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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
3
Local notices include eyewear ad at Nelsons and multiple short items about visits, travel, and shopping. People named include Mrs. R., Miss Dayton, Mrs. McKain, and J. H. Crooks. Business chatter covers coal, oak wood, flour, and a cloak sale in Winfield.
Good coal for sale cheap by the 27 2w O Crawford. The Lyman Twins passed through for Fairfield this morning. They showed in Sigourney to a fair house last night. Mrs Berry, living with her son Sam on East Madison, left for Topeka Kansas for two months with Mrs Sam Berry and children who will visit for one week.
Local residents and visitors are noted in brief items. Adams rode with Wyman for business. Arthur Chilcote traveled from Cop pock for a city visit. Mrs. Mary Breed arrived from Ainsworth to spend the day. Supplee and Mrs. Moore of Ainsworth visited. Ambrose Hoyt left for Des Moines for work. Flo Purvis returned from Crawfordsville. Mrs. Gerry and Miss Chester visited Mazie and Artie King. Stapp family arrived to see Nancy Stapp. Bread special at Johnsons. Rev Thorn arrived from Knoxville on Hull Darbyshire’s death. W A Wilson and Edgar traveled to Burlington. Poultry stock advertised at Todd Stuart’s. Hulick party visited Dr Boice’s home. Mrs. M Compton from Ainsworth to spend day with Jesse Taylor. Moothart and Cunningham to Burlington for the day. S C Gardner returned from Muscatine after horticultural district meeting.
Copy for ads must arrive by 10 o'clock a.m. to insure same day changes. The notice promotes Stewart West Pine Books Store with a large stock and low prices, urging readers to buy books there.
Ort Waters, proprietor of Hotel Allen, offers shoe shining and cleaning services with special attention to ladies shoes. The notice notes care and dressing of footwear as a featured amenity.
Mrs Duncan and her daughter visited the city yesterday and stayed at the Sol Rich home then returned to Cotter last evening. A. H. Wallace W. A. Row Jerry Curran and Cas Slocum left for Havre this morning on a hunting expedition wearing khaki.
The Girl From Chili show arrives at Qpsra House tonight after a stop in West Liberty. Local notes mention visits by Joan Jacobi, Charles E. Brown, Mrs. D. A. Chalmers, Mrs. P. McColl, and the Correll sisters. A Brownie 5 cent cigar ad appears alongside a stray warning about feeding snakes.
The Iowa forecast calls for increasing cloudiness with possible rain or snow flurries Saturday and tonight in the west, with slightly warmer conditions in the north. A separate notice discusses guard organization, unit movements, and upcoming encampments for the 49th to 52d regiments, with Davenport and Cornell Bluffs as likely camps.
Special from Marengo reports the troupe Girl From Chili played at the town, praised for a lively stage presence and popular performance. A.O. U W announces Phenix Fall Thanksgiving night dance with a 10 o’clock exhibition drill by the degree team in uniform. admission 50 cents.
Stewart's Pharmacy advertises Weeks Break-up-A-Cold-Tab with a cheerful refund offer if it fails to cure a cold. The price is 26 cents.
The funnyman farce The Girl From Chili plays tonight at the Graham with specialties. R A Hutton of east of the city and Sidney Coon and son Lindley of Beth el returned from Des Moines after attending the state convention of County Mutual associations. Mr Coon said reports show county mutuals in the state thriving and Washington County Mutual stands among the best.
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