Local notes cover shops and people in small city
In city daily life items include Means & Stichter candy and Jolson bakery goods. Citizens such as Co W Stephens and I Klein visit, Miss Blanche Burroughs arrives by Firefly, and Mrs Bowman returns from the east. Community chatter mentions Clyde Dayton, Hugh Teeter, Rev Sage, and Clara Warren among others with shopping, visits, and town events.
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Boston
Jolson
Co. W. Stephens
Haskins
Means & Stichter
Will Keifer
Eldon
I. Klein
Davenport
Blanche Burroughs
Firefly
Johnson Bakery
Means & Stichter’s
City workers install twenty six iron aprons at crosswalks
Corrugated iron aprons are being set by city crews to connect pavement and sidewalks, promising an absolutely safe crossing. Tone's Spices ad copy touts flavor preservation and long lasting spice freshness in neat packages sold by most grocers.
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Tone
Those Famous Funny Fellows Present Jolly Jing Ling Farce
Wood and Ward stage a musical farce Two Merry Tramps with twenty artists and novelties. Tickets priced at two shillings sixpence and one shilling depending on seating.
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Wood & Ward
Washington Iowa Ordinance Sets Street Curb Distances
Ordinance establishing curb distances in Washington Iowa sets 25 feet from street centers on Main and 20 feet on Washington and Marion streets with various street exclusions. It permits property owners to park to the curb under street committee supervision and specifies curb dimensions. The ordinance was passed Sept 4 1908 and approved Sept 7 1905. Mrs Tyndal Palmer of New York visits relatives. Also classified ads list for sale and lost items and wagons.
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City of
Washington
Iowa
Main Street
Second Street
Green Street
Washington Street
Marion Street
Jefferson Street
Madison Street
Town Street
A. N. Alberson
Local families share meals and celebrate ties and anniversaries
Mr and Mrs J W Maxwell of East Main street hosted friends at dinner. Notices came of the approaching sixty wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William French of Los Angeles California. French, the sole surviving charter member of the First United Presbyterian church of this city, will celebrate October Seth. Mrs Warren Beldy hosted a thimble bee for Miss Emma McCall on South Iowa Ave. A dinner was served for Rev Sawhill and family and Rev Ross and family at the home of Mr and Mrs Ferguson with twelve guests attending and warm wishes for the couple.
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J. W. Maxwell
East Main Street
William French
Los Angeles
Gal
Seth
French
First United Presbyterian
Warren Beldy
Emma McCall
South
Iowa Ave
WO Fergson
Sawhill
Ross
Perguson
Local business notices and social visits from early era
Hlereafter Y order book will be left at Kaye and Lytie's grocery. Duncan's line of glass and fine china advertised. Dnean's book store mentions Henry Langenberg displaying pears from north Washington trees. Mr and Mrs St Crayne of West Chester visiting. Mrs Crayne travels to Charleston. Mrs Elian Crotsy Smith returns to Chicago.
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Kaye & Lytie
Charles Klog
Duncan
Dnean
Henry Langenberg
Washington
Mea J. St. Crayne
West Chester
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Albert
Williams & Go
Dougherty Bros
West Side Clothiers
Telmo
Canada
D. L. Baird & Son
Cash Store
Neen
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass
St. Louis
Columbia Pharmacy
J. E. Lemmon
the Evening Journal
Eotered
Waeninatn Lowe
Ae Eedund
K. Bh. Jenkins
W. McLaughlin
Jenkins & Mclaughlin, Physicians and Surgeons
Court House
Stewart
Weather Forecast
Washington, D. C
The
Evening Journal
Allen
Allen's
Cleve Dayton
Brighton
Hugh Teeter
South of P
Rev
Sage
Fairfield
Glenwood
Lee Embree
Crail Dry
Archie McKay
Muesatine
I. EB. McKay
Stella
Ida Cavender
Cedar Rapids
Kathryn Wilson
Maude Morton
Ainsworth
Bb. L. Baird
J. W. Crawford
W. R. Craword
RG. Cherry
Oklahoma
Clara Warren
Wayland
Grecian
Matt White
A. M. Friend
Marstalltown
W. D. Shearer
George Carmachael
Mr. Carmachael
K. A. Gilbert
Shinebarger
Milwaukee
Muscatine
J. T. Matthews
Lettie Trotter
Alaworth
Thomas Brindley
Lot
Oliver Crawford
Mrs. J. ©. Clark
Keota
J. B. Schreckengast
John Warnock
Superior
Nebr
Jae & Rokenkamp
Smouse
Opera House
Gertrude Doig
William Sutherland
Creston
Littler and Daughter
Des Moines
J. A. Y. Ashby
Southwest
Texas
Will Keefover
T Ie
Rock Island
Harold McElhinney
James Shearer
Rockford, Ui
Edwin Blair
Will
Murray Sisters
Koster & Bial's
N. Y
Thomas Davidson
Rock Island Road
L. D. Higgins
Kansas
Frank Neal
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Barbara Stein
DR. Fenner
Pont
Tolto Gang
BUTEA
Hohe & Hood
Graham Opera House
Indiana Indians
Hugh H. McCleery
Win
Lindauer
7Th Ave
Lequire
Journal
Smw
Marion
Black
Journal Office
California
Inquire of Journal. Net
Carris
Bath
East
Jefferson St
Norman Scofield
Chas. Gorham
D. M
Palmer
Wtf
Colenso
Frank Bowers
McKeone & Shields
Artificial Stones
Sidowalka
E. C. Keck
Washington-s
O Solbric & CO
Norfolk
Sol. Rich
Gole
Java
Japan
GUN Powder Tea Young Hyson ‘Tea
White Swan
J. G. Smith
Steck
Packard
H. F. Steck
Colenso Hotel
Dave Keltner
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