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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1911

Page

5

Local residents and travelers noted in city diary

Mr and Mrs D G Seaton and daughter Oletha of Keota planned winter visits in El Paso and Los Angeles. Edward Jackson of West Chester headed to Mount Pleasant for Parsons College. Harold Page of Keota en route to Fairfield for Parsons College. Promos include Sure Catch mouse traps, Vienna candy, coal from D A Chalmers, and railway movement of local families.

D. G. Seaton Oletha Keota City el Paso Texas Los Angeles Calif Edward Jackson West Chester Mount Pleasant Harold Page Fairfield Parsons College

Visitors and town notes fill the winter pages

Local items trace visitors, travels, weddings, church meetings, and business in the Wyoming Newfoundland area. Residents such as Jean Huysman S Roy Crone, Jane Stephen, and Miss Elizabeth Dawson appear among many travelers, college moves, and social events at The Fair store and surrounding homes.

Local social rounds host parties for Miss Berenice Lowry

Edith and Uncle Shanafelt staged slumber party and dinner at 1120 East Main for Miss Lowry of Seymour Iowa. Announcements show marriages of Miss Margaret Wilson to William E Neff in Kansas City and Miss Lena Anderson to Frank Sargent in Chicago with homes listed.

Mary Masson Louis Masson Lynn Baker Leo O'Loughlin Thompson Brookhart Iowa City Edith Uncle Shanafelt East Main Street Berenice Lowry Seymour, Iowa W. Shanafelt Seymour Beula Coffman Anna Wilson Lucy Ream Alma Miller Irma Palmer Beatrice Smith Margaret Wilson William E. Neff Kansas City Miss Wilson Neff Amana Iowa Lena Anderson Frank Sargent Chicago Sargent Milwaukee Wisconsin Miss Anderson Our City Marion Avenue Somerset Ohio

Daddy's Bedtime A Doubl Story-like Evening NE day

A father plans a two story reading with his children Jack and Evelyn. The first tale tells of a wolf who seeks a lamb and uses a muddy water accusation as motive. The second tale shows seven quarreling brothers learning unity by breaking a bundle of sticks.

Jack Evelyn Abon the Wolf Lamp

Card of Thanks Expresses Yearstart Gratitude

Card of thanks follows a year of appreciation for loyal friends who endorsed high class lines and business methods during the past year.

Regular School Board Meeting Set for Jan Five

The School Board will hold a regular meeting Thursday evening January five at seven o'clock in J. W. Morton’s office. The notice specifies a formal session with potential agenda items and official conduct.

J. W. Morton

Mission Circle Meeting At Mrs Bowman Friday

The Woman's Mission Circle of the Baptist church will meet with Mrs. Ira Bowman Friday afternoon at 2 30. A full attendance is desired.

Ralph Keller Esther Keller Woman's Mission Circle of the Baptist Church Ira Bowman

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