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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1910
Page
4
Reno prepares for a sweeping gambling ban as Nevada enacts new anti gambling laws effective tomorrow. The piece details the loss of revenue from licenses, the end of casino culture, and fears for city improvements once dominated by gaming profits. It notes past licenses and fees and the spectacular Johnson Jeffries events as the last hurrah.
A preaching service will be held at the Walnut school house near Verdi next Sabbath at 3 oclock. Rev. W R Sawhill will deliver the sermon. Bring friends to attend.
A pan claims to cut smoke and odors from cooking by a special wall design and an opening between inner walls. With the cover in place, natural draft from the range circulates air through the pan and over the food, drawing smoke and odors into the fire chamber.
A brief note reports that wood seasoning in France relies on electricity. The process uses electric heat to dry timber, improving durability and usability for construction and fuel.
Carleton Bauer, four, son of Mr and Mrs J C Bauer, died when a wagon wheel ran over his head at the family home southeast of West Chester after he fell from a coal wagon. Survived by parents and four siblings Bessie Margaret Ralph Roy. Bessie attends Washington High School. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
The Welsh Congregational Union disclosed at its annual conference that many ministers in Wales earn very low stipends. Some receive as little as 3.75 and 1.75 dollars per week, and about one in three ministers live on under 400 dollars a year. About 12 percent earn between 350 and 400 dollars annually.
Edmund Yates recalls a fierce thunderstorm at the Garrick Club where Charles Kemble, despite deafness, calmly predicted thunder by saying he felt it in his knees. The episode highlights humor and human perception during a dramatic weather event.
A compact meditation on temptation, describing resisted urges as transforming dangers into gifts. The prose argues that overcoming temptation weakens the lure of danger and reveals a treasury of inner strength in the individual.
District court reconvened yesterday to finish the September term and adjourned sine die. A great deal of work was completed, much of it in settling cases, regarded as one of the best methods of adjusting law disputes.
The piece traces Liverpool docks from their 1709 wet dock start and a 15 million dollar expansion plan, noting Birkenhead's 1813 dock project and Liverpool’s origin tied to port suitability after Henry II era. It highlights Liverpool’s founding linked to rival island trade and the medieval need for a new port.
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