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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1900

Page

4

Charley Reeves Returns From Missouri Trip With Sales

Charley Reeves reports a southern journey to Missouri where he sold a horse on each trip. The last sale featured a magnificent Percheron Stallion as Missouri shows signs of good corn and oats. Mrs J R Isenhart travels to Sigourney to assist in the restaurant and plans to donate part of today’s income to the new M E B church with a band outside and orchestra inside.

Charley Reeves Missouri J. R. Isenhart Sigourey Isenhart M. EB. Church

Endicott Plots Train Route Through Washington Calls

A. B. Endicott of Brighton visits the city to review court matters with the school board. The notice describes the Fox for Chicago train schedule stopping in Peoria Cincinnati St. Louis Omaha Lipeda and New York with a late evening timing. Fox agent KG signs off.

A. B. Endicott Brighton Fox Chicago Peoria Cincinnati St. Louis Omaha Lipeda Washington New York Selah. KG Fox Agt

Real Estate Transfers and Property Listings

Local and personal real estate transfers listed. Names include Savage to OC and Savage. Nellie Bell Dewey and Ada Dewey. Lamphere to SA White. Jennie Chilcote to W Cook. J Walsh to R Shellady. Julia Fleak to Bert Tracy. Mary Bush to Emily Cunningham. J H Rose and Riv. areas noted. multiple parcel references and street addresses across several towns.

Savage OC & Savage Smouse G Clapper Nellie Bell Dewey Et al Ada Dewey Fee Lamphere Et al Jennie Chilcote Et al Cook Wash A Espalding J Hulick Altos J Walsh R Shellady Zalowa Julia Fleak Bert Tracy Brighton City

Local items note deaths travels and society visits

A Southeastern Iowa town records a sudden death of a valuable mare, reflections on residents traveling to Keokuk Columbus Junction Des Moines and Chicago, and a busy schedule of meetings visits and events at the pension board M W A lodge and local businesses.

A. L Young

Labor Trouble Spreads In Michigan Iron Mines

Arcadians at Calumet and Woughton report miners and trammen securing small raises as strikes ripple through iron and copper properties. In Ishpeming the Winthope trammen seek higher pay while Arcadian strikers at Calumet accept a 4 dollar monthly increase. About 3,500 idle at Quincy and Oscola mines amid broader unrest.

Woughton Mich Wolverine Quincey Oscola Winthope Ishpeming Mark Hanna Lake Superior Calumet Shiels Varnall

Women Run Cars for Charity on Trolley Day

Rockford society plans a June 9 trolley day when women operate all city streetcar lines to raise funds for Sweet Charity. Rubber day follows with deposits of discarded galoshes and other rubber items sold for charity. Proceeds aid the charity.

Rockford Als Ladies’ Union Aid Society

Weeks Break-up a Cold Tab Lets You Buy

A note from Stewart's Pharmacy advertises Weeks Break-up-A-Cold Tabs promising a cure and offering a cheerful refund of the purchase price if it fails. Priced at 25 cents.

Stewart

Proposition Appeal Across Washington Areas

The passage asks where else in Washington readers can obtain a proposal like the one under consideration. It notes a search for places offering similar propositions and invites comparison among localities.

Washington

Lost and Found Notes Published in Journal Ad Section

A sequence of small classified notices appear: a lady reports a lost pocket book with cards left at the Journal office. another pocket book with money and a ring initialed M. C. is also missing, asking for return to the Journal office. Additional items include a new buggy for sale, a for rent listing for a six room house with barn, garden, chickens, shoats and other goods, a mandolin for sale, and a shoe shining parlor ad noting special attention to ladies’ shoe cleaning and dressing.

M. Con Journal Journal Office

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