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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1899

Page

3

Canine companion steals the show at Rock Island station

Pauline Baxter, noted in the plays Forgiven and Camille, treasures her dog and nearly breaks railway rules to keep it warm and near her as the Branch line train nears Sigourney. Conductor Warren may have suspected a babe and the pet rode in a warm first class setting as far as West Chester, proving a willful act to protect a beloved animal amid travel and Christmas shopping notices.

Pauline Baxter Camille Greenland Rock Island Mr. Warren Sigourney West Chester

Books Windows for the Soul at Stewart's West Side

Beecher quote promotes books as soul windows and urges buyers to visit Stewart's on the West Side where a selection is described as very cheap with many volumes available.

Beecher Stewart's West Side

Local social notes and shopping updates from Davenport

The column lists visits and arrivals in Davenport including Miss Helen Dodge and Mrs KF M Smith of Havre, Linn Hyatt and Prof Hervey Barnes from Ainsworth, Miss Bell Campbell teaching at Havre, and other residents. A fresh candy shipment from Allegretti’s arrives at Anderson and Burroughs, with various commerce notes and travel by Narrow Gauge and B N W Ry.

Helen Dodge Davenport KF. M. Smith Havre Linn Hyatt the Gazette Ainsworth Hervey Barnes Allegretti Anderson & Burroughs Morrel Law

Passion Play of Ober Ammergau at St James Church

Moving pictures will reproduce the Ober Ammergau Passion Play at St James Catholic Church on Monday December 18. The full production, staged in Ober Ammergau every ten years, promises a novel and remarkable entertainment for a well filled audience. Bargains for second hand stores are listed in the basement.

Ober Ammergau St. James Catholic Church

Fire Department Meeting Revisions Adopted

A city fire department general meeting at the hall last night saw the constitution and by laws revised by a committee of Sam Hout Clyde Bailey and Geo Graf. The changes were approved by vote and will be printed soon. Also note an ad for second hand stores basement bargains by J N Lewis Co.

Messrs Sam Hout Clyde Bailey Geo. Graf Lawa

Bryton Co Member Quarrel Noted at Hotel Allen

A member of the Bryton Company quarreled with his wife in their hotel room at Hotel Allen, an incident noted in local reports. Harry Leech of Richland, in the city on business, was an outgoing passenger on the Narrow Gauge this morning.

Nellie Manners Crawfordsville The Bryton Co Hotel Allen Harry Leech Richland

An Appropriate Gift For A Friend Far Away

An invitation to give the JournAL as a gift to a friend living afar. It costs four dollars per year and can be mailed to any part of the United States. The appeal highlights daily news from home and suggests sending a letter daily is insufficient to match the gift.

The Washington Journal Winfield Beacon United States

Holiday Rates on the B R N Railway

Very low holiday rates authorized on all lines of this railway. Call on agents for tickets and information. John G. Farmer A G P T A Cedar Rapids Iowa. A few more second hand stores in the basement at J N Lewis Co. better hurry before they are gone.

J. N. Lewis & Co John G. Farmer Cedar Rapids Iowa J. N. Lewis & Co.'s

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