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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
3
A local notice from Washington Iowa informs advertisers that copy must be in by 10 o’clock a m to insure changes for that day. The notice appears in a postal entry noting nonstandard formatting and includes a brief advisory for publishing deadlines.
Keota sees a flurry of visits and departures with Dr Kerr and John Shields in town on business. Max Kellar begins as a clerk at Johnson bakery while Max Marbourg and Will Hale travel to Unionville and Chicago respectively for work and visits. Burnham's Golden Buck cigars advertised. multiple travelers depart for Burlington Ainsworth Hedrick Crawfordsville Davenport Knox ville and Oklahoma. Madame De Vere Palmist will stay at Stevenson Hotel until Saturday night.
In Lexington Kentucky J B Wilson of Cincinnati resigns as president of the American Secunar Union prompting the first vice president Mrs Josephine Henry of Versailles to assume leadership. In LaCrosse Wisconsin M Kreely and his son, prominent Arcadia farmers, were struck by lightning and killed instantly while driving into a barn.
Public auction Saturday June 15 at 2 PM at Klein's store for RK RB Lane household goods including bedroom parlor and dining room items. Also a2 seated survey and single harness. Weather forecast: partly cloudy with local showers and thunder for Friday. west portion tonight.
The West Side News Depot at Stewart's Pharmacy forwards ads to Chicago Record-Herald. The notes mention Miss Mattie Dill, Wood Harding, C A Koupp and wife, Miss Lelia Irwin, Mae Long, many locals visiting, licenses to wed issued, and a county board session. Also listed are several business ads, travel mentions, and social notes from the day.
Mrs W H Moler visits her mother Mrs Dewey in Highland Park. Mrs S W Brookhart and Mr Hearne return from Keosaqua. Carl Roberts returns to Fremont after a night at Alex Knox’s. Dick Fisher and Dave McLaughlin back from Chicago with stock shipment. D M Brooks leaves for Marion to visit grandchildren. Eureka and Gray schools picnic at Coppock Friday. Miss Bertha Spiegel from Glenwood to reside with Hughes on the Heights. Bertha graduated Glenwood High. J A Jones of Dougherty Bros called to Cotter by sister in law Elizabeth Jones death. Funeral held this forenoon. Dr Haight returns to city for sewing machine and organ repairs at Baird Johnson’s. tel 181.
A terse exchange notes that the doctor’s practice is failing with few patients paying, while lawyers say executors or administrators do. The remark contrasts medical hardship with legal fees. The line captures tensions between professional services and payment realities.
A customer asks for best all wool ingrain at 55 cents per yard. The dealer offers Lowell Carpets at 50 or 65 cents, explaining Standard Jacquard weave costs more. Customer compares heaviness and weave, requests a cut from Standard Jacquard to justify the price difference.
An advertisement touts Rector pile cure with a positive written guarantee and no cure no pay plan priced at 650 cents with free samples. A picnic party including J H Stewart and others toured Coppock. Visitors from Shedd Oregon and Muscatine returned home. Misses Ditmer visited Brighton and returned to N Jones's home.
A testimonial from H M Wells of South Omaha Nebraska reports a jaundiced youth gaining from 124 to 149 pounds after using three bottles of Dr Kay's Renovator. The ad claims the remedy renovates the entire system and cures sluggish liver with renewed energy, selling tablets and liquid at multiple local pharmacies.
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