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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1904
Page
4
Local shops stock festive merchandise from top markets as the holiday season arrives. Merchants advertise seasonal decor and gifts, highlighting fresh imports and locally sourced selections to lure shoppers.
Last Saturday marked the start of the Christmas buying season in Washington with stores displaying unusually large and fine stock. Merchants report heavy investment and wide selections of Christmas goods, urging early shopping to avoid late rush and snag desired items.
Local notes show bakery calls and cake offerings at Miss Lewis and Johnson bakery. Various residents and visitors including Miss Rosa Goldner and Miss Mare Harley travel for business, family visits, or insurance matters.
The Baltimore American urges readers to postpone shopping, warning that rushing now leads to crowded stores, exhausted sales staff, and difficulty finding desired items. It counsels waiting until after the peak frenzy subsides to avoid stress and disappointment.
Reinback December 13 two men jailed for the post office robbery in the city after a hot chase with shots fired and a stout defense. One suspect held in town jail and the other at Grun dy Center with one still missing. About $1500 stolen with $1309 recovered.
Hartford readers learn General Sherman wrote a May 20 1805 letter to General Howard. The missive at Austin home in Burlington Vermont was revealed by Horace B Austin after a Trinity College lecture. The document urged Howard to ride with Sherman at the head of a grand Washington review.
Epworth League class meets Miss Ball at 7 15 to finish Bible study before a reception by the chapter's young men. St James Sewing Circle and congregation plan December 15 work day at the St James school to make garments for charity with lunches provided. Bachelor Maids meet with Mrs Edith Lytle on East Washington. J A Work's Sunday School class spreads at Miss Bridge Rankin's East Second. Mrs J Rossenhart hosts Methodist Ladies Aid next Friday on South Iowa. Ida Spangler and Clyde Grimm to wed December 22 at the brides' parents near Wayne. Rathbone Sisters regular meeting Friday evening. About twenty five celebrate Mrs Mary Stiles fifty seventh birthday at Pleasant Hill. Silas Caldwell presents oak rocker on behalf of friends. First United Presbyterian youth social after prayer meeting. literary committee hosts event. prayer meeting at 7 rather than 7 30. Don’t forget Johnson for warm pie.
The government thermometer registered one half degree below zero last night the lowest point reached so far in the area. The region has escaped the storms and cold that some parts of the state have experienced.
Howard A. Hopping transfers 20 acres in Washington to Charles and Jacob Miller for 3000 dollars. Edward S. Brinton transfers 365 acres in Clay to Oliver P. and B. E. Brinton for 11000 dollars. Howard A. Hopping transfers land in Marion to Charles W. and Alice M. Reynolds, tract valued at 7897.50 dollars. Clara M. Guthrie transfers property in City to Harry H. Roeselot. Franklin B. Hopping transfers to PDRB Nordyke 4 acres in Brighton for 750 dollars.
Cedar Rapids reports Delilah Fails, a parolee employed as a domestic, arrested on charges of conspiring to rob her employer. Her husband, ex-convict Frank Bunn, aided in the plot, having wed on November 29. If parole violations occur she faces thirteen years in prison.
The Commercial club schedules its regular meeting for Tuesday evening the 13th at 7 o'clock and urges full attendance. The note mentions an indoor baseball contest for the thick and thin boys to proceed without interference. Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup is advertised as a cure for la grippe and related coughs.
Des Moines reports the West minster Presbyterian church dedication on Sunday with fitting ceremonies. Rev S F McFadden, pastor, is the son of Mr and Mrs James McFadden of Crawfordsville. A stray bakery ad mentions Call No 7% for bakery needs.
Riverside resident Frank Lukovsky visited Washington today while Mrs. J. T. Foster of Ainsworth shopped in the city. Miss Carrie Hamilton is improving and could sit up briefly yesterday as a note of daily life and errands is recorded. Also ad copy invites youth to earn $15 weekly after school hours by sending name and age to Ford Publishing Co. Indianapolis. An ad promotes Dr King's New Life Pills for Dyspepsia and related ailments at Stewart's Drug Store for 25 cents.
Call up phone number 1 at the hotel in Colenso and leave orders for the city bus line. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to them.
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