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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
8
Local brief mentions include shoppers responding to ads at Fox and Dewey and Warren Cash Grocery, butterfat price at 88e for Carl Combs, and a prompt to tell merchants you saw their ad. Residents on morning travel include Mrs A White and Mrs D N Jones visiting Cotter and Muscatine. Shuberts travel to Columbus Junction for tonight’s game and sale notes advertise Red River Ohio seed potatoes.
Local readers see seed potato ads from Warren Cash Grocery and social updates as Mrs. Lewis Folkes of Keota, Mrs. Alexander en route from Topeka, and Mrs. J H W McCall joining Dr. McCall in Washington. Parisian Sage advertises a hair care promise, and J K Lemmon’s Pharmacy backs a money back guarantee. Community events include Y M C A secretary Hosmer relocating offices and Farmers Union meetings upcoming with O E Wilson.
Mike Robinson an Iowa Gas and Electric electrician was injured in a 20 foot fall from a pole near Brighton while investigating a town line incident. He was briefly unconscious but survived with mainly head and shoulder injuries, no burns, and is expected to be laid up several days as power was temporarily disrupted.
Sealed bids will be received by the County Auditor of Henry and Washington Counties Iowa until 1 p m on April 8 and opened then for two concrete box culvert projects a 10x10 and a 4x4. A certified check for 100 dollars is required.
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of our beloved mother Mary A. Chance who departed April 1. Grateful for floral offerings and Baptist choir services from Mr. and Mrs. John Chance and family and Mrs. Sarah Stephens among others.
The report notes hog prices closing at 18 cents amid unsettled weather conditions with potential rain in the area through the day.
Alto Livers advertises 24 hour service for country and city calls from the Star Livery barn at 201 Worth Iawa avenue. Office phone MG and residence phone Green. J. Skipton lists 42023.
Rev and Mrs H F Gilbert and family travel to Keosauqua and Bloomfield to inter Lawrence Gilbert whose body was in Kim Grove cemetery receiving vault. Also to inter a sister buried at Keosauqua. Bob Chilcote of Albert Lea Minnesota visits with his sister Laura and friends.
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