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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1903

Page

3

Local Ice Cream Sales Ads and Community Notices

Local advertisement snippets show stores like Allen's Hammocks Duncan's Means Stichter's and Saling's Music Store promoting winter sales free lessons in embroidering piano tuning and sheet music specials. Notices mention Miss Lelia Wallace improving and residents Wake Neal Ira Haynes Asa Reed visiting Riverside Leader anecdotes and a humorous tombstone inscription.

Frank Webb Chas. Deutschman Saling Jace New York Lelia Wallace Glenwood Minn Winteld Washington Glee Club Wake Neal Wake Ira Haynes Asa Reed Washington Haynes Riverside Iowa Colorado Riverside Leader Beexch V. A. Jung Scouffer, Hughes & Co

Senior girls host secret society event at Miss Rose MacGugin home

The High School senior girls entertained faculty and male classmates at Miss Rose MacGugin's East Main Street home. Guests wore poverty attire, participated in games like Hoard of Trade and a pill contest, and heard toasts by Roy Tripp and others. The event closed with a class song and yell and a note about free silk embroidery lessons from Mrs V A Jung starting Monday.

Rose MacGugin East Main Street Bila Mae Brown Roy ‘Tripp Thonas Tom Miller Pearl Brogan Charles Canningham Homer Coppock Ella Crown

Weather forecast for Iowa from Washington report

Special to The Evening Journal notes the Iowa forecast for today and tomorrow. Partly cloudy conditions with probable thunderstorms in central and eastern areas. Cooler temperatures expected in the northwest tonight and into Sunday.

Washington, D. C the Evening Journal Iowa

Local social notes and visits span several towns

Personal notices list residents and travelers visiting Davenport Winfield Crawfordsville Ottumwa Keota and surrounding areas. Names include Klein Minner Adams Darbyshire Wolf Fisher White Andrews Gaston Hays Emry Maxwell Hays Carr DeMarce Sitlar Bruce Brookhart Stewart Kurtz Fulton and Lytle. Also a sales ad notes 100 lace curtains and door panels at 50c each.

New York

Memorial Sermon At Second United Presbyterian Church

The memorial sermon will be preached tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 by the Rev. W R Sawhill at the Second United Presbyterian church.

W. R. Sawhill Second United Presbyterian Church

Grip remedies in great demand in McDuff

When colds and grip are prevalent the quickest remedies are in demand. Joseph D. Williams of McDuff Virginia says he was cured of a lingering grip by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after trying several other preparations. For sale by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook Sherman.

Joseph D. Williams McDuff Chamberlain Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman

Concert at Auditorium Showcased Washington Academy Talent

Prof. Daugherty led a large group of Washington Academy students in a concert Friday night in the Auditorium. The performance drew a large, pleased audience and highlighted the teacher’s careful training and the pupils’ polished singing. The young performers were well behaved and the city would welcome them again.

Winfield Beacon Daugherty The Washington Academy

Local swindler Maxwell hoaxes Burlinson shoe dealers

In Burlinon Ta on Tuesday afternoon a smooth rascal named E A Maxwell swindled local shoe dealers, producing bogus checks as souvenirs totaling 34 dollars. The incident involved local merchants who were left with counterfeit paper as proof of the scam.

Burlinon E. A. Maxwell

Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Endorsements

One hundred dollars reward offered for an uncured case of catarrh. F J Cheney and Co of Toledo advertise their cure with testimonials from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. Cure claimed to act internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills promotion also included.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo F. J. Cheney West & Truax O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin O. Hall

W. R. C. Invited to Riverside Day Event

The W R C accepted a cordial invitation to spend the day at Riverside on June 6. Members planning to attend should send their names to secretary Mrs. O T Smith and call telephone 2h.

Our City Riverside O. T. Smith

Baccalaureate Sermon Set for High School Graduates

Reverend W. R. Sawhill will preach the baccalaureate sermon for the graduating class at the Graham Opera House one week from Sunday at eight o clock. All are invited to attend.

Graham Opera House W. R. Sawhill

Special Sheet Music Sale Starts May 24 At McKinley Store

Beginning Saturday May 24 a one week special sale on sheet music offers latest publications at 12 cents each 2500 copies available The McKinley Music will be sold for Se per copy Each customer receives a new March and Two Step while supplies last Chas L Saling Music Store opposite Graham Theatre

Mrs McCall's Clearing Sale Offers Low Summer Millinery

Mrs McCall's store announces a two week clearing sale on children's, misses and ladies headwear with newly received summer millinery and flowers at greatly reduced prices. A Washington resident is noted as a shopper for the latest styles.

