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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1902
Page
3
The 8. Y. P. A. of the First Baptist church plans a handkerchief sale on Saturday December 14 in Nicola and Campbells window. Proceeds fund church activities and gifts, with a variety of sizes and styles. Home made pies cakes doughnuts bread baked beans and more will also be sold.
Mrs Albert Lyda and Miss May Lyda attended the funeral of their cousin Mrs Dr Roberts and returned to Muscatine last night.
Veterans recount wartime letters praising Bucklen arnica salve for wounds burns sores and joints. The ad claims it cures ulcers boils eruptions piles and skin conditions with a pay if not cured, price 25 cents at Stewart's drug store.
Judge Clements grants divorce to Mrs Mary J Schneider of Ainsworth from George F Schneider on desertion grounds. Defendant did not appear and default was entered.
Numerous residents are noted returning from travels and visiting friends in cities such as Chicago St. Louis Muscatine Crawfordsville Oskaloosa Davenport Burlington Grinnell Sigourney Keota Fairfield and Newton. Licenses to wed issued to Colin Ruth and Myrtle Pickey. Several will attend a Shriners meeting in Oskaloosa Thursday night.
The First Presbyterian church announces special services tonight and tomorrow evening in preparation for Communion Sabbath. The Rev. S. Crowler is scheduled to preach Wednesday evening and the Rev. Roland Williams will preach Thursday evening. All members are urged to attend the meetings with late afternoon sermons at 3 o'clock.
A timely note urges prudent households to stock Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy this season. It claims early use prevents worsening colds and is safe for children, sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman.
Judge Civilized Saturday decree favors defendants led by Clifford Thorne and PP T McVay in a case over whether a telephone line is a fixture. Plaintiffs Molesbury and Carpenter expected appeal. costs split four fifths to defendants. Ruling holds private lines and poles are farm fixtures forming boundary connections.
Nineteen licenses to wed were issued during November from the county clerk’s office. Local residents Ralph Livingston, Mrs. Martha MacMullen, Clarence Aughey, Miss Myrtle Morton, Charley Winters, Mrs. Martha McMullen, and others are mentioned in travel, visits, and movements between Duluth Chicago Davenport Monmouth Trenton Des Moines and Iowa City.
Notices advertise Manner Pain Balm and a liniment sold by Stewart's Pharmacy. Other items note second hand goods buyers, a Des Moines convention, a Presbyterian Juniors Christmas booth, travel plans for Isabelle Davidson and Carolyn Goetz, funeral attendance, and Higgins & Co arranging sale of 2800 acres in Iowa with First National Bank Winterset.
An ad-like line promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic to stay busy and avoid slipping down the ladder of prosperity. It claims the product makes people strenuous and credits J. H. Stewart.
A note advertises upholstery and repair work by Rank Wesson in the rear of James Cowger’s blacksmith shop. It promises a special line of samples and offers to call on interested customers.
The Iowa Central railway advertises low rate excursions for homeseekers on the first and third Tuesdays of November through April 1903. Tickets priced one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip, valid 21 days, to western regions and to Minnesota and North Dakota. Inquiries directed to any Iowa Central ticket agent or A B Cutts, G P and T A Minneapolis.
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