Cream and Soda Fares and Local Notices
Fragments show multiple local items: May 22 ice cream promotions at Means & Stichter's and Columbia Pharmacy with soda offerings. flick Johnson pays 400 for teams. residents traveling to Brigh ton and Kansas. Dr. Watts advertises chiropody. Washington Mitten Factory hiring. Valley Junction visitors. Charlie Quinn family visiting. Rocky Mountain Tea advertised. J H Stewart and Howard Ross plan move to Ridgeway Pa. Womans club delegates from Fortnightty Club return from Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud
Jack
J. H. Stewart
Howard Ross
Burlington
Ridgeway
Ross
Mrs. Zaiser Delights Fans With Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Grace Zaiser's reading of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch drew a large audience. The performance showcased her dramatic delivery and charm in a nostalgic era production.
Washington D C May Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with possible local showers as Iowa forecast for today and tomorrow appears in The Evening Journal.
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Washington, D. C
Evening Journal
Iowa
Today
Tomor
Personal notes from Newton area travels and visits
Pearl Gardner returns to Newton Miss Woodford guests Brighton visits Frank Lamphere Davenport occasional city stopovers Mike Lombardo Burlington passenger Chas Davis Eldon trip Mrs H M Eicher Chicago visit Miss Clara White Muscatine trip Mrs A A Sowash West Chester shopping i S Sample Wellman dealer Rev Coates Big Mound preaching W L Trotter Ainworth city visit Mrs S W Livingston West Chester trip Miss Ruth Evans Columbus Junction city visit Wm Buntenbach Marion Twp Rock Island trip Miss Lucy Porter West Chester home visit Mr and Mrs Arthur Woods Verdi visit Miss Mary Hughes county superintendent Crawfordsville school visits Mr and Mrs M L Miller Ainsworth Henry Boyee home L R Rowley Chicago silk house caller Hugh McCausland city business Mrs Jerry Curran Mrs Frank Marvel Crawfordsville orchestra Chas Gobble Muscatine return Frank Pearson Parsons college home from Fairfield with roommate Harrison Mrs Sidney Anderson Rock Island arrives Firefly visit Miss Matthews Humble Orris Grace Coates Crawfordsville concert T W Ward Chicago milliner trade call Dr and Mrs Dewey El Paso then California Mrs R F McFarland Mrs Elizabeth Gallagher West Chester Firefly Keokuk Eldon visit Grace Zaiser Burlington reading First Methodist church return J E Freeland family Selma farm Columbia Pharmacy fountain opens with beverages
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Miss Woodford
Brighton
Frank Lamphere
Davenport
Mike Lombardo
Burlington
Chas. Davis
Eldon
H. M. Eicher
Chicago
W. L. Trotter
Ainworth
S. W. Livingston
West Chester
Ruth Evans
Columbus Junction
Wm. Buntenbach
Marion Township
Rock Island
Lucy Porter
Arthur Woods
Verdi
Mary Hughes
Crawfordsville
M. L. Miller
Ainsworth
Henry Boyee
L. R. Rowley
Hugh McCausland
Jerry Curran
Frank Marvel
Frank Pearson
Parsons
Fairfield
Mr. Harrison
Sidney Anderson
W. H. Riley
Matthews
Humble
Orris
Grace Coates
T. W. Ward
Gage Bros. Wholesale Milliner House
Grace Zaiser
First Methodist
J. E. Freeland
Expressman Bandy
Selma
Washington buggy company offers unique carriage styles
A fragment notes The Washington Buggy Company offering buggies surreys stanhoes runa bouts and carriages with a hint of a sale or inventory listing. The readable text mentions unique styles and a sale action but details are incomplete.
Militia Forces Advance Toward Washington
The Ottumwa Courier reports Milwaukee track layers have reached twelve miles from the west end and expect a meeting near Washington. If they join, the East Enders will reach Washington in a few days, but a clash here is unlikely before the Skunk river bridge is completed.
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Ottumwa Courier
Milwaukee Track
West End
Washington
West Ind
East
Robbers Invade Four Fairfield Homes Thursday Night
Four Fairfield houses were entered on Thursday night. Occupants were aroused in two burglaries with robbers demanding money and jewelry. Items stolen included a silver watch small change and a new suit of clothes from the homes of P. H. Fisher William Louden J. T. Mitchell and S. L. McChesney.
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Fairfield
P. H. Fisher
William Louden
J. T. Mitchell
S. L. McChesney
Night Hawks
Rail lines seek control of M. N. S. Road by receivership
The M. N. and S. Road now under a receiver attracts attention from Milwaukee and Rock Island systems. Rock Island sees expansion potential to boost influence in the Muscatine district while Milwaukee views the line as a valuable feeder for its new cut off.
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Milwaukee and
Rock Island
Muscatine
Milwaukee
Reader with rare powers shines in Mrs Wiggs reading at church
Grace Zaiser drew a large First Methodist audience with a reading from Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch by Alice Hogan Rice. The performance captured life in a needy urban home with humor and pathos and showed Zaiser's deep empathy and stage rhythm. Alma Brindley and Mrs Charles Parkinson provided musical preludes and interludes. The event, organized by the Women's Foreign Missionary Society, was praised as a fine entertainment choice for the community.
