Special Handkerchief Sale Offers Hem stitched Goods
A sale advertises 150 dozen Ladies Hem-Stitched and Embroidered handkerchiefs, 40 dozen Children's Hem-Stitched handkerchiefs, and 25 dozen Men's Hem-Stitched and Embroidered handkerchiefs.
19 Nov 1896
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
1
A sale advertises 150 dozen Ladies Hem-Stitched and Embroidered handkerchiefs, 40 dozen Children's Hem-Stitched handkerchiefs, and 25 dozen Men's Hem-Stitched and Embroidered handkerchiefs.
A newspaper ad touts a wide selection of handkerchiefs from 2c to 30c and up to 40 dozen pieces. Customers can purchase embroidered, plain hem-stitched, and linen initial handkerchiefs at various price points including 10c and 12c, with many items advertised as the best value.
The twelve day probate and law and chancery session adjourned with many cases continued or settled. Probate actions include guardianship for Wm. Jones and estates of Kirkpatrick Loughead Todd Mottet Maxwell Bybee Guthrie Wilson Smith, and others. several land sales and guardian appointments with bonds. In law and chancery several default and decree actions, including Brindley Jugenheimer Parker Birkeys and Washington Building and Loan cases, plus a divorce and a partition sale. Local social notes mention gatherings, visitors, and community events in Lincoln Nebraska.
The Weather from Washington D C reports the Iowa forecast for Friday fair with warmer air in the northwest portion and continued cold tonight.
Mrs. Florence Wilson wife of Ben Wilson of Brighton died this morning at her Brighton home. She was a daughter of Mrs. A Frazier and sister of Frank Frazier foreman of the Democrat. The funeral is set for 11 a.m. tomorrow in Brighton and the remains will be brought to this city for interment at 3 p.m.
Tickets for Walker Whiteside in Merchant of Venice are on sale at The Graham for tomorrow evening. Balcony and parquet seats are offered at 50 cents, with performance tours moving through Kansas City Des Moines and Graham. Tickets are selling rapidly and prices here are lower than in other cities.
The local Volunteers of America body received a request from Ballington Booth to dedicate November 21 to 27 to thanksgiving. They will raise funds for the needy, especially the urban slums, and publish a Thanksgiving Gazette supplement with a portrait of Ballington Booth.
At Mt Pleasant city schools have closed due to diphtheria. Sturlington Ottumwa and Fairfield report a few cases while Washington has none. Precautions urged and cleanliness emphasized to prevent spread. remove garbage from cellars and premises.
At the B N and W depot an officer stopped the train from Burlington and seized two jugs of whiskey. The owners will miss it as it will be condemned and poured out. It is not safe to ship liquor into Washington.
Information filed in the minor courts alleges two railway lines carried liquor, detailing alleged violations and parties involved. Proceedings seek enforcement under applicable liquor transport laws with potential penalties and further hearings.
Yesterday afternoon at the Washington House parlors Oliver Dean married Jennie Boyd in Muscatine with O B Bowers J P officiating. The couple will reside in Muscatine as friends and The Journal wish them happiness. Two barrels of beer were condemned in Rogers court after a warrant seized beer in Wellman. Railway company BY OR N was notified to appear for defense on November 7.
The Temples, touted as the best male quartet, visit next Wednesday November 25 with Kennan and Burdette. No Saturday date this year in the Academy course. Tickets on sale at C. H. Wilson's. all three acts available for one dollar with reserved seating.
The drillers are making haste slowly and are at noon today down 450 feet. They expect the final depth to be reached later as work continues.
A historical Toledo advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. It lists I. J. Cheney and Co and several wholesale druggists in Toledo, notes testimonials are free, and prices Hall's products at 75 cents per bottle.
City public health officials order full clean up of Helen Divine property and all areas suspected of garbage. Inspections will be conducted city wide and enforcement actions issued as needed to protect community health.
A brief note mentions basement bargains at 2nd hand stores with unclear attribution to G RaAGuer. The fragment lacks concrete details or dates.
The Misses Verne Lytle and Nina Isenhart hosted guests at the Isenhart home with music by Murre Rose and Clara Lanning, a solo by Myrtle Morton, and various games. Clara Lanning won a prize for a flower guessing game. light refreshments followed as guests departed. The list of attendees includes Pra Tone, Edythe Shields, Clara Lanning, Mabelle Rose, Marrett Rose, Earl Lewis, John Wyle, Harry Boyer, Harry Hale, George De Long and Willi.
The Pat Shea group with several men returned from Perlee and prepared to grade the trestle on the Knoxville Branch near the Casey barn. The firefly did not cross the Mississippi bridge at Davenport yesterday. Finishing work would be quicker if trains were kept off. passengers and baggage were ferried across.
Firemen announce a social event with a be fair in the former Row & Nichols room on the north side and a Thanksgiving evening dance at Music Hall featuring Mason's Orchestra. Attendance urged for all.
A dated 17 November 1806 notice warns that JOAN DILLER forbids trusting spouse Matissa Diller on any reckoning and states she will not pay any debts she may incur in the future. The message references the tith day of November 1896 as the effective time for the warning.
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