Linen in Transit Damaged Goods Sale Ad
A case of linen arrived broken and soiled. Some items are dirty at ends and others halfway through. A good washing should remove dirt, and Mercer & Chilcote offer linens cheaper than ever before.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1895
Page
1
Housing Rental Ad List Prices and Availability
Classified notice offering houses for rent with listed price ranges including 1300 to 2600 and 1500 to 1800. Encourages readers to rent through the listing service and provides multiple monthly figures.
Reward Offered for Arrest of Nighttime Tampering Suspect
A $1,000 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of anyone who in the dead hour of midnight inverted the Penn Tank Line Co’s Family Safety kerosene at CW Stephens’ warehouse. The ad promotes the kerosene as pure and smokeless and urges customers to choose the labeled brand to avoid odors. It also advertises Knecht cleaning and Smith’s Laundry services in the northwest corner square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Tank Line Co
Family Safety
Stephens
Play promises laughter. seats on sale Tuesday
A lighthearted production invites audiences to see a comedy praised as funny beyond description. Tickets go on sale Tuesday morning at C. H. Wilson's office with gallery 35 cents balcony 50 cents par quet 50 cents dress circle 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Wilson
Paper trimming and hanging services offered by Tam and Nine Western
IT offers paper hanging painting and grimming with a focus on trim styles. A Penn Tank Line Co brand White Lily stove gasoline is promoted as pure and efficient to avoid sooty pipes. GC. W. Stephens is the local agent. Also for rent seven rooms suitable for office and dwelling or either at JourNAL office or Schneider Bros. store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Tank Line Co
White Lily
W. Stephens
Journal
Schneider Bros
Penn ‘Tank Line Co
Brice Arrested for Shoplifting Hat in Chicago
Mrs M Brice wife of a Keota Iowa physician was arrested on charges of shoplifting a 20 cent straw hat from a shop at 109 111 Wabash Avenue Chicago Mercantile Company complaint. Case set for Monday. The Burlington Hawk Eye notes mercury dangers and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with claims of internal action and no mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. Brice
Keota
Iowa
Chicago Mercantile Company
Wabash Avenue
Brice
Burlington
Attempted Hold Up And Tramp Nuisance Spark City Alarm
Local item reports an attempted hold up on St Patrick’s Day and a push to curb a tramp nuisance. Lon Brindley encountered two men near a gas office. Benedict and a Jacksonville, Alabama visitor Richard son followed, then disappeared. Suspicion falls on the “tramps” amid dark streets and alleyways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Brindley
Ares
Him
Mr. Benedict
Jacksonville
Richardson
Lrindley
Mr. B
Local deaths and funeral notices from Washington and Rock Island
Martha Dougherty aged local dress-maker dies after two week illness from pneumonia and brain abscess. Funeral tomorrow at ten, Rev. W. G. Thorne officiating, Elm Grove Cemetery. Alonzo J. Lamphere dies after illness of pneumonia at his southwest Washington home. Carpenter by trade, survived by wife and three children. Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm, Rev. Thorne and Rev. Logue, Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Dougherty
East Main Street
W. G. Thorne
Elm Grove Cemetery
Alonzo J. Lamphere
Washington
Arkport
Steuben County
N. Y
Rock Island
Frank E
Davenport
Scott
Frome
Thorne and Logue
Infant of Toward White Dies after Illness
Tow ard and Cora White mourn the death of their one year old son after a severe illness. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 30 PM conducted by Rev. H R Stark. Saturday night Mr and Mrs rank Webb hosted about twenty friends with mandolin orchestra and Miss Hunt on piano followed by light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toward
Cora White
H.R. Stark
Rank Webb
Mandolin Orchestra
Washington Tailoring Co Opens Above The New York Store
The New York Store clerks form a stock company and opened a new merchant tailoring establishment in the front rooms above the store. The Washington Tailoring Co employs Chas. Freading, formerly with W. L. Mount & Co. The rooms are open to the public. They invite patrons to view their line of spring and summer fabrics and promise a suit for thirty dollars, cheaper than the forty-five dollar rate elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington Tailoring Co
Chas. Freading
W. L. Mount & Co
Glove Fight Ends in First Round at Claus Grath Hall
In Davenport Gazette report, a Friday night boxing mismatch between Robert Armstrong from Washington, Ind, and James Briscoe, a visiting white challenger, ends when Armstrong knocks Briscoe out in the first round after a brief start delayed from a planned 10 rounds. The referee declared Briscoe knocked out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Grath
Robert Armstrong
Washington
James Briscoe
Briscoe
Armstrong
Davenport Gazette
Boys Fight Boxcar Tramps Near Narrow Gauge Tracks
Three youths chase a boxcar full of tramps after hearing noises. They return with two more friends and hurl stones at the car and its occupants until their ammunition runs out, then go home. The incident ends with unidentified occupants in the car.
