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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1899
Page
3
Numerous visitors arrive from Ainsworth and surrounding towns including Miss Agusta Carson and Miss Maud Morrison. Local residents travel to Audits, attend court in Oskaloosa, or visit kin in Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield. A Graham opera house engagement for A Wise Woman is slated with an ironclad contract.
Local residents Henry Pickard and Newton Williams from Pleasant Plain returned home this morning after city business. J M Hannon of Buffalo is renewing old acquaint ances, last here in the 60s. Emmett and Willie Clark visited West Chester, Anna Stapp and Mary Welch arrived from Cotter to visit the W T H Smith home. Mrs P A Berdo’s sister from Murray is visiting, and local residents attended a breakfast and family gathering at Mrs Rose Gardner’s Heights home. Kemble’s flowers advertise direct orders with express charges, and Miss Madge Luckey visited Mable Means before returning home. Turkeys geese ducks and chickens advertised by R Stuart & Son.
An early 20th century ad promotes Weeks Break-up-A-Cold Tabs with a sleep aid claim. The notice notes no cure and no pay and credits Stewart's Pharmacy as sole agent selling the 25 cent package.
The Monmouth College Glee Club directed by Dr J B Herbert and including twenty voices will appear at the Graham next Tuesday evening January 7 with guitar and mandolin under M Luther Price. The male quartet and Wagoner Ladies quartet join the program plus Clyde McCoy. Seats 50c on sale Thursday at Anderson and Burroughs. A B N W excursion expected.
No cure and no pay. Price set at 250 with Stewarts Pharmacy as the sole agents for the medicine.
Very low holiday season rates authorized on all lines of the B. C. R. & N. Railway. Tickets and information available from company agents. John G. Farmer A. G. P. & T. A. Cedar Rapids Iowa.
One and one third fare for a round trip with sale dates December 23 24 25 30 31 and January 1. Tickets good to return January 2 1900. For more information contact an agent.
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