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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1901
Page
4
Heavy shipments all week guarantee good stock of peaches for canning. Bushel baskets and big yellow peaches sold at 1.50 per bushel, small baskets 25 to 30 cents. Don’t wait for lower prices, focus on quality over price.
Our stock of canned fruits and vegetables was bought before price hikes and will be sold accordingly. Apricots 1.35 per dozen, peaches 1.60 per dozen, corn 1.00 per dozen, tomatoes 1.35 per dozen, beans 1.20 per dozen. Buy now to stock up for winter.
Stereoptical views at Smouse's Hall illustrate a Pan-American Exposition trip with all expenses included for a small sum. M. O. Gay, friend of W. D. Shearer, visited Mr. Shearer between trains. Gay, formerly AK. I. agent at Wair field, now resides in Council Bluffs. Lloyd McCall of the McCall Broa feed store is sidelined with a sore foot after stepping on a nail.
Simple home cures for common ailments are listed. Ammonia dilutes for bites, raw egg to dislodge fishbone, egg white in water after meals for indigestion, vinegar soaked rag for burns, salt in water to treat colic and revive someone after a fall.
Muscatine Iowa September 3 special. A boiler at Musser saw mill exploded this morning fatally injuring three men. The blast demolished engine rooms and threw four hundred men out of employment. Repairs will take six weeks.
Abraham Neiswanger and his wife arrived from Almena Kansas to visit relatives until the end of term, then with D Neiswanger and wife plan to go east to Cleveland for the National Encampment and to Orville Ohio to tour the old Netswanger home. They have three brothers and a sister living there plus many schoolmates and friends.
Corn bulls forecast higher prices soon citing stronger foreign demand, smaller Argentine shipments, and a shrinking western old crop. A Chicago watchdog notes west of the Mississippi may hold far less than 150 million bushels of old corn. Prairie chicken hunting opens Sept 1 in several states with better game laws credited for rising abundance. A South Chicago man jailed for six cents a day spending for his family is released, and Chicago Catholics condemn weddings in St Joseph Michigan as unfit Catholic practice. Tremont House closes after 70 years with trunks auctioned. Evanston gears to host 50,000 Methodists for the Rock River conference beginning Oct 9.
The old settlers are called to meet in Smouse's office Saturday at 1 o clock to make arrangements for Old Settlers day.
A San Francisco firm sent a tiny needle sample to a Canton Chinese house as proof of delicate workmanship. The needle was returned with a hole in the tip visible only under a microscope, noted with a stereoscopic photograph reference.
Lemmon and Lewis offer a September clearance sale to reduce all goods by 25 percent. The store, located on the East Side, accepts cash only and aims to clear fall stock for Washington, Washington county, and surrounding areas.
Travel ads tout low fares on the Pacific Rock Island Line from Washington to Colorado resorts and Cleveland. Destinations include Spirit Lake, Oxbow, and San Francisco with steerage and Pullman Sleeper options. Seasonal dates list Sept 8 11 and Sept 23 27 with round trips and single trips to the Pacific Northwest.
A health pamphlet extols aging gracefully by keeping digestion in order. It cites Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for stomach disorders and shares a testimonial from Mr. G. Popplewell of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, praising improved digestion and renewed strength after twelve bottles. It also advertises Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser available by mail for stamps.
Come and see them. Our line cannot fail to please all. We do cleaning, dyeing, pressing and repairing. I am also prepared the furnish.
Parties of five or more may take an outing to Clear Lake at unusually low rates from the Iowa Central Railway. A booklet and full particulars are available from the ticket agent or by writing Geo. S. Batty G. P. & T. A. Marshalltown Iowa.
Children of Trinity Episcopal Church stage an afternoon in Phoenix Hall on Saturday September 7 at 2 30 with recitations choruses and other entertainment. A sale of paper toys closes the program with admission ten cents.
A brief note stating that parties wishing a well bored or deepened should consult W H Smirn for guidance.
The Iowa Central railway announces annual Home Visitors excursions to Indiana Ontario and Kentucky on Sep 17 24 and Oct 1 8 1901 at low round trip rates. First trip leaves Peoria on Sep 17 via TP W Vandalia lines with tickets on sale Sep 16 17 at Iowa Central stations. For details contact ticket agents or address 8 Batty GPTA Marshalltown IA.
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