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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1903
Page
8
Large stock of standard brand canned goods offered at cost for two weeks to free space. Includes Gooseberries Strawberries Raspberries Condensed Pumpkin Pie Peaches Mas grapes Pineapple Kidney Beans String Beans Lima Beans Pork and Beans Baked Beans Asparagus Tomatoes Milk Powder Mustard and more. All items fresh clean and guaranteed to match description.
A local retailer urges customers to stock up now with unbeatable quality and prices. Goods are delivered by the store’s own team, promising convenience and value.
Mr and Mrs Miles Bradford hosted about thirty guests on Thanksgiving for Mrs Bradford's 51st birthday with four other birthdays and two wedding anniversaries among attendees. Gifts included a sideboard and dining table for Mrs Bradford.
Mrs Frank Anderson west of the city hosted a group of young ladies who brought their fancy work on Friday afternoon. Light refreshments were served as the attendees from Muscatine Iowa Misses Katherie Mauthe and Verna Mikseh joined the gathering.
About a dozen friends of Hugh McCleery City Editor of The Evening Journal visited his home Saturday evening and surprised him on his birthday. The group enjoyed a pleasant evening playing games and had refreshments.
Mrs Marsh W. Bailey hosted a refined afternoon at her East Washington street home for her daughter Elenore’s second birthday. About thirty five guests, friends of Mrs Bailey and Elenore’s little friends, enjoyed entertainment and a luncheon served by the hostess and Misses Anna Henderson, Cora Bell, and Ida Bailey.
The Twentieth Century Club will hold its meeting at Mrs. Eva Livingston’s home tonight instead of tomorrow as previously planned. The change shifts venue and schedule for members attending the literary gathering.
Mr and Mrs J J Weldin are both slightly under the weather as they battle common colds in their residence.
Yesterday at the Methodist church Rev. Schreckengast preached on Aseptic and Antiseptic Christians and the evening featured Harvest Home services with a large choir under Mrs. Parkinson. The sermon titled Preparation for Thanksgiving urged readiness for a greater Thanksgiving.
An experienced trader testifies that in his decades of trading with Canadian Indians he has never known an Indian to steal. He describes caches left with perfect safety, noting bark shelters, birch drops, and improvised stashes of provisions and gear as symbols of trust and honesty in the wilderness.
Mr. Behlin spoke on three crowns life righteousness and glory for Christians striving toward victory in faith. The Greek term for crown implies victory won by conquest rather than royal rule, assigning crowns to moralist preacher and believer who mirror Christ.
In August each year the town reenacts a bravely noisy rite where youths parade around the exchange with makeshift drums and kettles. Two centuries ago a plot to blow up the building was foiled by a boy discovering powder, and the reward was to let children drum and shout for a week.
Joseph aims to write a cookery book but a critic points out a comic flaw in the recipe. The critic notes the line Then sit on a hot stove and stir constantly is unnecessary since sitting on a hot stove requires stirring.
A youth compares his mother’s pie to Mrs Thompson’s, praising the crust’s resilience. Henry visits the kitchen where his mother rolls dough and contemplates making pies that travel well, joking about a yard tasting walk.
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