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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
5
A collage of ads and notices lists local shops Darbyshire Drug Co and Schmidt's Music House offerings. It mentions Mrs K G Mason visiting Havre, H D Vastine returning to Richland, and Frank Sherbeck's recent town call.
A mix of local commerce and social notes includes McCall Bros offering Alfalfa Cow Feed and a Vienna confection special with fresh nut candies. Miss Edna Purvis and Miss Cora Masson visit Oskaloosa and chat with Miss Mary Masson at the high school. Mrs J N Sands and daughter Ida Sands shop in the city after arriving from Ainsworth.
McCall Bros advertise Alfalfa Horse Feed with promises of good goods and fair prices. The Fair offers coffee cakes German fruit loaves and Christmas goods at The Vienna. Davenport and Moline visits note several locals and events including Christmas boxes Poland China gifts and a Star cinema showing alkali the Stung. Stationery bargains at Darbyshire Drug Co. Christmas trees and piano inquiries appear alongside travel visits and church services.
Local notes report farm yard sales at D. A. Chalmers and a large Vienna display at the Darbyshire Drug Co. Floyd Love, hospitalized after a severe burn, was visited by relatives from Ottumwa to Independence Iowa. Visitors include C J Wilson Carlton, Helen, Lloyd Lytle and family at F W Smith home.
Local notice proclaims unbeatable prices at the Royal Market. It touts cheap meats and groceries with examples like flour per sack, large Carolina Head Rice, potatoes per bushel, corn, and Christmas trees arriving for order.
The Prohibition party schedules a roundup in Ames at the United Brethren church on Saturday Dec 14 with sessions at 11 am and 2 pm. Will C Cork and Will N Cork state committee workers lead the program with music readings talks by Revs Harris Catlin and Riggs and discussions on The Philosophy of Chafin's speeches The Liquor Question as a Political Proposition The Prohibition Party and the Local Proposition and Enrollments of Voters Conditional or Unconditional.
Call up phone number 589 for City Bus Line and leave orders. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to them. provide street and number for delivery or service.
Des Moines December 13. Iowa Horticultural society session commends cooperative marketing for fruit growers. President Raymond A. Pearson and Prof. K A Kirkpatrick advocate eliminating middlemen to secure better prices. They urge local groups to form associations for direct marketing through a central organization. A resolution calls on the legislature to regulate indiscriminate tree cutting and improper trimming by telephone companies.
London reports Ambassador Reid seriously ill due to asthma with a specialist summoned. In Mexico City a battle between federals and rebels of Temsealtepec ends with about three hundred killed, federals ambushed and two hundred shot dead.
Lydia Mehle a hairdressers helper was sentenced to nine months for attempting to wed two rich Berliners by posing as a Roumanian countess. She lured a government official with a lavish proposal and a 225 loan then pursued a second suitor architect, claiming vast wealth. Police inquiries uncovered the scheme ending in breach of trust charges.
Why rely on old coal oil lamps when you can install an Ideal Lighting System at moderate cost. Gasoline or electric options offer cheaper maintenance and up to ten times more light. Invest 300 to 400 dollars for lasting satisfaction. See J Martin White or call 408 Green, Washington, Iowa.
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