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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
6
Partial OCR shows Mary stating a price of $2.25 per running yard for a textile or fabric. The fragment lacks full context but indicates a sale or quote term. No other identifiable names or organizations are readable in the snippet.
In Albia Iowa during a late fall storm two fires broke out at 1 30 yesterday morning caused by a bolt of lightning. The Strausberger and Meerveer dry goods store suffered near total loss with 40000 in stock damage. A direct lightning strike also burned E A Longs barn in the town's north part.
Thomas Craig was a passenger this morning for Crawfordsville. John Skipton was an east bound passenger on the Rock Island this.
A dialogue depicts a patient reporting worsening breath and a doctor promising to stop it, framed as a brief medical note. Names or places are not clearly identifiable, but the exchange centers on respiratory concern and medical intervention.
General William Booth and daughter Eva Booth arrive in Des Moines amid fanfare as Major J. Smith and 150 Salvation Army members greet them at Union Station. They exchange cordial greetings with supporters including Dr. S Chamberlain and Joe the Turk, mayor of the Army’s US leadership.
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