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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
2
Local notice from H. Knecht, tailor, inviting exchange of clothing for wood. Patron should visit the shop near the Washington National Bank at 83-26 H. Knecht.
Ott Noel from Washington county visited his father in law John Williams in Mt. Pleasant. The Mt Pleasant Free Press notes a guarantee policy promising refunds for sacks not perfect in quality, attributed to Wm A Whiting.
A narrator profiles Mary Brown daughter of John Brown describing her as upright and capable. Mary, now thirty, supported and educated siblings after her mother died, works at a cloak factory earning nine dollars weekly as a forewoman. Her father died after losing a hand but Mary’s diligence and savings funded his burial. A town man plans to marry her in the fall.
In Philadelphia the suffrage club discussed the servant girl question. Mrs. Ascum-Miss Crabbe is named a member, while Mrs. Gaddie was expelled for remarks that if women stayed home and focused on business the servant issue would vanish.
A lengthy portrait of Pericles, the horse faced Athenian reformer, who rose from ostracism to dominate Athens. He rebuilt the city, fostering democracy under aristocratic rule, and guided Greece to cultural greatness before dying in 429 B C. His era united Greek states, constructed the Parthenon, and attracted masters like Sophocles and Phidias.
Teeter and Lathrop announce a public auction on the A L Patterson farm located 10 miles northwest of Washington 6 miles northeast of West Chester and 2 miles east of Lexington on Thursday October 1 at 10 a m. Items include horses cattle hogs cornfield hay farm machinery and assorted household goods with terms: credit over 10 at 6 percent interest and cash for 10 and under. Lunch by Moriarty Ida Patterson executrix C Patterson clerk. 18 24 29 Muscatine vs Keota baseball games at Keota park Sept 21 22 23 single 25c double 55c.
A true friend theme unfolds in When We Were Friends at the opera house on September 21. William Macaulay stars as Wallace Desmond the millionaire son, in a rewritten version ending with Desmond’s escape. The production leaves the audience uplifted by a final act finale.
Taxpayers are urged this is last month to pay taxes without penalty. Citizens should govern themselves accordingly. Signed 796 J. S. Shearer, County Treasurer.
Amos Alberson undertook a business trip to Ottumwa this morning, meeting plans and scheduling follow ups for his enterprise.
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