Jubilee Singers Delight Washington Audiences With Varied Talent
The Slayton Jubilee Singers delivered a well received A M E Benefit in the opera house, earning praise for their refined performance and encore ready numbers. Critics highlighted their clear tones, skilled soloos, and a remarkable whistling specialty by Mr. Washington. The show drew praise for its superior character and modest bearing, with hopes for a return engagement.
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Opera House
Washington
Slayton Jubilee
South
Slayton
Swannee River
Weather and society notes from Washington and Newton
The forecast for Iowa calls for generally fair weather tonight and Friday. An incident at a recent wedding involved disruptive youths aged 10 to 16, causing hearing issues during the ceremony and missing wedding cakes at mealtime. Mr Lysle McGugin touts a cemetery chapel in Newton as a practical service facility for distant interments. A cold remedy, Weeks Break-Up a Cold Tablets, is promoted by Stewart's Pharmacy with a brief ad copy.
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Washington
Lysle McGugin
Mason
Newton
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Better Service Expands Local Telephone Links in Iowa
Robinson and Wilson connected their system with Hubinger lines in southeast Iowa this week. The network gains a Muscatine route via Riverside and links to Turlington Ft Madison Keokuk and other cities with Crawfords ville to follow. Sterling knives and forks shown at Steck’s. A large caravan of horse traders arrived with ten wagons and a caravan of horses, aided by cooking women on the road.
City sewer inspection and upgrades underway in Muscatine
City engineers secure Muscatine experts for street grading and sewer ventilation as the annual inspection tour of the big sewer is planned for tomorrow. Street Commissioner Bickford opens vents to air the long passage while crews tap loose bricks and replace them. An estimated three hour tour will cover the sewer beneath the city with ongoing work anticipated during the year under paving and sidewalk plans.
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Bickford
Council
Burlington
Muscatine
James Ryan
Mr. Donovan
Washington National Bank
J.J. McK
Reception at Sproull residence honors ladies of city
Mrs. R S Sproull and Mrs. Walker Skinner hosted a reception yesterday afternoon at the Sproull residence from 2 30 to 6 30 with about eighty city ladies in attendance. Guests brought their fancy work and spent the time in social chat. the affair was delightful and widely enjoyed.
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R.s.sproull
Walker Skinner
Sproull
City crews upgrade sidewalks near Captain Gallagher’s Heights
After grading streets, Commissioner Bickford and team begin sidewalk improvements this year. A much needed crossing is installed near Captain Gallagher’s on the Heights, with extensive sidewalk work planned and shared by city workers and property owners.
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Bickford
Captain Gallagher
Heights
First Fishing Party Reports Modest Season Start
One of the initial fishing parties of the season returned with modest catches. They totaled seventy five fish, none reaching a foot in length. The party included Col. W. B. Bell, P. M. Jas, A. Cunningham, OC, M. Stinson, and D. H. Ballard. They fished Crooked Creek for channel and mud carp. Blind robbins and Codfish were not biting.
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Col. W. B. Bell
P. M. Jas
A. Cunningham
Federal suit seeks halt to Nebraska freight fines
In Omaha on April 24 judges heard arguments in a case filed by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company to restrain the state board of transportation from collecting fines under the 1898 Nebraska maximum freight law. The arguments were completed and the court has the case.
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Omaha, Neb
Munger and Sanborn
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
State Board of Transportation
Nebraska
Quo Vadis to Be Presented with Special Scenery Friday
The original production of Quo Vadis featuring extensive scenery will be staged in the city on Friday evening May 8. The six act play follows a Roman soldier and a Christian maiden amidst Nero's persecutions with Peter the Apostle a key figure. Seat prices range from 25 to 50 cents with gallery and circle seating.
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Nero
Peter
Apostle of
Christ
Jury chosen in Cudahy kidnapping case in Omaha
After screening thirty talesmen twelve were accepted by both sides for the Callahan trial. The panel is mainly local professionals with two outsiders. In New York Arch bishop Corrigan received a Rome cable confirming John J. O'Connor’s appointment to Newark bishopric following Bishop Wigger’s death.
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Omaha
Neb
Cudahy
James Callahan
New York
Corrigan
Rome
John J. O'Connor
Wigger
Newark
Roads rough after winter cuts. grader improves area
The winter heavy hauling left deep ruts in country roads and many bridges damaged. A grader northwest of the city yesterday improved the worst stretches while county supervisors Carris Reynolds and Anderson checked bridges around West Chester Ainsworth and their districts, signaling ongoing repair efforts.
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Carris
West Chester
Reynolds
Ainsworth
Anderson
Trainer Frank Caine to Move and Train Horses in West Liberty
Frank Caine the horse trainer will move tomorrow to West Liberty to train many horses for the coming season. He will take several trotters and speeders including Rutina owned by Rev H H Browell pastor of the Keota Union Presbyterian church, A C Williams owned by Conductor Lake of Eldon, The Maid owned by Van Winkle of Keota, a mare owned by Donovan of Ainsworth, and a colt from Dr Phillips.
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Frank Caine
West Liberty
Rutina
H. H. Browell
Keota U P
A. C. Williams
Conductor Lake
Eldon
Maid
van Winkle
Keota
Donovan
Ainsworth
Dr. Phillips
Fairfield Welcomes New Factory as Milwaukee Plant Moves East
Fairfield business leaders announce a deal bringing Thurman an ex tensive maker of metal and wooden signs to relocate from Milwaukee to Fairfield. He will lease the former Fairfield Furniture buildings and start operations once machinery is installed. A Firefly survey team, including Engineer Nickerson, travels to Letts for a north line locating survey, while capitalists ponder diverting the Milwaukee cut off through Columbus Junction.
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Fairfield
BE. Thurman
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Fairfield Furniture Company
Columbus Safeguard
Letts
Nickerson
Columbus Junction
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society Meeting Opens
The thirtieth annual convention of the Woman's Baptist Church Foreign Missionary Society of the West opened in Munice at the First Baptist church with about 300 delegates.
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Woman's Baptist Missionary Society
Muneie
Ind
Woman’s Baptist Church Foreign Missionary Society of the West
First Baptist Church
Munecie
Pile Remedy Promoted At Stewart's Pharmacy
An advertisement touts a pile cure claiming dramatic results with a free pipe in each package. It offers a positive written guarantee and a sample free, with No Cure No Pay terms. Stewart's Pharmacy is the seller.
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Stewart’s Pharmacy
Street grading finishes after eight long days
Street Commissioner Bickford and his crew completed grading the entire town after eight days of heavy labor. Two graders, four teams and six men worked through wet roads and a rapid drying spell to produce fair streets for Washington, with some buggy riders already seen and more spring work expected soon.
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Bickford
Washington
Dr. Kay's Long Balm Promoted for Wide Range of Coughs
A patent medicine ad touts Dr Kay's Long Balm as a remedy for coughs lagrippe bronchitis sore throat croup and whooping cough. It claims the product never deranges the stomach and lists sale points at 10 and 250 Pharmacy Cook and Sherman and Columbia Pharmacy.
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Kay
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
KAY Srenovator
Temple Pharmacy
Stewart Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Columbia Eerie
Quo Vadis to Be Presented at the Graham Next Friday
The play Quo Vadis received high praise as a heavy beautiful production to be staged at the Graham on May 3. Tickets go on sale next Tuesday. Also advertised: 31 Hats cleaned for ten days at Rock Island Hatter Room 1 over the Journal office.
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the Graham
Journal
Rock Island
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