Great July Clearing Sale Goods at Low Prices This Month
A local store advertises a July clearing sale with low prices on goods throughout the month. It emphasizes discounts and a wide selection for shoppers seeking bargains this season.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1903
Page
3
A local store advertises a July clearing sale with low prices on goods throughout the month. It emphasizes discounts and a wide selection for shoppers seeking bargains this season.
Manager Martin Miller announces a July clearing sale with low prices on wash goods at 4, 8 1 and 24 cents per yard. Hosiery underwear shirts, petticoats discounted. over 500 yards of traveling silk samples offered at 10, 19, 25, and 60 cents. The ad includes a letter from W. RK. Benkett on religious platform changes and an Iowa Central excursion to the Twin Cities for 4.00, with return by July 28.
Special to The Evening Journal reports for Iowa conditions today and tomorrow. Threatening local thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. cooler in the central and western regions.
A sequence of brief city notices lists residents and visitors from Ainsworth Columbus City and Washington, with travel to Colfax Atlantic Pocahontas and Chicago. Names include Mrs Richards Mrs Pearson Miss Schrock Frank Gebhart Bertha McKinnie and W M Campbell. Also mentions Engineer Mohr resuming a Q line run and a hardware stock purchase in Fairfield. Tone's Spices advertised as pure for digestion.
A group including Geo Rodman and W Brookhart returned from Iowa City after talks with Iowa City Commercial Club and Kalona committees on a trolley line from Iowa City to Washington via Kalona. Rodman was authorized to form a committee to draft incorporation papers for the Iowa City Kalona Washington Railway Co. A further meeting will occur after the report. Enthusiasm grows but plan requires time and patience.
Miss Julia Grambling resigns from Grinnell to join Tacoma Washington public schools. She is named on the board’s preferred list of thirteen teachers who may be assigned to positions as needed. Grambling, daughter of Professor Grambling of the University of Puget Sound, is a Wesleyan graduate with extensive teaching experience.
The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines runs August 21 to 20. Supt W M McPadden says swine displays will likely exceed last year's 1,700 hogs. A new swine judging pavilion nearing completion will enhance the event and attract a larger exhibition.
Sixty six Ida Grove young men have signed the rolls for a national guard company and are taking the regular army examination. The unit will replace the Fifty-Sixth Iowa troop formerly led by Perry, with organization to be completed soon and Gray Warren expected to become the first captain.
At a board meeting in Ames yesterday Dr. A B Storms accepted the presidency of Iowa State College effective immediately His salary is 5000 dollars per year an increase of 700 dollars over the previous top pay in the institution.
Miss Heasie Melville of Denver will be guest of honor at a Milan Shields home gathering on North Second Avenue. Merton Teeter hosts dinner to honor Ms Watson of Chicago. Dr Bailey hosted a six o clock dinner with Mesdames Nat McKee Frank Adams and Miss Lula Molson as guests. Norman Scatletd hosts Tennis Club gathering with chafing dish luncheon. Mrs Margaret Roberts and daughter Ida host a dinner for Mrs KB BAs Ely Jr of Rockford, Dr Geo Warren of Pontiac and Miss Sylva Warren of Brookline. Miss Bisio Walker of Peoria hosted an informal afternoon with Mrs R H Walker featuring Hiney game and photos, with out of town guests Edon Lewis Hariett McCleery Lavina Young.
The finance committee plans to canvass for funds to start the new hospital with sufficient capital. They emphasize the hospital’s value, the need for trained nurses and modern equipment, and appeal for broad financial support. Mrs. A. M. Meade departs for Marble Rock Iowa to visit relatives and friends in Crawfordsville.
Joe Tolobick of Colusa California reports fifteen years of rheumatic pain ended by Electric Bitters. He credits the medicine with relief from liver and kidney trouble and general debility. Available for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by Stewart Drugstore.
The Iowa Central Railway announces special summer excursion rates from Brighton for June 1 to September 30, 2008. Destinations include Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado 22.75 Glenwood Springs 34.75 Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah 35.75 and leading to Deadwood Lead City Hot Springs and Custer at 8.0. Routes and stopovers offered. contact Iowa Central agents or A K Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis for details.
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