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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1900
Page
3
A parade of short items lists pickups and travelers. Rev Darbyshire ill in town. several residents travel to nearby cities for business or visits. Announcements include musical event, turkey orders, theater show Two Married Women, social at Baptist church, and upcoming lectures by Dr Frances Wood on suffrage and Red Cross work.
Community snippets: visits to Chicago and Cambridge by Fred Knecht Jed Neiswanger and others. On hand poultry from Todd Stuart, Brownie brand smoke, and Dry Oak Wood sold by Parkinson Buckley. Residents Brian Wells Tina Shields Miss Lyon and D H McKee traveling for business and home moves.
Local notices report two Married Women show at the Opera House tonight. Also updates include John Jay returning from Sigourney with J B Crail's dry goods business, and several residents traveling or visiting, plus a theater ad for The Girl From Chili at Graham on Friday November 23.
Weeks' Break-up-A-Cold-Tab is advertised with a cheerful refund offer if it fails to cure. The notice notes price in cents and cites Stewart's Pharmacy as the seller.
Farmers face field work disruption from bad weather. Local updates include Henry Gibson’s sick child improving, Mrs John Nicola critically ill, and Jesse K.R. Taylor returning from six years in Nebraska. Sharon-Wedding attendance and several visitors and purchases noted.
Mrs J G Maxwell of Crawfordsville stayed overnight with her father Robert Anderson on East Main Street and left this morning with her sister Mrs Cora Anderson. O Crawford W W Craig of Leon Iowa came for his father Rob t Craig's funeral in Kalona and returned home with his daughter Mrs J Clark of Galesburg Illinois.
John R Clarke presents To and Fro in London on Nov 27, Col. L. F. Copeland on Dec 13 with Seeing the Elephant, Quaker Male Quartette Dec 3 with Miss Nellie B Turner reader, Dr. John P. D. John Jan 11 and Father Nugent Feb 6 with Philosophy of Civilization, Rev Frank Crain Feb 25 on What will you do with it, Col. Geo. W. Bain Mar 16 Among the Masses. Season tickets $1.75 for seven numbers available from H. Wilson.
Ort Waters, proprietor, provides cleaning and dressing of ladies shoes with special attention at the G Hotel Allen.
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