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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1901
Page
3
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Notes from All the Magazines section list residents and visitors including Charles Strain and Mrs Jno N Dodd visiting Winfield and County Line respectively. Others travel to Crawfordsville Crawfordville Peoria and Hartsburg while Reynolds and McChesney engage in local business. Bert Dixon heads to Hartsburg for the Narrow Gauge and Crawford Steam Laundry touts its top quality.
Local social rounds list Mrs Mary Meacham and daughters visiting relatives near Richland with Prof Hanna from Des Moines visiting DeLongs in West Washington. Occasional travel includes births news from north west of the city and various relatives visiting, plus community events and ads for Rocky Mountain Tea and local commerce.
The weather forecast notes a slight warming in the northeast portion for Iowa Fair night and Tuesday. A telegram to the Evening Journal reports a nearby seaside incident tale and a humorous misinterpretation about a man washed overboard.
A period editorial praises simplicity in Jewish burial ceremonies noting inexpensive coffins and uniform shrouds emphasize equality in death. It contrasts today’s costly funeral fineries for the wealthy with the burden on the poor to imitate them.
A fragment shows a daughter urging marriage on a salary while a father counters with concerns about food. The exchange hints at social pressures and financial pragmatism in domestic life.
From the Mexican Herald a collection of Spanish homegrown jokes highlights 19th or early 20th century Madrid humor. The quips touch on love, marriage, creditors, animal protection, and social roles with witty misreadings and wordplay.
Quotes from the New York Evening Journal and Chicago News about trifles and social vanity. A claim touts Smith's Sure Kidney Cure with a money back guarantee.
Public notices highlight affordable trips and outings offered at low fares on the city’s premier first class route from Washington. These events promise comfort and the quickest travel times, showcasing numerous opportunities for residents to enjoy travel at reduced rates on the main line.
Travel ad lists multiple summer rail and excursion fares to destinations such as Spirit Lake Oxoboji Des Moines and Colorado Springs with dates August to September. Highlights include one fare plus 200 and low round trip rates with Pullman Sleeper service daily except Sunday and sales to the Pacific Northwest. States that time and schedules are designed for rapid travel from Washington with routes to Chicago and San Francisco.
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