01 Oct 1897
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
1
Leading Washington County real estate firm invites listings of city properties and farm lands for sale or trade. All correspondence cheerfully answered.
An advertisement offers names and addresses of performers for sheet music and asks for ten cents postage. Local notices include a dance in Ainsworth led by David Donovan, and Miss Henrietta G. Moore speaking at Ontario Outing Park on women in government with praise for her speech. May Yockey visits Brighton.
A restaurant with a new building in a thriving town will be sold cheap for cash or traded on town property. Business is prosperous with no other restaurant in town. Good dwelling rooms in the restaurant building. Terms favorable as the owner retires. For particulars address Mrs. Mary Leuck, larper, Lowa.
The Journal reviews changes in the new code effective today, noting limited broad impact but notable shifts. Topics include manufacturing of intoxicants, medical licensure tests, stricter crime penalties, ballot marking methods, city budget rules, school board size, cross-district tuition tax deductibility, a cigarette mulch tax, and local huckster regulations in Washington county.
Fair night with unsettled Saturday. Warmer east and central portions tonight. Mrs. McCall's Millinery opening with a Friday and Saturday draw. Mackay Opera Company presents Said Pasha at The Cha ham with 25 45 50 75 cent prices. Women's Suffrage conference planned October 6 to 14 at Baptist church with talks and music. Notable visitors Chas Anderson and N. P. Honenscuun.
A suspect named Win Baker, from Cedar County Cedar Klall, is held in Columbus Junction after a burglary spree tied to Crawfordsville. He reportedly traveled from Hamilton to Keokuk then Washington before reaching the area, carrying stolen cash and a missing watch. Local officers commended for effort as detectors pursue further clues in nearby woods and along the route.
A promotional notice touts Shilohs Cure as a leading remedy for consumption and coughs with claims of saving lives and curing catarrh. It also advertises Karl’s Clover Root Tea for constipation and blood purification, featuring Glasgow and Lytle as sellers and a nasal injector guarantee.
Des Moines Valley Division leaves daily except Sunday with Nos 7 4 86 46 and 24 hour times listed. Connections from Des Moines to Knoxville Rock Island and Washington via B N W and Bo& lines described. timetable includes arrivals at 10 05 am and 7 40 pm and notes on connecting trains for return passengers. Also mentions Washington National Bank and capital funds.
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