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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
8
J S Mangold left for Davenport to fetch a new Whippet as Baseball Sunday features Brighton versus Washington in a 2 30 showdown. Unusual sale on Alarm Clocks Saturday only at Stephen North Side Jeweler with Enna Jettick Health Shoes and a one year guarantee.
Ten years ago today Leland Carris returned from Iowa City where he enrolled in Iowa State University. We display a line of Vantine's Incense burners in the east window and invite customers to view. The store notes many men buy cigars by the box and mentions hog prices at 13.20 along with unsettled weather and possible local showers.
Local brief notes indicate American Pearl Button Co. at 7413 Mrs. Frank Sickles. Crawfordsville resident visits with sister Mrs. Mattie Biel. Sale of alarm clocks advertised for Saturday only. Win Smouse returns from Cumberland area after attending Smouse Association of America meeting in Everett Pennsylvania. Born near Cumberland January 17 1849, he moved to Washington in 1867 and cherishes yearly boyhood visits. Smouse lineage traces to 1758 German origins.
Theodore Bailey made a business trip to Centralia Illinois. Edna Caldwell went to St Louis to begin new work. Iowa Southern Utilities offers electric bill discounts through Monday. Auctions listed by F Macon Washington Iowa. Cedar Lawn Dairy advertises Jersey milk 10c qt with delivery. Mrs R I Page visits West Chester. Candy Shop promotion for weekend orange slices 20c per lb. Wood's feed mills offers ground barley and oats. Vastine family visit from Fort Madison to Ode Ferguson home today.
Charles McLaughlin traveled to Rochester Minnesota with a Iowa university medical friend to visit the Mayo Brothers clinic for a day. The notice mentions local residents and visitors of Morrison Illinois and Wayland Iowa, plus a chocolate shop promotion and a water rent deadline notice.
Jerry McKune of New London leaves after a week with his grandparents Mrs and Mrs Amos Norton. Ekdna Morrow begins a trip to Pueblo to visit sister Mrs Faye Brown then to Denver for work. Her mother Mrs Maud Morrow plans to go west at Christmas.
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