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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
3
An Iowa reader credits Dr Kay's Renovator with curing a 25 year battle with violent headaches and skin disease after six doctors failed. The ad touts blood purification and whole system renovation with tablets and liquid sold locally.
Seventeen items note property for sale near Washington and a 30 acre corn ground with buildings. The Leet cheese factory in West Chester will run next week as A G Leet and son organize a milk route. Visitors include F E Swirr Son and Will Anderson of Crawfordsville. P B Yearick of Fon du Lac visits ill daughter. Local ads praise Dr Kay’s Renovator as spring tonic and list pharmacies supplying tablets and liquid.
The notice states rates per week per month per three months in advance and per year in advance with end of year payment option. Advertisers must submit copy by 10 a.m. to insure same day ad changes.
Short fragments report sales and social notes from several towns. Johnsons offers seven loaves for a quarter. John Trine travels to Brighton. Link Hall goes to Crawfordsville to buy horses. Mrs. Harry Horne visits Davenport. New hollow ware lines appear at H F Steck. Ice cream available daily at Elie Candy Kitchen. Mrs. Grant Hughes and children tour Des Moines. Will Hutton visits Gamble Ave with parents. Washington Steam Laundry promotion through Warren Eddy family. W Linton from Ottumwa represents Iowa Bankers Life at Hotel Colenso. U P church youths host a social at Dr Bolce residence. Laura Rich and Edith Wilson return from Cotter for Stapp Owens wedding. Mrs. Jane Grant and son Albert depart for Davenport aboard the Firefly. Mrs. R M Crail and son Scott visiting Burlington. Bethlehem Commandery meets with Red Cross work. Harry Tillotson visits from Rock Island. St Clair Lewis travels to Cedar Falls to visit brother planning move to the Pacific coast. Rocky Mountain Tea advertised as spring remedy at Stewart’s.
An advertorial promotes tender beef from native stock and emphasizes quality with phrases about Diamond Chams bacon dried beef canned goods and fresh fish poultry bottled goods vegetables and pickled pork and canned beef. The highlight is value based on superior taste and texture.
Six weeks from June 6 the Washington High School commencement will present a two part program. The class of 1901 with 33 members will perform literary exercises and a drama based on Tennyson's Princess dramatized by Miss Thomson. Principal Pratt assists with arrangements.
The text appears to be an OCR fragment with advertising content and promotional language. It mentions book sales, vaccine products, and pharmaceutical suppliers in a promotional context.
Birmingham report says Chairman J W Smith of the Democratic campaign committee states Alabama backed the constitutional convention by a large majority with a statewide vote indicating strong support. Rat Portage oarsman Gaudaur offers world title challenge and $2500 bet per side for a three mile race at Rat Portage between Aug 16 and 20. In Dallas, Mrs Alexander and her two year old were burned to death as gasoline used while cleaning a dress.
Chicago行情 shows diverse prices for Wheat, Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Apples, Cranberries, Potatoes and livestock rates. Reports from East Buffalo and St Louis detail cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs receipts and quotes, with gate prices for various grades and futures highlights across markets.
Smoke the Puritan cigar Set a. Burnham's Golden Buck home make shot Boston Brown Bread this evening at Johnsons Safe Coop returned home yesterday from Perlee. William Davidson Crawfordsville in the city today. William McCall Crawfordsville in the city today. Messrs B F Dixon and A H Wallace hunting today. See new patterns in sterling silver at HH F Steck west side. Mrs John Crawford and children to Ainsworth last night. Dr Kerr and Work to Keota on business. Rev Williams Bethel congregation to Fairfield for day. Shine at Hotel Colenso shoe parlors Ortus Waters. Mrs Frank Stewart of Chicago guest at Agent Stewart East Washington.
Mrs Harvey Barnes and her sister in law Mrs White visited friends in the city. Mrs J A Jones and her little son returned from Cotter. F L Ritter came from Chicago to visit his brother and went to Noble to visit his parents. A Royal and Select Masters council in Washington named Zeredatha received a dispensation and will be instituted by Judge Dewey this Thursday at 8. Petitions should be presented promptly. Saturday evening the High School band plans park performances with seats installed beforehand. The boys aim to entertain the summer with music and deserve encouragement.
Kemble's Flowers of Oskaloosa Iowa offer direct orders with express charges paid. The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern railway has issued a booklet describing summer resorts at Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in Northwestern Iowa. Free copies available by applying to John G. Farmer Assistant Gen Pass Agt Cedar Rapids Ia.
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