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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1901
Page
2
A reader advises choosing a reliable artistic tailor for suits, noting that well made attire reflects quality and that L J Wilmet is a known name in tailoring.
John Babcock visited Verdi on business while Mrs Claude Terry returned to Brighton this morning. The A O W installation is Friday. Miss Verne Ashby left for Des Moines to visit relatives. R R Rowland left for Chicago due to Mrs MeJuokino’s illness. Roy Warrington of Keota arrived and is translating typos at the Gazette office. Charles Latchem returned to Chicago to resume studies at Morgan Park College. Mrs Robert Shaw left for Davenport to spend New Year’s with relatives. Rev Jacobs Peter went to Pleasant Plain for special services tomorrow. John Hyatt, visiting the Jobo Shields, headed to Columbus Junction. Mrs Charles Burnaide and daughter from Madison Wis arrived from Oskaloosa to visit Mrs H F Steck. The Misses Mable and Laura Church of Kansas City left for Chicago.
Dr A B Hays announces new dental parlors located in the Temple Building. He offers routine care and specialty services with established patients invited to visit for appointments and checkups.
Caracas reports a Venezuelan request to discharge Herr Knoop of the German railway and hints he may be expelled for complicity in the revolution. The Official Gazette says he is unfit to deal with the government. Berlin denies any break in relations and notes no German minister left Caracas. The foreign office repeats no territorial ambitions in Venezuela and Hay accepts Germany’s stance. Tageblatt Washington dispatch claims a future war between the United States and Germany is seen as inevitable.
Grandma Davis, 78, was struck by a switching train while crossing tracks near Olds Iowa last evening. She died twenty minutes later with an arm and both legs severed. Funeral arrangements await word from her son. A bakery note follows about Johnson bread and cakes for Washington area.
The notice announces holiday round trip fares by the Burlington Route for routes within 200 miles. Tickets sold December 24 25 and 31 and January 1 are valid for return through January 2 1902. It also mentions 14 fare round trips and cites related travel activity and local names.
Advertisers must send copy by 10 oclock a.m. to ensure their ad is updated the same day. The notice emphasizes timely submission to guarantee processing.
Prof Daugherty went to Wyman this morning. Will Chilcote departed for Chicago. Mrs Kerr returned from Sigourney. Judge Dewey left for Oskaloosa to hold court and will return for New Year. J C MeCartney went to Oelwein for the Wastburo Halligan cafe company. The note mentions Baltimore oysters at 25c a quart and local business activity including a bowling alley closure.
Foley celebrates a leading season in photography sales and pledges to stay at the front with up to date offerings. The message emphasizes affordable top quality photos and a warning against competitive bragging.
Dr Ida Harter and Glen Standard of North English left this morning for a visit with their parents in Dublin. They were joined by Mrs John Jay who will spend New Year with relatives. Johnson the baker is fixed for you at his business and promises abundant bread and cakes for prompt service.
A brakeman named Latta was knocked from a freight car this morning at Wyman while switching yards. He sustained a deep head cut requiring several stitches. He was brought to the El Fox home where Dr. Stewart treated the wounds.
An old resident Mr Wockner reports a severe two month cough improved by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The letter praises the medicine and urges others to try it for similar relief. Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman sell the remedy.
The issue includes a town map with Congressional divisions and other map notations. The back side lists towns and cities with population figures from the last census. Store this map safely for reference during common household emergencies throughout the year.
The speaker vows to offer good meat and good service to secure continued patronage. The statement emphasizes quality and customer service as keys to loyalty and repeat business.
United States Ambassador White dismissed reports of possible war with Germany as sensational nonsense. He stressed President Roosevelt would rebuke any such opinion and noted the president supports Germany personally and professionally. German actions in the Caribbean aim only to collect German subjects' claims, not provoke conflict.
Sunday morning notes seek a garnet scarf pin between the Presbyterian church and Cumberland's grocery, with upside entries asking for the Journal office to return it. Classifieds advertise a 130 acre farm 60 ac in clover and timothy, five room house and barn, capable of 12 horses, 25 tons hay, deep well and orchard two miles from Crawfordsville, inquiries to A. Hise.
In Washington Georgia on December 81 the Misses Battle two elderly maidens at Barnett Junction on the Washington branch of the Georgia railroad were robbed of $6000 in gold. The attackers burst in startling the women who lit a lamp. The robbers dashed a bucket of cold water on the lamp holder and overpowered them. The women lived alone.
Chicago Board quotes for Wheat Corn and Oats with mixed futures. Live stock in Buffalo NY and St. Louis details cover cattle hogs and sheep with price tiers for various grades and futures.
The Theatre quotes Andrew Carnegie deferring support for a national theatre in the United States. He notes European theatres receive government subsidies and suggests any such endowment would be experimental and should be government funded, not privately given.
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