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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1912

Page

5

The Fair News Briefs And Local Notes

Short notices from The Fair include church and community updates. Rev W R Sawhill preached at United Presbyterian West Chester while Rev W F Graham attends home missions meeting in Spokane and the Seattle assembly. Local items mention hat exchanges at a home, baseball gear, and visits by Fairfield residents at J W Simons and R L McGugin homes. The Fair also advertises ice cream from Hartman Ice Cream factory and shells and tin ware from Shellabarger’s.

W. R. Sawhill United Presbyterian Church West Chester W. F. Graham Spokane Wesh Committee of Home Missions General Assembly Seattle

Local notices and ads from Washington town paper

Community brief highlights guests visiting from Ainsworth Crawfordsville and West Chester. Local business moves to Citizens Savings Bank building and Holsum bread promotion from Keller Phillips. Various residents travel to Harper Randalia and nearby areas for shopping, real estate, and services.

Citizens’ Savings Bank Washington County Savings Bank Dani. Sexton Randalia Fayette County

bedtime tale Anthony and Jane in a city of iron works

Addy tells Jack and Evelyn a bedtime tale about a boy Anthony and a girl Jane living in a distant city known for iron and steel. They send a cardboard postcard to Aunt Caroline then Aunt Caroline replies with letters from her desk. The piece mixes family life and a postal story with local notices and small ads in a busy page.

Addy Jack Evelyn Anthony Jane Caroline Ane Garoline Aunt Caroline Pussy Cat Big Smoky

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