Cotton Charlies Update At Local Market
A fragmentary OCR read mentions cotton Charlie’s sale pricing and a local market listing with unclear details. No firm names, dates, or amounts are readable to confirm a full event or outcome.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
2
A fragmentary OCR read mentions cotton Charlie’s sale pricing and a local market listing with unclear details. No firm names, dates, or amounts are readable to confirm a full event or outcome.
A large Graham crowd attended a Republican rally with Capt. John Alex Young as chair and Prof. RE Daugherty's Academy Glee Club providing music. Speakers urged tax reform, tariff adjustments, and a big Henry county win for Young with Cummins absent due to illness.
Local items from Aineworth report Mrs Sanford Stone visiting Eden and return home. Various residents travel and visit Missouri Kansas Colorado and Chicago while teachers from Wayland visit Ainsworth. The High Rollers Extravaganza company performs at Graham tonight with curtain at 8 15.
The item notes that cotton blankets are commonly used instead of sheets and are priced around 0.65 to 1.00 dollars, indicating a focus on affordable bedding options and consumer habits.
Tonight at the Graham venue the High Rollers Extravaganza company presents an event with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. A pipe-free sample is offered with each package and samples are free. J. H. Stewart promotes the offering and Rector for the piles is mentioned as a product.
A Milwaukee sheriff's jury concluded a forenoon inspection of property in town and began deliberations this afternoon on damages to be affixed to Milwaukee right of way. They will not release the amounts until tomorrow.
Real estate notice advertising a five year lease on a brick hotel with new fixtures and furniture, repapered and repainted interiors in first class trim. Describes an extra good trade and directs inquiries to Box in Keota Iowa. Also mentions ten stolen hides.
Cedar Rapids Sheriff and deputies pursue Joe Warner and Frank Wright two professional crooks who stole 850 worth of hides from the Ford and Gerot meat market in Riverside last Thursday night. The pair were seen in Cedar Rapids and later arrested in Vinton after a break in at a local school.
Henderson Grimett of this place was stricken with partial paralysis and lost use of one arm and side. After two bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, he is almost entirely cured. Additional cures of partial paralysis are claimed, with the liniment also known for rheumatism sprains and bruises. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
An advertisement claims Smith's Sure Kidney Cure is a guaranteed remedy with a druggist refund policy if a buyer is not entirely satisfied after using one bottle. Price listed as 50 cents per bottle.
Dr. Lowry, longtime city dentist, has vacated his office near Mercer and Chilcote to establish a new practice in Davenport. He departed for Davenport last night and the Journal wishes him success. He is praised as a thorough professional and well regarded by patrons here.
Watson and Arthur advertise wood sawing across the city with delivery from any wood yard or Cunningham's or Brindley's Grocery. They guarantee satisfaction and furnish their own fuel for the job.
The next term of district court will convene November Fifth with forty nine probate cases and fifty law and chancery cases. Divorce actions include Della Myers versus John G. Myers Jr and others. Criminal docket features Iowa v Soper and other indictments. gambling houses common in Ainsworth. Rev A Douglass to speak on prohibition October 31 at Smootge’s hall urging broad attendance.
The November Cosmopolitan carries Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram on city overcrowding and cures. Fremond Gosse critiques English intellectual narrowness and mocks American life. Journal office notes subscription card wood usage.
An old advertisement promotes Rectol as a remedy with a claimed 98 percent permanent cure rate. It offers free samples and a money back promise if it fails to cure. The note mentions J. H. Stewart and that seats are on sale at Carris Pharmacy.
Rev A J Wheeler author lecturer and traveler presents lectures in this place November 16 18 with Sabbath address and possible evening preach. proceeds aid a free school for men and boys at Craigeclare New York. Topics include What are you going to do about it Abroad with a Live Yankee. Admission varies by day and seating 30 cents reserved. Large Baltimore oysters offered by Todd Stuarts.
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