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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1908
Page
6
Lucy Carter notes a wave of spring styles featuring butterfly jackets and shirt waists in handkerchief linen with colored stripes. New millinery flaunts small shapes, high crowns, lace straw, and trimmed sailors, with winged ribbons and floral accents for tailored gowns.
The article notes silk like lingerie materials, striped textiles for shirt waists, and thin dress fabrics. It highlights printed cottons, striped and checked backgrounds, and embroidered batiste as fashionable dress fabrics for the upcoming spring and summer.
The item notes Mr and Mrs William Lemon visiting relatives in Adrian Missouri and Weldin and Lemon homes then returning to Winfield. E P Dusenberry travels to Burlington for Iowa Pride Stock Powder Co. A Chicago Tribune column warns neglect of colds can lead to serious illness and promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy sold by Cook and Sherman.
George Moore of Grimesland North Carolina credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his life after a severe bout of consumption. He began improving on the first bottle and was fully well after twelve bottles. The remedy is advertised for coughs colds and lung health and is sold at Stewart's Pharmacy with a trial bottle offered free.
Local items list travel departures such as Ira Sproul, John Tollenaar, George Peck, Mrs Miksch moving to Chicago, Dr. W M Terry to Iowa City, and presiding elder L J Phillips leaving for Fairfield. It records arrivals of Lillian Wells and Susie Edgington, visits by Miss Florence Humble and Maud Erdice teaching changes, plus two farm sales by Teeter and Lathrop near Ainsworth and a sale for Sam Anderson northeast of town.
Miss Rosa McAvoy rests at home in south Washington. West Chester residents Mr. and Mrs. John Woods shopped in the city Saturday. Ed Eicher of Chicago visited H M Richer's home over Sunday. Marion Wells and Jim O’Loughlin visited from West Chester. Richard L. Hughes of Fairfield visited relatives in the city over Sunday. Mrs. E W Hopengardner returned from Pittsburg after her father’s death. A box supper at Jackson Center Friday Feb 7 1908 will precede box selling. Misses Georgia Young Alice Denison Besse Dicken Cecil Rogers Helen Work and Mary Steck returned from Fairfield. Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised by E S Lopez of Manilla N Y for cuts and healing. 25c at Stewart's Pharmacy.
Local notice highlights Hays' restaurant focusing on candy treats as a key specialty. Readers are invited to visit for known favorites and new sweets.
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