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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1929
Page
6
Washington youths attending Monmouth College came home for a three week vacation as a scarlet fever outbreak spread in the girls dormitory.
The ad highlights a line of Christmas candy and gift ideas including cigars cigarettes and pipes for men. Weather promises mostly fair tonight and Thursday with colder conditions. Hog prices top nine dollars and seventy five cents.
Richard Arthur of Columbus Junction, Owen Wehr of Ainsworth, and John Rath of Ainsworth were in Washington on business today. Mr and Mrs Russel Frank plan to drive to Fairfield for the What-so-ever club Christmas party at the Legget hotel tonight. A fried chicken dinner benefits the Christian church on Saturday December 21 from 11 to 1 priced 50 cents. Mrs G F Johnson and son Asa will return Thursday to Lovell Wyoming after visiting since early fall. J D Gingerich Kalona and Roy Duran Wellman were shoppers in town.
The item lists residents visiting Roy Foss and Sitter's Auto Parts while highlighting shoe bargains at Larson's and new license holders. It notes Zear Henshaw ill, Walter Eastwood returning for Christmas with parents, marriage licenses issued to Orval Carr and Lela Berry, and plans for a Ames trip for hospital dietetics graduation. County officials attend Des Moines conference.
Home made candy and home dressed chickens for Christmas at the food sale Saturday. Mrs Frank Hamilton came this morning from Crawfordsville to spend the day here shopping and visiting at the Cephas Dodd home.
A local store promotes Christmas wreaths made of holly, spruce trees for sale, and a variety of imported fruits olives and chocolates. The ad touts gift boxes labeled Groceries for Guilts and Eagle Stamps with purchases, inviting customers to shop for holiday needs and Christmas lists.
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