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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1919
Page
8
Community announcements list errands travels visits and arrivals in Davenport with names such as Dr A W Clow Miss Belle McClelland Miss Mabel Stevenson and Mrs W E Anderson plus mentions of Davenport to Monmouth Carthage and Montevideo assignments and a May 15 event admission prices listed.
The page mixes ads and social notes from The Fair area with purchases and discounts on coats and kitchenware. Mentions include a 25 percent sale at H. J. Ward & Co and a full line of pocket knives. Several residents travel or visit Cedar Rapids Des Moines Los Angeles and Farmington Iowa.
The notice lists musical pieces and composers including Alfred J. Silver, Jules Grison, Alfred Hollins, Gatty Sellars, and Saint-Saens. It notes performances, descriptions of pieces such as In Venice and Overture Fantastique, and mentions the 168th infantry arrivals in Des Moines with Mr. and Mrs. Limerman traveling to greet their sons.
Families and friends greet Company K 168th Infantry as they pass through Davenport on their way to Camp Miss Josephine Guthrie in Des Moines. Local residents including Beth Wilson Hyelen Wilson and Palmer Wilson travel to Davenport to see their sergeant brother. Discharged soldier Jim Burris plans to return to Des Moines for celebrations after arriving from Camp Dodge.
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