Footwear tops holiday gift suggestions in seasonal display
A festive display promotes footwear as sensible Xmas gifts. Shoppers are invited to visit and compare styles for comfort and value during the holiday season.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
3
A festive display promotes footwear as sensible Xmas gifts. Shoppers are invited to visit and compare styles for comfort and value during the holiday season.
Advertises Woley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough and lung remedy not containing opiates, sold by all druggists. Includes a testimonial from W L Rawls of Bells Tennessee praising Bucklen's Arnica Salve for nasal catarrh relief and swelling reduction at Stewart's Druggist.
Special forecast for Iowa indicates tonight snow with Friday turning to fair and colder conditions. Weekend outlook suggests continued cool air and clear skies in parts of the state.
Auction of household goods carpets chairs bedsteads tables sideboard refrigerator lamps and more to be held at the northeast corner of the square Washington Iowa at 2 p m with cash terms If inclement weather sale moves to the following Saturday Auctioneers Teeter Lathrop W C Allen Also local notices include a croup remedy endorsement a pie social at Verdi schoolhouse and a kidney cure testimonial from Foley's Kidney Cure with life insurance claim support
Box supper scheduled for next Thursday night December 20 at Pine Grove schoolhouse nine miles northeast of the city. Everyone is invited. Miss Ina McDowell, teacher, presiding. HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES Iowa Central offers round trip excursion tickets on December 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 31 and January 1 at one and one third fare valid for return to January 7 1907. Details from agents. dec31
A Pella committee visiting Washington studied how to upgrade the town. Members Hl. Rhynsburger H. F. Johnson and W. Schreimer evaluated water supply saltiness, considered piping Des Moines river water, and discussed building a new lighting plant. They toured City Hall with Mayor Alberson. Schreimer stayed overnight with Henry Tollenaar.
A local farmer notes Henry Field distributed impure seed during seed mixture demonstrations. The concern focuses on Canada thistle seed packets found among the lot, urging careful disposal to prevent spread if any seed is planted.
The item notes fresh homemade candy at the Vienna and toys bargains at Turner's. It mentions 61-2b Chicago song hits at the Christmas minstrel and arrivals from Ainsworth, Richland, and Mt. Pleasant. A real estate transfer sees John Combs swap town property for Charles Beatty’s farm four miles west.
J B Watterman of Watertown Ohio writes that his daughter cured of epilepsy by Dr King s New Life Pills has had no attack for over two years. Stewart s Drug Store sells 25 cent life cleansers and tonics. Millions use Foley s Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles without opiates in the yellow package. Guard health by refusing imitation products.
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