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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
7
A historical notice touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as having thirty years of sale and use. It emphasizes drug selection, absence of opium or harmful ingredients, and a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. The claim notes the remedy cures coughs and colds under all conditions and climates.
In a county committee vote the Dubois county Democratic group rejected a prohibition plank, arguing existing liquor laws are adequate and stressing enforcement on all offenders. Temperance advocates vow to challenge Peter Coble, the joint state senate candidate, amid cross county opposition. A separate note recalls a train caller aiding a destitute man and child returning home from Oklahoma.
A Topeka dispatch notes a hopeful wheat crop outlook with moderate March weather and strong greens. In Bedford County, John Edwards narrowly escaped death when a log on an automatic carriage at Bryant saw mill nearly sliced him. owner Ollie Bryant seized him to stop the machinery just in time.
A tired man arrived at St. Louis union station with his five year old daughter strapped to his back after walking 500 miles from a Texas town en route to Rochester New York. He sought to sleep at the station but the rule against sleeping there blocked him.
The state board of health holds that its school rules are legally binding within statutes. It urges officials to enforce these rules among teachers and custodians, and applies a separate set to pupils.
Seven thousand dollars of bonds dated from February were sold by Daviess County treasurer George Godwin on Saturday morning. The bonds sold at par to Washington National Bank and Peoples National Bank of the city, the only bidders. Funds were issued to settle gravel road claims that had accumulated for several months.
A puzzle switch in front of the relay depot was damaged Monday night about 9 o'clock. The switch set for one direction sent cars the other way, causing four or five box cars to derail. Tracks were cleared and repaired before the night passenger train arrived.
The account describes a San Antonio stay and a Galveston visit with Dr Knapp and family. They note dry air aiding lung health, a fortuitous fishing spree catching large drum and rockfish, and a landlady fire-inclusive room rate. The piece blends travel, climate contrasts, and light humor about a wormy fish sale.
B G Shuffiebarger of Elnora owns two aged documents signed by John Quincy Adams. One patent to Samuel Watts of Johnson County Indiana dated May 1823, another to John Bradshaw of Johnson County Indiana dated July 1 1826. Both are on sheep skin parchment with the small J Q Adams signature.
Gertrude Stover twenty nine daughter of Emanuel Stover a farmer living near Berrien Springs Michigan died by her own hand in South Bend Indiana She locked herself in a bathroom bathed dressed in clean linen and burial robe made a bed in the tub tied a bandage under chin and head and stuffed nostrils with sponges The act is linked to an unhappy marriage and recent divorce from her husband.
Bay City Michigan reports timber cut in Michigan has fallen to under half of 1888 levels. 1907 lumber production reached 743,584,000 feet, down ten percent from 1906, with a projected thirty percent drop from 1906. Forestation urged to avert exhaustion in about thirty years.
Dunbar an insurance agent from Des Moines fell through a cattle guard along a railroad tract near Lake City Iowa. He dangled his foot and could not free himself as a handcar neared. He flashed a twenty dollar bill to stop the carmen, saving his life.
A severe rainstorm struck Washington and nearby areas Tuesday night around 7 15, pouring torrents that flooded streets and washed sediment from ungraveled roads onto brick avenues and sidewalks. City street cleaning crews worked nearly all day to clear principal streets.
Lawrenceburg Indiana March 3 James W Porter twenty three a farm laborer is found dead beside B and O Southwestern railway pile of stone along the track with an arm and leg broken and his skull crushed authorities assume he jumped or was struck by a train as investigation begins
Mr and Mrs Marshall Wilson and Mrs Lavelle return from Datania Florida after several weeks away. Mr Wilson had gone to bring them back two weeks ago. They praise Florida climate as a winter resort setting.
At Tulsa Oklahoma a Negro woman named Catherine Carry fell in an incident described with limited OCR text. The report notes a case and location but lacks full details of cause or outcome.
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