Untitled Catalog Line Leaves Little Readable Detail
A fragment from a department store listing shows scattered items like dress trimmings toilet soap and side combs. The text is partial with unclear brand names or prices, offering few readable specifics.
Local notes mix hog shipment Band concert and travels
A mixed page item notes Reynolds & Wells shipped a lame hog with a carload of tramps and Emma Abbott leads. City council meets tonight, court resumes tomorrow, band rehearsals and a concert March 26 at The Graham. Various locals travel, visit, and recover, with weather and society updates across Davenport, Keota, Osceola, and Mahoning County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds & Wells
Emma Abbott
Kk. G. Dodge
Davenport
Graham
Lost Paradise theater troupe visits town en route to Ottumwa
Gustav Frohman's company led by William Morris and managed by Sedley Brown performed Lost Paradise in our city this morning before heading to Ottumwa for tonight's show. Next week they present The Wandering Jew in Kansas City. W. O. Wallace appointed Wash DC postmaster replacing G. W. Thacker. Wallace formerly foreman of the office. Also notice of Mary Kirkpatrick will on March 22 be proved in Washington County Iowa District Court. The third floor of Campbell & Howman's building will be for rent after month start. Penn Tank Line Co oils advertised. Wheat and oats market closes noted with openings and losses. Cattle receipts and market activity reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Frohman
William Morris
Sedley Brown
Lost Paradise
Ottumwa
Kansas City
State OF
Towa
Washington Co
District Court
Mary Kirkpatrick
Roots and Shoes Store Promises Value for Every Dollar
The ad proclaims a focus on good goods and strictly roots and shoes. It invites patronage by promising value received for every dollar spent and seeks customers on grounds of fair dealing and reliable products.
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Mercer & Chilcote
Argains
California
Salt Lake
Seath
Minn
Kansas
Cash Grocers South Side Square
A Nicola
Smouse & CO
Ington
Washingtom
Ins
Square
Price
Saramer
New House
Heights
Price New House
Highland Park
Eastside
Smouse
Knecht
Northwest Corner Square
Smith’s
Rin
Graham Opera House
Iy Comet
Diane
Bath
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
ST. Patrick’s Day
Charles Harold White
New Tailor Shop
Tore Shoe Co
Jous
Dept
City of Washington
Gents’ Furnishing Dept
East Black Sox
Sean
Dress Goods Dept
Selissa
Cambrie
Nation Dep't
Lonsdale
Ginghamen
Sharp
Turkey
North Side
Souare
H. Reinfeld & Co
J.T. Brady
Chas Onghemach
Frank Webb
Nancy Cummings
Noble
Geo
Griffith
Wmn. Wilson Jr
Des Moines
Dewey
Wapello
Misses Moore
Mahoning County
Pennsylvania
Mrs. S. Klein
Milan Shields
Eli Humphrey
Dr. Meacham
Katherine
A. H L. Wallace
Geo. Whistler
Cora Jones
Melkain
Clay
Hortense Burnside
Oskaloosa
Hattie Essley
Allie Stiles
Dollie Moore
Barnes, In
Mrs. George Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Miss Johnson
Webster City
Lottie Black Kerr
Chas. Martin
Gardner
East Madison St
Mt. Vernon
Jessie
Amy Fair
E. Giltner
On the Heights
Fairfield
HH. W. Smock
Smith
Casey Bros
Washington, D. C
W. O. Wallace
G. W. Thacker
Glenwood Herald
Wallace
Gazette
United Workmen
Campbell & Howman's
RT. Wilson
J. A. McCall & Co
J. Albert Williams & Co
J.C. McCartney & Son
Wlooour
W. F. Haight
East Side Sq
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