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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
6
Local column items note Merton Teeter selling Christmas candies and various shops offering trees and gifts. Mentions of shoppers and visitors including W A Quinn and Ada Meloll, with notices on deliveries, Christmas specials, and travel to Columbus Junction and Chicago.
Prof. W M R French director of the Art Institute Chicago presented an entertaining art lecture with sketches last night at the opera house. The program illustrated essential beginnings in art study and showcased new features not seen in previous exhibitions. Next on the course is Rabbi Harrison scheduled for February.
Evangelist C. F. Barrett of Delaware Ohio ends a successful series at Wapello today and, with singer Prof. Mattbie, will conduct services at First church Burlington starting Thursday under Rev. Schreckengast for a few days. He then returns to Mediapolis for a two week winter series under local pressure from friends.
The seat sale for the home talent minstrel show starts Thursday morning. Go early to secure your seats and enjoy what promises to be a great performance.
Santa Claus visits Snouffer Hughes and Co's store this Thursday from 9 to 11 p.m. Local shoppers can meet Santa and take photos.
A Journal representative spoke with Dell H Duncan who announced that his shop will be repainted and repapered after the holidays. To clear stock for the workmen, goods including pictures books and novelties will be sold at cost this week. The W R C ladies are packing toys to send to Davenport Soldiers Orphans home and request donations of story books or leftover toys with Mrs Rachel Riley.
Dr. Pratt works as a professional caller at Winfield. Take home Johnson’s pie for tomorrow. Miss Nellie Hull of Crawfordsville visits the city. Santa Claus appears at the New Store Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moorehead of Crawfordsville visit the county seat. Walter Ayres travels to Chicago for business. Vienna bakery advertises mammoth fruit cake and other confections. Grace McCourt travels from Pasadena after trimming for Miss Lewis. Stewart’s fountain pens list Parker Wirt Waterman and others. 63-26 Christmas candy and fruit cake at Vienna bakery. Misses Stella Wells and Helen Anderson return from Oxford, Ohio for holiday with family.
Stewart's line of Bibles exceeds any shown locally with prices up to ten dollars. Call to choose on the west side at 6321. The Hawkeye Pump Co announces tin and galvanized iron work. A storage room is to be opened in the Donovan building with reasonable prices and orders left at Conner & Schilling grocery. Fern brand chocolates suggested for Christmas candy purchases.
A box supper and good time social will be held Friday evening at Prairie Flower school house eight miles northwest of Washington. Everyone is invited. H Wolfe, Teacher.
Skates hollow ground at Groen dycke's opposite the opera house. Service charges £9 per foot.
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