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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1901

Page

3

Per Week Per Month Per Three Months In Advance

Per week per month per three months in advance or per year in advance if paid at year end. The note ends with unclear phrase Pe Vacs e 48.

Book supplies offered at notably lower price

A claim arises that book supplies are sold at a much lower price compared to other sellers, with quality kept in view. The statement emphasizes cost advantage for buyers seeking value.

Local Happenings and Visitor Notes in Small Town

Local items list departures and arrivals across many families. Names include Elmer Bergquist Verle Isenhart Mattie Rush Fred Smith Ova Dickson and Miss Margaret Adams. Mentions Duncan's book store and Stewart's ads.

Mattie Rush Ainsworth Verle Isenhart

Rug man advertises rugs from old carpets

Nice young veal at Todd Stuart's. Miss Ola Crone left for Kellogg Iowa. R H Walker traveled to Winfield. Mrs John Swearangen returned from Keota. Dr Pratt offers spectacles at his Klein's store. Mrs Ralston of Keota visiting Mary Wertz Mesars. Saling and Belknap of the music store spent Sunday in Davenport. O F Snyder returned to Muscatine. Rugs made from old carpets offered by the rug man in town. Mr and Mrs McCulley and son left for Monmouth. Henry Knecht returned from Oskaloosa on business. Paul of Burlington left for Burlington. Stewart's west side book store advertises school books and goods, never undersold.

Madison Medicine Co Stewart's Little Edmund Elmore Sisters Helen Young J. A. Young Hervey Young Winfield West Side Book Store

Lost pocket knife from Solbrig shop offered for reward

A two blade G. A. R. souvenir pocket knife, given by the owner's father before his death, was taken from Oscar Solbrig's shop. The owner requests its return urgently and promises a liberal reward with no questions asked. Return to the JOURNAL office to receive the reward.

Oscar Solbrig G. A.R Journal Office

Town Folks Attend Fairs and Change of Ownership

Sept 7 report from Our News Service notes Misses Kimmone and Mathers returning from Iowa City fair a week of visitors. Charles Brown spent days there this week. Thad Frederick and wife at What Cheer fair. Ned Rafferty and Newell Isrady back from Liwaity fair. Melenger and Demlan Emmons hosted in What Cheer. Sam Nicols sold his restaurant to James Huff and will rent a farm four miles west of town.

Kimmone Mathers Iowa City Charles Brown Thad Frederick Ned Rafferty Newell Isrady Melenger Demlan Emmons

Spectacle Sale and Local Notices Highlight City News

Lemmon & Lewis advertise spectacles at 23 percent off for September. Miss Ella Brown returns from studies at the University of Chicago and begins teaching at the city high school. A beacon to the sick and afflicted. Rocky Mountain Tea promoted for peace and comfort, available at Stewart's.

Ella Brown Chicago University Stewart's

Sept 7 News Notes and Local Birth Injury Update

Sept 7 notes report J N Stewart Jr returning from Kicon fair. J E Clegg and wife welcomed a son born yesterday. D O Thompson of Webber Thompson in Chicago visited the city buying Gattie. W H Keifer and King injured when scaffold broke at Jun H Pearson’s barn. Kaifer foot fractured. Nina Keenhart of Washington visited Miss Mable Schilling. I have twenty Poland China hogs for sale. Growthy heavy boned lengthy hogs offered by J Emmons, Tama, Iowa.

J.N Stewart, Jr Kicon J. E. Clegg D.O. Thompson Chicsgo Webber & Thompson Gattie W. H. Keifer Wirt King Jun H Pearson King Kaifer Nina Keenhart Washington Mable Schilling Poland

Tiller Bros Rector Offers Cure For Piles

Cider making notes precede a health ad claiming Tiller Bros Rector offers a remedy for piles. The ad promises an 8 percent permanent cure rate and a free sample if it fails, mentioning locations on a farm near the town.

Rector J H Stewart

Local Social Notes From Brightol And Nearby Towns

Sunday gatherings mark community ties as Mrs McQiell hosts children and friends in Brightol while visitors from Morning Sun and Rock Island arrive for weekend visits. The WC T U plans a meeting at Miss Mary Parker’s home Thursday at 2:50 pm.

E BR. McQiell Brightol Wc.t. U Mary Parker

Perpetual light claims from glowing globes and parade notes

A Chicago report describes a photographer's claim of a hermetically sealed glow globe producing lasting light without fuel or electricity. The Labor Day parade highlights a Women and Girls division led by Ellen Lindstrom with Sophie Nordstrom and Lida Swanson. Also noted are the California Gold Rush era Argonauts reunion and rising saloon licenses in Chicago.

George PL Grady Ellen Lindstrom Sophie Nordstrom Lida Swanson Dboys Intas

Miller in Jail After Fatal Shot at Ashboro Lodge

Absalom Miller, president of the miners lodge at Ashboro, Indiana, fired a double barreled shotgun during a heated session while aiming at Mack Clark. The shot mortally wounded bystander James Clark. Mack Clark had pursued Miller with a revolver earlier. Miller is jailed.

Brazil Ind Absalom Miller Miners’ Lodge Ashboro Mack Clark Miller James Clark

Governor La Follette Illness Reported By Physician

Milwaukee September 9 The governors physician declares Governor La Follette suffers from chronic catarrhal gastritis and liver indigestion. He has rapidly gained in two weeks but cannot yet take solid food. Barring accidents he should resume duties in about a month.

Milwaukee la Follette Ile

Guaranteed Kidney Care Claim Promises Refund

A drugstore ad touts Smith's Sure Kidney Care as the only guaranteed product with a refund if the user is not fully satisfied after one bottle. The claim emphasizes customer satisfaction and money back assurance.

Smith

A Cure for Dysentery Aboard a Bicycle Trip

F L Taylor of New Albany Bradford County Pa recalls using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to finish a long bicycle journey after sudden diarrhea. He credits two doses before departure and one on the road, and later an attack of dysentery cured by a single dose. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.

F. L. Taylor New Albany Bradford County Ward Laceyville Chamberlain Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman

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