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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
3
After two weeks of extreme heat the forecast calls for rain and cooler temperatures by Sunday. The official noon reading showed 93 degrees today with the day two degrees cooler than yesterday, signaling a welcome break in the dry spell.
Last evening Misses Margaret and Laura Doolittle entertained at a six o'clock tea in honor of Miss Buchanan of Salt Lake City. Guests included Miss Buchanan, Miss Klass, Miss Kerr, Mrs Olive Rueping, Miss Ada Jenkins, Bessie Scofield, Ella Brown, Miss Thomas, and Mrs Clyde Brown. A delicious menu was served and the evening filled with witty social conversation. The easy gracious hospitality of the Misses Doolittle is well known to their friends and this occasion was exceptionally pleasant.
The C. R. I. & P. announces a new 60 foot steel turntable for the Rock Island yards round house. The existing unit was too small for the eight hundred locomotives now used to haul freight. The turnkey arrived from Chicago and will be installed immediately, built specifically for the site.
The forecast for Iowa calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday with cooler conditions arriving Sunday. Special to The Evening Journal from The Weather Bureau in Washington D C.
A flurry of arrivals and visits marks a busy day in Washington. Rev. Shearer from Aledo IL and J. Clyde Brown from Burlington are among visitors, while locals such as Miss Minnie Mitchell of Havre and Miss Alice Dodge of Davenport drop by the O. G. Raguet and Johnsons venues.
The Evening Journal notes ad copy must arrive by 10 a m to insure change that day. Stewart's Pharmacy and Book Store promotes low prices on U P Bible line, Masury Paints, Eastman Kodaks, and formaldehyde inhaler and generator products. Stewart's on West Side.
The Philadelphia Cloak and Suit Co. announces a special sale of Ladies' Man Tailored Suits at the New York Store on Tuesday August 14. Special measurements will be taken offering a chance to select a fine fall suit.
Elmer Warnock, a Riverside native, passed through town Tuesday en route from Washington to Belle Plaine to start a laundry job. M. L. Logan, hampered by rheumatism, visited his north side pharmacy in a chair and was briefly up yesterday. J. T. Long of Kansas City handles shipping for goods from the Smouse building to Fredonia Kansas. E. R. Beeson of Lane Kansas disposes of goods leaves today.
The Cedar Rapids Route offers round trip tickets to Colorado Springs Denver and Pueblo at One Fare plus 2 for the Farmers National Congress in Colorado Springs from August 21 to 31. Contact any Cedar Rapids Route agent for full particulars. Jno G Farmer A G and T A B C R N Ry Cedar Rapids IA.
An 87 year old man from Wellman died after being struck by a northbound Wabash train at Albia. The accident occurred at about 9:00 AM, the head severed, with no further details. Mrs. Mount planned to travel to Albia today as the community mourns the loss.
Mrs. Carson Anderson arrived back in town last evening after visiting Brighton.
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