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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
6
Local news notes the Shuberts Orchestra traveling from Lone Tree to Fairfield this morning. Ads tease readers to read ads for full news. Readers mention Mrs M L Orris and Miss Emma McCall visiting Fairfield, with several relatives and travelers noted.
An Evening Journal snippet shows Crail's promoting a large rug and linen sale with remnants in cotton and Irish linen Damask, plus forecasts of lower prices. It mentions Deans coffee lunch offerings and other small ads for local services and travel calls.
The Evening Journal lists ads and notices including Deans restaurant specials six o clock dinner Sunday price seventy five cents and grocery prices cream butter 46c per lb eggs 34c per dozen. Local realty Rathmel Atcheson and office in Temple Building along with several residents visits and moves involving Gladys Lowe Gilbert Lowe Mrs Grant Stipp E H Rogers Wapello and Iowa City families. Breitenbach offers to list 100 wants and careful consideration of requests.
J F H Taylor announces moves to room 401 at the Farmers and Merchants Bank building in Washington Iowa. He lists services including real estate buying and selling loans notes bonds mortgages and legal documents and notes he is a notary public with office and residence contact details.
Joel Wehr sold his Anderson farm last week for 88,357.50 after a two week hold. The farm comprises 280 acres. The next day he bought the Clyde Walker farm where his son Albert plans to move next spring. Wehr is known as a keen judge of farm lands.
An advertisement promotes subscribing to magazines with options for club or single subscriptions. It lists contact details such as phone calls after 5 30 p m and correspondence via Journal. Nita Belle McKeon is named as the authorized agent and a list of club prices is promised.
The Rev. Leslie Mountford came home yesterday from Chicago where he met his mother Mrs. J W Mountford in Woodstock Ontario Canada and she is now a guest at his home. Mrs Mountford spent the week with her sister in Monmouth Illinois and returned Thursday evening. Mrs Mose Thompson has gone to Clinton Iowa for a visit at the Martin Neilson home accompanied by Mildred Bramer who will also visit the Neilson home and Anna Neilson of Clinton who has been visiting friends here.
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