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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1920
Page
8
A sale of household goods will be held at residence 607 East 2nd Street on Friday October 29 at 2 pm. Items include furniture rugs appliances bedding a gas range refrigerator mower and clothing. Auctioneers M F Brown and D F Macon with R F Daugherty clerk. 21513
A column of brief items shows taxi services and ads for New York Store and Washington Greenhouse. It notes visits by Mrs. Harry Reister, Dick Swift, John Steele, and others, plus farm equipment deals, travel to Eldorado Springs, births of a seven pound boy, and various local errands across Davenport Muscatine Wellman and Keota.
Coe College students Hannah Jones and Doris Chalmers visited with parents while plans were discussed to install a Gas Radiant fire at home. Iowa Gas & Electric Co advertises the efficient heater, with Mason’s Laurel furnaces promoted for farm and home use. Multiple local residents make shopping trips, sales on silk dresses, and business visits noted along with livestock and tractor ads.
Oct 25 Crawfordsville reports a day of visits at Manners and Davidson homes by Mr and Mrs T W Sloan of Monmouth Iowa. College students Velma Twinam and Lucile Sipe return home for Sabbath. Local residents host and guests attend church and a football game in Winfield with many locals present.
Dan Mannhardt reports two Presto batteries valued at about 50 dollars missing after burglars pried a rear transom open at Mannhardt Bros. Likely occurred Saturday or Sunday night. The store remains under investigation as to whether more items were taken.
To the patrons of West Chester Telephone Exchange of West Chester Tow a all subscribers are requested to call at office and settle accounts must have money to do business Accounts are payable per month S A Scaberry sec treas 204u
The ad urges readers to get properly fitted footwear, asking if they are prepared and inviting Fox and Dewey to provide the service.
Mrs John Hasty and Joe Ja of Delta are guests at the Mrs J C Olive home. A yearling Duroc Jersey boar is for sale, call 220 Black. S W Brockhart, Bh.
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