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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
2
The Evening Journal reports heavy snow tonight and possibly Saturday with colder conditions. A cold wave moves in from the west tonight and shifts east Saturday with strong winds from the east turning to the northwest.
Washington lodge No. 26 A. F. and A. M. calls a special communication for the third degree on Thursday evening January 30 at 2 15 sharp. Fraters urged to attend promptly to complete the work early. W. M. John H. Steck signs.
Advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for La Grippe. Claims it stops coughing, strengthens lungs, prevents pus development, contains no harmful drugs, and comes in a low package with substitutions refused.
The February Bohemian features ten short stories and several special articles. Jules E. Goodman explores melodrama and its players, The Widow college humor is analyzed by its editor, Grace George recounts her life, and a debate on English versus American humor provides a satirical view of U.S. media.
The February Outing Magazine highlights Peary’s Routes to the North Pole exploring feasible routes for future expeditions. It features Dr. D T MacDougal on Salton Sea, Ralph D Paine on Old Salem ships, Frank Presbrey on Brittany auto trip, and Robert Dunn’s Behring Sea crater hunt. It also shows Wood Ware in the Rough photography and Allen Tree on frontier law as the West fades. Mrs H W Glick returns home from Davenport after visiting her parents.
Public sales planned on February 15 near Washington and February 5 near Plains feature farms selling horses cattle hogs and gear. Auctioneers J F Abdill Austin Sutherland and S E Blaker arrange credit terms 12 months on sums over ten dollars with cash discounts.
Auctioneers Jon and Lathrop offer a public sale on Monday February 3 1908 at 10 am near Ainsworth 2 miles northwest and 6 miles east of Washington. Sale includes horses mules cattle hogs corn hay implements buggy harness plow plows and a bobsled with terms 12 month credit at 7 percent or cash with 6 percent discount. Lunch on ground. C Th Dittmer J A McCoy clerks. 21 28 31
Wenger Bros auctioneer offers a February 6 1908 sale at the residence 64 miles southeast of Washington and 2 1/2 miles southwest of Havre starting 11 a m. Included are 7 horses 33 cattle 65 hogs 35 sheep about 500 bushels of corn and straw in stock with 12 month credit on sums over 10 dollars cash under 10 dollars and a Kennedy lunch with J A McCoy as clerk.
Austin Sutherland auctioneer offers nine head of horses including a Hambletonian driving team and brood mares plus a Lavron mare and saddle horse. Also sixteen hogs with nine brood sows and pig, six young sows, and a fine male hog. Sale to begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the old Len Dodds farm, seven miles northwest of Washington and four miles northeast of West Chester.
The sale lists dairy cows, Shropshire ewes due April, corn, timothy hay, straw, and a full set of farm machinery including binder planter wagon and cultivators. Cattle include Aberdeen Angus bull and 2 year olds, hogs with brood sows, and several milking stock. Terms: cash under 10 with 6 percent discount for cash, 12 months on notes with interest. sale at Benz farm near Verdi, Feb 6, 1908 starting 10 a.m.
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