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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
6
The readable portion shows numeric pairs like 1.00 to 1.50 and 8.0, with scattered letters suggesting a damaged financial or pricing note. No clear names, places, or events are discernible from the fragment, leaving the exact item and context uncertain.
W A Chilcote auctioneer announces a sale at 1 Southeast Washington Street on December 14 1909 beginning 11 o clock. Items include horses two ponies cows dairy equipment hogs chickens ducks potatoes water tank and various dairy supplies with credit terms and cash discounts.
Dec 14 1909 10 a m sale at Combs farm four miles west of Washington on Sigourner road. Fifteen horses cattle corn and farm implements including Mitchell 30 automobile, 2500 bushels corn, four wagons, John Deere implements, six sets harness and more. Terms 10 months on sums over 10 with note, cash under 10, 5 percent cash discount. Beitel Bros lunch. Auct: Austin Sutherland H Reynolds clerk.
Dubuque Iowa December 7 Mr and Mrs James Kearns of Holy Cross celebrate their golden wedding. The couple are natives of Ireland and were married in the United States. They have lived on the same farm for forty eight years.
Burlington Iowa December 7 Robert Burrus prominent local businessman was held up by two footpads in Northhill residence district. A large sum of money and his gold watch were stolen.
Samuel Epstein born in Russia 107 years ago died in a Brooklyn hospital from burns after a scalding kettle of soup was upset in his room. The incident occurred as he was assisted by staff at the city hospital on December 7.
Louisville reports the steamer Park City sunk in the Kentucky river trade near Glen Mary with no loss of life. Local responders assisted but no injuries were reported. The incident prompted inquiries into river navigation safety and vessel status.
Advertisement copy promises a one day cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinina Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails and features EH W Grove signature on each box. Price 26 cents.
The Living Lake Literary Society announces a December 10 program featuring opening address by Mr. Walker, recitations by Lloyd Wester and Cora Parker, autobiography by Guy Koch, impersonation by Cloyce Kerr, and a four chapter continued story led by Edna Carr.
The Graham presented The Bachelor with a strong company before an appreciative audience. Oscar G. Briggs played the bachelor and Miss Jane Babcock his stenographer, delivering commendable performances. John Oswood’s Bill Rendell and Florence Radinoff as the mother added to the show. Corinne Curtiss provided Swedish comedy relief. The production, part of Schubert hits, was unobjectionable and well received.
A humorous collage of quips and short vignettes about love, death, weather, and daily life. The piece riffs on well known phrases and barbs about editors and a town’s press, ending with a satirical portrait of the Smith family running a small newspaper.
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