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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
5
The great coloratura singer Miss Daisy Cameron appears in the comedy Nancy at the Graham Wednesday night. The Broadway star is featured with music and high class selections in the Christmas attraction and will perform with Miss Barbara Goodman and other local guests.
George Williams left Saturday morning for Rock Island to spend Christmas. Mr and Mrs Ray Page departed Saturday morning for a several days visit at Cedar Iowa.
Retailers thank shoppers for a record holiday trade period as stores report strong sales and busy crowds. Officials highlight improved foot traffic and higher demand across merchandise categories.
Howard Huston, a Columbus Junction teacher, went to Crawfordsville to spend Christmas with family. Edith Bailey, a Fort Dodge teacher, arrived to vacation at her home. Keller and Phillips grocery store invites customers to learn their plan to give away a seven piece set of imported Saxony China.
The town reports a busy holiday period with theatre goers debating the No 1 Daisy Cameron led Nancy company versus a secondary cast. Daisy Cameron headlines the Kerr Amusement Company No 1 run, while other actors Miss Myrtle Carter and Miss Alma Johnson are noted in short city visits and local travel.
Miss Mollie Quinn and Miss Elizabeth Quinn visited friends in Davenport. Various locals return home after Christmas visits, including Mrs. W. B. Simpson Mrs. F A Parrott and Mrs H J Parrott. Train water shortages delay Rock Island service while a small freight wreck near Perlee disrupts traffic briefly.
A father tells how a goblin in a poor village learns lazy men wasteful and harsh winters. The goblin lures them to dig a field promising treasure, but farmers arrive and inspire planting instead. The village turns productive as seeds yield crops and labor improves. The tale ends with the goblin’s message passing across the sea.
W F Brinton used two men to wash seating and scrub floors while George Clapper vacuumed carpets and walls for a thorough Opera House cleaning. Residents and travelers share brief trips and moves including E R Harvey to Coneville and families like Mr and Mrs Quinn moving to the Taylor farm in Brookhart.
Funeral services were held for Chief James Horan and eleven other firefighters killed in the Stockyards fire in Chicago. The procession included Captain Healy, city officials, thousands of mourners, and Knights of Columbus members as their remains were carried from Horan's Ashland Avenue home to Holy Name Cathedral and then to Cavalry Cemetery.
Foley Kidney Pills are in action with quick results. They promote natural kidney and bladder function as sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy and Drug Co.
Call up Phone No. 589 Black and leave orders. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to them. provide street and number.
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