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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1918

Page

8

Local News Items Mention Visits and Purchases in Town

Local notes report Howard Mott due from Minneapolis to visit his mother Mrs F D Mott. John S Wilson back from Camp Cody for Army Y M C A work. O F Haight away on business. Mrs C D Liggett and daughter Helen leave for Ft Morgan Colo after visiting Miss Clara Coulter. Mrs L Shafer travels from Fairport Ia to Crawfordsville. J Lemmon's Pharmacy stands by guarantee on Miona stomach tablets. F H T Ritchie and Harry Goodrich to visit next week. Mrs FE Walker hosts Chicago relatives. new ship ments of Bone Day Storage Batteries at Washington Service Station.

C. D. Liggett Helen Ft. Morgan, Colo Washington New Post Office

The Fair at The Fair TO includes new dinner ware and supplies

A local notice lists new patterns in dinner ware and tools at The Fair. John S. Wilson, YMCA secretary at Camp Cody, arrived for a brief furlough to visit family and share experiences with soldiers. Fay Willem becomes a new employee at Washington National Bank, replacing C. E. Demling who moved to Burlington. Mrs. Nellie Wolfe starts as bookkeeper at the Washington National. Read "The Truth About Belgium" by Brand Whitlock in Everybody's Magazine. Nita Belle McKeon promotes Kiddie Cars and wagons. C. O. Greenwood hospitalized near Keota with blood poisoning from a fingertip scratch. he is recovering.

John S. Wilson Army Y. M. C. A Camp Cody Mr. Wilson Fay Willem Washington National Bank C. E. Demling Burlington Willem Merchants’ National Bank of Nellie Wolfe The Washington National Belgium Brand Whitlock United States Everybody's Magazine Pictorial Review Adventure Ladies Home Journal Call Journal Nita Belle McKeon To-Thi C. O. Greenwood Keota

War Pu ying Fund Appeal Third Ward Question

Citizens are asked if they will contribute to the war fund raising drive. The message notes it will take £20 from each person in the third ward to reach a $20,000 goal and urges donors to buy a ticket or give more to aid a family with many dependents.

Willard Station Willard

Local Ads and Passenger Notes From The Fair

Busy page notes shoppers Fox and Dewey for shoes and Parisian Sage hair treatment sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy with money back guarantee. Morning passengers include Miss Helen Mott for Keota and Henry Steck for Davenport. J B Coffey and spouse heading home to West Chester. Also mentions steps ladders clothes racks ironing boards and a grocery ad Butter priced at 40 cents.

J. Ke. Lemmon Adyt

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Howard Mott Minneapolis F. D. Mott Clark & Enslin Camp Cody, N. M O. F. Haight Watertown, &D J. Lemmon Advt F. H. T. Ritchie New York Department of Boys’ Work Harry Goodrich Des Moines Boys’ Work FE. B. Walker H. A. Kostus G. L. Halstead Henry Charles Chicago the Fair FOX Bessie Barriscale Paralta Mlay Earl Williams O. Henry Star King Baggot Campbell's Soup Yacht Club California Brindley’s Sanitary Grocery Nat’l Bank Washington, Iowa John Shields & Sons Congress Hotel ALTO Tam Mutual I Cohn McNamara First’ Store Warren Card Carl Combs Helen Mott Henry Steck Davenport J. B. Coffey West Chester Mee Eldridge Battery Co Neiswanger Building Iowa Coperight Lvis Westinghouse Iowa Gas & Electric Company Graham Theatre Mysterious Smith CO Olga McElhinney’s White Way Garage Co
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