Customer asks about Christmas chocolate gift boxes
In store chatter a shopper praises AHe gretti's Chocolates and Nyal’s Milk of Magnesia and asks where to buy Christmas gift boxes, noting the store currently has them available.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
8
Local Shop Notices and Farewell for Evans Family
A clutter of ads and notices from area merchants including McElhinneys and Rothschilds promoting dresses furs and cosmetics, plus updates on residents. Mr and Mrs Holmes move to a new Washington cottage. Dr E F Evans dies of cancer in Kansas City. Lemmons Pharmacy advertises Varisan Lace hair product. notices from Canning Brown about grain sales and train trips. Western Union announces reduced night message rates effective January 1 facilitating short over night telegrams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Evans
Inlaw
E. Fr. Evans
Kansas City
C. L. McGugin
Western Union
Christmas goods and fashions at Rothschilds and Maplethorpe
Local notes highlight Rothschilds and Maplethorpe selling dresses mufflers and hats with discounts on winter cloaks and georgette waists. Mentions visits by Mrs Abbey and Mrs Dupuis, plus Millinery displays at Graves Studio and Smiths Emporium. Includes Mes Meade Miller and Murrel visiting Cedar Falls and Y M C A Secretaries visiting from Camp Cody. Also announces a Washington cow sale December 14 with shelter and feed.
Nine More Flu Cases Reported In City This Week
The Journal reports nine new influenza cases since two o clock yesterday, bringing the weekly total to 51. Health officials note this marks the high tide of the epidemic locally to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Highway width change report for Washington County road
The commissioner reports favoring reducing the highway width from sixty six to fifty feet from 100 rods south of the northwest corner of section 25 to the southwest corner of section 36 in township 75 range nine. Objections or claims for damages must be filed with the Auditor by noon December 14, 1418, otherwise the change will proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Augustine
W. Wells
Mary A. Miksch
Ella C Hanley
Rachel Groendycke
Edward Mikasch
Jesse
Starvey
W. W. Weller
John L. Corpman
Washington County
A. Ll. Griffith
Washington
Thinketh No Evil Attitude Inspires Daily Living
A reflective piece extols a mindset that imputes no motive and sees the bright side. It describes the delight and positive energy that comes from such a frame of mind, urging readers to adopt a more gracious view of others and events.
Also Mentioned on This Page
McNamara
J. A. Harwood & Son
East Side Square
I. Cohn City Feed Yard
Washington, Iowa
Mystic
John Shields & Sons
Canning & Brown
Macon
Ahegretti
Nyal
McElhinney’s
The
Aveninu Journal
Ox & Dewey
Crail’s
Carl Comsb
Roth‘schild's
McNamara’s
McNamara’s. Tu
Wyman
Maplethorpe
Rothschild’s
Butterfield
Oskaloosa
Lyda Hellam
Lemiley’s Grocery
Smith
Stuart Hotel
Christies
Maplethorpe’s
Br. J. Holmes
Wellman
South
Iowa Ave
Fr. R. Sarre
J. E. Lemmon
R. D. Page
Corporal Wade
France
Ivan Lemley
Students Army Training Corps
Grinnell College
Norwood Jones
Grinnell
A. A. Abbey
Muscatine
Will Dupuis
Sigourney
Pennell Home
L. BB. Maplethorpe’s
Smith's Emporium
Picture Framing
Graves’ Studio
Wilber Miller
Phoenix
Chilcote
Japan
Tr Nnty
India
Sumatra
Uelody
Klein Klo. Ko
Tomort
the Rite Style Bulletin
Clark & Benslin
Ivory
Sik Underwear
Clark & Enslin
Soticeh
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