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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
2
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels with buyer seller and sections, totaling sums from 6 650 to 89 420. The text also reviews Hall's parade, praising the Great W P Hall shows street pageant, horses, tableau wagons, and public exhibits, calling it a strong circus display.
The page lists numerous land conveyances with parcels and prices including sections 15 76 7 11 and 18 77 7 to William J Gerot John W Carpenter Lydia Gosnell James M Robinson and others. It also notes a circus parade start at 10 o clock on May 17 and quotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ad copy amid mixed local notices and a teaching professorship development in Iowa City.
Ralph F. Fernandez of Tampa describes a fearful race with death due to liver trouble and heart disease. He credits Electric Bitters with rapid improvement and a complete recovery after three days. The remedy is guaranteed at J HH. Stewart's drug store for 60 cents.
The W P Hall Show will exhibit in Washington on May 17 featuring attractions connected with the event.
Professor Brown of the state university says Iowa has 1,300 more teachers than five years ago but 1,000 fewer men, citing higher wages in commercial work as the cause. Mrs Barnes from Pittsburg visits then goes to Cedar Rapids. Mrs Goon and Frank Farris travel toward Keota from Texas. M W Stapleton of Muscatine arrives today.
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