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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1905

Page

5

Prairie Flower Baptist church social at Will Palmer home

The Prairie Flower Baptist church ladies announce a weight social at the Will Palmer home Friday evening. Gentlemen will pay in cents equal to the weight difference with their partner. All are invited for a novel, entertaining social event. Mrs Sam Hout travels to Brighton to visit daughter Mrs J N Dodds for a few days.

Prairie Flower Baptist Church Will Palmer Sam Hout Brighton J. N. Dodds Oscar Brock Rubio Washington Dr. Laird Airgworth Judge Dewey Fred Smith Richland Muscatine S. K. Coates Board of Pension Examiners W. M. Terry Oskaloosa City E. Laas Genereal C. M St. P St. Norton, Jr Keota Mert King Geo. Lemon Compton Vinnie Pettit Sam, Manatt, Sr Wm. Bllingsley Kalona Nettie Patterson Winfield Etna Baird Crawfordsville W. S. Bragg Bentonsport Fred Bragg

Coal Gift Sparks Easter Cheer for Fillies and Fans

A Coal Man named Anderson surprised a family by delivering a ton of coal as an Easter gift. The gesture was met with cheers from the recipients and the animals, creating an unusual, festive moment.

Work at home earning per 1000 copies

Ads offer easy at home income with no canvassing or mailings. Brown Supply Co informs readers of 402 Westminster St Providence about providing materials and instructions. Also listed are oak posts for sale by Win Smouse and a five acre property for rent or sale with a new four room house and outbuildings near the corporation, plus Light Brahma eggs by Howard McLeery at 1013 N. Maron Ave.

Brown Supply Co Westminster St Howard N. Maron Ave

Local Bakery Offers Ginger Bread Rolls and Cakes

Vienna bakery advertises fresh rolls and coffee cakes daily while Johnson stocks various pies and cakes. Local residents travel through the city for visits, errands, and attendance at funerals, with several listed names and origins including Keota Ainsworth Columbus Junction and Muscatine.

Vienna Johnson Stella Page Rock Island Dave Teuscher Keota E. R. McBride Ainsworth E. J. Southworth

Social notes from Crawfordsville and surrounding towns

A flood of city visitors and travelers pass through the area with names like Chas Bailey C O Greenwood and Marie Harley noted. Weddings, licenses to wed, and a home finding for a child are reported along with local milk production and care updates for Mrs Nettle Craven Fair.

Chas. Bailey Crawfordsville C. O. Greenwood Keota Josephine Maseer Noble Mare Harley West Chester W. H. Latta J. H. Huston Washington

Invincibles Defeat Paralyzers in Indoor Baseball Duel

In the Commercial Club gymnasium Monday night the Invincibles beat the Paralyzers 19 to 12 in a highly active game from start to finish.

Commercial Club

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