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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
5
Fragmentary listing shows various goods with prices such as coffee 20¢, sugar 81 00, Mason jars 80¢ per gallon, starch and wax items, and canning supplies. The garbled OCR suggests a mid century general store catalog style with household staples and hardware.
Readers share a flood of names visiting relatives and friends across Indiana Illinois and Ohio with remarks on short trips returns and casual calls. Many residents including Miss Mattie Seaves Miss Linzie Miss Maudrial Mike Helleer and Miss Helen F are noted in city and regional visits to Princeton Toledo Cincinnati and Terre Haute from Evansville and nearby towns.
A flood of names and brief trips fill the page as residents travel to St Louis Monroe City Evansville Vincennes Indianapolis Cincinnati and Seymour. Mrs M S Boyds Mr and Mrs Fred Scoble and family Mr and Mrs William M McCracken Mrs Grace Conner Miss Emma Steene Miss Katherine Scheer Miss Tabby Peck Miss Kate Bassier and many others are noted visiting returning or planning short visits with friends and relatives across Indiana Illinois and Ohio.
A string of residents and travelers from Vincennes Evansville Terre Haute and surrounding towns were noted in the city and area today. Mrs N E Baker of Petersburg Mrs Mary Walters of Petersburg and William Morris with Ry Overton from Odon were among those visiting friends and relatives in the region.
Governor Mountstand Hon and P. R. Wadsworth attended a Wednesday night rally in Hudsonville. A large audience of Democrats and Populists heard Grant Faith and Wadsworth discuss campaign efforts and support, noting the governor's demand across the country while prioritizing his home state.
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