27 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1894
Page
1
City notes mention Smoke Bath's Havana Buds and visitors William Quinn and Eric McJunkin from Moberly. Local ads promote tricycles, repair services, Lombardo's cigars, and a mill prospect in Coppock with community chatter on weather and fires.
Henry Knecht the tailor now located over Crail's store prepares to furnish custom made pants from 4.50 to 12 and suits from 17 to 35.
We visited the school yesterday where children folded papers, formed clay items, made toothpick ornaments, and more. The plan aims to give mothers a rest on hot days, and the youngsters clearly enjoy the activities. Tomorrow evening the kids will work from 6:30 to 8, inviting all to see the learning and delight firsthand.
An exhibit of kindergarten work will be on display in Smouse's room next to the Thomas store. It opens Saturday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. with 10 cent admission, and will be shown all next week.
Murfreesboro Tennessee resident Miss Inez Rivey notes she suffers two to three hour seizures daily and offers to assist in the business in exchange for compensation. Rivey mentions using the Japanese Pile Cure with great satisfaction and success. Sold by E N Foster.
A whimsical portrait of Mrs. Lillian Wiggle Tongue who appears young yet has many years of marriage. Her seraphic smile and rosy cheeks conceal a practical life as her husband trades with goods.
I have several bargains in Farms and City Property priced below value. 80 acre Rolling Prairie Farm at 35 per acre improved. 80 acre Kine Level Prairie Farm at 50 per acre improved. 120 acre Prairie Farm at 40 per acre improved. Possession this spring with easy payments. New 2 story modern house with two lots for 1600. Also swaps for Washington property and trades toward better homes with cash difference. See details.
Notice offers easy terms on Iowa improved farms and quality Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri farms. Exchange options include good personal property as part of terms.
In June this year 16,000,000 children were found enrolled in U S schools. A fragmented note also mentions shaving without pain, bread savings via yellow cards, and bakery delivery options. Miscellaneous musings reference W M Thompson and future states including Oklahoma with notes on climate.
The Crawfordsville Imprint notes a challenge issued by 16 year olds to any local kid to a baseball game at Crawfordsville. The notice hints at business ties and references Washington, urging participation and potential dealings.
Readers learn that Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and list Toledo Ohio as the address.
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