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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
3
Special to The Evening Journal notes showers likely tonight and Saturday. Warmth expected tonight with cooler conditions to follow.
Local notices report Duncan's offering elegant gift books and fresh bread at Johnson's while promoting ten cent cakes. Several residents travel or visit nearby towns, and notices include bakery promotions, railroad travel, a lost ice scale, and small business ads.
Allen Abbott keeps clerks busy at J. E. Lemmon's selling Wadsworth Bros Obitcos cigars as twins arrive at his house. Friends celebrate with porch cigars while the town discovers Chico cigars offer Havana filler, five cents, better value than pricier brands.
The funeral of A. H. Patterson was conducted yesterday at 2:30 PM from his East Washington Street home. Rev. L. D. Young led the service with Rev. W. C. Allen assisting and music by the Presbyterian church choir. Washington County Bar members attended in a body and accompanied the procession to Elm Grove cemetery where pallbearers included A. Hf. Wallace, C. H. Wilson, Wm. Blair, Wm. Cook, Chas. Ohngemach, Col. Hiram Scogeld.
A Belle Plaine reader reports a friend suffered a severe hand injury that swelled with blood poison. Bucklen's Arnica Salve drew out the poison, healed the wound, and saved his life. Sold 26¢ at J I Stewart's drug store.
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