Tandem contest proposed with Oskaloosa by cycle club
Washington Cycle club hails a larger, diverse membership and plans for a summer fall season. A twenty mile race is proposed with several short events and a potential tandem for faster sprinting. Officers Mort Keeley president Walter Wilde secretary Marcellus Meek secretary Henry Hull track captain.
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Washington Cycle Club
Oskaloosa
Mort Keeley
Walter Wilde
Marcellus Meek
Henry Hull
Petition Drives Terrace Extensions Across Wide Streets
Property owners circulate a petition to be presented at the next council meeting seeking an ordinance to permit extending terraces beyond the sidewalk on streets ninety feet wide by twelve feet and sixty feet wide by eight feet. If approved and lawns extended, the street would be made more beautiful. Dovanerry Bros.
Drought Broken as Iowa Receives Rain and Warm Spell
Iowa crop reports say drought is ended with 1 to 4 inches of precipitation across northern and central districts. Warm weather followed with 75 to 90 degree days, soil moisture thorough in many localities, farm work delayed but farmers hopeful. grass seeded and fruit buds swelling without damage. spring wheat acreage rising while oats drop.
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Central Station
Des Moines
Iowa
Hall's Catarrh Cure Sails To Cure All Stages
The readers are told that catarrh can be cured in all stages by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The remedy is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and build up the patient. The proprietors offer one hundred dollars for any failing case.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Mischievous Boys Ride Colt Then Wagon Crashes
Yesterday afternoon several boys borrowed a harnessed colt and rode to another barn. The pony bolted, the wagon overturned when a goat leaped the fence, driver pinned to the ground. A crowd laughed as bystanders helped and the scene quieted amid chatter of punishment. J C Smith secured agency of Winslow Rand Watsons High Life Java and Mocha Coffee.
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J. C. Smith
J.C. Smith
Winslow
Rand & Watson
Best
Anvil chorus concert and local notices in town
The next concert directed by Mr. Matus will feature the Anvil chorus with 12 anvils and a chorus of 80 voices, a treat for Washington residents at a free park venue. Also included are classified items about rental ads, a Roentgen ray claim, a jail editor inquiry, a sheriff visit, dyeing services, a second checker tournament results, a funeral, and a Loyal Temperance Legion charity entertainment on April 16 with child performers.
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Matus
Tr. Travatore
Washington
Ottumwa
Iowa
Courier
Custer County
Nebraska
Broken Bow
R. E. Martin
Neb
The
R. B. Martin
Is. H. CiarMan
John Andri
Motucha
Stark
Presbyterian Church
Loyal Temperance Legion
Christian Chapel
Weather Forecast for Iowa and Washington D C Update
The forecast calls for showers in Iowa on Thursday with snow flurries in the northern portion and much colder temperatures by night. In Washington D C on April 15 Glasgow and Lytle urge all city patrons to bring wall paper early for prompt service.
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Sebelien’s Dye Works
Davenport
Schneider Bros’, Grocery
Washington
Iowa
S. Wylie
Dal
The
Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Glasgow & Lytle
J OC Lewis Band Lauded Si Plunkard Show in Graham
J OC Lewis with the finest band and orchestra brings Si Plunkard to Graham for a Friday show with a 3 PM parade. Tickets range from 25¢ to 50¢. several local residents praise the performance as the season nears its May 6 closing. The notice also lists local visits, hospital news, and upcoming travels including John McNeil sailing to Europe in May for studies.
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J. OC. Lewis
Si Plunkard
Graham
St Plunkard
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Silk Sales
Mercer & Chilcote
Miller & Bank
Miller & Babb
North Side Square
wPa
I. Klein
E. C. Carris & Co
Mr. Klein
Rae
Dovanerry Bros
Drouth
Iowa Crop Service
Ren'r
Mary Parker
Madison Street
Fairfield
Town
George Johnson
Roentgen
Columbia College
New York
Mt. Pleasant
Sheriff
Harvey and Warfel
Will Nelson
T. B. Vogt
T. G. Haight
Nelson
Vogt
Hugh Nicola
Chas. Kelley
Joe Daniels
Liv Hollingsworth
James Work
Shiloh
ELC. Carris & Co
Geo. Croker
Riverside
Howard Fulton
Et. Scott
Kan
J. W. Prizer
Brighton
Amos Stewart
Ainsworth
J.B. McCleary
Crawfordsville
Court House
County Superintendant Klassis
S. E. Parker
Kalona
Jessie Crooks
Crawfords Ville
Messrs. Harris and Foster
Columbus Junction
J. I. Ayers
English River
Nickel Magazine
Black Cat
Frank Leslie
Demorest
DOW
Vogts
Ida Hall
Chicago
Williams
Glenwood
McCartney-Smith
Mollie Cherry
Heights
Monmouth
Hull
Kiskamp
State Medical Association
Rea
Hotel Allen
Carrig & Co
John McNeil
Rev. Johnson's College
Beaver Falls
Europe
Scotland
McNeil
Seceder Church
Eixtra Super
North Side
SHG
Fine Oxfords
ENT
Moire Cristal
Opaline Moire
Windsor Cotell
Plisse
Rejane Dimity
Mulhouse
WM. Blair & Son
Stc
J. G. Carris
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