Some Shoe Prices that Speak Very Loudly
A vintage ad touts footwear for men women and children. It promises comfortable Calf and Kangaroo calf shoes with a strong guarantee supported by leading shoe builders emphasizing fair friendship and trade.
03 Aug 1897
Page 1
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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1897
Page
1
A vintage ad touts footwear for men women and children. It promises comfortable Calf and Kangaroo calf shoes with a strong guarantee supported by leading shoe builders emphasizing fair friendship and trade.
A garbled transcription shows a Democrat aligned critique focusing on reputation and base support. The piece criticizes apparent lifts in knowledge and suggests a smarting tone toward actions by rivals.
The passage questions excuses for wheat and silver cloze over 19 and 10 years, criticizing ties between natural and artificial reasons. It argues the past two decades prove the theory wrong and claims few men persist in clinging to it despite events.
The piece attacks the Democrat for rail policy while praising B&O S W shops in Washington. It claims four years of reduced operation and wages under Democratic rule, calls for the shops to run full time within 30 days, and wagers on a political outcome.
A Plainville man named James Parker faces a petit larceny charge. Court records list Besoaninée as a related party, with details indicating involvement in a theft incident investigated locally. Additional specifics are pending further proceedings.
Debate over Governor Mt to grant a conditional pardon or parole for Henry Stewart of Daviess County who killed a man. Articles discuss constitutional limits, prison reforms, and potential conflicts with existing laws and institutions in Jeffersonville and Washington Indiana.
The Herald dismisses the Board of Trade concept as to be as definitive as gravitation while praising the College as a good thing. The chatty note includes playful sarcasm and casual remarks about the passing scene.
Oil was found at 11 oclock last night in No 3 on the Omervera farm four miles northeast of Petersburg at a depth of 1050 feet. The well is on the Leas White river. Hundreds visited the site with excitement as the well reportedly flowed about six barrels every twelve hours before the flow was shut to gain a greater yield.
Richard Chadd, a farmer living north-west of Brown, was thrown from a runaway wagon on Saturday while driving along the road. He struck his temple in the fall, breaking the radial bone and sustaining bruises. Dr C G McCown attended the injured man, who is about forty years old and married with several children.
Report on Pennsylvania De Armitt mines notes Deputy sheriffs ready for conflict as strikers threaten intimidation. Oakhill and Sandy Creek mines operate with few workers, Plum Creek fully staffed while Turtle Creek workers stay away. Inside Plum Creek, workers tell AP they oppose strikers and will not abandon sites despite intimidation. most miners carry arms and stand firm.
A report alleges Eastern financiers form a company to buy a large tract in Brown County for a game reserve. Plans include fencing the land, stocking it with deer, turkey, pheasants and quail, farming fields, and employing wardens to oversee the project as a profit venture.
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