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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1900
Page
2
The brief notes a prompt sale of 24 latest styles with cheap land investment, offering items at 40c on the dollar. It lists fifteen Children’s Jackets ten Capes twelve Collarettes and promises similar discounts on other goods.
In northwest Washington about forty friends honored Miss Stella Burns with a surprise party at her home. James Couger provided graph ophone music as guests enjoyed three courses of refreshments. The guest list includes Venia Dorria Ambrose Hout Lena Gerrick Chas Dodd Emma Vinton Geo Young Carrie Garrett Myrt King Emma Oryal Ed Vinton Julia Harvey Juda Dolan and others.
The Fox runs at 8 30 a m instead of the usual time due to a track in bad condition from wind blown snow and a hard freeze. Officials say it will take long to prepare the track for trains to run on time, with a new time card starting Sunday at 12 m.
Reports show Franklin Center and No. 10 Crawford township schools ending Feb 23 with 58 and 20 days taught, 22 and 18 pupils enrolled, average daily attendance 21 and 15, with students Carl Combs Roy Sickles Floyd Huffman Nero Nervig McAle ll an. Muscatine records ten cases in light form. Washington urged to act to keep disease out. The Kalona lodge doubles in size as visitors from Ainsworth and nearby towns attend a gathering, with strong team spirit noted.
In Newton Iowa a circulated petition asks President McKinley to appoint Judge A R Dewey of Washington Iowa to the U S district court for the southern district of Iowa to fill Judge Woolson death vacancy. Dewey has served nine years on the sixth district bench and is 50, with Iowa residence for 33 years and Ohio birth. he is related to Admiral Dewey.
Advert shows Weeks Break Up A Cold Tablets claimed to cure La Grippe in one night with a 25 cent price. Stewart's Pharmacy offers the remedy and the Journal offers subscriptions to the Topeka Capital at 25 cents per week during Rev. Sheldon’s editorship, with orders left at the Journal.
The closing day brought a drastic cold wave with a forty-one degree drop from thirty-six above to five below zero. A strong north wind amplified the shock, ending a spell of mild weather and prompting reminders of seasonal change.
M Johnson returns to the city and buys the Model bakery from J Rosenbart after previously selling to L Z Miksch and moving to Des Moines. The paper welcomes Johnson back and notes his reputation as a capable baker.
If Shilohs Cough and Consumption Cure fails to cure, return bottle for a refund. Sold for over fifty years with this guarantee. Price 25 cents 50 cents or 1.00 at J H Stewarts druggist.
A $200 reward is offered by Rev B Jacobsmeier and St James parish for information leading to the mother of a child or the person who left the child at the Sisters of St James school on February 1 1900. Send tips to O E Brown Washington Iowa. Also an old weather ad urges merchants to advertise in any season noting readers stay home more on stormy days.
The note promotes the play A Breezy Time with Jack Dauber as the tramp. It invites wise readers to seek shelter in the Opera House when the breeze is announced and mentions L Garrett of Peoria visiting his son Jerry at the Globe barber shop.
Chas Saling sells a Schiller piano to Kalona opera house manager. Note on a grand old remedy for coughs and consumption claims world use for half a century and refunds if not satisfied. Price 25 cents, 60 cents?
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