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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1900
Page
3
A stream of names covers departures for Davenport and Missouri, visits in Keota and Ainsworth, and arrivals from Oskaloosa and Havre. Public notices include a closing furniture sale and upcoming church services while local merchants and travelers are cited in ordinary business.
The forecast for Iowa calls for generally fair skies tonight and Saturday with isolated showers in extreme northwest. Social items note Highland Park circle meeting with Mrs. John Zaring, a recitation by Mrs. Emma Passmore Brown, and review of May issues of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. Also reported is the marriage of Frank Hunt to Carolyn Judd in Michigan City with plans to reside in St. Charles, Illinois after May 15.
A lively ad touts Kinney Steam hookers as a solution to burning meals and cold leftovers. It urges women to see or request home delivery, claiming meals stay hot even when the man of the house is delayed. Salesmen are sought.
The program of Edison’s great motion pictures will be shown under church auspices at the Opera House next Tuesday evening May 1. The hour and a half program includes war scenes such as the sinking of a Spanish torpedo boat and a naval parade. Prices are 25 and 35 cents.
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