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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1905
Page
3
A special forecast from Washington DC notes Iowa will have generally fair conditions today and tomorrow. Tonight will be cooler in the northeast portion.
Local notices describe Johnson bakery's pies and bread and urge buying there. Social items report visitors, weddings and births, with names and towns such as Colu mbus Junction Muscatine Oskaloosa and Estherville, plus upcoming Wilson Smith wedding and a household goods auction May 27 in Fairfield.
Local notes report varied visits and errands around Vienna including Fred Bragg in Wellman, J. W. Warner in Columbus Junction, and Ed Deeds in Brighton. Socials note a bakery ad and a few travels, while cars arrive from Davenport and a Des Moines river bridge closure is mentioned.
Des Moines Iowa May 24 The Iowa inter collegiate field meet in Des Moines next Saturday holds many uncertainties and no positive predictions. Iowa Ames Grinnell and Drake are favored with a close race expected drawing a large crowd. Five special trains will run from Iowa City Ames Grinnell Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids. Also entered are Simpson Coe Des Moines and the State Normal. Drake leads Iowa track athletics with nine of last year’s fourteen points. Entries include two to six men per event from each college. Valley remains on the map. Fireworks on July 16 with a rain date July 22.
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