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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1900
Page
3
An advertising pitch urges customers to trade locally by sharing profits and using a cash pay as you go plan. It touts low prices on flour, dairy brands, fencing, hardware, lawn mowers, hose, groceries, steel ranges, and cookstoves, urging readers to buy from their Elwood agency and use cash buys for best value.
Melons on ice at Rowers 22 31 and Try the Noted Crook at the Dewey hand made. 24 3 on sce Try our home made ice cream. Johnson's bakery if Frank Sherbee returned this morning from Ainsworth Nell Samson went to West Chester this morning to visit her sister. Bess Moothart left this morning for Des Moines to visit her sister. Refrigerators cheap at J N Lewis Co see them. The condition of Mrs Robert Martin remains about the same. Mrs Mary Neal of Crawfordsville returned home today from a visit at Bedford.
North of the city Mrs Robt Ritchey visited Verdi this morning. Frank Barden returned from Oskaloosa and works in the south side harness shop. Many visitors arrive from Keota Monmouth and Richland with travel to Iowa towns. Cracked eggs sold at 5¢ a dozen and a mix of ads for Kinney Kooker and domestic sewing machine. Ongoing notices of travels to Denver and Rock Island excursion plans.
Advertisers must submit ad copy by 10:00 a.m. to ensure a same day change. The notice emphasizes a strict deadline to guarantee processing and publication.
The article promotes the State Convention of a powerful Temperance movement to be held in Iowa Falls with Chatauqua Assembly ties. Planned dates are August 4 5 and 6 featuring Eva Marshall Short and doctors Leech and J H O Smith of Chicago among others. Excursion trains are arranged for travel to the grounds with events including a large chorus and notable speakers. Children’s slippers for 50c are advertised at the Hub.
An era advertising copy promotes a refreshing sanitary soap priced at ten cents. It claims suitability for babies and adults, with skin softening and preservation benefits and urging use in every nursery.
A series of brief items lists residents traveling visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns. Alex Miller and J T Matthews return or visit in Keokuk Crawfordsville Sigourney Cotter Richland Oklahoma New London Macon and Chicago while Mrs J A Jones Mrs Geo Belleau Dr G H Pratt and others travel. Local business notices promote washing laundry services bicycle shop stock clearance and a patent cold remedy with a money back guarantee.
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