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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1907
Page
3
A humorous note on a mother’s breakfast planning dilemma. The piece promotes a complete line of breakfast foods and cereals, plus fresh breakfast meats, available at low prices. It highlights a grocery store shelf as a source of new ideas.
Swift's premium breakfast bacon and Kingan's smoked ham and boiled ham lead a lineup of dried beef and bologna with standard meats offered at moderate prices.
Advertises Quaker Oats Malt Food Cream of Wheat and cracked wheat as health foods. States agency for Chase and Lantern brand toasted coffees and packaging teas. