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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1909
Page
2
A vintage warning about frantic Christmas shopping as crowds swarm stores. The verse cautions clerks suffer under rush while families seek gifts for relatives including a megaphone for a preacher, a lid for sister Annie and a gun for brother Frank, ending with a wish for a sunny season.
A mixed list of announcements and notices from The Fair area. Visitors and guests frequent local residents including Miss Nora Eckles and Miss Jennie Williams traveling to Havre and Columbus Junction. Shoppers meet at The Fair for Christmas goods and display windows.
A string of residents and relatives arrive in the city from West Chester Keota Columbus Junction Morning Sun and other towns to spend Thanksgiving and the weekend with family. Many plan visits to homes along J. A. Carden H. Nutt and others and to Keota West Chester and Columbus Junction.
The owner announces a closing out sale on Thursday December 2 1909 at 10 a m. One mile west of West Chester selling five head of horses and mules twenty seven head of cattle sixty five head of hogs forty head of high grade Shropshire sheep plus machinery. Terms include 12 months on sums over 10 with 7 percent interest if unpaid and 5 percent discount for cash. Lunch on grounds. W O Ralston W H West owners auctioneers A C McMurlen clerk Claude Davis.
The East Side restaurant will close tomorrow from 8 30 to 11 a m due to Mrs Henry Anderson’s funeral. F C Shinnabarger of Muscatine visited the J T Matthews home this weekend and returned home this morning. Beth McCleary returns to Cedar Falls State Teachers College after Thanksgiving. A holiday display is planned for Monday. The Presbyterian church offers evening services nightly except Saturday at 745 with singing and preaching. Also instructions for Christmas Tree Cakes with a two inch leaf cake dipped in hot chocolate frosting and coated with granulated sugar.
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