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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
3
Weather forecast from Washington D C August 17 calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday across Iowa with no significant changes expected. Highs and lows not specified in the readable portion.
Local notes list visitors and residents linked to Chautauqua events in Crawfordsville. Names include Miss Frankie Porter, Prof. Davis, Ralph Shannon, Walter Wilde, the Grush sisters, and many others visiting from West Chester, Keota, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and more.
The Iowa Publishing company plans to begin field work on September 4 to prepare a comprehensive Washington county atlas. It will include sectional township maps with color, rural mail routes, railways, schools, churches, coal mines, owners’ names, and biographical sketches of early settlers. Aimed as an essential home reference, the publication is expected to take 20 years before another similar effort.
Journalettes warn of the deadly side of car culture as speeding and careless driving kill wealthy socialites. The piece cites Evalyn Wiling of Chicago and Harris Lindsley of New York, betrothed, who died in an accident on the 14th. It notes Vienna rumors of a mysterious beautiful, deaf and dumb woman captivating many men.
Busy Lad owned by Daniel Rolirer and driven by Frank Marvel finished second in the 2:40 trot at Mt. Pleasant, placing second in all three heats as an $8500 purse race produced a best time of 2:28. Myrtle C. owned by Joe Carson and driven by Frank Caine also placed second in the 2:40 pace with a $400 purse and a best time of 2:20, appearing strong through the heats. Bert Dixon returned from Iowa City with Chas Davis of Eldon accompanying him.
A Joplin Missouri druggist Mr Obe Witmer writes to customers that Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cannot be matched by any patent medicine for bowel complaints and that his store stewart's pharmacy sells and recommends it.
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