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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1909
Page
2
Notices list the South Side market offering corn fed poultry and various Christmas candies at Vienna bakery and Harvey & Warfel. Candy novelties, Kodak supplies, flowers, toys, and sewing machines are advertised along with local visits and holiday shopping by residents in West Chester Crawfordsville and Richland.
Arthur Everton the hypnotist goes to trial in Somerville New Jersey charged with causing the death of Robert Simpson during a public exhibition. He claims heart disease and alcohol as the cause and says hypnotism did not kill the subject while continuing to perform to raise funds for legal costs.
Mrs. S J Baird and son Homey return to Ainsworth from a visit with her father A Hunter. Mrs W M Weekly and two children return to Winfield after the death of Hueston Young. Natal Neiswanger of Harvey returns home from City visit with sister Mrs W J Thompson. Mrs Frank Edworthy Jr and sons of Houston arrive after the death of her father Mr Escher in Richmond.
The paper explains that readers prefer practical ads over unrelated features, noting that matching buyers with merchants through the ads strengthens trust for both sides. It emphasizes that the ads serve to introduce buyers to merchants and uphold integrity in the community.
Mrs. Rev. W. R. Stryker arrived home this morning from Pelia where she was summoned by the death of her mother Mrs. C. M. Shaw. Mrs. J. EB. Walker and Miss Mollie Tierney of West Chester spent the day shopping in the city.
The funeral service for the late Mrs. Lucinda Doran will be held tomorrow morning with a brief service at the Ed Burham residence at 7 45 and a second service at the David Rittenhouse home nine miles northwest of town at 10 o'clock Interment follows at Taylor Cemetery near Wellman.
Schools plan Christmas style programs tomorrow with ward schools at 2 00 pm kindergarten at 9 00 am and the high school at 2 45 pm.
Members meet Friday December 24 at 2 PM in the city hall to elect officers for the coming year. The executive committee will convene at 1 PM at the same location.
All banks in the city will be closed Saturday December 25th in observance of the holiday. The notice appears as a standard year end financial closure reminder.
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