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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
8
The Harvest Home Dinner at Lexington has been postponed to October on a Wednesday. Those interested should note the date change and be prepared for the event about a week later than previously advertised. Further announcements will be made by the person in charge.
A few souvenir program booklets from the September fifth celebration remain at the Journal office. Interested readers may obtain copies by asking at the office as keepsakes of the Washington county event.
Mr and Mrs Owen Grecian celebrate the birth of Betty Francine last evening. Laurel furnaces are being shipped from Washington in large quantities. A clipping from a Kansas paper reports Harry Dornblasser, nephew of Miss Maggie Foster, as secretary and treasurer of a prestigious New York City investment company and among leading young businessmen with strong connections in finance. Local familiarity grows as his success continues.
A terse market list highlights meat prices and goods at Richards Cash Market. Items include chuck roast per pound, ham, sausage, mutton and pork with a note on Everbest Nut Margarine per pound. The ad emphasizes a full line of meats and margarine for shoppers.
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