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Newspaper
Washington Daily Herald
Location
Washington, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
4
An informal, opinionated column muses on an unusual cold spell with memories of past records. It notes how old inhabitants claim such extremes, contrasts weather lore with scientific data, and ponders superstition amid floods, tornadoes, and unusual conditions.
A quiet scene describes a sealed, tranquil dwelling with one window and door. No illness, no forgiveness, and no voices arise. The poem notes a lone word etched over the lintel, seen by passersby, as roses bloom outside under a calm, unmoving lawn. Ellen M Il Gates, Harpers Magazine.
John and M Kerr report New York drops fireworks for a scaled July Fourth with 100 000 Getttysburg address copies for children and 10 000 of 25 000 allotted for illumination while city athletics and a grand Indian council campfire in Denver are slated as major features and attractions for visitors amid tariff influenced diamond imports rising to 4 606 000 dollars.
Washington June 11 report shows slow temperature rise across Indiana and Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday and Thursday. Light to moderate rainfall expected in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Michigan areas with rising temps.
Weather observations from Washington describe a fair morning with clear skies and rising temperatures. Winds shift from variable to light, with forecasts predicting continued warmth and visibility through the day. The report notes unspecified measurements and distant barometric readings.
A collage of curiosities and business updates. It covers Major Hichardeon’s fencing claims, Bulgarian siege tactics at Adrianople, Albanian sheep dogs guarding flocks, a University of Iowa film shoot, Arizona cactus as telephone line poles, Studebaker sales rise, and electric lamp production reaching 1.129 billion units with an 18 percent five year gain.
Buena Vista James Fealy and wife from New Martinsburg visited Gilbert Svierd and family. Pearson Powers and Mina Iva Hower attended a meeting at Uieenfield Tiewlay evening. Miss Nor Suek returned home near Ubitest to Miss Fiedtith Haines and her brother Robert. They are spending the week with Aunt Miss Ellen Haines. Miss Huth Haker is home from Science Hill College Ky where she graduates this year with a school friend Milas Dorothy Hill of Indianapolis. Epic Worthington and wife were Sunday guests of JH Oliver. Mrs Lucile Stoops spending the week in Columbus. Mr and Mrs thewers visited their daughter Mrs Walter Sellars near Glendon Tuesday. J E Haives and family spent Thursday with Ho M Todhunter. John Swift of Leesburg has recovered enough to visit his farm and former home Friday, first visit in months. Children’s services at Olive Chapel church next Sunday night. Odd Fellows Memorial services at New Martinsburg last Sunday were well attended. Rev West of Washington delivered an excellent address. W EB Swift and family visited Sunday with John Minton and family.
An advertisement touts a flat work service that washes and irons bed and table linen, towels, and flat items. It promises cleaner clothes, whiter results, and a better finish, with prompt regular service at a few cents per piece.
An old classified-style entry lists Rothrock's Laundry and C H Murray Undertaking Company at 223 East Court Street Washington D C with office and residence phone numbers 66 and 8 on 66.
A faded notice invites crowds to gather in Washington by raising a sidewalk plank and distributing a charitable subscription for a poor family. It touts a premier singer arranged by G W W Chaffin, urging residents to call at Misa Wissler's Fancy Store, with lead figures J W Chaffin and J B Ham linked to Fayette county. Milbourn, famed for ice cream and lemonade, operates an elegant room in Richard Millikan block opposite Kirk House, advertising a first class ice cream saloon with no liquor nearby.
The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company advertises its eight plus year history and a $109,000 reserve fund, with plans to add at least $25,000 from net profits this year. Readers are invited to request booklets by writing or calling. Rankin Building, 22 West Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio.
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