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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1905

Page

6

Recognition of a Heroine Sacajawea Statue Ceremony

Portland sets March 2 to July 6 for unveiling the Sacajawea statue at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Noted women attend with the National Woman's Suffrage convention and the National Association of Charities and Corrections.

Portland Sacajawea National Association of Charities and Corrections Charbonneau Sacajawea Statue Association Oregon Alice Cooper Denver Columbia Court Sacajawea Association National Order of Red Men

For Sale Cheap Desirable Second Hand Clothing

Mrs. Riley's over the post office offers men s second hand clothing at low prices. Miss Norma Fisher was a passenger for West Chester this morning.

Norma Fisher West Chester

Billiards and Bowling Results From Local Club Tourney

Last night at the Commercial club two billiards matches and one bowling game were played. In Class A G G Redman defeated J W Maxwell 100 17 to 95 91 with 6 innings. Wallace beat Slocum 100 70 to 56 705. Tonight’s program features Class A H Hull against John Maxwell and Class B K TH Walker versus Ralph Livingston. The bowling results from last evening are noted.

G. G. Redman J. W. Maxwell HA. R. Redman Maxwell Pollok Wallace Slocum Wallace Dr. H. ©. Hull John Maxwell K. TH. Walker Ralph Livingston

Colt sells for eight hundred dollars in Rock Island

T. E. Johnson sold a gray Lay ton colt to a Rock Island man yesterday for $800. The colt showed a good mark and was considered promising, fetching a nice price. Licenses to wed were issued yesterday to Albert E. Craig and Mildred Blecha, Earnest Ray Norton and Margaret Della Mills.

T. E. Johnson Layton Rock Island Mr. Johnson Albert E. Craig Mildred Blecha Earnest Ray Norton Margaret Della Mills

Startling mortality ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills

An 19th century advertisement claims high death rates from appendicitis and peritonitis and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a universal remedy. It quotes M Flannery of Chicago praising relief from constipation and biliousness and notes 25 cents at J H Stewart’s drugstore.

Revival Meetings Begin at Methodist Church This Winter

Evangelist C. F. Barrett from Delaware Ohio will lead the first Sunday morning service at the Methodist church. Barrett, recently from Jeffersonville Indiana, reports his greatest meeting yet with 100 conversions at a men’s service. A large choir will provide music with piano and organ. the public is welcome.

Methodist Church C. F. Barrett Mr. Barrett Delaware Ohio Jeffersonville Indiana

Water flows downhill most times but not when frozen

A collage of jokes and quips from Cleveland Leader and Somerville Journal describes wordplay on nature and manners. A traveler cites alligators in Florida and a street scene ends with a comical stumble of a pompous man.

Ile Somerville Journal

Young Woman Reproaches Suitor Over Exclamation Point Kiss

The Young Woman confronts the Penitent Young Man claiming he pressed a kiss after she said she would like to see him do it only if she expected an exclamation point. The exchange captures a tense moment in Chicago Tribune discourse.

Chicago Tribune

Spectacular Mexico scenery shines in a royal slave stage production

The advertisement reviews a scenic production based on photos from and near the City of Mexico. It highlights the Valley of Mexico from Capultepec, the Floating Gardens, Popocatapetl, the Sierra Madre, and El Toro island. Grace Pratt visits, plus a medical ads and horse sale notices appear among the mix.

City of Mexico Valley of Mexico Church of Peons Sierra Madre Island el Toro

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy: Mothers' Favorite

The soothing remedy is praised for quick relief of colds croup and whooping cough with no opium. It is marketed as safe for babies and adults and offered at Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman.

Stewart’s Pharmacy Cook & Sherman

School entertainment sale and fundraisers promotion

Pupils from the grad schools stage a show titled Our Country next Friday with about 140 learners drilling daily. Proceeds support grade school libraries. tickets available at Wilson Heating Co and old Crown Cafe Thursday and Friday. Separate notices announce a March 1 horse sale at Whiting feed yard and a later auction March 18 offering cattle hogs farm machinery and household goods with Frank Brindley listing horses.

Wilson Heating Co Old Crown Cafe Whiting Frank Brindley Teeter & Lathrop

Also Mentioned on This Page

Edward 0. Wolcott Billiards L. W. Gaston al McCall The W. P. Nelson Co Stewart West Side Square Batiste Tommy Cleveland Leader Jackson Hugh Florida New York Times Darky Cleveland Ugwing Chicago Record-Herald Grace Pratt Della Tomlinson State of Toledo Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Horse Sale John Goode Ed Harvey Washington Iowa I. B. Humphreys E. A. Orris Casey’s Washington, Ia Buffalo Joe A. Simerman Bradfield Regulator CO Atlanta, Ga RED Oak Rug CO Turner’s W. A. Turner Chamberlain
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