15 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1896
Page
1
Small railroad accident in the Rock Island yards near C R J and P caused a freight derailment when a loosened brake shoe dropped from the locomotive and fouled a switch. The derailed cars created a furrow but no serious injuries, though services faced a few hours of delay.
A citizen and wife visit their son. a man surprises his daughter in law at a Narrow Gange station and misreads a smile. The incident ends with relief and a cautious self justification. Mrs. Peter Tondre dies after a paralysis stroke at her home in Ottumwa. The Town State Teachers’ Association plans taxes, travel rules, and prize libraries for Des Moines meeting.
Solid gold pieces offered from 25 cents to 75 cents each at W Morris Jeweler located in North Side Square Washington Iowa with items described as affordable jewelry.
Two vagrant men caused disturbance yesterday at Wmn Blair & Son and Captain Kellogg's office. They frightened Miss Lou Vogt and Miss Curran with rude demands for money and briefly sought an order on a nearby grocer. They visited several places, threatening possible desperate action.
Orville Smith son of 85 S Smith of the Alcove suffered a severe head gash when a window failed and fell. He was summoned from the shop to his home to have the wound dressed.
The ad asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure fully cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. It states internal use reaches blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and strengthen the patient. A $100 reward is offered for any case not cured, with testimonials available.
Partly cloudy conditions with small temperature changes are forecast for Iowa. The weather report indicates a mild, unsettled pattern across the state with no major storms expected through Wednesday.
A large crowd gathered at Win field last evening to hear Evangelist Atkinson and return home. Ticket sales at noon and in the evening totaled sixty three. Attendees included Mesdames RF Smith LD Robinson DH Logan Lizzie Anderson Emma Purvis Flora Purvis Myra McCaulley Anna Maxwell Edna Palmer Myrtle Palmer Nannie Laughead Ora Henderson Nellie Anderson May Nicholson Ruth Miller and several Messrs including Will Batley Lloyd Latta James Baird Hi Logan Ort Sherman J T Matthews Dr Crawford Clyde Huston Pred Crawford Kevan Davis Fred Palmer Mack Williams R F Smith Will Sherman Rev A L Davidson Dr Anderson Ralph Atchison Howard Laughead John A Crawford Rev Allen.
The piece notes 70ld plated Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons bearing church and local names as potential gifts. It then describes a Glasgow versus Old team marksman shoot held after an Oyster Supper on Mon Dec 14, detailing early shots by Glasgow and McCutcheon and a tense, clear day match with precise shots and spectators.
At 409 yards then 100 and 200 yards the Brookhart and Wallace teams traded shots with Brookhart scoring 12 and Wallace 14 after a final range. Spectators expect few more days of target practice this winter but praise the spirited contest. A note mentions new furniture lines from James and Moulding and S Milner & Son.
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