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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
5
Local grocer advertises deep discounts in the Grocery Department on glassware and queensware. Note reads favorable pricing and standard quality, urging customers to visit the bargain sale to buy cheaper than ever and enjoy best values.
Pricing fragment lists Scollops at 6 to 12 cents, 15 cents, 25 cents for different quantities and preparations. Mentions amounts like 300, 200, 100 units and a note of gin in one line. Appears as a rough catalog entry or ad fragment with inconsistent punctuation.
A garbled OCR snippet lists various small ware prices such as tumblers bowls finger bowls jelly glasses and pints with odd spellings and corrections. It resembles an old advertisement or catalog fragment with inconsistent pricing like 43c 50c and 14.00 high prices, names unclear.
Two fast runs drew attention in railroad circles. Train No 3 from Cincinnati reached St Louis on time after a one hour twelve minute late arrival, then sped back to this city in three and a half hours. Engine 1421 and conductor Fink Dee led the passenger train. a second run by No 1 from Berd to Potereburg covered the route in record pace with Engine 677 under Engineer Jey B Murphy and Conductor Kelso.
The Sullivan County populist convention chose William B. Wolfe as their congressional candidate on the second ballot while M. Wolfe of Sullivan and Dr J W Clark of the city were also mentioned. Samuel W Williams of Vincennes and James M Sheperd of Knox helped lead the meeting as Milton For of Knox was chosen district chair. The platform endorsed by the party rejects gold, supports initiative and referendum, public ownership of utilities, and direct election of U S Senators. An earlier event drew a large crowd for a Soldiers Reunion in Elnora with John C Chaney and other speakers.
Police report multiple arrests including grand larceny cases and assaults. Individuals such as Ham, Raycraft, and Campbell face charges. one man arrested for horse theft tied to a Sunday incident near Christine church. Victims describe injuries and a pending trial set for next Monday.
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