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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1899
Page
2
Merchants in Washington show holiday vigor with extensive seasonable merchandise and fair prices. Street scene reflects improving business as butchers, dry goods dealers, and shoemakers display optimism about a pickup in commerce.
Special to The Evanive Journal reports a Iowa forecast of fair weather with changes tonight. Washington society items note church services at the Presbyterian and First Baptist with lectures and programs, local theatre reviews, parade plans, holiday shopping, and a Thanksgiving dinner fundraiser by the Baptist ladies.
Rev H H Abrams state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League told a First U P church audience that Iowa women will gain suffrage in five years and that the league will push a Des Moines based lobby to block loosening the mulot law and curb saloon gains with emphasis on preparing for statute changes later. The report also notes a Storm Lake quarantine anecdote and local notices.
The clever singer yodler and comedian J T McAlpine with his company of singing and dancing comedians perform Hans Hanson at the Graham next Friday. A grand free street parade runs at noon. Seats go on sale next Tuesday. Miss Ethel Mason returns from Alnsworth relatives visit today.
The Senior Christian Endeavor Society met at the church parlors last evening with large attendance and old fashioned customs. Aaron Hise led the singing school and Prof. Whitney supervised the spelling match. Tomorrow the Baptist Sunday school hosts a rally with 9:30 study and 11:00 program. W. G. Nicola and wife depart this morning on No 15 for Ottumwa.
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