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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1901
Page
3
Entry shows post office classification second class matter and address for office at 104 East Main Street. Includes subscription terms per week month quarter and year with deadlines for advertiser copy by 10 am.
The advert proclaims prices lower than rivals and claims Ware never undersells. The offer emphasizes value and aggressive pricing to attract customers.
Local notes list residents and travelers with Riggsfield ties visiting Winfield Eden and Chicago. Includes shop recommendations, theater offerings at Duncan's, dress and food items at Johnson's, social visits in Ainsworth and Oskaloosa, and upcoming community events with a Dublin celebration and dancing clubs in Phoenix hall.
The forecast notes generally fair weather for Iowa with possible local thunder storms and warmer conditions in the east and central areas. Eugene C. McKimmey aged 39, husband of Viola Durst, dies. body arrives in Washington from Hampton, Iowa. Funeral set at 122 North Willard Street with Masonic and Odd Fellows involvement. he served 13 years in the U.S. mail service and left a devoted wife and daughter.
A half mile cable weighing over three thousand pounds arrived at the GC R S & P depot freight house and awaits installation by Western Union after poles are removed to alleys. The nineteen strand cable replaces many wires, reducing nuisance and damage risk as work begins on the Brighton Cut Opp route. Officials on the ground report the new switch is under construction and actual work has started.
A город reader from South Omaha testifies that after taking Dr Kay's Renovator his jaundice improved and weight increased from 124 to 149 pounds. The ad claims the medicine renovates the entire system and combats sluggish liver, urging Spring use. Sold as tablets and liquid by local pharmacies.
The body of Mrs. Dr. W. R. Adair will arrive Wednesday morning over the Narrow Gauge from Kearney Nebraska. The funeral will be held Thursday with time to be announced later. Seven loaves of bread five cents at Johnson's. Del Stewart has returned to Chicago after visiting his parents in town. Mrs. Ella M. Dodds has returned from Chicago and Evanston after visiting relatives. Carl Sayles from Iowa Falls will stay this summer.
The period worker served on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy and later a southern line out of Kansas City. His examinations recently were nearly perfect. The community extends its sympathies to the bereaved. Also notes on Duncan's sale of Indian sheets and a pile cure advertisement by J. H. Stewart offering a guaranteed, no cure no pay deal with samples.
The Graham stage announces the Indian actress Go-Won-Go Mohawk in the clever comedy drama Flaming Arrow. A full blood Mohawk educated in Ohio, she tours the U S and Europe, famed as a horsewoman and athlete. Also notes a medical remedy claim and pension increase for Ben Cherry from eight to ten dollars monthly.
Saturday saw few farmers in town busy with hay and corn, while a large crowd gathered in the evening. The square remained lined with teams late into the night.
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