This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1906
Page
6
A historical vignette describes wheat as a town magnet, with autumn scenes of threshing and railcars carrying vast harvests. It notes vast wheat yields and rapid town growth, then shifts to a personal note about a woman abandoned by her husband who returns warning of violence.
Mrs. J. Brown of Carbondale files informations in Justice Christy s court charging Charles Walker with assault and threatening to kill. She says Walker deserted her twenty seven years ago, she remarried believing him dead, and he now threatens to kill her if she does not live with him again.
Early recognition of indigestion symptoms allows preventive care. When digestion falters with bloating bad breath and poor appetite Miona is advertised as a reliable restorer of the stomach and nervous system. Columbia Pharmacy backs every 50 cc box with a money back guarantee if it fails to help.
J BE Lemmon announces Wadsworth Bros Chico cigars now for sale with Havana filling and a nickel price. Lemmon offers a money back if the cigar fails to please, asserting it rivals ten cent cigars and urges every smoker in the area to try one.
Mrs. Rh A Riley writes from Los Angeles praising an Iowa day picnic you and Washington residents would enjoy. She lists numerous attendees by name including Capt Boyer McKain Thomas Brindley Dewey Bryson Hamilton and others amid violet scented notes and a description of ideal weather and cheerful camaraderie.
In Manson Iowa on February 28 the Western Elevator Co. struggles to obtain rail cars as corn poured in early winter. Warm weather has started to heat the corn stored in bins and spoilage concerns rise as temperatures fail to stay near freezing.
The crop has spoiled badly and cannot be shipped, selling for almost nothing to farmers. About two thousand bushels are spoiled in this area with nearby towns facing the same issue.
An open session will be held in the Academy chapel on Tuesday evening March 6 at 8 o clock. Admission is 10 cents. The program lists addresses, piano solos, declamation, vocal music, oration, magnet quartet, debates with affirmative and negative speakers, instrumental numbers, current events, papers, and student performances.
Myrtle Young, teacher, announces a box supper at Vieasant Hill schoolhouse moved to Thursday evening instead of Friday. Small property for sale at 21 South Ave with 6 rooms, seller offering cheap or rental options through agent Wilber Miller. Clara Parkinson returns home from Monmouth and other points in Illinois after a lengthy visit.
The Rev. T. J. Mackay of All Saints Episcopal challenged Sunday saloon closures at a Civic Federation secret meeting. He urged opening saloons on Sundays to aid the poor, noting clubs restrict games or liquor sales and accusing class discrimination.
Chas W Moore a machinist of Ford City Pennsylvania suffered a severe hand burn from an electrical furnace. He used Bucklen's Arnica Salve and promptly recovered, described as the greatest healer on earth for burns wounds sores eczema and piles. Sold at J H Stewart's druggist with Ivory worm powder marketed by Marburg Helwick.
Pres A L Ames of the Corn Belt Meat Producers association will lecture next Saturday afternoon at the Graham opera house. All interested in meat production are urged to attend as Ames explains the association’s work with commission houses and shares facts of interest. The talk starts at two o’clock. Be there.
All persons indebted to R. Stuart & Son are urged to call and settle promptly as Mr. Todd Stuart plans a quick departure to California. All bills against him should be presented at once.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.