Colenso Hote shoe shine parlors referenced
Brief note mentions Colenso Hote and Keltner as proprietor of shoe shining parlors.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
2
Brief note mentions Colenso Hote and Keltner as proprietor of shoe shining parlors.
A reliable remedy in the busy season, Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised as fast acting and pleasant. One or two doses reportedly cure ordinary attacks, and even severe cases may be stopped. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman.
A notice from Penn Oil and Supply Co Ltd offering 100 dollars reward for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who tampered with the connection at their oil house on the night of August 3 causing the loss of several thousand gallons of refined oil. Manager J S Wilbert signs the notice.
Scranton coal buyers urged to contract early with John Shields & Son offering hard coal from Scranton as the best choice and prompt service emphasized.
Subscribers are asked to report promptly any negligence by carrier boys in paper delivery. The office states it has no knowledge of service imperfections unless reports are made in person at the office.
A crowd watched mayor A N Alverson lay the first brick block at the northeast corner of the square marking the start of paving. Work proceeds with sand cushions over broken stone, blocks set, rolled, and cemented before a final sand finish.
A fragmented dialogue reports a missing telephone girl and a baby with a tooth. References to Peace, a wife, and a man named John hint at a domestic scene. The remarks about a lung complaint and triplets suggest a humorous or perplexing household exchange.
A garbled verse fragment recalls domestic quarrels over bread and a summer day with Maud Muller. It shifts to a vaudeville manager spotting Maud Muller, highlighting a sudden rise to fame and money from the show. The lines mix family conflict and staged entertainment with a satirical tone.
The Keota West Chester New Haven Baptist Sunday Schools guided a Rock Island excursion to Burlington and Fort Madison that drew about five hundred participants. Four hundred+ bought Keota and West Chester tickets, about fifty from our area, Dutch Creek sent a large turnout, six coaches overflowed prompting a rear attachment. Keota band provided music and various local residents shared news on health homes and property plans.
Ad touts Bucklen’s Aroha Salve as a cure all for burns sores boils and itchy eruptions claiming it can prevent death from minor injuries. Appears in a drug-store advertisement urging purchase at Stewart’s Drug Store for 260.
Davenport editor Whitelaw Reid argues the future newspaper should be a concise epitome of news not a long blanket sheet. He says readers want quick, crisp editorials and sections tailored to different interests as society speeds up.
W. M. Whiting of Whiting Iowa presents to Ames College and the Iowa Corn Growers Association a trophy valued at 490 awarded for seventy five years for best corn growing. The eight inch ear of corn is gilded with silver husks and ebony pedestal. The trophy is managed by the Iowa Agricultural College and becomes their property if no competition occurs.
A kind heart consoles a crying boy who lost his pennies, noting tears cannot bring money back. A New York Tribune vignette then mocks grand diction as Col Prentiss Ingraham is humorously described by a colored elevator conductor who claims to be assassinated by a singer’s voice.
Bates one and one third fare for the round trip with sale dates Sept. 1 8 15 and Oct. 6. Tickets good for return any time within thirty days of sale. Information from J B Kunath Agent C B and Q Ry for Louisville Ky to Ohio west of and including a line through Sandusky Columbus Washington D H Wilmington and Cincinnati.
A fine residence in a good location will be sold at a big bargain if taken quickly. Inquire at this office. Special rates over the R R to the state fair at Des Moines begin the 20th and extend to the 29th. 56-36.
A Des Moines call issued August 21 invites officers and members of the Iowa State Negro League and all Black residents to a August 27 convention at St Pauls AME Church Des Moines. Delegates will elect officers reorganize under the National Afro American Council and discuss race welfare. Credentials required at 11:00 am. George H. Woodson presides.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, claiming it cures constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urges sending for testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills also promoted.
A speaker once famed for precise, learned speech now parodies language with a childlike refrain. The narrator recalls her once fluent, elegant talk, yet notes a recent shift to a silly jabber repeating a baby’s terms. The Boston Budget snippet captures this playful conversion.
District Court action filed by Frank Skubal Sr claiming fee simple title to a described Washington County Iowa parcel. The complaint names numerous defendants and unknown claimants and seeks to quiet title, cancel liens, and establish ownership, with a September 1 1903 term deadline and default judgment if not answered.
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