams serving seventeen years post presidency, and Richard Henry Lee delivering Washington’s memorial address before Congress.
A mother locks away matches and tools before leaving, fearing what her son Robby may do. She hides hammer tacks scissors and ink and worries about Bobby’s mischief in her absence.
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