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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
4
Local Cracker Jack at Allen's and Candy in Stock
A jumble of city notices and ads records visitors and shoppers from Crawfordsville West Chester Ainsworth Madrid and Grace Hill. Highlights include candy sales at Allen's Johnson's 15 cent chocolates a license to wed J O Rehmer and Anna E Buxblum and a Christmas tree party at the Beamer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Rehmer
Anna E. Buxblum
Grace Hill
The Quern That Made Salt Out of Riches
A Norwegian folk tale explains salt in the sea via two brothers one rich one poor. A bacon barter buys a quern that grinds riches for twelve months then returns to the poor man. A ship captain buys it to grind salt, and the quern sinks the ship as it endlessly grinds salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northland
Fat Mountain
Virginia McSherry
It Is a Good Plan to Seek Blame for Troubles
An Atchison Globe column muses that sometimes discussing problems with someone who assigns responsibility helps, framing accountability as a constructive step. The remark reflects a pragmatic pattern of viewing personal flaws as a path to resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Round About Rural Route News Dated Dec 23
Community notes report a new large boy arrival to the Bartholows and indicate Mrs. Marty Gray’s improving health after stomach illness. Updates cover mail carrier logistics, stamp purchases, and proposed reassignment of farm dwellings for BE L Bartholow, with advice to raise mailbox signals for faster service.
Christmas notes from Crawfordsville residents
Mrs T W Rickey returned from Washington this morning where she stayed with her daughter Mrs SS Cocklin. The M E church will hold a Christmas tree tomorrow evening with a children s program. Mrs Will Huston and Mrs Waldo Wells of Wyman visit their parents Mr and Mrs David Gordon today. Mrs Ed Davidson and Mrs Harry White visit Washington today. M D D Maxwell and Henry Witting are in Washington on business and visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Rickey
Washington
J. Cocklin
M. E's
Will Huston
Waldo Wells
Wyman
David Gordon
Ed Davidson
Harry White
M. DD. Maxwell
Kenry Witting
Friends
Ainsworth News: Visitors and Local Incidents
Keokuk medical student L Woodburn returned home for the holidays. Minnie Stotts of Crane Mo arrives to visit Mrs J S Stewart. Mrs Ella Thompson travels to Washington. Des Moines G A Field visits his parents in Ainsworth. Elizabeth Malin returns from Washington. Harry Hazlett hosts visitors in Washington. Lee Thompson sustains burns from a blasting accident after fuse ignites gunpowder. Leonard Trotter and James A Trotter return home for holidays from Ames and Davenport to spend Christmas with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Woodburn
Keokuk
J. A. Crawford
Washington
Minnie Stotts
Crane
J. S. Stewart
Ella Thompson
G. A. Field
Des Moines
L. S. Field
Elizabeth Malin
C. R. Stearns
Harry Hazlett
Lee Thompson
Leonard Trotter
Ames
James A
Davenport
W. T. Trotter
Christmas Day Service Announced at Woodman Hall
There will be service in Woodman Hall next Friday Christmas day at 10 30 o clock. Everybody invited 6412 Jacob Simmering Pres Board M D Maxwell of Crawfordsville was a business visitor in the city. J J Nicholson of Fort Pierre S D is spending the holidays at his father Wm in this city. There will be no local freights Xmas or New Years on the Milwaukee N Corbin and Wm Jurgine were arrivals on the Milwaukee this afternoon. Levi Wenger and George Brooks of Wayland were business visitors in the city today. J A Nicholson who has been visiting his father Wm of this city returned today to his home in Lone Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statler
West Chester
Joseph Myall
West Washington
Rock Island
R. Stearns
Ainsworth
J. A. Crawford
Eri. G. Mason
Madrid
Iowa
Woodman Hall
Jacob Simmering
J. J. Nicholson
Fort Pierre
South Dakota
Sidney Coon
Cone
City
Milwaukee
N. ©. Corbin
Wm. Jurgine
Levi Wenger
George Brooks
Wayland
J. A. Nicholson
Lone Tree
A Little Love Comedy Reunites Cousins and Lovers
Paul Rikard learns his aunt plans to keep him single for her own needs. Claudia Chace, adopted by the aunt, turns out to be her daughter in disguise. The arrangement culminates with uncleable plans to unite them, and the aunt revealing the ruse to secure Paul’s happiness.
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