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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1918

Page

8

Mc Namara’s pastry sale and local visits noted

Local brief recalls a Saturday pastry sale at Mc Namara’s with specials on oranges at Cuddy’s. Several residents visit relatives in Mavre and Storm Lake while Lieut. Willard Stalker departs for Memphis. A St Paul paper reports Van Sant Company forming a $200000 farm loan trust, tied to former resident S J Cocklin.

St. Paul Minnesota van Sant Company 8. J. Cocklin Cocklin van Sant

Walnut logs bought. dressy shoes and ads in town

Local readers urged to buy rugs at Crail's and shoes at Tracy & Weidner while news ads trumpet stores like Clark Enslin and Rite-Style. Notables include Mrs Prebyl’s newborn son Wilbur Francis and visits by Miss Myrtle Lanning and Miss Hannah Jones with Mildred Anwyl. Des Moines sailor training announced for Clarence Phillips.

Canning season sale and local notices in Crull's closing out sale ad

The ad notices mention a closing out sale at Crull's with emphasis on canning season and savings on fruit jars. Also featured are Tracy and Weidner's ladies shoes ranging from $2.50 to $5.00 with varied heel heights, and Lemmon's Pharmacy marketing a guaranteed Miona stomach tablets and Parisian Sage with money back satisfaction.

Crull White Sea Island Tracy and Weidner Lemmon Advt

Prairie Flowers Children’s Day Service Shines

Prairie Flower Baptist Church presented its annual Children’s Day program on Sunday June 9 with songs recitations and class exercises. The event closed with a patriotic emblematic song honoring the United States and its allies in the present crisis. Credit goes to Mrs Dave Benson Miss Ruth Phillip Miss Verne Noucker and Mrs McGahen for leadership and to the decorating committee for the stage’s artwork.

Prairie Flowers

Attractive Sign By Louis Baird And Daughter On Wall

Louis Baird and his daughter Lester finish a large sign for Lytle Brothers on the Colenso building east wall. Miss Lester handles scenic work, Mr. Baird does lettering, praised as above ordinary and among the best in outdoor advertising. Lester studies art in Chicago and plans to study there this fall. She aims to contribute during the War era and notes rising demand for her skills.

Louis Baird Lester Lytle Brothers Colenso Miss Lester Mr. Baird Chicago

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