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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
3
Tomorrow no issue of the Evening Journal as the staff observes Independence Day. Forecast suggests good weather may drive people from home, leaving Washington a quiet, deserted village.
The Daily Journal praises Wallace Shows in Hannibal Missouri with a glowing account of the parade and all acts, noting promises fulfilled and urging readers to see the spectacle. Washington will host the great show on July 15. Frank Sandvos opens a new shop in the opera house room offering Straues Bros. tailoring and Weems Laundry agency services. Rural carriers get a planned rest day, the High School band performs, and all city butcher shops close nine to Saturday morning.
Local briefs list Miss Cora Hell as guest of friends in Ainsworth and Misa Millie White visiting for the Fourth. Means sells ice cream day or night and Mrs Maggie Shanafelt visits at the Martin White home. Various residents travel to Davenport Muscatine Ainsworth for Fourth plans and family visits.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary society meeting and picnic at Mrs. J P Wells home was postponed indefinitely. A meeting will still be held on Friday of next week under Mrs. G H Barrett with her children Florence and Charlie. Mrs. Barrett had earlier visited Wyanet LiL and Burlington, where Mr. Barrett joined them for the journey.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters cures kidney and liver troubles stomach disorders nervousness sleeplessness rheumatism neuralgia and purifies the blood. It guarantees satisfaction at Stewart's Pharmacy for 50 cents.
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