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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1901
Page
4
A nostalgic ad promotes Mitta Viton breakfast items and a cereal coffee substitute. It highlights two package sizes 15 and 25 cents, and invites customers to try the popular cereal as a widely used breakfast staple.
Advertises Mystic Northern Flour at 120 per sack for baking. Wanda Kansas Flour praised for quality. White Satin Kansas Flour priced at 110. Heinz Sweet Pickles offered at 10 cents per dozen or 30 cents per pint, plus other appetizers.
A Windsor advert promotes canned meats and fruits for supper. It lists Veal Loaf 10c per can Melrose Pate 15c Potted Chicken 20c Potted Turkey 20c Potted Ham 10c Potted Tongue 10c Vienna Sausage 10c Dried Beef 15c per can plus peaches pears plums at 10c each and preserved raspberries at 10c.
All old soldiers are invited to join I. G. White Post G A R at their Post Room to march to the Graham opera house for memorial services honoring the late President William McKinley. Comrades will wear mourning badges. By order of Post Commander Henry Sthuter and Adjutant J R McKatin.
Wiret Class Kaxcursions advertise first class Washington to Colorado routes with low fares and quick service. Tours to Spirit Lake and Okoboji, San Francisco, Great Lakes trips, and Pullman Sleeper options are offered with dates and daily departures. Agent F. B. Stewart promotes single and round trip rates to the Pacific Northwest and popular summer itineraries.
The B C N R railway nears 140 miles of new extensions in southwestern Minnesota. Six new towns Reading Wilmont Lismore Kenneth Walvers and Conger grow as commercial centers without auctions. The company plans to sell each town in full including unplatted land to private buyers with terms via the Town Lot Agent Tos H Brown Sioux Falls SD.
The article describes Bahrein on the Persian Gulf coast as the hottest region, with 100 degree heat day and night for 40 days in July August and with 180 degree surges. Water from wells is scarce. Submarine springs supply fresh water via divers called Machadores who fill goatskin bags without saltwater mixing.
The McKinley funeral cortege reached the Capitol Grounds at 10 o’clock a m and the remains were borne into the rotunda by 10:30. President Roosevelt entered at 10:60 and religious services began at 10:57 with the hymn Lead Kindly Light and a prayer by Dr Naylor. Bishop Andrews delivered the funeral oration from 11:15 to 11:05 as the public was admitted to view the remains.
In Chicago on September 17 the habeas corpus hearing for anarchist prisoners was adjourned until Monday at the prisoners' request.
Miss Hannah Gamon daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Gamon died last evening at 10 at her home in South Washington after months of illness from diabetes She was born October 10 1882 in Marion township Washington county and was 18 years 11 months 6 days old The funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 in Pleasant Hill church Rev Coates will conduct interment in Pleasant Hill cemetery The Gamon family and community express sympathy
Occidental Building report from Sept 17 says Harriman syndicate may reveal major changes in railroad control and leadership across Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Illinois Central. Other notes include Rev Dexter resigning Humboldt Park church post over canteen issues and local recollections of the Civil War era Minnesota flagship. Western colleges prepare for gridiron season with strong forecasts for Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Notre Dame.
For Rent a seven room house two blocks from the square contact Bon Ton restaurant for details. Wanted a boy 18 years old seeks work for board and schooling.
All persons indebted to the estate of Dr. J. R. Burroughs are given until Friday the 20th to settle. After that date unsettled accounts will go to an attorney for collection with instruction to sue. Settlement at Washington National Bank. Also notes on jewelry and September sale guarantees from Lemmon & Lewis, Popular East Side Jewelers.
The Wesley and Maddern's Merrymakers commence a three night opening at the Graham starting next Monday evening September 23. Ladies may obtain free admission tickets at Carris East Side Drug Store before 6 pm. Ticket prices are 10 20 and 30 cents with seat sales beginning Thursday.
Results show American League games with Boston and Washington splitting, Philadelphia beating Baltimore, and New York dropping twice to Boston. Western Association reports Marion defeating Matthews 7 4 and Dayton beating Toledo 7 1.
The court house will close from 1040 m to 4 pm Thursday September 19 1901 for the burial of President William McKinley. The University club meets tonight with Mrs Everson. Miss EB Doste arrived from Chicago where she studied fall and winter styles the second season as trimmer for Miss Mike Lewis. T H McMillan and wife of Deersville Ohio visiting the W A Birney home south of the city returned home yesterday. J E Thompson departed yesterday for Glidden Iowa.
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