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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
3
A description of a mixed paint sold at 1.10 per gallon made from pure carbonate of lead zinc and chemically pure colors. The manufacturers aim to provide a desirable paint at the least possible cost that fully satisfies the consumer.
A stream of short city notes lists arrivals and departures, visits, business calls, and small events. Mrs.Sher Miss May Walker of Ainsworth arrives. Mrs. John Clifton travels to Chicago. Dr. Pratt offers free eye examinations. many locals are dining, shopping, or visiting relatives in nearby towns.
The column lists numerous travelers and residents: Burnham's Golden Buck and Madame De Vere the Palmist at Stevenson Hotel. G Logan Payne en route to Chicago. Rev Holley departing for Iowa City. John Sims visiting Motts then to Oskaloosa. J O Conger and daughter returning from Omaha. Rev Allen back from Pittsburgh synod. Mrs John Bryson and daughter Maggie visiting Ohngemach after Los Angeles. Nettie and Lelia Wallace returning from Glenwood to see parents. Gertrude Quackenbush departing for Boston on route to Le Sueur Minnesota.
Local entries report Jake Bath and Rev and Mrs Thompson visiting the city, new home framework on the D. H Logan residence, and Amy Folger extending her school term. Other items promote Dr Hobbs 808 pills, Dalineator fashions from Paris, Pan American Exposition features, Cascareta ads, and Haight sewing machine services in the city.
Traveling cloaks and gowns in bright fabrics dominate this season with long sacks and outdoor jackets. Lunch baskets and traveling satchels show craft in small, compact forms with metal bound plates and tea kettles. Bridesmaids dresses feature pinks and blues with lace and floral organdie over ta ffa silk. Commencement gowns favor sheer cottons and lace trimming with traditional tucks and corsages. An advertising insert for Dr Kay's Renovator ends the page.
The W C O T A plans a devotional gathering at Mrs Rebecca Smith’s residence on Thursday at 2 30 PM. The group cites Psalm 50 18 and urges prayer against liquor traffic arguing God hears prayers in trouble.
The notice promotes bringing pictures to a shop to try different mouldings and mats together. It highlights a wide range of moulding types and encourages customers to explore the available choices.
Twelve leading U S wall paper factories plan Iowa distribution in the city with Dave Donovan's building eyed for lease though no contract exists. An advertiser touts Dr Kay's Renovator as a pleasant spring tonic and laxative sold in tablet form at 25 cents and in liquid form.
The funeral for Mrs. D A Logan who died yesterday at noon will be held tomorrow at nine o'clock from her West South street residence. Rov A L Davidson will conduct the services with interment in Brighton cemetery.
Notice warns readers to obtain genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic stamped C C and to avoid bulk or substituted tablets. Calls out substitutors as cheats and frauds and urges diligence.
An advertisement claims Dr Kay’s Lung Balm cures every kind of cough including lagrippe bronchitis sore throat croup and whooping cough without upsetting the stomach. Available at 10 and 250 umbia Pharmacy.
A young man with yellow jaundice weighed 124 pounds and gained to 149 pounds after taking three bottles of Dr Kay's Renovator. The testimonial from Hl M Wells of Omaha praises the medicine as the most remarkable in the world. Advert says tablets sell 23 and 50 cents, liquid one dollar, at Gook & Sherman and Columbia Pharmacy. Walter Hood returns from Okaloosa trip.
Mrs BE D Fair and her daughter Amy of Ottumwa are guests at the S C Gardner home on West Main street en route from Iowa City where they spent Commencement week. C F Snyder from Muscatine arrives after his mother's death. he works in a river button factory and notes large fortunes in the button business.
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