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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1905
Page
3
Special to The Evening Journal reports generally fair skies across Iowa. Tonight will be cooler with southeast areas slightly warmer on Sunday as conditions improve.
Daily brief from Brighton news notes several residents traveling to nearby towns including Miss Gelski to Brighton for a few days and Miss McCulley to Winfield. Advertisements promote Johnson’s pies and loaf bread plus the Fitch Dandruff Cure. The Brighton News changes ownership as R G Walker sells to H L Mathes with promises to make good.
A morning crowd notes current lunch cakes at Johnsons and lists residents visiting, shopping, or traveling. Ethel White rode the Firefly, James Wilson visited Knoxville, Ida Patterson shopped in town, and Lottie Dupuis returned from Bigourney with Susie Edgington in Ainsworth joined by Miss Rowan heading there for Sunday.
On May tenth and eleventh the White Art Co. of Chicago brings its entire line of handpainted china to Washington for two days of low prices. C S Lemmon invites customers to inspect the display and consider a purchase, promising the largest and best assortment ever shown locally.
Beginning April 10 the Rock Island Railway offers round trips to Los Angeles San Francisco and California at 55 dollars 65 cents fare. Passengers may depart by any regular route and return by any route with cars held from Washington until arrival in sunny California. Contact H. W. Russell agent by phone mail or wire.
Saturday evening from 7 to 10 o'clock the New York Store offers 25 dozen embroidered Turn-Over Collars in 25 styles at four cents each.
An Iowa Land Co. notice promotes a May 9 and May 16 excursion to Canada offering timber-rich districts and land exchanges for local properties. Call or write for information and maps from Over Crail's store.
Marbourg and Helwick announce a new upstairs room suitable for storing goods for summer or winter seasons in their building.
The committee to make arrangements for the Decoration Day exercises will meet this evening at the office of J W Morton.
George L. Chubb of Harlan Michigan says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best cough medicine he has used. It cures a cough or cold faster than any other treatment and should be kept in the house for prompt use. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
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