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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
6
Miss Elsie Smith arrived from Winfield for a visit at Ralph Cherry home with numerous friends joining the Catholic bazaar supper.
Local brief items report church bazaars and supper events at the Catholic church, Xmas gift goods from Roberts, candy selections from Stichter, and live Xmas trees for sale. Miscellaneous notes mention travelers, arrivals, prices for furs and hides, and a trip by Thos Sparrow to Montreal.
Aret Roberts presents a holiday line of neckwear on the East Side, marketed as more refined and modern than before. Items feature classic designs with subtle updates for the season.
The executive committee has drafted a law to establish a hospital for consumptives to be placed under the board of control. The measure outlines governance and oversight to ensure dedicated medical care and administration.
The executive committee of the Iowa Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis drafts a bill to establish a state sanatorium for tuberculosis in Iowa. The measure proposes $150,000 for site and buildings, 320 acres minimum, a 100 patient capacity, and a $4,000 monthly appropriation until 200 patients. The plan outlines state funding, physician examinations, and a four year superintendent term with a $2,500 salary.
A regional classified lists an array of luxury goods including handkerchiefs glove boxes pocketbooks purses and bill books. The ad emphasizes breadth of stock and asserts pricing incomparable with a neighboring vendor.
Washington will be well represented at the state teachers meeting scheduled for December 26 to 29 in Des Moines. The program includes lectures by Dr Snailer Mathews Miss Sara Louise Arnold W W Stetson and professors from Chicago and Pennsylvania with round tables and sessions for superintendents principals and kindergarten teachers.
Short ad copy notes low priced Kodak cameras from Stewart's and mentions Marbourg & H for stock and poultry food. Includes vague pricing and illegible fragment.
The Sabbath school presents a Christmas program in the church Monday evening from 7 to 8. A delightful entertainment is promised with an admission fee of 10 cents for non members. The show will be timed for the home talent show in the opera house.
Box supper and social held Friday at Prairie Flower school house Section 22 eighty miles northwest of Washington. Invitation for all to attend with H Wolfe as teacher. Also notes Mr. Reem visiting at Wm Wilson home south of the city leaving for Somerset Ohio. Announcement of opening a storage room in Donovan building with orders via Conner Schilling grocery store by L H O Loughlin.
Miss Mary Hunter returns from Cedar Falls where she attends the State Normal. She will spend a few weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Hunter.
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