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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1910
Page
3
Chicago reports Stephen Kidd, fifty, died after back stepping into an open stair, after giving a child a few cents for candy. His final act reflects a life of generous impulses and devotion to helping others, celebrated as a felicitous death in a heavenly sense.
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript where a census taker asks a woman her age and suggests she claim a younger age. She quips that she has already done so, delivering a light social joke from a past era.
Advertises low one way colonists fares to San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and other California Arizona Nevada points via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Includes August 25 to September 11 and October 1 to 15 1910 periods. Inquiries directed to local C M and St P agent or F A Miller general passenger agent Chicago.
A Rockefeller family reunion began in Newburg New York this morning drawing many descendants including the American branch led by Johann Peter Rockefeller who arrived in 1723. A family history outlines the lineage back to the 1500s.
Breathing HYOMEI from a steaming bowl each night aids stubborn catarrh. Fill a bowl half full with boiling water add a teaspoon HYOMEI inhale the medicated vapor under a towel for quick relief. HYOMEI and inhaler cost 1.00 as a full outfit. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers HYOMEI, guaranteed to cure catarrh and related throat and lung symptoms.
North Dakota a major battleship suffered a fuel oil fire during a test near Hampton Roads. Three coal passers died and eight sailors were injured. cause undetermined though pipes leakage and sparks are suspected. Ship anchored off Thimble Shoals awaiting investigation and repairs.
An explosion at the Grand Rapids Gas company's Market street plant injured seven men and destroyed the building and new machinery. A New York gang working with the plant staff caused the blast by leaking illuminant while installing a new gas making system. Superintendent Martin Collins suffered severe burns. others Thomas Halloran Joseph Welton James Brown William Seymour were lightly burned.
A clipped dialogue fragment from Puck features a girl warning a suitor that there may be hope while another line hints at acceptance. The playful banter reflects flirtation and social norms of courtship in the period.
A humorous exchange about a large cavity and a suggested tiling joke shadows a dental visit. The cartoonish line hints at dental education and playful banter between patients and a dentist.
English aviator A V Roe wrecked his triplane while landing at the Boston Harvard Field in Atlantic. Wheels bogged in dirt, forward planes broke, propeller blades splintered, engine buried. Roe unharmed but shaken. this marked his second accident at the gathering.
James R. Keene is reported doing well and in satisfactory condition. Doctors Clark and Barrows held another consultation and said his condition was as good as could be expected. They declined to answer questions, and the general belief is that the famous turfman remains quite ill.
In Birmingham on September 9 Misses Kraas hosted a party where canned salmon and ice cream caused ptomaine poisoning in twelve children. Nine year old William Kraas died and the others remain in serious condition.
NATIONAL LEAGUE standings show Chi leading with 84 wins and 38 losses, Cin 64 65, Pitts 75 59, Brook 49 75, St. Louis 49 75, Phil 65 61, Bos 44 84. AMERICAN LEAGUE lists Phil 87 40, Wash 59 71, Cle 56 71, Bos 73 53, Chi 46 76, Det 71 56, St. Louis 38 88. Multiple game box scores record results at Pittsboro, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington and St. Louis with runs, hits and errors.
In Louisville and Indianapolis a series of games ended with Louisville drawing Columbus 0 to 6 and Indianapolis defeating Toledo 6 to 5. Milwaukee hosted St Paul with a 2 to 0 result, while Kansas City beat Minneapolis 6 to 5.
Rev Dr Linscott offers suggestive questions on the King’s Marriage Feast from Matthew 22 1 14 linking the gospel to a royal wedding image. He probes who the king and son represent who the bride and bridegroom are and why some refuse the invitation. highlights excuses world and church give and who is finally invited and judged.
An exchange in Harper's Weekly features Bjones offering a Welsh rabbit to Sijonson who declines while declaring unalterably opposed to all corporation taxes. The dialogue captures a humorous contrast between culinary tasting and fiscal stance.
In a brief clipped note from the Houston Post a speaker recalls meeting a husband who appeared elated, while describing a villain who swore he would never take another drop, signaling a renewed conflict or personal strain.
Quote attributed to Cady: a maxim on accuracy and diligence. Emphasizes mastering basic tasks before tackling larger aims.
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