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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1900

Page

4

Monmouth Glee Club Performs with Wagner Quartette

Monmouth College Glee Club with Wagner Ladies' Quartette and JT McVoy will present a new program at the Gra m Saturday May 26 under the Young People groups. The ensemble has toured eastern states since January and drew strong praise. advance sale opens Monday with 50 cent reserved seats and 25 cents for children under 15.

Theonmouth College Glee Club Wagner Ladies’ Quartette JT. McVoy Gram Ohio Pennsylvania

Palmer’s Ten Nights in a Bar Room to Play at Graham

The advance agent announced a one night engagement at the Graham next Saturday. Prices are 25 35 and 50 cents with seats to go on sale Thursday morning at Anderson and Burroughs.

Palmer Graham Anderson & Burroughs

Yale Law Student Thorn Passes After Appendicitis Operation

Nifford Thorn, a Yale law student, has undergone an appendicitis operation. He is now at the New Haven Infirmary where doctors and family express hopeful recovery. His father had planned to attend the MFE conference and will visit him.

Nifford Thorn Yale Clifford New Haven MFE

Palmer's Ten Nights in a Car Room at the Graham

Palmer's company finishes a Chicago engagement and appears for one night only at the Graham next Saturday evening May 12. The act follows a week in Chicago and comes to town for a single performance.

Palmer Graham Chicago

Wilson Leamer store expansion and renovations in town

Levi Wenger of Wayland delivered a team of thoroughbred roadsters to McElwain Allen for their stable as the Schneider building will house Ed Walther Pluming and Steam Heating and be interiorly improved. Frank Swisher hurt at the quarry east of Brigh ton is improving but may remain crippled. Sam Myers visited Wellman for Standard Oil Co. and noted rain. Fireman Mather moved to the old McMillan property once owned by A Hise. Bert F Ragan aids Frank Belknap in his piano store. Territory and Selover report selling out furniture stock and asking creditors to settle accounts.

Levi Wenger Wayland McElwain - Allen Frank Swisher Brighton

Wanted and for sale notices from The Journal

Short classifieds listing items for sale and services sought including a high grade Monarch buckle, a folding bed, chimney and foundation work, a sewing girl for home work, general housework help, a second hand boy’s bicycle, and a route for cigar sales. Includes contact notes at Crawford's store Cunningham's grocery and M H Walter Brighton Iowa.

Journal Crawford C. D. McClelland Cunningham's Grocery

Petition Seeks Purchase of Michigan Gravel Road

In Delphi Indiana on May 8 a petition signed by 100 residents of Washington and Carrollton townships asks commissioners to buy the Logansport and Burlington Turnpike company road from its nine miles. The route has suffered dynamite damage to a toll house and two bridges, and a proposed electric line may run over it. The company previously demanded high prices. locals fear further destruction if not sold. The price cited is 100000 per mile, with county readiness to pay about half.

Delphi Ind Washington Carrolton Townships Michigan Logansport Burlington Meansport Todianapolis

Receptive prospects in Burt renomination talks in Saginaw

The article notes Democratic leaders in Saginaw hoping to persuade Hon. Wellington Burt to accept a possible congressional nomination if tendered. Burt declines to commit, saying he would run if offered but cannot say more. Close Burt supporters believe he would not decline if unanimously nominated, though he is not actively seeking the post.

Saginaw, Mich Wellington KR. Burt Rio Burt Tam Pot

Various Early 20th Century News Tidbits From Multiple Locales

A mishmash of items reports flag-raising at Pago Pago and a child's birthday in Wisconsin, a fatal railway collision near Chaville, whispers about a newspaper owner, Polish celebrations in Chicago, a Wisconsin prize offer on finance papers, a drowning by bath in San Francisco, cyclones in Wansias, a plot to bomb a Paris expo electric plant, a dog theft in Chicago, and assorted quotes and quips with broken, garbled text.

Pago Pago Tutuila Eligzabeth Slammond Viroqua Wis Chaville France A. I. Wilder Wisconsin State Journal Madison H. A. Taylor Chicago T. C. Richmond State University Adeline McNally Page Street San Francisco Wansias

Foresters Elect Officers and Plan Sioux City Meet

Special to Evening Journal Waterloo Iowa May Iowa jurisdiction of Independent Order of Foresters named Sioux City as next meeting place. Officers elected include Frize Fort Dodge K Smith Council Bluffs Lohm Dubuque Hoffman Clinton Ginger Dubuque, Peter Hoffman Dubuque. Also notes hotel guests and various rail fare notices for trips and conventions to Sioux Falls and other destinations with discounted rates.

Evening Journal Waterloo Iowa Independent Order of Forresters Sioux City

Iowa brigade reunion set for Davenport June 12 1900

The Iowa brigade units 2d 7th 8th 12th and 14th infantry plan their fourth reunion in Davenport Iowa on June 12 1900 with headquarters at the Grand Opera house opening at 730 am. A business meeting at 130 pm Camp Fire in the evening and regimental reunions on June 13 at 8 am. Also notes state reduced rail rates for return trips and local services at Hotel Allen Shoe Shining Parlors Ort Waters proprietor.

Iowa Brigade Iowa Infantry Davenport Towa Grand Opera House Hotel Allen

Florist Ad Shows Local Services and Contact

An old florist notice advertises E. C. Keck with a greenhouse and phone contact. It also mentions a City Bus Line and a prompt call to Allen for services, illustrating a small town business listing.

Eae Allen Leocesiaer Ries

Real estate ad promotes building lots in Washington

An earnest advertisement touts sale of a fine Washington building lot with good drainage shade and ornamental trees in a residential area. It offers house construction on buyer plans with monthly installments and mentions additional properties new and nearly new for sale cheap on favorable terms.

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