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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
3
An advertisement urges shoppers to buy flour brands Cream of the West Jersey Cream Golden Patent Pride of Wilson and Elwood Fencing. It boasts agents for fencing hardware nails screen wire lawn mowers rubber hose furniture gasoline and oil stores with cash-knockdown prices and plainly marked figures.
Big corn shipment from Kansas to India draws crowds as two trains carrying ten cars each pass through Rock Island. Each car bears a United States flag and a sign pledging Kansas corn to India’s hungry, sent free by railroads to New York for shipment to global buyers.
The Washington Illuminating Co boosts city gas service with new two inch pipe from the gas house to the Narrow Gauge depot. The project aims to increase gas for both depots and improve lighting in a congested town area. Feathers renovated by Il Stewart of Feather Washington Mississippi Valley. Casey's Livery receives feather orders. James Dawson residence on East Washington is being painted stone color. Local painters busy. most leading streets will see widespread painting this season. Okomo cigars sold by dealers. 22tf
An ice cream supper is announced for tomorrow evening at Shiloh school house. Jessie Rupp, the teacher, invites the community to attend and enjoy refreshments. The notice also markets Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co as a remedy, urging readers to ask their druggist.
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