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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1904
Page
6
An ad for an upcoming Friday performance of Macbeth presented by John Grifiths and a strong company at the Graham. Seat prices listed Parquet 50 and 75c balcony 50c Circle 1.00 Children 25c Boxes 1.50. Date Friday January 8. Box seats available and tickets on sale Wednesday morning.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Heyburn of Idaho proposes annexing Santo Domingo to quell revolutions and notes lawmakers may balk due to existing territories. The piece also covers a push to raise U S consular salaries, shipbuilding on the Great Lakes, and political maneuvering surrounding Representative Babcock of Wisconsin as he seeks renomination.
Verdi residents and visitors filled the weekend with arrivals and departures. Charles Thomas visited from Verdi while Mrs D O White arrived from Richland. many others journeyed to Keota Brighton and Columbus Junction for teaching, visiting relatives, or attending events. several trains and cars carried residents around. The report notes cold weather, a death in East Washington, and local ads for tonics and bicycles.
An ad notes family domestic ruptures are common and offers Dr. King's New Life Pills as relief and cure for stomach and liver troubles. Priced 25 cents at Stewart's Drug Store.
Iowa Central offers round trip tickets to Portland Oregon on January 7 8 and 9 with a single fare and return by January 31. Options include travel via St Paul or returning through Ogden Denver and other western points or vice versa. Limited return through San Francisco and Los Angeles at a small extra charge. Tickets sold by agents including A B Cutts in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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