4V Now A Man Is Drunk Inhabits A Left Hand Cigar
A man described as 4V is drunk and consistently holds a cigar in his left hand with the thumb placed on the left side.
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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
3
A man described as 4V is drunk and consistently holds a cigar in his left hand with the thumb placed on the left side.
Lancaster man F J Green credits Electric Bitters with curing years of indigestion and nerves. He says his wife also enjoys long, healthy relief and calls the tonic splendid for female troubles. The ad urges trial at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by J W Jones.
An old ad claims constant engine vibration damages kidneys and bladder. It cites a Lima Ohio locomotive engineer who found no relief until Foley's Kidney Cure. The piece also notes a partygoer with an evident flaw in dress and appearance.
An Irish era advertisement snippet touts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption and other lung diseases with patient testimonials from Melbourne and testimonials about miraculous recoveries. It promotes trial bottles, pricing, and local druggists offering the remedy and additional health tonics.
Clinton Ind August 12 James Cunard a farmer eight miles from town died after his loaded wagon of wheat caught fire possibly from his pipe He jumped from the wagon and died as his clothes ignited His horses in the runaway wagon burned to death tangled in harness in the burning wheat and unable to free themselves May reflect a tragic farming accident with multiple fatalities in a single incident.
City Marshal John H Williams shot and killed William Feldbusch in a river duel after Feldbusch resisted arrest on immoral conduct charges. Feldbusch, armed with a Winchester, lingered offshore for hours before a skiff approach led to a fatal volley. Public sentiment justified the marshal in this desperate confrontation.
The Paris Metropolitan underground electric train fire in a tunnel on Monday night kills ninety. a train broke down and another failed to push it free. Victims include men women and children, some of prominence, with no escape routes through stairways. Officials blame a falling iron bar and cross circuit, amid prior warnings to add ventilation holes along the route. All staff escaped.
National League game in Brooklyn saw New York win 2 1. American League games in New York and Cleveland featured 14 2 and 4 2 scores. Other results include Boston 5 Philadelphia 1 Toledo 1 Minneapolis 2 St Paul 6 Columbus 1 and Kansas City 3 Louisville 7. Warsaw Indiana reports leaders of the American Anti Saloon League closed a ten day Winona Lake conference with no details disclosed. The league claims forty state and territorial chapters and plans an annual Washington DC meeting December 2 to 9.
James J. Corbett was examined by the official physician of the Yosemite Athletic Club and pronounced in perfect health and a better man than ever before. Jeffries moved from Harbin Springs to Oakland and will be a guest of the Reliance Club until Friday. Billy Delaney is pleased with his condition.
Mr. John Schroers, director of the St. Louis World’s Fair Exposition, told Secretary Shaw in a conference that the Exposition would be open to all visitors in May 1904 despite conflicting reports.
The Hunt Foundry and Machine Company of New Kensington filed a voluntary assignment in Westmoreland county courts at Greensburg. The firm’s assets are listed at 72 380 and liabilities at 25 572.
Prices shown for August 11 in Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago New York and East Buffalo. Cattle hogs sheep and lambs move steady to active with various price ranges across multiple markets.
Milledgeville, Ga. Aug 12 The prison commission probes charges of cruel whipping by Warden Allagood against Miss Mattie De Cris a Savannah inmate of jewels theft. She testifies she endured a brutal whipping for refusing indecent advances. governor Terrell orders investigation and calls ending women’s lash punishments. Captain Allagood and Dr Adlams dispute her account. Other events include a shooting of Joe Halder and attack on B L Greer and Italy guarding squadron readiness for the east.
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