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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
2
A roundup of residents visiting relatives and traveling to Des Moines Clinton and Burlington. Included are job ads, holiday visits, church notices, and public works like the Milwaukee line expansion and free city mail delivery.
State Superintendent Barrett reports a widespread shortage of competent teachers across Iowa and neighboring states. She rebuts possible certifying incompetent teachers and urges school districts to raise wages. Higher pay will attract trained instructors, improve schools, and foster strong character and citizenship in future generations.
Mrs Nettie Roberts wife of Dr Roberts died at her Chicago home after a two week illness. Born Nettie Wagner in this city on April 4 1862 she was the daughter of the late Isaac Wagner. She lived here after marriage but nine years ago moved to Chicago with her husband. Survived by her mother and husband the body was brought home for interment in Elm Grove cemetery.
Riverside resident Frank Chez wins a Schiller Piano in the Dot Counting Contest of the Farmers' Tribune of Des Moines. The paper teams with another paper to offer prizes, including cash and additional pianos, and lists several other Iowa winners. Readers are urged to submit their dot counts via the Tribune through local papers to enter.
Miss Ina Wertz wed Nov. 27 to Wm. A. Hotchkiss of Kinross Iowa. News mentions Thanksgiving visits by Mr. and Mrs. Glasgow and the Cole family. Local basketball practice continues. plans for a college game are discussed. Travelers include Miss Florence Little from Indiana and Carrie Hamilton with Mabel Dunham from Monmouth. Walter Klass and Bred Warfel return to visit family in Crawfordsville. Dr C G W McLaughlin sells practice in Crawfordsville to Dr Ketcham. plans post graduate study in New York. Mrs McLaughlin and Maurine stay with relatives during absence.
An old advertisement urges early treatment for consumption urging readers to begin Scott's Emulsion with fresh air and hearty eating. It claims the disease can be slowed or cured with regular use and stresses early action to avoid denial and worsening symptoms.
The article explains that perfecto is a shape term not quality, common to many brands and origins. It outlines other shapes such as panetela londres and partegas, and explains light to dark color codes from claros to maduros, noting oscuro’s decline in use.
A land agent promotes Missouri farms near Kansas City with prices from 3.00 to 40 per acre and terms up to ten years. He touts fertile county advantages, low costs, good schools, and nearby markets in Kansas City and Chicago, inviting visitors to monthly excursions led by W. P. Moothart.
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