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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
8
Numerous entries detail sales at Casey's Livery and Sid ney Smith including harness and furniture. Residents travel to nearby towns for funerals visits and farm Bureau meetings while others plan sales and personal errands in Keota Iowa and surrounding areas.
Mrs. Leslie Reed returns home to Olds after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs M B Brown. Mrs Pollack Wallace, ill for two weeks, shows improvement. O N Wooden of Burlington, district manager for the International Correspondence School, Scranton Pa, is here on business.
A local notice invites subscriptions and club arrangements through a monthly payment plan. Readers are asked to inquire by phone at 59 Red or write to the Journal. The notice names Nita Belle Mel Oon as Authorized Representative in Washington Town.
The City Feed Yard at 1413 announces new prices due to high feed costs. Team to hay 50c, single horse to hay 50c, team with corn and hay $1.00, single horse with hay and corn 50c, team in shed 25c, single horse in shed 20c.
Ferguson and Rogers, formerly running Des Moines Auto Radiator Works, open a first class Auto Radiator Shop in Washington Iowa. They offer repairing rebuilding and new core work including honeycomb Freeze-Proof Core for all makes. They pledge prompt service and invite customers to bring in or mail their radiator needs.
American buyers seize on depreciated pound franc and lira to import goods from England France and Italy. They ship textiles silks tapestries and locomotives to the United States earning profits amid postwar currency shifts. Government consular checks and duties complicate gains while bankers and business groups push for a swift peace treaty to restore foreign trade.
Mrs Edward Joslin of Lafayette Indiana received $20 from Rev William Briede pastor of St Boniface church to replace funds she lost sixteen years ago. The priest said the money was found by a remorseful person who confessed to keeping it from the owner.
Jennie Coop born January 7 1888 in Jefferson County Iowa died February 12 1920 at 9 45 after illness and surgery She was widow Elmer Kaliff married May 27 1918 Survived by mother Cynthia Jane Coop one brother four sisters and husband and father died less than three weeks earlier She joined Anti och church in 1906 remaining a faithful member Her devotion to family and husband amid suffering is noted with Christian faith and a sorrowful farewell where her father waits in a new life.
Taxi day and night offers service. Goodyear Heavy Tourist tuben entry at Bevina Motor Co. Matt Casey announces a closing out sale of livery stock on Saturday Feb 21. One body Brostela rag 9x12 to be sold. 20 set of new team and farm harness to be sold. Shubert's jazz at Armory. Mrs Grover Neiswanger visits Brighton mother.
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