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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
3
We conclude to quit the cement business this year yet have many requests to do work. We will resume and maintain our reputation for quality by using proper proportions and the best material for solid stone construction. Work will be neat and workmanlike. Leave orders with McCartney and Son. Phone 492. Bear 71 tf
The city inks a contract with The Great Parker Carnival Co. for a week long street fair and carnival from June 29 to July 4. Proceeds will fund apparatus for the city volunteer fire department while organizers promise clean, family friendly attractions.
Our group, after abandoning the boat, treks through a perilous forest led by a vigilant guide. They defend a cliff-side shelter against a pack of bloodhounds with improvised barricades and weapons, killing four dogs and wounding three, before moving on after confirming no Confederates nearby.
An old advertisement touts Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets as a cure for stomach weakness and indigestion. It features W. C. Worrell of the Lake Shore Railroad claiming fifteen years of stomach trouble were cured by two Mi-o-na boxes and urges readers to buy a 50 cent box from Lemmon's pharmacy with a money back guarantee.
Local items report tomato plants for sale at Highland Park nursery and multiple arrivals, departures, and visits in Muscatine. Community notes include residents traveling to Winfield Ainsworth Rock Island Crawfordsville and Longmont, plus lodge meeting and theater preview for The College Boy arriving May 8 at Washington.
On a rainy Monday in Winfield Beachon Charley Hebner a Washington tombstone maker arrived. He is known as a jovial storyteller whose laughter uplifts others though he tends to stay away too long, leaving townsfolk hoping for his return soon.
An ad-style notice explains that the kidneys strain impurities from blood and Foley's Kidney Remedy from Lemmon's Pharmacy will restore kidney health and make you well by taking it promptly.
The clever eccentric comedian Ralph Riggs and his troupe present the three act musical comedy The College Boy at the opera house on May 9. Now in its third season the show has enjoyed financial prosperity and signals no search for a new vehicle for Riggs talents. Sunday with the boss at the Star tonight.
The grounds committee invites bids for stand and dining hall privileges at the Chautauqua from August 11 to 20 1908 ending May 16 Those bidding for the stand must bid for the dining hall too as consolidation is desired The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
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