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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
3
Soldiers praise Bucklen’s Armea Salve for scratches bruises cuts and wounds and burns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Available for 25 cents at Stewart’s drug store as Christmas shopping spurs local ads for Toys Turner's display of goods and second hand dealer Hugh Teeter and C Solbrig promotions near the Opera House.
Washington DD C December 15 The Evening Journal reports a threatening weather outlook for Iowa with probable snow in the west portion tonight and snow likely Sunday.
Local items list meals and oysters at Allen's. Visitors and travelers include R M Wilson in Brighton and HB Bt Col. Dr. J Palmer returning from Des Moines. Several residents visit families, attend courts, or travel to Kansas City and Crawfordsville. Also notices on Christmas candy, catalog gifts, and a church sermon.
Snow the night before improved roads for sleighing as farmers traveled from distant counties to shop. Washington stores brimmed with Christmas goods and merchants reported strong trade despite earlier uncertainty.
An Iowa Undertakers association code stresses dignity, secrecy, self-control, and professional duty for funeral directors. It urges temperance, restraint with family choices, and proper handoff of duties during multi-provider cases, epidemic, or distant burials. The article also mentions W F Brinton’s Graham lantern slide event for Washington’s old settlers.
May Crawford, daughter of Mr and Mrs Rolla Crawford, died this morning at seven. The child would have been a year old next January. Cause of death was bronchial trouble. Remains to be interred in the family lot at Ainsworth. Funeral service at the home conducted by Rev J R Logue.
The bankrupt stock of Stein and Shames at Ollie sold at auction to Fred Emry of Brighton who will close the stock out at Ollie. Invoices showed 2600. sale brought 2900. O. K. Brown sold the stock in about fifteen minutes as bidders filled the store. The Brighton sale and Ollie sale prove newspaper advertising value, with ads in two or three state papers yielding strong results.
Members of the A. O. U. W. held a box supper at the Pemple building hall with strong turnout and varied amusements. The Degree of Honor ladies presented a comfort won by Miss Dot Spence. Ada Gilbett won the best dressed contest and a water set, while Charles Salting received the booby prize, a dark completed doll.
Prof. Daugherty has enrolled 120 students for the winter term with courses in shorthand and commercial studies and a school of music and oratory. The magnet literary society hosted new students with essays on My School Days Measles and My Aunt, plus music and games. A severe lung ailment tale promotes King’s New Discovery for consumption now claimed to have cured Homer Hall of West Point Iowa.
In Kinlomoneo Michigan Thomas Wy Downe of the recorders court questions a town gossip over a local dress prize after a charity ball. Judge Browne allegedly wins a gown at Morgess hospital fundraiser and a public fixation on the dress ensues with townsfolk reacting at breakfast and beyond.
Mr and Mrs James Walker of Rockford arrived in the city yesterday afternoon to visit his brother R H Walker. They have many friends in Washington who will be glad to meet them. A fine line of bon bon boxes for Christmas presents is offered at Johnsons north side bakery.
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