26 Apr 1894
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1894
Page
1
The notice claims low prices on groceries with Chase and Sanborn coffees as World Fair winners and Minnesota and Kansas flour guaranteed per sack. It highlights cheap teas and a range of canned and dried fruits.
The excerpt lists several grocery price points and brands noting flour prices are higher. It mentions Cream of the West flour, Success, Diamond, Reindeer, Gold Links, Peet, and other items with per unit costs for persack, gallon, pound, or case quantities. Also included are cider vinegar, syrup, soda, tea varieties, sorghum, navy beans, oats, raisins, Baker's chocolate, and ham by the pound.
A jumble of local notices reports visits crimes and civic news from Ottumwa. Saloons closed over high license while others plan streetcar expansion. Fishermen hunt near Cone Lake and school teams play five innings with Academy leading 12 to 6 before ending the game.
Nettie Rupman wheeled a baby carriage carrying Mr Walther's child when a maple limb eight inches thick was severed by workmen and crashed into the cab. The baby and Mrs Rupman escaped unharmed as the limb narrowly missed them.
Citizens urged to speak well of their town, beautify streets, patronize merchants, and advertise in local newspapers. Wealthy residents should invest and hire locally, while avoiding anti change sentiments, supporting necessary improvements, and using town printing offices for stationery.
Des Moines prepares to bar Kelly from entering the city with 100 deputies sworn in by the sheriff and guards stationed around parks. The army is due four miles west of Des Moines Friday or Saturday, while Gen. Weaver plans a sympathy meeting that authorities will not permit.
The Gun Club tried the new electric pull traps yesterday to break clay pigeons. Wind was strong, birds scarce, no good scores. Traps worked well and are praised as entirely satisfactory. They are operated by a button and handle unknown angles effectively.
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