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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
2
A broad fundraising drive for a new park drew donations from every state and territory. The article lists donors and recipients of aprons, naming Mrs or Miss signatories for each entry, including numerous individuals across the nation and territories.
Bring your pictures in early and have them framed at Tetley and Selover on the south side square. A large line of the latest mouldings is available and queues will grow near Christmas.
Manager Moore says he has secured one night from the management of A Wise Woman. The date will be announced later. It will be a month or so at least. He notes the event could bring to town a higher standard of companies.
Marie and Desmond Ost eopaths graduate of Independent Medical College Chicago offer specialty in diseases of women and children. Consultation free. Treatments ten dollars per month. Rooms 300 West Washington Street opposite Second U P Church.
The IRS ruling on canceling revenue stamps of 10 cents and higher took effect Saturday. It requires two lengthwise slits starting one quarter inch from the top and extending to within a quarter inch of the bottom of each stamp.
Notice that the Lyric Concert Company lecture date moved from December 28 to Friday the 22nd. Lecture Course Committee asks attendees to inform friends and note a ten to fifteen percent discount at heating stores until stock is exhausted.
Gus Hill's Vanity Fair has toured large Iowa towns with clever vaudeville and specialty turns. It is described as a form of Burlesque Opera and an offer to place orders for Christmas turkeys. 5,000 turkeys available from R. Stuart & Sows.
Students and friends gathered in Chapel Hall for a Magnet and Aurora Literary Society event with declamations essays debates and music. The program featured rival performances from Aurora and Magnet students and concluded with Aurora winning the declamation and debate while Magnet won the essay.
A sales pitch promotes gifting The Journal at four dollars per year for delivery anywhere in the United States. It emphasizes daily news from home and suggests sending the paper to a friend living away as a thoughtful present.
A call goes out to attend and show presence for the Academy Lecture Course event on Friday the 22nd. Organizers urge community support to ensure success and please the committee.
The Monmouth College Glee Club visits Graham for a Tuesday evening concert on January 2. In its fifth year the group is among the leading college glee clubs and tours with Wagner's Ladies Quartette. The 25 male singers plus the quartet promise a strong program with reserved seats at 50 cents.
After the regular meeting the Royal Neighbors held a pleasant social with a literary and musical program. A new member joined and the group performed songs, piano and violin duets, dialect songs, select readings, and a team drill. Refreshments followed. A local jeweler advertised gift goods, while other items promoted shows and travel fares. Postal and parcel delivery tips closed the notice.
Community members are urged to leave donations for Christmas baskets by Friday evening at Cunningham's grocery on the east side. A.A. Wiley, President. License to wed issued to James Turner and Eliza Hale at the county clerk's office today. Miss Hallie Berdo returning home from Lake Forest Illinois for holidays. Ten to fifteen percent discount on heating stoves offered in store. J.N. Lewis & Co. and L. D. Robinson on the east side invite shoppers to view a selection of gift goods.
Very low rates authorized on all lines for the Holiday Season. See company agents for tickets and information. John G. Farmer A G P T A Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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