New Styles and Printings Announced for Wide Cloth Wear
A dealer promotes new styles and printings, 32 inches wide cloth, heavy fabric, colors guaranteed for wear. Customers urged to try them.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1900
Page
2
A dealer promotes new styles and printings, 32 inches wide cloth, heavy fabric, colors guaranteed for wear. Customers urged to try them.
A local barber shop touts itself as the place for your voice hair cuts and a fine shave with the motto Courteous treatment on the East side of the square.
A series of local incidents is reported from Kalona and Brighton area towns. Dora Lemley suffered severe burns when a jar of gasoline exploded after being set near a lamp. Charlie Barger lost an eye after a stake struck it while hauling wood, with surgery in Iowa City. A fire at Ed Deeds residence flooded floors and caused substantial water damage, forcing the family to seek shelter elsewhere.
J H Stewart druggist offers Shilohs Cough and Consumption Cure with a money back guarantee if not cured. The remedy sold at 25 or 50 cents and one dollar with a long standing guarantee of refund. J A Crawford and son, Fred of Ainsworth, were in town yesterday evening.
Good normal work by Alex Miller of the Democrat is noted after his stay in Des Moines with Democratic Senators and Representatives. Various local residents are described visiting, entertaining, or moving, including Col. Palmer and wife at their new West Washington street home.
Mr. Coulton of Wapello serves as president and David McKee of Mediapolis as secretary as Washington hosts the Iowa Bankers Association Groupe Nine on February 22. Five counties Lee Henry Des Moines Louisa and Washington form the group. The program will be announced next week and attendees will receive a royal welcome. The Journal notes an eight to ten person glee club named Emanon is touring nearby towns for church benefits and hints at a planned performance in Washington by the group Semanon.
A local ad touts Karl’s Clover Root Tea as purifying breath by bowel action with guarantees. Sold by J H Stewart’s druggist for 25 and 50 cents. In Highland Park the Friendship sewing circle gathered at 2 pm with declamations and music including Emma Brown and Miss Bray on Feb 1, 1900.
Newspapers hail the comedy Old Uncle Jed and report a fine band and solo operatic orchestra at the Graham. Seats go on sale Monday with tickets priced at 25c 35c and 50c.
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