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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
3
Fair tonight with colder conditions in the east and central areas. Sunday will see increasing cloudiness with possible rain or snow in the western portion.
Local residents and visitors are listed for Thanksgiving travel and visits across Keota Crawfordsville Monmouth and nearby towns. People include Miss Frane Bailey Miss Verne Ashny Miss Lula Kerr and Mrs. W. Hokamp visiting relatives and friends in Keota Mt. Pleasant Albia and Burlington. Other items note residents moving homes or visiting Chicago and Muscatine during the holiday break. A product ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea for vitality.
Local notes recount visits and travel by Hugh Teeter Laura Rich Meacham and family R W Willis Pratt May Kennedy Howard and others. A Crawford reunion at Marion Crawford's home served a large Thanksgiving dinner. A Paris dispatch claims perpetual youth. Madison Medicine Co's Rocky Mountain Tea marketed.
A Chicago thief sent back a watch with a brown paper wrap and a note to Lieutenant Andy Rowan admitting the theft. He explains he was moved by a photograph of a wife and child, asks for mercy, and recalls being short on funds.
Mrs Geo T Henson of Kellar Va reports her child burned by a hot stove during a Saturday bath. She applied Chamberlains Pain Balm and the child recovered within two weeks. The product is advertised for burns cuts bruises and sprains and sold by Stewart s Pharmacy Cook Sherman.
The Magnet and Aurora will admit only invited members to regular sessions. Invitations come as cards bearing recipient and presenting student or faculty member. Cards are valid only for those named and must be shown on entry. Always bring your card.
High grade Scranton coal arrives from Black Diamond and is offered at 100 dollars per ton delivered. John Shields & Son expect to fill all orders soon and will fill in order of receipt. Customers are encouraged to verify quality with existing buyers.
Kirkwood clergyman Rev R W Nairn will preach at the First U P Church next Sabbath morning and evening as announced. Local worshippers are invited to attend.
Quitting farming and selling at public sale on the James Gardner farm in Lexington on Wednesday December 3 1802 beginning at daybreak. Seventeen head of livestock including horses cattle hogs and poultry plus farming implements and household items with terms one year credit on larger sums and cash discount for cash. lunch provided. References: C B Reeves auctioneer and G Moore clerk.
Bert McNutt was due to marry Magdalene Guth in Des Moines Iowa but did not appear at the ceremony and died by suicide within hours. He left a letter professing affection for her but offering no reason for his act. Relatives think financial worries spurred his distress. the groom was nephew to City Detective George McNutt.
If you have a bad cold you need a cod reliable medicine like Chambelin's Cough Remedy to loosen and relieve it. The soothing and health properties of this remedy and the quick cures which it effects make it a favorite everywhere. For sale by Stewart's pharmacy Cook & Sherman.
Berlin commentary on Ambassador White's letter about Roumania and Jewish treatment contrasts with U.S. labor news. It cites Roumanian Jews as better off than American blacks and notes mobbing of Jewish funerals in New York and Chicago. In Scranton, attorney Darrow says coal company presidents will furnish miners wage statistics to miners' counsel by Wednesday.
The sale of seats for the McVicker theater hit Sporting Life will begin Monday at Carris Drug Store. The event marks the public availability of tickets for the acclaimed production.
A meeting of the W. V. R. U's will be held Monday at 7 30 in the Court of Honor Hall. All members are urged to attend for important business.
Testimony from friends and neighbors across major cities promotes Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. R S Young of 514 West Madison, backed by her father and mother in Monmouth, describes relief from persistent back pain after using the remedy. She urges others in Washington to buy at Columbia Pharmacy and try it, noting price 50 cents per box and Foster Milburn Co as U S agents.
The Iowa Central railway offers homeseeker excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of November to April 1903. Fares are one fare plus 2.00 for round trip, valid 21 days from sale. Inquiries to any Iowa Central agent or A.B. Cutts, G. PP. & T. A. Minneapolis. Also tickets to Minnesota and North Dakota on any Tuesday, one fare plus 2.00, valid 21 days.
An 8 year old boy, Felix Gardner's son from Flat Rock near Sscanaba, vanished Monday. He was found Wednesday, starving and nearly dead after a 48 hour search by hundreds in the woods.
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