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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1907

Page

6

Nest Egg Scheme Ends In Picked Clean Hearts

Charlie Tagg borrows £72 from Emma Cook and her family to invest in a chandlery scheme. After a failed attempt to use the money for the shop, a partner named Jack Bates intervenes, returns the sum to Emma, and Charlie’s plot collapses, leaving Emma thriving in Poplar.

Charlie Tagg Sydney London Emma Cook Poplar Cook George Smith Emma Old Cook Charlie Emme Erma Mrs. Cook Eroma Imma Sen Ne Chandler Jack Bates Jack Usbands Charlie Tage Adart Cook George Sarah Ann Bill Ceullery IOU Charne Ty Mra. Cook Smith

The Precentor's Hard Time in Puritan Ceremony

Judge Sewall records show a long serving precentor facing tuneful mishaps as hymns were read line by line. The diary notes reveal misread tunes and congregational drift from York to Windsor to Oxford, sparking the precentor’s plea to resign after twenty four years of service.

York St. David's

Office boy holds line as future firm head recalls call

A new office boy sits with a telephone transmitter in his lap. The boss asks why. The boy reports a caller instructed him to hold the phone until the caller phones again, a moment noted in Lippincott's Magazine.

Lippincott’s

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted as Harmless

The advertisement claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for children and free of harmful ingredients. It notes sales at Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy and urges mothers to trust the product for family use.

Cook & Sherman and Stewart’s Pharmacy

Box Supper Planned at Spread Eagle School House

A box supper will be held next Friday evening at the Spread Eagle school house located 244 miles northeast of Washington. Everyone is invited to attend.

Spread Eagle Washington

Hook and Ladder Dance at Phoenix Hall Saturday Night

The Hook and Ladder boys present a dance this Saturday the 26th in Phoenix hall. Attend for a good time and lively music. 80-81

Phoenix Hall

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W. W. Jacobs Chariie Tage Mia Charile Sea Old Cook Minma Chartie Wispers Bui Marsh W. Bailey Atty West Main St Pollard Fairfield John Shields & Son Columbia Pharmacy John K. Steen Madison Street Iowa E. £. Vrooman Washington, DC J. K. Steen Chamberlain
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