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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1901
Page
3
Advertisers plan to use Chicago Record-Herald distribution. Residents and visitors share movements from Ainsworth to Columbus Junction and Davenport. News notes include health ads, railroad talks, weddings, travels, and local commerce with multiple named people and places.
Vendor touts beef from choicest young cattle and insists all pork is killed in-house. Fresh lard rendered weekly, smoked meats, fish and poultry constant supply, and a superior picnic goods line rivaling any west of the Mississippi River. Imported and domestic luncheon items also carried.
O T Smith returns from Cairo while Pollock Wallace heads to Monmouth on a Saturday. Mrs S Bardon and Mrs KE Carris travel back from visits, Rev J B Smith visits O T Smith in Leigh, Nebr. Lloyd Latta abstracts add two Smith Premier typewriters. Mr and Mrs N Sturges visit Crawfordsville with daughter Mrs J B Crooks. Eva Parker returns from Sigourney after visiting sister Mrs Foley.
J C Adams traveled to Oskaloosa for a visit with friends after Mrs Adams had joined him there. Rev Sonner from Perry Iowa visited Rev John Stafford and preached in Alnewsorth Sunday. Lewis Wallace completed tidying the Academy house and prepared the Normal for occupancy. The ad notes Cas earets Candy Cathartic sold by druggists stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk.
A long list of residents and visitors fill the Muscatine area as Roy Patterson, Miss Rena Carpenter, Harry VanHorn, Otto B Stichter, Hugh Arthur, Fred Smith, Bert Daverty, Mulhern, Mr. and Mrs. J. OC. Adama, Geo. Wenger, Chas Latchem, Dr. J. QO. W. Coxe, Capt S.A. White, Cal Schurr, Miss Julia Smiley, Miss Kate Batley, Chas Olds, McLogan, Col. D. J. Palmer, Rev. Dr. Hoyt, Miss Verne Isenhart, Oliver Lemon, Wm Strawborn, Frank Lamphere, Mrs. O Cavin, Mrs. R. R. Lane, Mrs. J. A. Jones, Will Houston, Rev. J. J. Nicholson, and others noted in scattered social and travel updates. Also advertised are Rocky Mountain Tea as a children’s tonic and a Young People’s union meeting set for June 25 with a Second U. P. church program. Ice cream sales spike after a late Saturday shortage.
Notices include new twin births for Mr and Mrs Geo Allbough, a departure of Mrs W H Miksch to Washington, a teacher returning to Winfield city schools, plus health tips and local business ads. Mentions include Jas Boyd Sr, W R Os picnic at Coppock, Dr Hobbes pills, and O F Haight sewing machine services.
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