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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1901
Page
3
Public notice from Washington Iowa about second class mail and ad deadlines. Advertisers must submit copy by 10 a m to ensure same day insertion. Urban local notice outlines posting at the post office and deadline rules.
Stewart's stock of Bibles is large and comprehensive, with the dealer continuing to carry the goods and set the prices.
A formal notice lists Dr J A Marie as an officer at the OBardens store located at 44 South Side of the Square in Washington Iowa. The fragment notes authority or appointment context tied to the location.
Partly cloudy tonight with warmer conditions in the east portion. Saturday to be generally fair and slightly cooler across the area.
Col George W. Bain speaks at the Graham tonight on The Woman and the Old Man. The lecture covers social themes and moral questions, aiming to engage local audiences with a thoughtful discussion.
A collection of brief items notes visitors and departures in Havre and nearby towns. People like Jes A Cunningham Rickey Crawfordsville Will Loughead and many others are listed with their travel or visit patterns during the period. Local shops, crafts and services including Johnsons Todd Stuart and Dell H Duncan are mentioned along with upcoming games and events.
The Journal reports that the office plans to apply a few cords of wood toward subscriptions as a form of offset or barter, indicating an informal arrangement to support reader accounts.
The City of Washington Iowa passes a resolution giving the city control of all water connections from mains, requires lead service pipes to lot lines, sets price schedule for work and materials outside consumer premises, repeats conflicting ordinances, adopted Oct 21 1901 with Mayor I C H Wilson approving.
Robert Anderson, father of Dr Anderson, is listed as quite ill. A Mince pie priced at 15 cents is advertised at Allen's. A total of $261 is noted in the item.
Community updates include James H. Young at East Washington Street business, Mr and Mrs M Shankstar visiting relatives in Keota, Mrs Mary Manners visiting her uncle Dr Cowden with W G Manner, and news of Miss Nellie Louden of Fairfield’s death. Cyrus Chapter plans a 7 25 meeting for officer elections and a lecture.
The notice offers wood sawing services anywhere in the city at a stated price per cord with delivery to any wood yard or to Cunningham's or Brindley’s Grocery. It promises self supplied fuel and satisfaction guaranteed with contact by leaving a order.
J B Crooks and family plan to relocate from Crawfordsville and purchase the King residence north of Judge Dewey's on North Scootl avenues for 2850 dollars via J A Y Ash by agency. Washington extends welcome to the new residents who will take possession December 15.
On Friday evening this week Col Geo W Bates of Kentucky will deliver his secure The New Woman and the Old Man. This is the sixth number of this season's course.
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