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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1906

Page

6

High School Debate At TM Opera House Friday Evening

Washington and Ottumwa High schools prepare for a municipal ownership debate at the TM opera house Friday at 4 30 PM. Ottumwa plans forty to fifty participants. tickets available through students, at the High School, or Columbia pharmacy for advance reservation.

Washington Ottumwa Opera House Ora Henderson Rothschild's Lexington Ottum Columbia Pharmacy Presbyterian Church Letts Des Moines

Library seeks periodical index donations for magazines

City library purchases an index for periodicals and asks for donations of bound or unbound magazines to complete files. Readers may contribute Harper's Monthly from June 1885 to June 1891 and from November 1808 to June 1899.

Harper's Monthly

Hall's Catarrh Cure endorsed by physicians in early ad

An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal blood and mucous remedy. It claims a physician-approved prescription with tonics and blood purifiers, price 75 cents, and notes testimonials available. It also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation and touts new engraved visiting cards as Christmas gifts.

Hall Fk. J. Cheney & Co Props Toledo the Journal

Pie Supper at Cedar Center School Friday Evening

The Cedar Center school hosts a pie supper on Friday evening December 14 1906. Everyone is invited to attend. Miss Mary Dewees is the teacher. Mrs Ransom Bestor and Mrs Olmer White arrived from Iowa City and Marion following the death of Obhmer G White.

Cedar Center Mary Dewees Ransom Bestor Olimer White Iowa City Marion Obhmer G. White

Bazaar Promises Christmas Gifts and Refreshments

Wait for the G. M. O. s bazaar to furnish Christmas presents candies and dressed dolls with doll clothes of every size plus fancy and useful articles. Refreshments will be served.

G. M. O.'s Bazaar

Best ink sale and high school debate in town

Local notices report bankrupt stock ink sale at 19 cents per pint and a high school debate at the Opera House Friday at 4 30. Tickets available at Columbia Pharmacy alongside assorted city visits and travel between Crawfordsville Keota and Ainsworth.

Best Ink

Death of Chas H Weeks in Los Angeles

Charles Sturges learned yesterday of the death last Friday of his nephew Chas H Weeks of Los Angeles California. Weeks formerly lived here and served as deputy county clerk under Robt Fisher. He left in 1892 to Dakota then Salt Lake City and finally California for health reasons. He died after a brief illness with heart trouble at about age 58. Survived by wife and a grown daughter. remembered by Washington county residents from 1855 era.

Charles Sturges Chas. H. Weeks Los Angeles Calif Weeks Robt Fisher Dakota Salt Lake City California Samuel McCleery Washington County

Corn Crop Totals by State Show Large Increases Across Regions

Government figures show Iowa leading with 356.7 million bushels and Illinois close behind at 347.2 million. National corn output reaches 2.881 billion, up 211 million from last year, with varied gains across regions including Texas up 16.7 million and the Pacific states up 3.15 million in a weaker western total.

Iowa Illinois Southwest New England Texas Pacific Coast Colorado

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