Thanksgiving church services and quiet shopping day
readers noted a subdued city on Thanksgiving with many dinner parties and Sunday like atmosphere. Churches including Covenanter First U P Catholic held morning services while Baptist Presbyterian Methodist and Second U P churches joined in a union service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
A. L. Davidson
Anderson
East Washington Street
Rev. Thorn
M. EB. Church
Weather Forecast From Washington Turkeys Diminish in Number
The forecast for Iowa notes fair conditions tonight and Saturday. A much colder spell is expected tonight with a cold wave in the eastern portion. the reduced turkey supply is attributed to many Thanksgiving gatherings in Washington.
Romance Focus: Viola Couple Fails to Get License
A young couple from Viola, Lil., seeks a marriage license but is unable to complete the proceedings. Authorities cited missing documents and verification steps. The pair plans to return after corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Lil
Eloping denied license shocks would be lovers
A young couple travel over a hundred miles to Washington to wed but clerk Bruce Young refuses the license citing the law. The groom Greenwood and the would-be bride McLaughlin faced delays and refused telegraphic identification, leading to speculation they were eloping despite plans to wed in Burlington and Monmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bruce Young
Agnes Stewart
Burlington
Monmouth
Ill
Viola
Keithsburg
Winfield
Young
Inmate Amos Plummer Brought to County Jail
The county jail reports one more inmate. Amos Plummer was brought up yesterday from Ainsworth and booked for thirty days for indulging in too much fire water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Plummer
Ainsworth
Harwoods Host Elegant Opera House Dinner Guests
Mr and Mrs J A Harwood delightfully entertained friends at a dinner yesterday, hosting attendees at the Opera House venue and extending courteous social hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Anderson
East Washington St
Mrs. D. Young
Brighton
Kilmer Young
J. A. Harwood
Entitled to Respect for Noticing Coffee Effects
An old advertisement extols Postum Food Coffee as a safer alternative, claiming it preserves health by avoiding coffee’s effects on heart and digestion and presenting it as a revolutionary product.
New Figured Denims for Pillows and Draperies
A New York Store advertises its top goal of customer satisfaction. It promotes new figured denims for pillows and draperies priced at 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Hall
Donovan
New York
Elegant ribbons and laces advertised for one day
A sale note offers Paffeta ribbons at 26c and striped options, with butter colored laces priced 15c 20c and 26c. The table linen deal is promoted as the cheapest price ever shown for a single day.
Heating stores advertise great prices to market
Dest to the market, and prices right, Hienkbo and Rankin, Thos. Sharp of Pennsylvania, guest of his nephew H. H. Br. McCollum, left Wednesday night for Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hienkbo & Rankin
Thos. Sharp
Pennsylvania
HH. BR. McCollum
Kansas
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Nick’s
Hotel Allen Block
Nick
Dougherty Bros
Nobby, New
Dougherty Bros., Clothiers
Snole Walter
Washington County
Smouse & Co
Messrs. Chivots & Cook
Clifford Thorn
Iowa City
Par
Stuart
F.C Carris & Co
East Side Square
The
Covenanter
First U
Presbyterian Church
Washington, D. C
Kevenina
Lowa
A. HH. Wallace
A:s
Fair Grounds
Boston
Dicate
South Lown Street
A. I
County Clerk's Office
Mr. Young
Barney Beasty
Mike
Wallace
Coppock
OPERA
Boston Syndicate
Miss Lester
Union Service
Thorn
Gray
Logue
U. P
Bashan
Teller
Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Elizabeth Winters
Greene County
Ohio
Bur
Lington
Washington College
A. H. Wallace
Clarence
Albert
Leigh
Wallace & Son
P. Church
O. E. 8., Reading Circle
Greenwood
McLaughlin
Charles O. Anderson
Lenox
Iowa
T. J. Anderson
A. Anderson
Ainsworth Ceme
N. T. A. Club
W A. Wilson
Jefferson
Jackson Streets
Royal
Opera House
Obin
Iandsome
J. A. Craneford Steam Laundry
Mloral Co
Keck
Kemble Co
Traine
Des Moines
Knoxville
Des M
Rock Island
N. W
Sussineton
Walmington National Bank
Capital
Surplus
Chicane Markets
Nev
Gunther
Ately
Cury
William Blair & Son
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