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Local notice advertises shoe sale with call to buy rugs at Cralil's.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
8
Advertisements Mention Prices and Local Visits
The page lists assorted local notices and ads: Carl Combs offers butter fat at 55 cents. readers learn about visits to Keota Crawfordsville Richland Davenport Ames and Davenport. yarns for soldiers, tickings on sale at New York Store, and health remedies from Lemmon’s Pharmacy. Local residents are noted traveling for relatives and medical services and a large shipment of French-made kid gloves arrives at the New York Store.
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New York
Quarantine Enforced by City Health Officials
At a city council meeting the board of health ordered a strict quarantine to curb influenza. The noon start closed schools for an indefinite period and halted matinees and prayer meetings. The mayor urged eliminating social gatherings as fifty cases are under observation with more expected. The quarantine duration is indefinite.
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Board of Health
Altho
State Board of Health
Mauck
Marriage License Issued for West Chester Pair
Herman W Luers of West Chester and Edith Hope Ott of Washington received a marriage license. Mildred Kurtz daughter of John Kurtz near town is reported well after appendectomy at the county hospital. A G Cunningham of South Iowa avenue is in serious condition. his daughter Mrs Everett Adams of Rock Island is en route to his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steiner
Rock Island
Will Green
H. L. Whittaker
Davenport
Herman W. Luers
West Chester
Edith Hope Ott
Washington
Mildred Kurtz
John Kurtz
Town
A. G. Cunningham
South Iowa Avenue
Everett Adams
Rock Isand
Sumner Urges Iowa Fight Spanish Flu With Strict Rules
Dr Dor G H Sumner Iowa secretary of the state board of health issued rules to curb the Spanish flu for thirty days. Close public meetings abstain from travel stop house to house visits and avoid crowds. If needed the rules may become mandatory and 7714 cases with 42 deaths reported across 215 localities.
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Sumner
Iowa
Dor G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Income Tax Man Here On Business
Homer R. Murray deputy internal revenue tax collector is in Washington for special work on income tax corrections. He will meet farmers and others at the Dubuque state head quarters and review returns at the court house second floor to fix errors. The visit aims to ensure accurate filings while noting blanks for farmer returns are running short and out of town interviews may shorten the stay.
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Homer R. Murray
Fairfield
Internal Revenue Tax
Washington
Dubuque
Court House
Murray
Mr. Murray
Ads Mention Flu Affects and Sales Listings
Paul French ill at Jefferson Barracks reports slight improvement. Vera Eckles visits relatives while Des Moines business school halts due to influenza. Household goods sale Saturday Oct 19 at 1 30 Klein's corner includes tables chairs rug mower and more. Belle Jay at Ames ill with influenza shown to have slim chance of recovery. mother with her. Overland 90 car for sale by D FL Macon auctioneers listing 16-18.
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Vera Eckles
Des Moines
Klein's Corner
D. FL. Macon
Belle Jay
Ames
May Jay
Last Day for Fourth Liberty Bond Settlement
Friday is the final day to settle Fourth Liberty bonds as the campaign closes before mailing to the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago. Navy man missing and another loot incident are reported. Paul L Marvell of Wareham Mass is missing from the U S B Seneca and John T Mathers of Washington Ia reported lost from the steamship Lake City.
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Fourth Liberty
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Jake
Washington
Get
Paul L. Marvell
Wareham
Mass
U. S. B. Seneca
John T. Mathers
Lake City
Miss Bessie Black Dies of Influenza in Cedar Rapids
Miss Bessie Black, 29, dies as influenza claims a Cedar Rapids resident. She was niece of ex Sheriff Will Black, educated at the state university Iowa City, taught in Cedar Rapids schools, survived by parents Mr and Mrs George Black sister Madie and brothers Dr Harley Black and Porter Black. Burial to be private in Elm Grove Cemetery with services at Wilber Miller chapel Friday.
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Washington
Beasie Black
Cedar Rapids
Miss Black
Will Black
Wilber Miller Chapel
Elm Grove Cemetery
George Black
West Liberty
State University
Iowa City
Madie
Harley Black
Davenport
Porter Black
Des Moines
Bessie
American Magazine Subscription Appeal for Troops
An appeal encourages subscribing to American Magazine at 62.00 per year to boost morale for soldiers and sailors. Readers are urged to send the cheering publication via Nita Belle M Journal or 59 Red, choon, agent, with a note referencing 2001.
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Nita Belle M Journal
City Marshall Enforces Leaf Burn Ban On Pavements
Notice bans burning leaves on pavements and requires citizens to comply with ordinances. City Marshall urges residents to dispose of leaves properly and avoid penalties under local law.
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City Marshall
Berlin Neb Exceeds Loan Quota Wins Honor
A telegram from the national loan headquarters reports Berlin Ovoe County Nebraska with 1080 people and a quota of 72815 was among the first Kansas City district communities to exceed its quota and win an honor. Ads today hold items of interest.
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Washington
National Loan
Berlin
Ovoe County
Neb
Kansas City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl Combs
J. A. Y. Ashby
Keota
A. W. Crow
Lyda Hellam
Lemsley
Crocery
Jennie Bailey
Crawfordsville
J. C. Olive
Richland
J. W. Martin
Ainsworth
Dre
Mrs
Ef.rr. Jenkins
Iva Reinier
J. A. Hillhouse
Havre
B. F. Miller
John Jackson
Will Plummer
Will
Harold Duke
H. O. England
Margaret Coffman
Dessie Riley
Miss Frances Riley
Lemmon
C. Winters
Sigourney
J. G. Latta
William Kensler
New Sharon
Fred Scmeeloch
Marguerite Welte
Burlington
A. H. Welte
Richmond
Maude Welte
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Geo. Reed
Sweetwater
Tenn
Morrow
Washington National Bank
Washington County
John Alex Young
Charles C. Cunningham Harvey
Young Donald CC. Bell Robert Noonan
Louis Fifer
A. Cook
Jas
A. Harwood
Chas
J. Wilson
Ppral Pestrvn System
Frank L. Wilson
Ripon
East Side Square
Caner
Des Moines College
J.C. Caner Piano Tuner
Sith Vrar
Coal and Coke
Wranklin County
John Shields & Sons
Swartz
Downing and Nichols
Godfrey & Eldridge
M. E. Booth
Rex Benz
Monmouth
Crail
Rodney Crail
J. B. Crail
M. A. Greiner
Tallyrand
John
Albert
Camp Dodge
Ing
Paul French
Jefferson Barracks
Elliot Grayson
Camp Lee
Virginia
Manton Hebner
Camp Greenleaf
Georgia
Globe
Rothschild’s
the Rite Style Bulletin
Clark & Enslin
Kivery
Bessie Black
Crepar Rapids
Hurird
Poincare
Argonne Front
Paris
Verdun
Guard of Honor
Colin
I. Cohn
American Magazine
Choon
Berlin, Neb
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