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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1903
Page
3
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Special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa weather for today and tomorrow. Showers tonight with cooler west portions. Thursday will be fair and cooler.
Local notes review social visits and travel from Keota to Salina. Listings include Mrs. Edgar Wilson visiting her mother, Major Latta’s return from travels, and visits by A Ritchey and Jas Chesley. Box supper at Snow Ball school netted 16.45. numerous arrivals, departures, and hospitalities cited along with minor business trips and a wedding in Valley Junction.
Graham Opera House advertises a Thursday performance featuring the Jolly Jing Ling Musical Farce Those Famous Funny Fellows Wood and Ward presenting Two Merry Tramps. The notice lists twenty artists and common sense prices.
The notes list Grace Hendrix engagement, a Reading Circle gathering at R I Lewis home with Mrs Kima Skinner guest, Rida Lorsey hosting Delands for Miss Koma Metall and Lee Scranton engagement, Johnson's bakery promotion, a Pleasant Ridge box supper to raise funds for an organ, a Baptist Men's Union meeting, and Mrs Chas Blair returning from Ottawa after her father’s burial.
The Commercial Club met last evening. Fred H. Smith resigned as secretary and treasurer, receiving thanks for his service. The new gymnasium building shows readiness for occupancy in two to three weeks with basement cemented for bowling alleys and an upper floor gymnasium, gallery, and billiard room. Medward Page is elected janitor and starts tomorrow.
Onita Palmer, two, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Palmer, was poisoned with strychnine yesterday but rested well last night and sat up today. She called for her playthings this morning and her father rode to town with her, reaching aid quickly. experts say delay could have been fatal.
Roomy six room cottage for rent listed at the office. Also notes several sale items including a Chester white sow, a large base burner wood heater near Washington factory, and a family horse. Local ads seek carpenters and used goods. Convocation notice from Cyrus chapter No 18 R A M for Wednesday evening. City bus line orders via phone.
Cook & Sherman promote Vinol as a universal tonic claiming to restore strength and appetite, aid digestion, and cure persistent colds and nervous debility. Testimonials from W. T. Burns of Memphis praise its effects, while the ad asserts Vinol contains cod liver oil elements and iron.
Py D. will meet at the home of Mrs Karl Lewis on Thursday Oct 1 at 2 50 o'clock. Members are asked to note the hostess change.
Eight lecture course seats will be checked at the Graham Box office on Saturday October 17 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The notice lists a single day for ticket verification and seat assignment.
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