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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1900
Page
3
A compact advertisement touts Flour brands Cream of the West Jersey Cream Golden Patent Pride of Wilson and Elwood Fencing. It urges purchases of lawn mowers rubber hose gas stoves steel ranges and cash-priced furniture with clearly marked figures and low county prices.
Readable items show Johnsons ice cream bakery goods and J N Lewis Co advertising stoves refrigerators and cheap sales. Numerous residents including Riley Heiderman Lloyd Dennison Atkinson and others visit cities and towns. Miss Huston from Los Angeles joins A H Wallace home. local workers repair the Joice grading crew tressel near Coppeck.
Chicago markets show wheat and corn prices with multiple month quotes and various grains. The report lists futures and cash prices, pork and lard quotations, and live stock figures from East Buffalo and St. Louis, with receipts and price ranges for cattle sheep hogs and potatoes.
The article marks eleven years since E G Fox joined the B N W as agent and credits him with greatly increasing business and earning the respect of many friends. It praises his efficient work and deems him a good man in his place worthy of praise.
A Des Moines newspaper prints a July 7 dispatch noting United States Minister Conger’s May 26 letter. He warns of growing opposition to missionaries and foreigners in China, reports busy days, and mentions Wood wards of Chicago staying in Peking then moving to the hills.
Mrs Gardener driving a spirited team in Quincy Illinois froze when a band of youths frightened her horses. Lorimer Werden and Arthur Crosby of the Rough Riders leaped from their carriage and seized a horse to halt the runaway. Werden is son of Rear Admiral J Z Werden and Crosby is deputy district attorney general of New York.
George W. Hewitt, son of Dr. W. Hewitt president of the Oshkosh Normal school, has been missing for over a week and his anxious parents fear an accident.
AR Frank Bell arrives from Chicago. Mrs. Dennis Webster plans Des Moines visit. Bretter's new music store opening set for Saturday July 7. Bible preacher Hastings visits Ainsworth. many residents travel to West Chester Marengo and Lake Okoboji. Eggs, cakes, bicycles, and piano sales advertised by J. N. Lewis & Co.
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