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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
3
A flurry of social and business notices from local residents fills the page. Visitors travel between Keota Ainsworth Columbus Junction and Riverside while engagements, marriages, and weddings are announced. transportation services, bakery offerings, and sales prompts accompany brief city greetings and outings.
Employment call for a seamstress at The New Store on the east side of the square. The ad promises unheard of prices on strong work shirts overalls and lighter shirts, with dry cleaning and dyeing services, plus lace curtains laundered to look like new.
The Twenty Century Reading Circle met at MT R H Walker’s home on North Marion Ave with a large turnout and a featured reading by Miss Fronia Lamphere. Miss Anna Wells hosted a dinner party on East Washington St. and Miss Nell Tripp planned an informal gathering at her Heights home. The Mr A White Sunday School class received a surprise umbrella gift. Mrs Fred McCausland returned to Des Moines after a short city visit. District Missionary society delegates from Queen Esther circle and the Woman's Missionary society traveled to West Liberty. A new guard company will be formed in New Hampton to replace the Marshalltown unit, as Iowa Falls offers no armory space.
The Beggar Prince Opera Company presents Fra Diavalo tonight at the Graham. Tickets are available at Carris Drug Store.
In Leesville Indiana W H Brown of that city, thought to die, was saved by Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. He testifies he suffered asthma agony but felt relief immediately and soon recovered. Similar cures of consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip are claimed. Price 50 cents and 1.00. Guaranteed by Stewart Druggist. Trial bottles free.
Tonight the Graham hosts the comic opera Fra Diavalo with tickets available at Carris Drug Store for seat sales and local patrons seeking entry.
A practice doubleheader in the armory saw the city clerks beat a basket club picked team 12 to 6 in the opener. The Stars edged the Bums 15 to 13 in a lively second game. Referees were Tripp and Sproul. Miss Dimple Blair of Columbus Junction attended the postgame social dance with Wilmet’s orchestra providing music.
The Johnson bakery on the north side is a major daily producer of bread with output ranging from 1500 to 1800 loaves, and potentially doubling in hot weather. It serves over twenty towns including West Chester, Keota, Harper, Sigourney, Delta, Knoxville, Ainsworth, Letts, Nichols, West Liberty, West Branch, Crawfordsville, Winfield, Mt. Union, Brighton, Packwood, Martinburg, Hedrick, Libertyville, and Seymour.
Erie Railroad offers through service from Chicago to New York with stops at Cambridge Springs and Niagara Falls for ten day stopovers. Travel emphasizes safety block signals and lowest rates promoted by traveling agent N. L. Purdy based in Chicago through May 1.
The scent package is enough for usual occasions. The family bottle costs 60 cents and provides a year’s supply. All druggists sell them.
The Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 meets Friday evening April 17 1903. Several petitions will be acted upon and the commandery will be opened in full form as preparations for inspection on May 1. All Sir Knights are expected to attend. By Order of M P Miller EB.
M. M. Austin of Winchester Ind knew what to do in the hour of need. His wife faced a severe stomach and liver ailment beyond physician help. He tried Dr King’s New Life Pills and she found relief at once and was cured. Only 25e at Stewart’s.
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