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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1903
Page
4
A weather advisory notes rain or snow across the region tonight and Thursday with colder conditions in the northwest portion. The forecast calls for unsettled conditions, possible slick streets, and a drop in temperatures overnight into Thursday.
The best oysters at Allen's. The B Y P U social at Mrs Long's tomorrow evening is postponed due to pleasant weather. Will Cook returned from Cedar Rapids. The B Y P U sale will use Nicola's furniture store window on Saturday Jan 31. Doughnut orders to Mrs A A Sage or Mrs Frank Neal for pickup at sale location.
Three Iowa residents died and four were injured in a Chicago and Northwestern wreck near Joliet Illinois. The dead were A A Armry Scranton Coe Woodbine and Mr Lane Iowa.
Court proceedings closed with Judge Preston planning adjournment this evening. The Chilcote collateral inheritance tax case was postponed by agreement over whether the Dr A W Chilcote estate owed the 5 percent tax under the 1805 law. Attorneys Eicher Wilson represented the estate while Marsh Walley aided the county. The Ellen Divine case was also continued due to objections to the final report.
Donaldson and W P Moothart have been appointed as appraisers to value the former homestead. The designation lists the two as the responsible assessors for determining the property’s worth.
The funeral of Nellie Marie Shoemaker daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Shoemaker was held yesterday at 3 pm at Cozy Comers conducted by Rev JH Schreckengast pastor of the First Methodist church. Interment followed in Kim Grove cemetery.
An Irishman confronts an insurance agent who had induced him to take out an accident policy for his wife. In the agent’s office the Irishman brandishes a cane while shouting at the agent and demanding to confront the epalpeen. The agent’s friend restrains the man as he complains the policy is useless after his wife’s leg injury.
An essay of reading as a social activity notes that reading flourishes with dialogue and shared views. It argues reading fosters discussion, clarifies opinions, and guides toward useful truths, contrasting worn scholastic life with lively exchanges. It mentions the City of Cologne and magi legends as curiosities.
Advertisements list a scenic performance at the Graham venue tonight plus a series of help wanted notices, housing needs, and sale items. Entries include a 17 year old boy seeking work, a lady seeking a place to work, a lost mitten, a cow for sale, rooms for a lady and child, two larger houses for sale, a girl for general house work, a Jewett typewriter bargain, and Lisle Morehouse listings for Ten Room and Seven Room houses near the square with a barn in repair.
Customer and grocer banter over butter types becomes a humorous sketch about retail and wholesale miscommunication. Stray Stories and Lippincott's humorously frame the exchange as a travel joke about directions and gossip.
Public sale on the farm north east of Washington Iowa publishes a detailed list of fifty plus animals including ten head of horses with specific mares and foals, eighty eight cattle with calves, yearling steers and heifers, a thoroughbred Poland China sow herd, and extensive farming machinery all described as high quality and well maintained. Terms include 12 month credit over 10 with notes, cash options on smaller sums, and a 5 percent cash discount for cash over 10. Auctioneers and sponsors listed with contact details.
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