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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1909
Page
3
In Treverton Lavina Swinehart sixty living alone was attacked by two burglars who dumped her body on a bed and set a kerosene lamp ablaze. Neighbors intervened saving her and the house as flames enveloped the bed clothing. She is in serious condition.
Report from the southern New England Methodist conference notes a professor of divinity warning he would play ball on Sunday even if jailed. The remark drew loud cries of Let him go from delegates.
An assortment of brief items notes an uncle leaving a $100000 estate to a roustabout on the Peters Lee steamer, a Newark girl near death after poisoning, a Lima earthquake shock, a tetanus case in Philadelphia, a man who refuses water in Townsend, a Wichita-like stranger in York seeking fortunes, an engineer returning to work after illness, and Oklahoma coal companies resisting state taxes on federal lands in a federal case.
Spokane dispatch notes new Washington law requiring physicians certificates and affidavits to prove fitness for marriage, sets age limits for men and women, bans certain consents, imposes penalties for false information, and restricts marriages by those with serious conditions. few exceptions apply.
A weather and agricultural report notes oats acreage up at least twenty five percent with early sowing in southern counties yielding vigorous plants and a potential thirty percent higher corn crop if favorable weather and timely rains continue. Meantime hay yields look smaller statewide due to pastures burned by last summer’s drought. clover is scarce and many fields bear signs of past freezes.
A column blends humor and chaos from Richmond to Lebanon on April 14. It cites a local judge fining a woman for revealing stockings, reports church hat bans in Utica, a deluded man at Salem church, a near fatal bread crumb in Lexington, and blackmail letters tied to Erie & Pittsburg officials.
In Evansville officials plan courthouse funding with remaining balance to be defined by contract setup. In Reading, Pennsylvania, the death of Christian, an avowed foe of profanity, is noted with his wish for bearers who never used profane language at his funeral. Archaeological interest grows as excavations at the Indian mound near Newburg reveal possible subterranean chambers and artifacts.
In Hammond Indiana on Monday night Jacob Testleman known as King of Foreigners and his two daughters Mary and Ester were awakened by a pet dog jumping on their bed as flames raged. The dog’s action woke the family but the blaze spread, and the house was destroyed despite their escape efforts.
A dubious home remedy advertisement touts Plaid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla as a kidney cleansing cure. It claims to strengthen inactive kidneys, relieve backache urinary trouble and bladder weakness with a cheap, otc home preparation. It appeals to readers to mix at home and test for results.
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