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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
3
Advertisements and local notices from Stewart's Pharmacy announce rates for papers and ads, plus a stream of brief hometown updates. Readers include travelers, visitors, and residents like Reidy, Linten, Swarengen, and Daytons, with mentions of local businesses and services.
A message urges attendance for an evening event noting robes and uniforms will be inspected. The Chancellor emphasizes this is the team’s business and asks not to miss the scheduled gathering.
Mr R G Vincent marks his fifty first birthday by recalling childhood at a log hut near Iowa. The piece details his family history, land holdings, and a Davenport area farm managed by Dan Rohrer with dairy operations and cattle. It paints a rural portrait of growth from a crude homestead to a substantial estate valued around twenty five thousand dollars.
A local framing business invites customers to bring photos and try a variety of mouldings and mats. The shop highlights its wide selection of mouldings to suit different pictures and styles.
The weather forecast for Iowa predicts partly cloudy conditions with likely local thunder storms on Saturday and unsettled weather in the western portion tonight. The report comes from The Weather section in Washington D C. plus brief society notes on Ida Roberts and Carl's European trip and travel of Milwaukee engineers to Richland, and Mrs Wm Mount and Hazel visiting relatives from Chicago.
Mrs A N McElwain opened a series of thimble bees yesterday with about fifty guests. The decorated home and rose motif set a festive scene as guests worked on needlework and enjoyed a two course luncheon served by Mrs Heideman and Misses Jessie Edna Blanche Klein Mame and Nelli Samson. The second and final event is planned for this afternoon.
I B Schreckengast returned to Ke a this morning after visiting his son Rev Schreckengast.
A customer questions best all wool ingrain carpets at 55 cents a yard. The dealer cites Lowell Brand at 55 cents but argues the Standard Jacquard woven carpet at 65 cents offers heavier construction and finer weave, with the customer choosing a cut from the Standard Jacquard to see value differences.
An advertisement promotes Cancarella as a bowel education product claiming to cure constipation. It markets a refund if CCC fails, though no concrete clinical evidence is provided.
Mr and Mrs E B Beardsley have concluded a visit with Mrs Beardsley’s sister Mrs A Leet in West Chester and returned home to Steele County Minnesota. Mrs Leet and Mr Beardsley were guests of Mr and Mrs I Kleese for tea in the city yesterday afternoon.
J H Stewart advertises a pile cure sold with a positive guarantee no cure no pay at 50 cents per package. Free samples available for those suffering from piles.
A testimonial from H M Wells of Omaha praises Dr Kay s Renovator a liver and system renovator after jaundice and low weight. The ad promotes tablets at 25c 50c and liquid 1 00 through multiple Columbia area pharmacies.
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