Obituary notes and society items from Washington Iowa
Local notes report Miss Ruth Knupp leaving for Oberlin College with her mother to Chicago for a visit. Several residents travel for visits, work, or church functions. References to millinery displays at Miss Lewis and various small events fill the page with society and business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Knupp
Oberlin
Ohio
Oberlin College
Edwin Knupp
Chicago
Miss Ruth
Diamonds on Sale in Three Bunches At Bargain Prices
Three bundles of diamonds offered at 15, 20, and 25 dollars each. Limited time sale with quality stated as higher than typical for the size. Regular prices will apply after the promotion. G. W. Hobson.
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G. W. Hobson
Milk Deliveries End Sept 30 1852 notice
Notice to wholesale and retail milk customers that the last delivery will be September 30, 1852 by W A Chilcote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A
Chilcote
Bennie Recovers Lost Pigeons and Makes a Friend
Bennie Bright cares for two tame pigeons named Tip and Toppie. The birds disappear and Bennie suspects a nearby boy has them. He confronts the boy, then discovers Tip and Toppie at the original home. Bennie admits his error, the other boy forgives him, and they become friends as Bennie names a new pigeon after his new friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ack
Evelyn
Daddy
Bennie Bright
Tip
Toppie
Bennie
Hook and Ladder UU Banquet at Dempsey Restaurant
The Hook and Ladder company held a social banquet at the Dempsey restaurant with about twenty members present. A sumptuous menu and pleasant time were enjoyed as the group plans to hold such events more often.
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Hook and Ladder Company
Dempsey
Fears Spread of Riots in Kanawha Coal Country
In Charleston on September 18 Gen. Charles D. Fasett ordered preparations to extend martial law per Governor Glasscock. Coal operators refused to accept the plan for arbitration, prompting miner dissatisfaction that authorities fear could trigger open demonstration.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charles D. Fasett
West Virginia
Glasscock
Kanawha
Paint Creek
Cabin Creek
The Artificial Man and His Artful World
A poem recounts an artificial man made of synthetic parts who woos a painted wife with an artificial heart. They live an artificial life until the cold truth arrives as they imitate others and face an artificial death without coal or heat.
The Fat and Thin Men Reuue
A cold street encounter unfolds between a fat man and a thin man as the fat man mocks the thin man’s desire for a cigarette. The exchange ends when the thin man strikes, sending both toward the next corner to await a car.
Johnson and Mingle Buy Hampton News Stand
Grant Hampton sold his news stand and tobacco shop on East Washington Street to Johnson and Mingle who assumed ownership this morning. Johnson will move his repair shop from South Iowa Avenue to the rear of the stand and Mingle brings news and cigar experience from Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Hampton
Washington Street
Johnson & Mingle
Johnson
Iowa Avenue
Mingle
Washi
Des Moines
Tax Notice and Tax Payments Reminder
This notice informs taxpayers that the current month is the last window to make the second tax payment. J A McCoy, the treasurer, lists a schedule for visiting parts of town with tax collection. A new firm is expected to set up, and 1833 W Wilson is referenced.
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J. A. McCoy
Treas
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Blanche Dusenbery
West Chester
Clare Skinner
Washington
M. Connell
East Side Square
S. W. Livingston
Eldridge
Sigourney
Emerson
L. G. Jugenteimer
Havre
Emerson People
The
Star and Lyric
James McCutcheon
Missouri
Carthage
Joplin
C. S. Ward
West Plains
Siloam Springs
Mammouth Springs
Ark
Luella Shaw
Margaret Grayson
Edw. Grayson
E. T. Dankwardt
Burlington
Iowa
Frank Boyd
Crawfordsville
Milwaukee
Denver
Colo
McKinley Edition
W. L. McKee
Okamulgee
Okla
de G. Vogler
Grace Hill
Bethlehem
F. M. Barnoske
Ask
H. P. Bell
Moravia
Lewis
Harry McCulley
Excelsior Springs
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
Leonard Paulson
Boys’ Work
Paul MacEachron
J. R. Briley
Margaret Templeton
Portland
Ore
Hood River
John H. Templeton
Miss Templeton
McKee School
Wartel
Maxwell's
McClelland
Kiburz
McClelland's
A. S. Smith
Muscatine
New Methodist Church
C. H. Wilson
Mart White
Victor
Dan Anderson
Fairfield
Lucy Waggoner
Ruble
Irwin Galloway
Kansas City
Okmulgee
John Bailey
Josie Lowash
E. F. Long
Centerville
Mr. Long
Rock Island
Chris Hartvig
the Royal
Todd Stuart
J. A. Harwood & Son
South Side
Hook and Ladder UU
of the
West Chester Savings Bank
Lowa
Es Chester
Auditor of State
National 1 Aa Notes & Subsidiary
lMae
Via
Votal
Bb. A. Boyer
L. P. Jackson
D. A. Boyer Isean
Carlton C. Wilson
Washington Co
David Fisher
Borayne Directors
EM Wildur
D.nesbit
North Side Sq
Beast Washington
Hampton
Roy Garard
Hampton Stand
Clarence
Deevault Bouleau
W. W. Wilson
Chas. H. Keck
M. Keck
Dr. J. Ross
Henry C. Hull
Frank Stewart
A. Anderson
A. E. Cunningham
F. R. Sage
T. J. Berdo
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