Local trading and visiting notes fill town columns
Local notes detail prices at Buwer's of Lady Fingers and Johnson's bakery offering fresh bread and pastries. Dozens of residents from Havre to Kalona and Crawfordsville are listed as visitors, travelers, or callers, with multiple trips to Des Moines Davenport Chicago and Columbus Junction noted. Cruelty to a crippled bird is also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buwer's
Johnson’s
J. B. Eckerman
Havre
Rickey
Kalona
J. W. Miller
Decorah
Bishop
Iola
Kan
Bruce Hampshere
Davenport
Dick Frye
Court House
A. J. Dawson
Miss Rice
Columbus Junction
Johnson's Bakery
Willa McCullough
Wyman
Schuyler Livingstone
Fairfield
Will Eckerman
Des Moines
Howard Palmer
Ohio
Pilotsburg
Karl Birney
Pick ups Watermelons and visitors described across town
A miscellaneous Washington item lists people visiting from Keota Des Moines Riverside and Tipton. It notes sales of seat tickets for Quo Vadis at Columbia Pharmacy and local cigar promotions. It ends with travel arrangements for the Chicago Grand Army Encampment and train details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Pharmacy
Chicago Grand Army
F. E. Stewart
Great Rock Island
Advertisers Urged to Submit Copy by 10 A.M.
Advertisers must provide ad copy by 10 o’clock a.m. to ensure same day changes. The notice warns late submissions may miss the requested modification and urges timely delivery to maintain scheduling.
Penknife salesmanship in ad copy by John Schwarz
An advertisement urges a single article focus, presenting a hand sonne penknife for 50 cents as tangible value. It touts two steel blades, imitation ivory mount, edge retention and compact size. Also notes Charley Van Dorn scavenger services and private privy vaults with a postoffice dropcard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schwarz
John
Charley van Dorn
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J. Albert Williams & Co
Dougherty Bros
Harry McCall
Windsor Grocery
The
Chattanooga Medicine CO
Chattanooga, Tenn
Cardus
West
Johnson's
J. H W. Augustine
Martin
Crawfordsville
Eskridge
Okomo
Mary Dewees
Brighton
John Warren
Anna Wolf
Chicago
J. K. Duno
Miss Dodds
Dr. Hay
S. L. Ketchem
Cincinnati
S. Lemmon
Heacock
Wm. Campbell
Keota
R. G. Vincent
Forsythe
Kirksville
Pauline Nelson
Iva Moore
Lora Darbyshire
Mrs. Myers
Clearfield
B.C. Norton
Figgins
E. E Everson
A. E. Buchanan
Emeline Warren
R. E. Love
South Dakota
John Warnock
Ainsworth
Penny Picture Gallery
Bessie Cook
May Long
Doll Norton
Geo. Snyder
Adair
J. H. McCleary
J. A. Miller
Rocky Mountain
Madison Medicine Co
A. T. Burris
Eunice
Sigourney
J. P. Minner
John Shields
Jennie Tedrick
John P. Moore
Winterset
Iowa
Aughey
Fairport
Markin
Minneapolis
Win Smonse
J. A. Young
Washington
del Otero
M. R. Meek
Wim. Wiley
Winders
Wm. Neal
F. G. Sands
Little Son
Answorth
Sarah Cassady
Shannon City
Bert Bartholomew
A. M. Yard
Sam Hostcatter
Olamoda
Mrs
George Paul
Ek. Foster
Anna Drish
Nettie Anderson
T. Auld
M. S. McGugin
Essa
Rose McGugin
Colorado
Bower's
Harry Gray
Keola
Pearl Gardner
Celia Beasty
Riverside
Rev. Matthews
Siloam
Ark
J.T
Jas. Metzgar
McArthur
Mel Anderson
Pleasant Hill Church
Alford Koch
Peoria
Blackman
Chilacothe
P. Maxwell
Miss Henderson
St. Paul
Minn
H. FP
Steck
A. T. Looney
Knoxville
Wm. Looney
Henry
Susie Bowers
Portsmouth
Wm. Squires
Heights
J. J. Duncan
Arlington
Oklahoma
R. A. Hatton
B. ©. Jones
Bloomington
Ill
Jennie Latta
Tipton
Major
Jas Irvine
Oskaloosa
Henry Knecht
Sadie Connor
Patrick B. Buchannan
Great Falls
Mont
Bath
Jake Bath
the Evening Journal
Evening Journal
East Main
Strica
Stewart’s
U. PB
Eastman
Columbus Junction Fair
H.C. Horsey
H. C. Horsey
Robert Breen
St. Louis, Mo
Eh. Palmer
St. Clair Flats
Washburn-Halligan Coffee CO
East Second Street
New York
Ladies
Point de Esprit
Boston
Little Empire
Washington County
N. W. Corner Square
Washington, Iowa
J.C. Smith
Cash Grocery
Baird & Bailey
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