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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1902
Page
3
The Columbus Junction district fair runs August 26 to 29 featuring speed events with stakes from 500 to 1000 dollars and entries closing May 15 for some races and August 14 for purses. Also noted are local ads and notices including a sciatic rheumatism remedy claim and a Brown's Park grand opening in Coppock with band music and festivities.
Local items report Carl Keck visiting Winefield, several residents traveling to Oskaloosa Davenport and Waterloo, and social events. Updates include Mrs. Page ill at home, Edith Shielde unable to finish school year, and Mrs Eva Livingston hosting the Twentieth Century Reading Circle. A measuring social with modest admission is planned at Mis Edea Klein's.
Harry Darbyshire leaves the city by Narrow Gauge to act as a witness in a murder case involving Dr. Beanblossom's son. The report also notes local arrivals and deaths including Mrs Isaiah Miller and Mrs Ed Deardeff, with funeral details and community notices.
The value of a photo lies not in its materials but in careful posing and lighting, combined with genuine craftsmanship. This blend produces the artistic impact the viewer perceives.
H R Phelps of Plymouth Oklahoma reports selling five bottles to threshers who continued work without delay. The notice urges keeping a bottle at home and lists Stewarts Pharmacy and Cook Sherman as local sellers.
Rainfall on Saturday night and Sunday morning totaled 1.27 inches and was enough to materially help the meadow land.
Washington Chapter No. 980 F. S. will meet Thursday evening May 7th in the Masonic Temple with full attendance desired. The U. T. D. Band may give its first concert of the season this evening in the park. Attorney Finley of Mt. Pleasant arrived last evening and is visiting at W. R. Jeffrey’s home as a delegate to today’s congressional convention in the opera house.
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