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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1899
Page
3
Local notes report travel visits in St Joe and Muscatine ties. Residents from Mt Pleasant Ainsworth West Chester and Keota appear in weekend city social rounds. Hotel and street scenes include rentals at JOURNAL and a Cole airtight stove promotion.
Albert Bishop visits Fairfield. many locals travel by Firefly and Fox trains to Columbus Junction, Burlington, Oskaloosa, and Keota. Distinct visitors include Frank Crawford, Rev Zarbough, Charles Olds of Aunan worth, and Mrs Jackson of West Chester. Attaches note court, illness, and holiday plans while sharing social visits across Iowa towns.
John Hoops visits Columbus Junction Sunday to spend time with friends. Mrs. McElroy of Wyman and her son stay with sister Mrs. John Cowan. Walter Fowler returns from Pella and leads services. a daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. John Cowan. Community updates include store shelving expansion by Ashley & Nicola and staff changes at Iowa Telephone Co. Engage in park fundraising, a new copyright for The Pulpit and the Bar by Lem B. Parker, and travel notices from Lenox and Marshalltown. Two deaths mentioned and neighbors moving in from Crawfordsville.
Advertises Cedar Rapids Route playing cards as finest quality with two packs for 26 cents or 1.50 per dozen from BC R and N Ry General Passenger Department Cedar Rapids Iowa. Also promotes Weeks Break-up-A-Cold-Tab and Stewart's Pharmacy agents. Includes cheap Burlington trip December 1 via B and W Ry 75 cents round trip to see play The Christian with trains from Washington at 11 50 am and 5 pm.
To get our Bulk Coffee, at two oundos for 25 cents. We are gaining custom ers on this brand every day. It makes as good a cup as the average 20¢ Coffee. Have you tried it yet. SOME NICE BARGAINS in Canned Goods by the dozen lots. The Spring will see canned goods selling at very high prices. A fine line of choice, new Candies. New home-made Sorghum, Pure Buckwheat Flour, Maple Syrup, etc. at.
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