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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
5
Local ads promote Reynolds Furniture leather goods and W A Turner toys for children. Mrs Batholomew Patterson and others register at the Rest Room. Florist Keck Floral Co advertises azaleas and bulbs for Christmas. Dr Shoop Cough Cure touts herbal relief without opium.
Candy and bakery offerings at local shops including chocolate cream bars and various cakes at Johnsons. A basketball game Columbus Junction versus Company D headlines tonight as residents travel to and from nearby towns for visits and events.
A concise note emphasizes confidence as key to coal and banking sectors. It urges securing ample coal this month to secure steady supply and price stability amid market fluctuations.
Fresh cream candies and salted peanuts and almonds headline visitors and travels in Muscatine and vicinity. L. H. Wallace makes a business visit, J. T. Anderson and W. H. Hughes travel west on the Rock Island. Several funerals, arrivals, and holiday guests move through the area with multiple long-distance trips and family visits.
Watch the Vienna window for Christmas fruit cakes and full cream caramels. Howard Benn rode east this morning. People from Monmouth and Haskins visited the city to buy candy and shop at Johnson's bakery. Mrs Crozier and Mrs Sands from Haskins, and the Owens family from West Chester were city visitors. The Misses Morton and Chilcote returned from Chicago for vacation.
Catarrh is described as a blood or constitutional disease needing internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to target blood and mucous surfaces and is marketed as a regular prescription from a top physician. Testimonials are available, with sales through Druggists at 75 cents in Toledo, Ohio.
Local correspondents report community notes and brief updates across the county. The page reflects small items, notices, and happenings from towns, schools, and organizations.
Doctor Kisor dropped by Iowa City Monday night while B Z Oldaker and wife planned a California winter. Mrs J O Emmons of Iowa City visited the Snoir home this week. Frank Smith and wife from North English stayed with relatives in Kalona. Mrs Starner of Bremen Ind left after a weeks visit with C F and E Hershberger.
December notes show Thomas Jackson hosting cousin Dick from a southern state while John Lemley and family move into a south of here home. Frank Welte and Mr Kupka visit town. Mrs G Maxwell visits by her daughter Mrs J O Emmons from Iowa City. Frank Smith and family travel from North English. Glen Rupp trains a pony to drive. Margery Morrow starts work in a school room. Doctor Kisor travels to Iowa City. Dunlap sells a thousand pounds of poultry Saturday.
Mrs. Dan Wolf traveled to Washington this morning. Mrs. Jacob Simerman visited Keota today. The West Chester orchestra plans a holiday concert at the Methodist church, date to be announced.
Mr. Swan from Des Moines is in town this week to handle alight plant business and potential light plant start. Chas Pence is delivering oats to D Kilgore today.
Miss Lena Maxwell returns from Oberlin to spend vacation at home. Mrs. Chas Hays visits with her father James Hunter before heading to Washington. Local residents visit Washington and shop in town between trains. Church notices list services at Presbyterian United and Methodist with Christmas Eve entertainments and invitations to all.
December 20 reports show Rev. J H Koch visiting with Rev J E Weigle at Farmington and returning home. Families including Mrs Frank Wood and siblings visit Washington and Columbus Junction. Harry Pearson returns from Chicago with hog shipment averaging 459 pounds. The McConnel family plans holiday visit to Kansas City Kansas. Mrs Chambers and Chas Porter are seen in Washington.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Restorative to strengthen stomach heart and kidney nerves. It claims quick health improvement with tablets or liquid and offers a free sample from Dr Shoop in Racine Wisconsin.
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