Sells & Downs Circus in Washington Promises High Class Show

The Sells & Downs Circus arrives in Washington and is praised as clean and legitimate. Managers pledge honest advertising and performances free of offensive material, featuring a large menagerie and trained animals. Citizens are urged to remember Friday May 20.

Sells & Downs Circus Washington Sells & Downs

School Tales From New York Press

A short humorous vignette about Johony disliking school and arguing with a teacher. He recalls learning that postpone means to put off and writes a sentence about boys postponing their clothes when they go swimming, prompting his uncle’s reminiscence of boyhood.

New York Johony Hin Johnny Nunky Swineng

Reliable remedy saves lives against cholera and diarrhea

In almost every neighborhood someone dies from colic or cholera morbus before medicine or a physician can help. A reliable remedy should be kept on hand. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has saved lives and eased pain. For sale by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman.

Clhamberlain Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman

Laborers Under 16 Targeted by Delaware and Tudison Mines

The Delaware and Tudison Coal company begins removing laborers under age sixteen from its mines. The Your Book annual agricultural publication will be issued around June 1. The British government plans a Berlin act signatories conference to curb Congo Free State abuses. Dr John Alexander Dowle has become a horseman after buying Swanbrough farm near Kenosha Wisconsin. Terry McClovern rescues a woman and two children from a New York fire. George Teader, Victor Colorado school principal, sparks local factional strife over a gum Chewing habit cure using quinine. New York Lumber Trades association ends lumber yard operations in Brooklyn and Queens in response to union boycott. Ambassador McCormick in London says Russia will honor the open door. Count Cassini reports threatening letters from pro-Jewish sympathizers. Secretary Hay also receives them.

Delaware and Tudison Coal Company Department of Agriculture Berlin Congo Free State John Alexander Dowle Swanbrough Kenosha Wis Terry McClovern New York George Teader Victor Colo New York Lumber Trades’ Association Brooklyn Queens Ambassador McCormick London Russia Count Cassini Hay

Allgood's Route To Resume After Intimidation Incident

Washington May 23 Postmaster General Payne orders immediate resumption of rural free delivery on the Gallatin Tennessee route. The resignation of John Allaad the carrier who was intimidated and refused to work is accepted. The civil service commission will certify a replacement. An inspector reports two men stopped the carrier and warned him to quit. The department will not hold route residents responsible.

Washington Payne Gallatin Tenn John Allaacd Civil Service Commission

Orphans Die In Fire At Butler Home In Merrill

Pearl Gill aged 3 and Edna Gill aged 5, orphans adopted by Mrs. E L Butler, perished while asleep as a fire destroyed the Butler residence in Merrill Michigan. Croatia faces uprising against Hungary amid regional conflict.

Merrill, Mich

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Postofice Lowe Bphore Orrions Bast Wain Ferme Salmeort Allen's Duncan's Means & Stichter's Japan Snouffer, Hughes Frank Wilson J. Albert Williams & Co Dougherty Bros Florida Haney Illinois D L. Baird & Son Cash Store Fred L. Stewart A. E. Ritchey Taylor Insurance Office North Side FW. Jenkins W. McLauughlin Jenkins & McLaughlin Physicians and Surgeons Ofppich Court House Ottee Stewart West Side Klein Davenport Link Hall Winfield Rose Minner West Chester BE. EB. Adams Thornbury Grant Darbyshire Crawfordsville Frank Wolf Lizzie Fisher Chicago M. E. Fisher Loren White Fairfield H. L. White Geo. B. Andrews Sam Wolf L. W. Gaston Stewart Hardware Co Ottumwa Seventy Six Township Seventy Six Center Mattie Emry Roy Lena Maxwell John Hays South Washington Kansas City Nebraska Emaline Carr Cincinnati J. Kanouse Carr Wellman Mose DeMarce Minneapolis Delta Clark Sitlar Mr. Bruce Beaver Falls Masson Seceder Church J. Jy. Brookhart Mr. Brookhart van Buren County Margaret Stewart Keota Henry Kurtz Adair County David Neiwanger Edith Fulton Summerfield Kan Oskaloosa B. G. Lytle Grace Miss Fulton Mrs. Lytle India Bled Burlington Merchants W.R. C Chas. L. Saling Graham Theatre G. H. Pratt, M. D Daintiness Sol.rici & CO Allgood Croatia Hungary Vdc Fin J.C. Smith Cash Grocery Baxter H.A. Baxtrar Samson & Tivinasts Alabastine Company Water St Grand Rapids, Mich Gale OY J. H. Stewart E. C. Carris & Co
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