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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1910

Page

5

Local and Personal Ring Specials and Holiday Listings

Local notices show Ring specials four percent off on all in stock items at W. J. Bradley Jeweler in Bos. Multiple short items note births visits and travel for residents and relatives across Ackley Hubbard Keota Knoxville Havre Burlington and California. Christmas shopping ads promote slippers hardware toys dolls and a Keen Kutter razor with various retailers such as Bowmans Fox Dewey Ross and Stewart.

W. J. Bradley

Local shoppers flock to The Fair and holiday sales

The notice describes a busy city shopping scene with advertisements for Candies Keen Kutter knives skates and Saxony China prizes at Fox Call Keller Phillips and Bowmans. Residents Ben Wallace Eva Easter Mrs Frank Oliver and Miss Marie Embree are noted along with visits to Iowa City Keota and Sigourney.

Eva Easter Ainsworth Keller & Phillips James Embree Marie A. J. Knauss Keota

The Ugly Duckling bedtime tale told by daddy

A father reads a version of the classic tale of a mother duck with an ugly duckling who is teased by peers. The bird endures hardship and cold before discovering it has become a beautiful swan, welcomed by three swans and their circle.

Daddy Evelyn Jack

Thieves Steal Wagons and Robes at Rubio Social

Sneak thieves disrupted a Rubio Saturday social at Friends church by stealing all the good whips from buggies and taking several robes. The sheriff and deputy were notified and expect to locate the culprits, though no solid clue exists yet. The community remains suspicious of certain individuals.

Rubio Friends Church

Woman's Relief Corps Friends Host Meeting and New Members

Large turnout attends a Woman's Relief Corps meeting with talks by Mrs Hanlon of Sigourney and Mrs Thomas of Galesburg. New members welcomed by President Mrs Bryson, bringing the group over 100 loyal volunteers. Plans for a joint installation are made with officers listed and light refreshments served.

Woman's Relief Corps Hanlon Sigourney Thomas Galesburg Bryson Cavender V. P Geo. Sigler Manatt Sweet Durst Jones Ed Page A. L. Young

Twentieth Century Reading Circle Meets Tomorrow

The Twentieth Century Reading circle will meet with Mrs. Palmer tomorrow evening at 7 30 The lesson for the evening will be the one assigned for December 13 Notice G A R Regular Post meeting tomorrow night Attendance is desired H L Kendall P C

Twentieth Century Reading Circle H. L. Kendall P. C

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Hether J. A. Harwoocd South Side Cook & Sherman’s S. W. Co. Square Frey Studio of Qualty Foley Bright Lemmon’s Pharmacy McElhivoay Drur Ce Lemmon's Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Co J. P. Thomas Bowman J. W. Warner Gladys Ackley Hubbard Iowa Warner Kodak Ross Geo. W. Stewart's Homer Crawford Shelby, Iowa Snoutfer, Huches & Cols A. BE Lawrence Kan A. E. Stewart Fox & Dewey's J. H. Hull East Orange N. J Daisy Startsman C. A. Dewey Knoxville Ross’ Drug Store G. F. Johnson James Shrader Havre Jake Shrader Keck Floral Co R. He .Walker Peoria Presbyterian Juniors Harry Shrader Burlington Jeweler Elmer Wiggins Pomona E. J. Raffles Iowa City Snouffer, Hughes & Cow’s Emma Fetters Brighton J. L. Tucker Presbyterian Church Edgar Gray O. M. Gray Waterloo McNamara W. A. Downing Wellman Harold L. Downing Minneapolis Verdi Oklahoma Jean Hillysmans New Post Office Bina Porter Snouffer, Hughes & Co Bowman’s Evalyn Bales of City J. A. Limerman Lewis Duke Shan Campbell Fairfield Fox & Dewey Millie Varney Coe College Cedar Rapids Akodak Bowman's C. G. Schmoeller J. W. Schmoeller Alton, Ills Mabel Morton Cornell College Mrs. J. W. Morton Snouffer, Hughes & Cols William Erickson Denver Lyman Bunce Bernard Freise Dan Aughey Crinnell Elliott Lynn Burlington Road B. J. Ross J. C. Currie Crawfordsville Fox and Dewey's Snouffer, Hughes & Cows Don Wittman Wendell Chicago, Il H. M. Shellabarger California Plainview Texas Ted Dalton al Simpson McElhinney Nyal Ben Wallace East Johnston Keen Kutter Frank Oliver West Chester Snoutier, Hughes & Co Ss. J. Oliver Trontoys Snakenberg and Son John D Bowmans Harrison Dodder Miss Nellie Dodder Daniel Haines The Ugly Duckling Lemmon J. C. Peck Norman Woods Donald J. Ross West Side Drug Store Washington Rothschild’s Hichester Mlamond 1-O-Do Medicine CO Davenport, Ia E. W. Grove
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