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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
2
Complete lines of Percales prints wrapper goods and madras shown in stock in 1900 editions. The listing highlights fabrics and patterns available, with a focus on durable material and varied colors for home use and clothing.
An advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as improving digestion liver and kidneys with claims of a healthy complexion. The ad lists prices 25 and 50 cents and names J H Stewart druggist. A fire department meeting is announced for Tuesday March 13 at 7 20 PM at the fire hall for urgent business.
An early 20th century plea promotes Dwight's Complexion Beautifier as pure and harmless. A limited time offer provides a full size box free to ladies who mail address and 10 cents for packing and postage, one per address, with orders sent to D W Custer & Co Huntington West Virginia.
A week of real estate activity is noted with many changes. Scenes show signs of spring as people prepare for sowing oats and planting seeds while socializing outdoors. The date marks the first day of spring per the calendar.
A lengthy ledger lists numerous conveyances with buyers and sellers including Knotek, Steele, Crone, Hall, Stickley, Tenny, Keefer, Nichols, Whittacre, Yeggy, Stout, Scranton, Cress, Davis, Williamson, Farris, and many others. Parcels range from 40 to 160 acres and similar, noting locations like Jackson and Brighton, with totals stretching into thousands of dollars.
The Cincinnati Enquirer praises A Romance of Coon Hollow at the Graham tonight. It extols the beauty of the setting and nightly delight in splendid houses. The review highlights a colored cast, entertaining plot, refined comedy, strong characters, and magnificent scenic effects.
A busy week is planned with a school election starting soon and multiple events by schools lodges and organizations around St Patrick's Day. Construction on the new hose tower resumes after delays due to severe cold and should finish in a few days if weather holds.
Heavy sleet washed through the city sewers yesterday and today. The thawing sleet supplied a steady stream of water that cleaned the system more effectively than prior flushing efforts, improving sewer conditions significantly.
Local note from T. J. Neiswanger inviting business for John Shields & Son with a pledge of first class service and personal attention, including a phone contact.
In a six month span the Burlington Gazette tried three times to invade our territory by promising local news. The latest attempt this week is dismissed as stale by patrons who already read it in the JOURNAL.
Deputy County Clerk Teller issued a marriage license yesterday to Chas Neal, 28, and May Strong, 18, a couple from Louisa County. The ceremony date was not disclosed.
Mrs W A Stiles slipped on the ice yesterday and badly sprained her left wrist though the fall was not serious.
Justice Pearson assisted a couple from Sichou-Fly, Charles Neal and Mary Alice Strong, who wed between eleven and twelve at Mrs. Hazen's boarding house. After the ceremony the jurist shared his bed due to no lodging, then the couple departed at daybreak for Morning Sup.
Anderson and Burroughs advertise New Century Wall Papers with 400 patterns. They promise up to date designs including Damask Denim Floral Chintz Stripe and many more from bold reds blues greens to browns and yellows. They invite customers to call and inspect and claim to offer complete satisfaction.
Chas Reeves returned from Des Moines where he attended the meeting that organized the State Auctioneers Association aimed at protecting auctioneers statewide and sharing topics. Reeves was chosen treasurer of the association.
A well dressed woman in need asked for help in the city yesterday. Passersby gave money to ease her plight as she explained she rode in from Bloomfield by train and aimed to reach a brother named Moore in Duck Creek township, now in Marion, Iowa. She departed on the last night train. T. Schiling learned on Wednesday of cousin Estelle Palmer’s death in Chariton, who had visited recently.
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