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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
4
District court adjourns with no business until next Monday as juries prepare for trial and grand jury activity continues. Multiple default judgments, foreclosures, guardian ad litem appointments, and referee bonds are noted, with several cases dismissed or continued.
A man found along the RL and P right of way near the city, aged 36 and speaking four languages, is said to be from South America and able to walk despite sore feet. Julia Grumbling hosts a pleasant East Main street gathering with a luncheon. Mrs. Wilkins is reported ill. Visitors from Columbus Junction visit W Moore’s family. An exchange quotes Mr Hopperton on women and time, with a comic line about tight trousers and affection from a Chicago Tribune style vignette.
About two hundred attended a social hosted by the Epworth League at the home of Rev. Schreckengast. Guests enjoyed charades and other amusements and the young ladies served ices and cake for a very enjoyable evening.
A seller advertises stock of Japanese hand drawn linen clothes hem stitched, six inches square, priced at eight cents each. Offers include quantities from one to twelve with an assurance of quality.
Ke W Swisher of Brighton visited the city today and urged readers to place tomorrow orders for any kind of cake for Sunday at Johnson's bakery on the north side. The notice also recalls the old Model Bakery stand Boston Brown Bread on Tate Saturday at the Johnson Bakery on the north side of the square.
A collage of old Chicago newspaper quips contrasts invention with patents and office power. Dialogues touch on the great trek year, moving from north to south, and the savvy roles of inventors, offices, and public figures in a historical newspaper tone.
New York reform leaders move to pressure District Attorney Gardiner as the grand jury protests his presence during Dr Parkhurst testimony. Recorder Goff rules the DA may provide information but must withdraw once testimony is given. Police actions against reputed restaurants prompt debate over the vice crackdown and gambling fight. Dr Parkhurst attends the grand jury but declines to testify.
Chicago and St Louis boards show mixed grains and livestock prices with wheat around 66 to 67 cents for July and September. Hogs and cattle move in narrow ranges as traders note receipts and steady to firmer tone, while produce quotes cover butter eggs and fruits.
Evansville police arrested Willie Gulliver, nine, for arson after he confessed to setting three stables and one residence on fire. He claimed the motive was to watch the horses run, and he started two fires on Wednesday, triggering both alarms.
Bay City Michigan on March 16 a 16 year old girl Cora McQuinn died by overdose after taking an ounce of carbolic acid at West Bay City. She had been discharged from work for staying out late.
Wants and notices: agents sought for best typewriter the "Pittsburg Visible" with exclusive territory at SLO iay Hardware Company Pittsburg ha. Also for rent listings: house with barn see Ed Donovan and a five room house with five acres near town inquire at Civic Hotel.
Patrons recall Hennessy LeRoyle and his company in By Wits Outwitted. Manager Moore plans a Graham date in late April for Other People's Money, praised as a top road comedy. Also notes Northern Pacific $5 rail fares March 14 20 28 and April 4 to Jamestown Leeds Oakes Pembina ND and nearby points with land offers.
In Marquette on March 16 a year after the copper boom, investors who held shares profit as copper prices rise. London quotes copper at about 3.97 a ton and Michigan properties like Calumet & Hecla Tamarack Quincy Osceola Wolverine and Atlantic pay strong dividends at 16 to 16 1/2 cents per pound. Newer properties Baltic Copper Range Mohawk Tri Mountain Michigan Adventure Mass attract buyers, with promising reports from the south range.
Springfield March 16 Governor Tanner designated April 27 as Arbor Day to be observed statewide with tree planting activities. The proclamation urges schools and educational bodies to promote tree and greenery planting, public property care, and youth moral and aesthetic uplift. Also reporting uptick in smallpox cases in southern Illinois and a Chicago boy injured after being run over by a truck.
An advertisement asserts a "beautiful complexion" depends on pure blood and digestion. It promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea as acting on bowels liver and kidneys for perfect health with price 25¢ and 50c, sold by J. H. Stewart, druggist.
Dates Jan 16 Feb 6 20 Mar 6 20 Apr 3 17 1900 round trip tickets good 21 days sold at a single fare plus 200 to all points on this line in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota north of Shell Rock Abbott Crossing and Waverly. Also available to many Northern Western and Southern cities. For details contact BCR&N agents or Jne G Farmer AGP&TA Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Sam offers painting and paper hanging services with samples and low prices. The Dominion Company invites agents for Life of D L Moody by W R Moody and Ira D Sankey, claiming official authentic authorized by family with high profits and free outfits.
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