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Grace Zaiser
First Methodist Church
Mrs. Wiggs
Cabbage Patch
Asia
European
Australia
Alma Brindley
Charles Parkinson
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Church
Chamberlains Pain Balm Praised By New Jersey Family
Mrs. Anna Hagelgans of Tuckahoe New Jersey touts Chamberlains Pain Balm for rheumatism and lumbago. She notes her husband found relief from a sprained back and says it is the best family remedy she has used. She recommends it to many others who also acclaim its merits. Stewarts Pharmacy in Cook Sherman sells it.
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Chamberlain
Anna Hagelgans
Sol Rich Returns From Chicago After Illness News
Sol Rich came back yesterday morning from Chicago where he had been by the bedside of Mrs. Klara Simon who is in a very weakened condition and not expected to recover. Washington friends express deep regret at the sad news.
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Sol Rich
Chicago
Klara Simon
Leesville man saved by Dr King’s New Discovery
In Leesville Indiana W H Thrown of that place was believed near death but was saved by Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. The advertisement claims the remedy cures Asthma Consumption Pneumonia Bronchitis and Grip with immediate relief and a complete cure. Trials bottles are free and prices listed 50 cents and 1.00.
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Leesville
Ind
W. H. Thrown
Stewart
Meeting of the Morehair Club Delayed and Discussed
A local note reports the Morehair Club will meet next Monday and on the fifth Monday each month. Members promise to share recent experiences with the club’s remedy while denying reports of drinking it. They confirm use as a tooth wash and defend against swallowing claims.
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Morehair’’ Club
Electric Bitters credited with curing stomach bleeding case
A physician from No. Mehoopany Pa Dr T G Merritt reports triggering a startling test that cured a patient with violent stomach hemorrhages due to ulceration after using Electric Bitters. The patient improved from the first dose and has had no attack in 14 months. The tonic is guaranteed for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles and sold for 50 cents at Stewart's Pharmacy.
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T. G. Merritt
No. Mehoopany, Pa
Stewart's Pharmacy
SPECIAL LOW RATE EXCURSIONS FOR SETTLERS
The Iowa Central Ry offers May Sth and 12th one way settlers excursions to Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Manitoba at very low rates. Obtain details from local agents or A B Cutts G P Minneapolis Minn.
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Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Manitoba
Iowa Central Ry
A. B. Cutts
G. P. Eas
Minneapolis
Minn
Mrs Zaiser Reading at M E Church Tonight
Mrs Albert Zaiser presents a reading at the M. E. church this evening at eight o clock. She will perform Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and is highly praised by venues. Admission is 25 cents.
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Albert
Zaiser
M. E
Special One Way Colonist Rates Announced
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through September 1903 the Iowa Central Railway will sell colonist tickets to points in Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Colorado Texas Louisiana New Mexico and more at extremely low rates. Contact local agents or address A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis for rates and further information. sept 1903
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Iowa Central Ry
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Colorado
Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Notice High School and Academy Graduates
The Journal offers up to date calling cards for commencements and invitations. It promotes engraving options and sizes suitable for sending to relatives and friends.
Quick Arrest Salve Heals Severe Piles Case
J A Guiledge of Verbena Alabama endured a severe pile condition with 24 tumors and was hospitalized twice. Bucklen's Arnica Salve halted inflammation and cured him after other remedies failed. Sold at Stewart Druggist for 50 cents to 25 cents in some ads.
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J. A. Guiledge
Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
Stewart
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Evening Journal
Weashington Lowe
East Main
Locai
Means & Stichter's
Weem
Sandres & Reid
Flick & Johnson
Sam Lout
John Squires
Mrs. Squires
James M. Watts
Civic Motel
L. D. Higgins
J. T. Anderson
H. M. Shellabarrer
Ed Klopfenstein
Ft. Scott
Kaw
Columbia Pharmacy
Washington Mitten
Opera House
Jack Quinn
Thresa Quinn
Valley Junction
W. KR. Jeffrey
Nort Ooerbin
Des Moines
Womans Club
Patch
J. Albert
Atute
Bonaparte
West Side Clothiers
D L. Baird & Son
Cash Store
Baxter
H. A. Baxtisar
Samson & Livingston
Babcock
Sproull
Frank Webb
A. E. Ritchey
Taylor Insurance Office
North Side
Bk. K. Jenkins
West Side Book and Drug Store
Pearl Gardner
Newton
Clara White
A. A. Sowash
West Chestre
I. S. Sample
Wellman Furniture
Coates
Big Mound
Chas. Gobble
Washington Buggy Company
St. Paul
Muscatine North & South
Wiggses
Daintiness
SOL. Rich & CO
Kila Brown
Kila Woodford
Cedar Township
Prof
Kelsall
Kittie BK
Ton
Bh. FP. Brown
Miss Brown
Degree of Honor
A. O. U. W. Hall
A. Hise
Fred Neiswanger
the “Morehair” Club
Mrs. Zaiser
E. C. Keck
Madison
Monbrison
India
Fabrique Monbrison
J.C. Smith
Cash Grocery
Fred L. Stewart
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