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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1910
Page
5
Local notices show Mrs. Coffman and others returning home after shopping in town with many ads for toys slippers and candy. Ross and Snouffer’s ads promote one day only doll sale and store specials while county officials and rail workers are noted in routine sessions and travel.
A father recounts the story of Molly Pitcher at the Monmouth battle. Molly, wife of Sergeant Mitcher, took her husband’s cannon place, fought bravely, and earned recognition from General Washington. She is remembered as Sgt or Captain Molly Pitcher, honored by Congress after the war.
Local tidbits report visits and travels of residents from Faris to Winfield and Crawfordsville, shop ads for Vienna candy and Christmas goods, a Honeymoon trip to Gulf Coast, sales of milk chocolates, and the Star theatre show. Highlights include J. F. H. Taylor’s Missouri farm sale and Selden Stewart’s pony weight contest. Also notices of new staff at Cook & Sherman’s and a cottage for sale near the city.
A partial, OCR style list shows numerous individuals including Rev HV Duckett Hugh Griffith Frank Hartman and others as new telephone subscribers for the past month. Addresses or residences appear alongside names with scattered notes on professions and locations.
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