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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1900
Page
3
A compact ad promotes Cream of the West Jersey Cream and Golden Patent flours along with Pride of Wilson. It markets Elwood fencing and shelf hardware, nails, screen wire, lawn mowers, rubber hose, furniture, gasoline stoves, steel ranges, and oil stoves. Emphasizes cash payments and plainly marked prices to lure shoppers.
A collage of notices from J N Lewis & Co and Nicola Harmon's window showings. Travelers and residents like Miss Elizabeth McCleery, Beulah De Marce, Anna Gray, and others depart for Chicago Dur hammer and Okoboji. Social visits, store ads, and local happenings fill the day with plans, travels, and small events.
Special weather report for Iowa notes fair and warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday. Local notices include gasoline prices at J N Lewis Co, shop announcements from Johnson's bakery and Hub slippers, various visitors and visits in West Chester Kalona Muscatine and Waterloo, a household goods sale by G Logan Payne, and a trade offer for a road team.
Mrs Captain Parker of Sigourney visits her daughter Mrs T O Foley and arrives Saturday evening as a surprise after a year of illness, having recovered.
The household goods of Mr. and Mrs. G. Logan Payne will be sold at public sale on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Goods are offered at your price as the couple leaves the city. Auctioneer Chas. Reeves, with Mr. and Mrs. Scofield and Mr. and Mrs. Miller in attendance.
Miss Marie Weidenbeck departs for Chicago then Elkhart and LaPorte for the summer. Household goods sale at the southeast corner of the square conducted by Chas Reeves on Wednesday at two. 2122 Will Wilson of Oklahoma visits his parents on List Jefferson street and is reported in good health.
Miss Ada Jenkins visiting Macon Missouri serves as pipe organist at a local church and her performances draw many compliments from parishioners and attendees.
J N Lewis & Co advertises cracked eggs at 5 cents per dozen and bicycles starting at 10 cents. They guarantee fresh eggs and goods, plus stock cleaning and repair services for Sterling, Crescent and Waverly agencies.
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