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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1909
Page
7
A five year old boy at the orphans home drank from a cup used to disinfect beds with diluted carbolic acid. He suffered convulsions but survived after Dr. A. J. Donaldson treated him for several hours. The acid was diluted, preventing a fatal outcome.
A brief notice notes ongoing price cuts at The Racket, with shoppers ready to seize remaining discounts as the sale extends beyond initial dates. Local store staff urge quick visits to secure items before stock runs out.
Brighten up for Spring line of Chinamel varnish. A varnish that is colored or clear and water resistant due to oil quality. It anchors floor prep cheaper per yard covers more surface and lasts longer. Soft wood floors can resemble hard wood in oak cherry mahogany rosewood sathy wood or walnut. Save labor and finish your own furniture.
Dr Waldo Willeford of the city health board declares war on house flies to curb typhoid and cholera infantum. He urges all households to install screens and report unsanitary neighbors, arguing flies breed in stables and garbage pails and spread disease.
County Superintendent Ben Burris announced the Washington and Daviess county school enumeration begins April 10 as part of calculating the yearly maintenance appropriation. He expects the population to be larger than last year while enumerators have been appointed and must file reports by May 1.
Herbert Davis sixteen years old was taken off a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train at the local station by Patrolman Allison. He was jailed overnight then discharged by Mayor Russell who ordered him escorted to the city limits. Davis said he left Engle Kentucky Tuesday at 11 am and has traveled about four hundred miles from Cincinnati. He claimed to be beating his way to Oklahoma City to find work where relatives live. His parents also live in Engle Kentucky.
Ernest L. Bollman iron moulder of Vincennes and his former wife Martha Bollman of Center street were remarried Monday afternoon by Squire J. W. Kellama in the Temple Court building. The couple, previously divorced in November, reconciled and renewed their marriage vows. The bride is sister of restaurateur Will Glass. They will reside in Vincennes.
Robert, fourteen, son of Joan Babrick, sustained a broken wrist and elbow in an accident while playing. Swelling prevents setting the elbow fracture at this time.
At a city council meeting in Linton on Monday night the ruling held that any women’s card games offering prizes are gambling and must be stopped, a decision that affects local clubs that regularly play cards.
Mortality report by F A I Donaldson county health board secretary shows 1909 first quarter births at 1044 versus 101 for same period in 1908, with 60 deaths this quarter up from 55. January births 39, February 27. deaths: February 14, March 26. figures exclude cities and incorporated towns. No contagious disease in the county.
The article notes a 1904 housing act requiring tenants to return keys within twenty four hours of vacating a rented home. Violations carry a fine up to ten dollars per offense. A landlord plans to distribute five hundred copies of the law with each rental key.
Harry Palmer seeks the thief who took his Cleveland manufactured bicycle from his home after he found it missing on Monday evening. He has not located the wheel by noon today and vows action if he catches the culprit.
Evansville Courier reports a thief took a wash boiler and a sack of woolen underwear from the alley behind Antonio Tammarino’s property on Tuesday. Tammarino, formerly in fruit trading, has recently relocated to Evansville.
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