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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
5
An OCR fragment from The Evening Journal appears with a warning to read. old style ad like note about coal pricing and October timing. includes a New Era postal info and contact Marion T Anderson with phone 176.
John McCartney travels west on the Branch while town shoppers flock to a 20 percent off sale at the North Side furniture store. Visitors from Burlington Pittsburg Chicago Iowa City Wellman Crawfordsville and Brighton are noted among residents calling on relatives and friends.
A newspaper column lists job ads and items for sale including signs distributors, pigs, dry oak fence posts, Shropshire sheep, a spring colt, Buff Plymouth Rock cockerels, a nearly new heater, and dining room help. Also requests fit car repairers and trucksmiths at CB and Q shops in West Burlington with contact details. Local residents seek good wages and steady work.
Mrs George Eckerman of West Chester visited today with friends in this city marking a social outing and local interaction.
Mrs. G. K. Hartman arrived home after visiting relatives in Keota. Griffith furniture store advertises Gunn sectional bookcases at a 20 percent discount. H. McCreedy of Haskins bought a Tryber piano from W. L. Eichelberger yesterday.
Oct 24 notes list of visitors and relatives arriving or departing for Washington, Milner, Fairfield, Oelwein, LaPlata, and nearby areas. Names include Geo McFadden, Adda Rickey, J A Chambers, Gladys Fitzgerald, L B Cocklin, Dr W K Cocklin, Mabel Fordyce, Amos Keller, J R Hardin, Carrie Hardin, Pearl Whitlock, Neal, Slane, Minnie Finley, Milo Patterson, T Y Wickham, W C Chatfield, Mabel Gross, and others. Several weddings and family visits are mentioned.
The report lists James Culbertson from Marion Iowa visiting Chicago, Mrs. H. C. Russell and Mrs. Fred L. Wertz with son Russell arriving from Schuyler Nebraska for a visit at the H Manners home, and a group including Mrs. J. H. Maxwell and others leaving for Washington to spend the day while H. D. Cherryholmes arrives from Chicago.
Oct 24 notices report James Nelson and Jennie Cook leaving for California for the winter with relatives. B L Sanders and daughter Verva depart for Sigourney for a Sanders family reunion. Word arrives of Mrs August Klett death at her Harper area home. Gertrude Keiser and Nora Stewart visited the Keiser farm. George Johnson returns to Emporia after a visit with Harris and Reed homes.
Lou Kline of this city wed Hattie Nievel of Muscatine last evening at 7 30 in the home of Mr and Mrs Mark Quinn in Muscatine. Rev J N Elliott of the Presbyterian church performed the ceremony in the presence of immediate relatives. The groom is a son of Lafe Kline and a traveling man. The couple arrived in this city and plan to reside here.
Mrs. S. Rothschild entertained the afternoon card club on West Washington yesterday in honor of her sister Mrs. Johnie Kling of Chicago. The game five hundred featured Mrs. Dr. C. W. Stewart as winner, receiving a Battenburg center piece. A two course luncheon followed with out of town guest Mrs. Mouat of Chicago staying with Mrs. J. E. Lemmon.
Local ads list hot ginger bread at Vienna Fridays and genuine French bread at Johnson’s today and tomorrow. Betsy Boss cigars sold at Lemmon’s pharmacy. Furniture sale offers 20 percent reductions at Griffith’s north side store. Various city visitors and family notices noted. Dr Shoop’s Restorative advertised for stomach and kidney relief.
Salted peanuts and a wide selection of pies are available at Johnson's. The 20 per cent reduction sale continues at the N. Side furniture store until November 2. Visitors include W. R. Beamer in Wapello and A. N. Alberson on Burlington business, with others from Newton, West Chester, Brighton, and Thornburg.
Ex surgeon of the Pacific Y with over 20 years experience opens a permanent office in Washington Iowa offering free professional services until November 1st. He treats diseases and deformities with guaranteed cure in select cases. No charges for patients who cannot afford care. details given at first interview. Office in Roberts Block Corner Square first Nov. Cedar Rimings Bank reference.
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