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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1950

Page

6

A Real Windy Morning On Mimmes Siding Depot

In a Mimmes Siding waiting room tale Uncle Charlie Potts recalls a 1899 winter journey up the Mountain Division. A frostbitten crew and a stormy crossing push the engine through ice and wind while passengers suffer the cold and odd mishaps along the way.

Mimmes Siding No. 16 Charlie Potts Charlie Huntsville King’s Valley Wash Peters Uncle Charlie Thurston Savannah Sears Klondike Richland Loafer State Penitentiary Uncle Charlie Potts

The Train Ride and a Cold Winter Tale

A traveler recalls a perilous passenger train run and a legend of a stern engineer. The tale of a mountain crossing, a fire, and a cautionary backstory unfolds with a quirky cure chorus and a cold morning end.

Plaster Needs Primer For Oil-Based Paint

New plaster requires a special coating of size or primer sealer before applying oil-based paint. Water thin paints can be applied without such a preliminary coating.

Egg market quotes for grade eggs at 27 25 22

Rock Island Produce Co formerly Reisters issues egg market quotations on grade eggs with prices listed as 27 25 22 and notes that quotes are subject to change without notice.

Rock Island Produce Co Reisters

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