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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1895
Page
1
Des Moines news items report a runaway horse injuring no one, multiple local deaths including Emma Spiker Birney age 47, Anna Edwards, Mary Karl, and George Robertson, with funeral plans and affiliations noted. Also a Des Moines highway robbery near Slater and a poisoning case near Lebanon Iowa.
A notice from the Ist Church indicates a baseball event tomorrow. The morning text is Mat 16 15 16 17 followed by a discourse emphasizing testimony, self denial, and sacrifice. An evening sermon spoke to young men about love for home, self respect, church devotion, and the Word.
Special train departs B and N W depot on Wednesday September 18 at 8 30 am arrives Hedrick 11 50 am round trip fare one dollar Special train leaves Hedrick after the races on September 19 at 9 50 am See agent here for full particulars Miss Beatrice Fahr returned to Burlington today.
The Academy boys announce a strong season of lectures and performances. Highlights include The Moody Male Quartette premiering in September and guests Geo Kennel the Siberian Explorer Rev Russel Conwell and Prof French. The piece urges readers to support the program and improve local street addressing to aid navigation.
Local notes report a Harvest Home Festival set for Lexington on Wednesday and football fans urged to attend the last regular season game on home grounds. Several community members travel and return while others promise to visit Keota and nearby towns during their trips.
Last week Mr W Morris of Genese Indiana bought out the firm of Law and Matthew to take possession. Law and Matthew have done an honest business in Washington and will have the best wishes of The Journal. Both members undecided, but expected to remain in Washington. Mr Morris intends putting in a large stock of new goods and promises a good business if honest.
Joseph Strable of Richland appeared in Justice Rogers court Saturday morning and pleaded guilty to drunkenness. He received a $10 fine plus costs and paid them, then left. A separate report notes Amos Dill, a brakeman for the R I and P, suffered a severe hand injury while switching cars in Rock Island yards possibly losing three fingers. he was taken to Muscatine due to lack of local medical staff.
The notice describes sending out warmer boys with books, offering a monthly collection instead of weekly and a three month prepaid plan saving twenty cents. It forecasts showers in the east tonight and a Tuesday fair.
An advertisement argues deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and promises one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It urges readers to send for brochures and lists Cheney Co as Toledo, Ohio druggists selling at 75 cents.
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