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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
3
Local ads boast Means & Stichter ice cream with home delivery by phone and a nearby shop. Community updates cover visits, trains, races, Chautauqua events, and residents traveling to Davenport, Keota, Williamsburg, and Eureka Springs as the Columbus Junction Chautauqua closes with a profitable run.
A Sigourney man aged inebriate appeared before Judge Dewey for a 668 complaint. The case revealed severe drunkenness and led to the man being sent to Mt. Pleasant hospital. Early today telegrams confirmed the death there, and the judge instructed Sigourney authorities to care for the remains.
J H Johnston of Broughton Ga recalls years of bronchitis and inability to work until Dr King’s New Discovery cured him. His wife’s asthma also improved with the medicine touted as best for throat and lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles priced 50c and $1 with free trial bottles at Stewart’s Pharmacy.
Cyas L. Saling advertises the largest Washington stock of sheet music with 2000 copies, plus a large piano and organ inventory. He offers low prices, quick turnover, small profits, and inviting terms. Catalogs and pricing available by mail for those unable to visit.
Reynolds Studio rolls out Artist's Proofs a fresh photography style drawing attention for its modern aesthetic and expanded catalog.
Local notes recount Allen's Ice Cream popularity, Hammocks at Duncan's, and a Columbus Junction Chautauqua visit by Mrs. John Albeon. Visitors and travelers include J A Harwood laying brick, Birdie Cragoe arriving from West Chester, and James Wilson on eastside hardware business in Knoxville. Mild local movements, school leadership chatter, and new song publication round out the page.
Opera house management reports subscription cards for the lecture course arriving in good shape. They urge all who wish to attend and have not yet subscribed to send their cards immediately, as the management must have them before tomorrow night.
F A Guiledge of Verbena Alabama paid a large sum to a doctor to cure a severe plies caused by SM tumor. After using Hack len’s Atoica Salve the patient recovered and reported relief from inflammation and aches. Stewart’s Pharmacy sold the salve.
A collection of aphoristic sayings contrasts extremes with duty and inclination, forgiveness with diplomacy, and truth with hurt. It critiques real estate dealers, peeks at vanity in public life, and notes the difficulty of moving forward when confidence is fixed.
An old page item advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills with wellness claims and a local pharmacy. It also lists rail and event notices including Rock Island round trip tickets to Muscatine and postponed St James lawn fete, plus Iowa Central rail excursions to Clear Lake on Saturdays through Sept 10, urging readers to see local agents.
The Iowa Central Railway unveils a sleeping car service linking St. Paul Minneapolis with Kansas City St. Louis and Peoria for faster travel. The Peoria limited departs Brighton at 6 41 a m daily and reaches Peoria by 11 20 a m with streamlined convenience.
The City of Washington Iowa invites sealed bids for the erection of a municipal electric lighting plant. Bids accepted until noon August 20 1902 with opening and canvassing on that date. Plans available from Prof G W Bissell Ames Iowa or Hugh H McCleery City Clerk Washington Iowa. Bids may be for sections or the entire plant and may be rejected in whole or part.
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