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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1895
Page
1
An editor gains £50,000 after his father dies of grief reading his work. The piece notes the irony and comments on amateur editors whose fathers could not leave such sums, then shifts through local notices and business ads. It mentions dyeing, canned pears, iron pumps, and a real estate office, plus a medical elixir ad and a 1886 Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonial.
Mr Benedict will affidavit the claim of increased gas supply in December and A E Johnson of Liberty Indiana notes the city’s gas and electric business. He visiting Washington says the town is a model. Operators at the electric plant have overhauled machinery and expect better service.
In the same issue readers encounter curious notes from Asbury about Nic Brandt turning horses into sausage for winter meals, a lively sparring match featuring Bob Armstrong at Music Hall, and assorted small ads. The Burlington dispatch shares drought relief guidance for Nebraska shipments, entertainment by the Rinehart Opera Co. in Des Moines, tobacco cure ads, and a tongue in cheek joke about splitting kindling.
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