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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1903
Page
3
Special to The Soh Journal reports generally fair conditions in Iowa tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to rise slowly with mild to warm weather.
Local notes list numerous town residents and visitors. J J McCall of Crawfordsville comes to town while N O Livings sails for Elk City on business. Several relatives travel, attend events, or visit in Sigourney Keota and Crawfordsville. Gideon’s Big Minstrels tickets go on sale and a large Williams family picnic honors visitors from Jamestown Ohio with a big dinner.
Josephine Wylie daughter of the late Rev Wylie and Mrs Mattie Wylie died eleven days after severe burns from a gasoline stove incident at Bedford Iowa She was burned on the back and had most of her hair burned She died after eight days of intense suffering Her body was taken to Bedford for burial where the family formerly lived and Mrs Wylie and her remaining children mourn with many friends in Canon City Colorado bedford references and dates noted
Mrs J T Anderson entertained at her East Washington Street home Saturday afternoon for her cousin and guests Mrs Burner from Iown City Mrs Chas Daugherty from New York and Mrs Tude Schrock from Atlantic. Twenty five ladies stitched and chatted at pink cosmos decorated tables while Misses Helen Anderson Pearl Fox Mary McCulley and Jeannette Cherry served refreshments.
A public notice promotes Electric Bitters as a preventive against self destructive impulse, claiming it strengthens nerves and regulates stomach liver and kidneys. Stewart's Pharmacy guarantees satisfaction and sells the tonic for 50 cents. Also reports EK Rupp and family arriving from Corning Iowa to reside in Washington, noting flood delays in Little Nodaway valley that caused losses and property damage.
Ten trains operate next week starting September 7 on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul route through the city. Two passenger trains, local freights with passenger service, ballast work, surfacing gangs, and new station staff are planned as temporary schedules unfold.
Last evening at six o clock park services were conducted by the A M E church with Rev Mr Wright delivering the sermon on freedom. Despite cool weather attendance was large and music by D Gove S W Neal Warner White J Gockiin and A N alberson enhanced the program.
Miss Mabel Morton begins work with the Journal tomorrow to assist in local and society work. She asks the public to extend the courtesies previously shown to her predecessor Miss Essie MacGugin.
A nostalgic ad proclaims relief from dizziness backache liver issues and constipation using New Life Pills endorsed by Stewart's Drug Store. The text also notes Miss Vina Lins and Miss Blanche Shanafelt starting work at the Baughman Mitten factory and staying at the Mart White home.
For sale a fine residence in a good location offered at a big bargain for quick action. Buyers of school books are reminded Stewart's West Side book store advertises the lowest figures and will maintain lower prices. 62-61 W. R. Jeffrey returned from Colorado. miners across most mines are on strike with mine owners likely to shut down.
The Iowa Central inaugurates winter tourist service to Southern California starting Oct 21 with weekly departures every Wednesday. Train No. 2 will pass through Albert Lea Mason City Hampton Eldora Marshalltown Grinnell Oskaloosa en route to Los Angeles arriving Sunday morning. Double lower berth rates are 6.00 from Albert Lea and 5.59 from Marshalltown and south. For rates and reservations contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis. Miss Lou Slocum will entertain a few friends tomorrow night.
Old man Mathews opposes his daughter Susie's elopement with Bunker. The lovers flee in a powered auto, the car fails and crashes in a ditch. Pursuing father scolds then agrees to a compromise: Bunker relinquishes the car and Susie remains with her father.
Shortly before his last illness Major J. B. Pond entertained three friends at the Everett House. In a discussion about his book The Eccentricities of Genius he was asked to compare Talmage and Mark Twain. He cryptically replied that one lied only when necessary while the other led whether he had to or not.
Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman advertise a buy back policy for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy promising no risk to buyers. They claim it is the most successful bowel remedy, pleasant, safe and reliable with money refunds if not satisfied.
Travel sale offers round trip fare Bates one and one third for trips to Louisville and parts of Ohio west of a line through Sandusky Columbus Washington Il Wilmington Cincinnati. Dates of sale Sept 1 815 and Oct 6 Tickets valid return within thirty days of sale. For further information apply to.
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