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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1910
Page
4
The Gazette lists 1911 calendar samples for sale by local merchants including Geo W Stewart and Mrs J W Scott. News items note travels to St Louis and Chicago, social events at Prairie Flower church, and various visits, meals, and shop promotions across Keosauqua with multiple residents and visitors mentioned.
A shipyard tale warns that a small wormy stick doomed a ship and cargo. Two workers ignored the worm in a single piece of wood, leading to a decade of decay and a final shipwreck with many lives lost at sea.
A fragment reports frost this morning with temperatures said to dip to the government thermometer reading of 42 degrees. The text is garbled but indicates an unusual cold snap and lingering chill despite warm midday expectations.
A compact historical note quotes Jeremy Taylor on human failings and the burdens in life and office, noting personal troubles and the limits of human virtue. The passage emphasizes self scrutiny over public scrutiny.
A dated poem by Walt Mason from 1910 urges generosity and loosening up funds for town schemes churches and the poor. It contrasts aiding beggars and elders with tax time while promoting charity and social welfare. The piece blends humor with civic exhortation.
The Illinois coal strike has ended, raising hope for fuel reliability this winter. Citizens are urged to order coal early and not wait until the last moment to secure supplies.
Monday evening September 12 at Mrs Norton’s studio 206 South Iowa Ave. Three advanced pupils will perform piano pieces by MacDowell Liebling Jensen Weller Nevin Leschetizky and others. Invitation extended to friends of music and piano arts.
A stowaway hidden on a boiler aboard an ocean liner suffocated from smoke and was found when the vessel reached Southampton from New York.
A visitor asks young Bobbie about his future. Robert envisions becoming a business man like his father, detailing a busy office routine, long trains, and the grind of work followed by cigars and fatigue. The passage reflects a child’s romantic view of a father's career.
Aaron Burr died in 1836 at Port Richmond Staten Island and was buried in Princeton New Jersey at his family's tomb. Reports note an unmarked spot for two years until a mysterious night monument appeared without any townspeople witnessing its erection. The granite and marble stone bears the inscription Aaron Burr Born February 6 1750 Died September 14 1836.
The piece explains why the presidential salute uses twenty one guns. It cites British royal practice and theories linking the age of majority, divisions of the United Kingdom, and the 1776 Gun as signals of maturity and inheritance.
A sensational report describes an extraordinary hotel in Varis beneath the Church of St. Madeleine built to aid sewer workers, offering meals daily for 2.40 a week’s board, and a similar cavern hotel at Mons’ coal mine 600 feet underground with coal walls, reception rooms, and a swimming bath.
The author stresses that a strong opening is crucial for a story yet asserts the next book has a secured start. A special cover design by a leading artist is mentioned as part of the project.
Charleston News and Courier notes there are disagreements about what defines our national sin but asserts there will be substantial agreement on who bears responsibility. The piece frames a national moral controversy and hints at accountability among public and private figures.
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