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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1899

Page

3

Local Brevities and Holiday Notes Around Town

December activities include guests at Hotel Allen, visitors from Fairfield Iowa City Wellman Keota and Kalona. Christmas events at Stuart Market and Fortnightly Club Social. jewelry gifts at L D Robinson. Movements include transfers, travel to Des Moines Oskaloosa and Keota with numerous family visits and farm updates.

Rocky Mountain Parker Kalona Cook Oskaloosa Major Latta Des Moines Jessie Sage

Ad copy deadline set for 10 a.m. daily

Advertisers must submit their copy by 10 oclock in the morning to ensure changes appear on the same day. The notice emphasizes a strict daily cutoff for all ad modifications.

Rock Island Plans New Direct Line From Drakeville to Kansas City

The Des Moines Capital reports Rock Island surveyors have begun work in Drakesville to map a direct southern air line to Kansas City. The proposed route would cut near Seymour and Unionville, giving the railroad its own line and enabling faster service to compete with Santa Fe. Completion is expected next spring. Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Chickens advertised by R Stuartz & Son.

Des Moines Capital Rock Island Drakesville Kansas City Iowa Centerville Unionville Seymour Kansas Santa Fe Cameron Hannibal and St.Joe

Real Estate Transfers and Local Notices

Real estate transfers listed include L J Anderson to Melissa Ander and J Shreves to Wm Disberry among others. An extended social note records a family reunion at Mrs A I McDonald’s home on North Marion Street with multiple relatives attending. Local travel and business mentions accompany community updates and a Weeks Break-up-A-Cold promotion.

North Marion St A. I. McDonald Likens F. M. Briggs Victor Col R. G Morris Denver W. J. Eyestone Washington Township M. B. King

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