Marriage at the jail and other city notes
The item notes the marriage of Fred Farber and Nellie Wahrman at the jail with Judge Dewey officiating. It also reports various local updates: pickups heading to Chicago, new window signs for Campbell & Bowman, improved condition of injured Oscar Wiley, travels of Mrs. Beatty and Mrs. Henderson, street cleanliness after rubbish removal, threshing notes, mill steam activity, water works pump work delaying Joe Daniels, and social visits from Dr. Martins and Mrs. Richards. It mentions two Wesner brothers linked to a murder case in Lebanon, Indiana, and lists several other minor movements, arrivals, and events around town including a fire-damaged shop, a young Altoona cashier theft, and local business notes.
Local Journal sample copy invites readership
The notice explains that the JouRNAL sample is free to evaluate its merits as a local newspaper with the aim of encouraging subscriptions. It emphasizes the sample does not require payment and invites readers to consider its value.
Dear Windsor Grocery Soap and Peach Order Plea
A child's playful letter to Windsor Grocery praises 15 cent Peaches as best and cheapest, requests a case, and asks for Wardock and Ralston White Rose soap for toiletries and laundry. The note recalls family uses, a dog incident with soap, and a humorous gag about ammo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Grocery
Mamma
Wardock & Ralston
Papa
Sue
Bob
Bull
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Evening Journal
Washington Printing Company, Publishers
Washington
eBeese Eyee
Dr. Walter
Will Rosseau
Chicago
Campbell & Bowman
Oscar Wiley
D. S. Beatty
Claire
Marion
Iowa
J. A. Henderson
Fairfield
Mr. Brookhart
Fred Farber
Nellie Wahrman
Judge Dewey
Beitel & Dihel
Joe Daniels
Ternoon
Lebanon
Ind
Geo. W. Howe
Dr. Martin
Peoria
Ill
Lee
Lexington
Martin
J. R. Richards
Lincoln, Neb
A. W. Chilcote
Pacific Coast
Way of
Rob’t Cherry
Illinois
Robert
Fred Schott
South Side
Altoona
Second National Bank
John Hunt
Boston
Mass
E. Nulty
St. Paul, Minn
E. N. Foster
Smoke Bath
Havana
Belle Yockey
Lotburg
Wm. Loughridge
Frank Brinton
A. mi
Geo. Greendyke
Grace Hill
City Visitor Today
Mr. and
Mrs. B. M. Doolittle
Mt. Pleasant
W. W. Webster
The
Burlington
Knecht
Crail
Miss Dora Bell
West Madison St
Mabel Brady
Alice Berkhimer
Kit Wilson
Shenandoah
da, NL
Wellman
Miss Hattie
W. A. Phillips
J. P. Thomas
Zelle and Wilson Hose Companies
Ball Park
the Ladies of the Christian Church
Sol. Rich
Ernest Bergquist
Washington Carriage Factory
Mason
Wiley & Mason
U. P. Church
Jake Bath
Jake
M. Lombardo
Plums
California
Grapes
Lombardo
Perkins & CO
T. T. Keeley
Notary Public
West
Washington Street
Washington National Bank
Capital
Surplus
GEO
Queensware
Fruits and Vegetables
Ttiiry McCall, Prop
Casey & Whittaker
EK. E. Thomas
New Tailor Shop
Henry Knecht
N. W. Corner Sq
Crail’s
J. F. Mackin
Lincian L
Diaby
South Bend
P. W. McElwain
Columbian Block
Ati ED
Jacobs
R. D. Page
Harwood,s
E. E. Page
Page Bros
Smouse
Martins
City
Seeacre
Ashington
Win. Smouse
Harvey
Warfel’s
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