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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1925
Page
8
Thanksgiving visitors and local tidbits fill the Muscatine area notes. Families visit relatives, illness keeps a local man home, and shop offers announce curtain work, radiators, and auto parts. Water bills due December 1 at Phillips Drug Store. Moving between Muscatine and surrounding towns, residents share visits and updates. A theater blurb hints at a Fox production, while a Davenport hospital case prompts a family trip.
Local social notes list visits and travel from Evanston Illinois to Keota and Washington areas. Individuals include Mrs Herman Genkinger, A Hunter, Mrs A B Tuft, Mrs M Hollinger, Mr and Mrs John Pehler, Elizabeth Humphreys, Myrtle Humphreys, Fred Humphreys, Prudence Johnn, Beatrice Baird, Helen Parka, W A Gardner, Patricia Gardner, Marguerite Forman, Mrs William Hoyle, Fred Underwood, R L Richards, Wanda Farrow, Chas Brown, Emma Long, Mrs Frank Matthews, Etta Rush, Reba Spencer, Agnes Kueneman, Gladys Herr, Violet Twinam, Miss Helen Livingston, Miss Francis Ward, Miss Katherine McConaughy, Miss Mary McConaughy, J B Green, and local events include shopping trips, theater notices, bazaars, and a car storage ad.
The market reported a top price of 11.75 for hogs as buyers showed strong demand. Weather outlook calls for unsettled conditions tonight and tomorrow with warmer temperatures prevailing afterward.
Numerous families and friends traveled to visit relatives for Thanksgiving. Local residents attended meals and events at homes in Brighton, Fairfield, Oskaloosa, Beardstown and nearby towns. Community gatherings included church events, a Masons stag party, a grade program, and a Thanksgiving bazaar in Kirksville.
Local and long distance driving offered around the clock. Call for night and day service at phone 73.
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