27 Jul 1896
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1896
Page
1
Advertising copy promotes Shiloh's Vitalizer for dyspepsia and liver complaints and guarantees cure on every bottle, sold for home delivery by B C Carris & Co with M Lombardo mentioned in the ad.
Real estate listings offer an eight room house with cellar cistern barn fruit seven lots near the square for 11 dollars monthly rent or sale at 1850 dollars with easy terms. Additional seven room house fourteen lots near the square rent 9 dollars monthly or sale 1100 dollars. Neat five room cottage one lot on east side sale 1300 dollars. Other residences, building sites East Side Highland Park, and plan based homes on easy payments. Driving team offered in exchange for mules.
The Ringling Bros World’s Greatest Shows present a grand Roman hippodrome in Washington on a Saturday, August 8, featuring chariots, gladiators, and Greco Roman racing amid modern turf elements. The program includes elephant and pony races, trained monkeys riders, whippet races, and other novel contests, showcasing 400 noble horses and the Nelson Family. The spectacle opens with Olympus festival theatrics and promises a high class stock of steeds and acts.
An electric storm struck the city with heavy rain and frequent lightning. Two residences suffered roof and wall damage while the oat crop was damaged, with many shock-bound kernels scattered and some not worth harvesting. Wires, phones, and a tree in Dan Rohrer’s stockyards were affected, and residents noted thunder and fear of a cyclone.
A string of brief, scattered items notes a wife checking her husband’s pockets, a late returning couple, Henry Hull as a washerwoman, warm night fading to breeze, a camp meeting charge of ten cents, a man urged to apologize, a leap year party by city girls, some girls posting letters by other means, and a young chestnut seeking marriage.
Distinct campers in West Washington suburb claim to be Egyptian fortune tellers. No visit to the square yet, but when they come some may be anxious about the future and seek their fortunes. No date set for city Republican caucuses. county convention likely around August 19 or 20.
The forecast calls for a fair and cooler night and a fair Tuesday in Iowa. Rock Island Railroad reports 31 trains with 380 cars of Kansas corn all owned by a New York man. Extra crews pass through. engineer Sanford Stone noted. Evening services by Rev Basfield and a Jubilee Concert are planned with Miss Burris and Miss Pearson joining the new singers.
A small crowd enjoyed a band concert Saturday evening. The group practices new pieces regularly and plans a fresh program for next Saturday. The band is expanding and could reach twenty members soon, signaling growing momentum.
Chester W. Burnham died yesterday at noon after a long illness, paralysis likely causing death. A Vermont native born January 2, 1827, he was 69 and had lived in Iowa over 38 years. Survived by wife and six children, services Tuesday at ten from his home, interment in Elim Grove cemetery, conducted by Rev. Thorne.
Lafe Ostrander has opened a barber shop over the Wells and McCulley meat market and invites all old customers to call. New patrons are cordially welcome.
Miss Newland of Wellman returns home due to ill health. The Epworth League excursion is set for August 18 and a large attendance formed from distant areas.
One hundred dollar reward offered for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Statements of F J Cheney and company credibility from Toledo wholesalers. Cure taken internally. price per bottle. testimonials free.
Daisy Dorlin, entangled in a controversial matter with Scott and her parents, shows signs of improvement as she nears clarity on her escapade. In Sigourney, Iowa, activists aim to collect 65 percent of Keokuk county voters to permit mule saloons, with strong progress toward approval and potential openings soon.
Des Moines News reports Judge Sanborn in St Paul deems the anti cigarette law unconstitutional while Judge Giberson in Cedar Rapids upholds it. Attorney General Remley questions the original package interpretation, signaling possible United States Supreme Court review on what defines an original package.
The Spirit Lake Beacon warns of land sharks in western Dickinson County and neighboring Iowa counties using deceptive contracts to create mortgages. They pretend to be agents for a Minneapolis firm and take a large percentage, forcing landowners into costly lawsuits or blood money. Gene Anderson traveled to Davenport today.
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