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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
8
A partial OCR reads like price notes showing small increments from 2.00 to 0.25 and 0.50 in a local market update. The garbled text suggests scattered figures and items priced at cents and dollars without clear context.
Ad lists a variety of holiday sales with low prices on toys and home goods. Go carts with iron wheels offered at 25 cents, rocking horses 79 cents, child chairs and wooden chairs in light tones, plus carpet sweepers at 25 cents.
Winners announced for corn contest with half the sweepstakes prize awarded to George Reed for ten ears of Reid's Yellow Dent and Fred Hutt for ten ears of Yellow Dent. Bread and cake exhibits earned multiple prizes as judged by Miss Mather, with extensive listings of awardees and scores across bread, fruit cake, marble cake, and other entries.
Mrs Al Darbyshire won first prize and Miss Lydia Juvzeler took second as about twenty specimens of butter were judged. All entries were described as very fine and the cakes will be auctioned this evening.
Rev. Harry C. Rogers preached at the Presbyterian church from the Davidic verse about thirst for living water. The sermon urged every man to find a retreat to refresh the soul, comparing it to wells at the gate. Phillips sang two solos, and Rogers will be present for two more evenings.
Delegates J E Wright and J G Maxwell report a fine Des Moines meeting of the Corn Belt Meat Producers Assn. A. L. Ames of Buckingham is chosen president for the ensuing year. Resolutions favor a 2 cent passenger fare in Iowa and other measures. Wright notes evangelistic services attracting 3000. Also an ad for chocolates at the Vienna.
A box supper will be held at Pleasant Plain school house six miles north of the city tomorrow evening. A short program is planned and all are invited. Florence Crone signs as organizer.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cammer and his mother return to Toulon after a city visit. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mc Cullough and children depart for Chillicothe to visit at the O. M. Gray home.
Miss Dorothy Cocklin visits relatives near the city and departs for Galesburg Illinois onextended visit. Central offers holiday excursion tickets December 20 to January 1 with return by January 7 1907. E G Case praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup and colds. sold by Cook Sherman and Stewart's pharmacy.
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