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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1903
Page
2
Local ad praising Al Stanmer Pleasure beer as refreshing and digestion friendly. Claims it assures prefect sleep and health with well cared beer, plus choice liquor and cigars. Located at 212 East Nuais street.
An advertisement touts reading glasses and a silent score method at Jepson's 313 Main Street A promising revelation about kidney and bladder illnesses notes Foley's Kidney Cure as a safe remedy with Smith & Winton as sellers A humorous remark questions a girl photographed with a frying pan in her hand.
A collage of medical testimonials and product pitches from an early 20th century newspaper page. Claims include Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and Foley’s Kidney Cure, with prices, free trials, and local sellers. Also mentions Life Pills and health aphorisms, plus dog hobby quips and a note on acquiring knowledge.
A reader from Finch Arkansas endorses Foley’s Honey and Tar as the best remedy for coughs colds and early lung troubles. The testimonial claims it cured consumption in early stages and notes satisfaction with the product sold by Smith and Winton.
The Rome conclave after four days elected Giuseppi Sarto patriarch of Venice as Leo XIII’s successor and he now reigns as Pius X. The ceremony at the Vatican was moving and dramatic with Sarto nearly fainting yet finally accepting the papal office amid insistence by the cardinals that he answer yes.
Diplomatic corps and high church figures paid homage as Venice patriarch election closes. The conclave narrowed to Cardinal Sarto amid Rampolla and Vannutelli factions. Sarto’s sixth ballot rise neared two thirds, provoking emotion as he hesitated to accept the papal call.
A portrait of Pius X from his youth through his rise to bishop of Mantua and later patriarch of Venice. He began as a 23 year old priest at Castel and served nine years as coadjutor in Tombolo, Padua. He cared for the poor, then led Salzano, Treviso, and finally Mantua before becoming pope. His simple life, frankness, and reforming stance are highlighted, along with family background from Riese and Delle Grazie.
Turbulence alarms European Turkey where a railway bridge near Monastir and a storehouse at Bonitza were blown by dynamite. The telegraph link to Monastir is cut. High authorities anticipate a possible outbreak planned for September 1, the sultan’s fete day, with heightened precautions.
New York August 5 The board accepted Charles M Schwab’s resignation as president of United States Steel Corp William F E Corey was unanimously chosen as his successor Corey, long a Carnegie Steel lieutenant and now president of Carnegie Steel, had recently been named assistant to the president Schwab attended the directors meeting in town and appeared in good health, seemingly relieved to relinquish the chief duties of the billion dollar company.
William Hamilton aged twenty four has confessed to the murder and mutilation of eleven year old Mabel Richards whose body was found near Anatone. He is jailed at Asotin and a lynching mob is forming with hundreds assembling in Lewiston Idaho.
Specials from Logan Woodbine Atlantic Mason City and Clear Lake report the heaviest rain and hail of the season across the state. Mason City saw Willow Creek flood, forcing hundreds from homes in the lower city after a ten inch rainfall.
Admiral Cotton hosted an afternoon event aboard the Brook lyn in Lisbon to honor the ladies with all officialdom present including military civil officers and diplomatic corps. Historic Lincoln Car Sold to Private Parties in Omaha Exposition Trade.
Four boys drowned in the Mississippi after their boat capsized near Moline. The Union league club faces eviction from the unfair flat amid Chicago's conks and waiters union. Yosemite fires threaten millions of feet of timber. Julius Lehmann of St. Louis is sentenced to seven years for bribery. Cantinal Sarto, patriarch of Venice, elected pope on the eleventh ballot. Emperor Wilhelm II’s yacht Meteor wins at Cowes regatta for the second time. A Bre four passenger train rear-ends a freight near Laura Quebec, conductor Thomas Devlin killed. Maryland’s G A R camp plans back Nelson Miles for commander in chief. Charles M Schwab resigns US Steel presidency. W B Cory succeeds.
Chicago August 5 trainmen and conductors on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad vote to strike unless wage increases are granted. In Baltimore on August 5 an explosion in a Northern Central freight engine at Timonium Md fatally injures engineer John H Baer and fireman W J Chenowith.
Prevailing prices listed for Aug 4 across Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago and East Buffalo. Wheat and corn show firm to strong bids with cattle hogs lambs and sheep varying by market. New York and other hubs report steady or firm levels. Advertisements for patent remedies follow, offering tonics and stomach aids.
A reader testimonial promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for nervous debility linked to chronic kidney weakness. Mrs. M. N. Bassett of 100 N. Street credits the pills with strengthening kidneys and alleviating painful secretions after years of ineffective remedies. Sold by Hoosier Drug Store and Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York sole agents. Remember the names Doan's and take no substitute.
A brief health advertisement by Louisa F. Hunemeier chemist at Farmers' Drug Store in Gun's Block touts simple remedies for stomach troubles. It promotes immediate relief and urges readers to keep remedies at hand for health and comfort.
Zick Jones' on East Main Street promises better than good aim and sure judgment by aligning ideas for groceries with affordable prices. A full line of the best and freshest groceries is always available to fit every pocketbook.
Lancaster Maryland man J J Goven credits Electric Bitters with curing years of chronic indigestion and weakness. He reports his wife also remains in excellent health, praising the tonic as a grand invigorator for weak women. The ad promises satisfaction guaranteed by J N Jones.
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