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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment shows scattered phrases including a yard wide reference and a price cue like 10c and 3%C, with unclear context or complete items. The readable bits do not form a coherent event, product, or notice.
Notices describe three marriages with brides from Grace Hill and Keota, wedding couples departing for Mt. Moriah Missouri, and guests from Washington Crawfordsville Wellman Richland Muscatine and others. The piece mentions families and neighbors sending congratulations and lists several attendees and relatives.
Ainsworth residents note travel to Fairfield by W P Rice and wife. Mrs Cora Brockway returns from visiting sister Miss Mary. Will Foster from Monroe City arrives to visit relatives. Will Long and wife depart for Maryland. James Chambers and son Merle of Wyman visit friends. J S Stone returns to Chicago after a visit.
Woollen style list shows cotton blankets in white grey and tan with borders. Items include 70 4 White Grey and Tan pair and 12 4 Grey and Tan pair with fancy border. Prices range from 65c to $1.00 for assorted sizes including 10 4 11 4 and 12 4.
A stretch between the B C R and Cedar River shows rapid grading and track laying beginnings for the Milwaukee cut-off. Nine to ten sub contractors employ about twenty men each with horses and tents dotting the right of way as earth is moved and woodland cleared. This section, the first to finish, benefits from light soil and level country though heavier work west of Muscatine and the Iowa River awaits winter crews. In Columbus Junction, R Larson of Bay Villa Cape Colony runs a rural store touting Chamberlain remedies with local farmers as customers. fourteen local cures in the past year are cited and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold nearby by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
The Journal notes multiple weddings on Oct 29 1901. Harley O Loughlin of Washington county wed Clara Kitzmann of Keokuk county at the brides home near What Cheer. James McMullen wed Lottie Messerschmitt in Keota. Mary A Buxbaum wed D B Romig at Grace Hill with Rev W H Romig officiating. The paper congratulates the newly married couples and mentions the planned homes.
A five year lease with a brick hotel offers an extra good trade. Fixtures and furniture are all new, and the property has been repapered and repainted to first class trim. For further particulars address Box 41 Keota Iowa.
Grace Hill visitors return from Ohio as Rev. Douglass set to discuss prohibition at Smouse's hall on October 31. Prairie chicken and quail seasons are addressed with strict hunting laws and restrictions on ambush, boats, and equipment.
Warson and Arthur offer wood sawing service at 65 per cord with delivery to any wood yard in the city or Cunningham's Brindley's Grocery. They guarantee customer satisfaction and furnish their own fuel.
Henderson Grimett of this place suffered partial paralysis and loss of use of an arm and side. After two bottles, he is almost cured. McDonald of Logan county West Virginia reports similar cures and notes the liniment treats rheumatism sprains and bruises. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
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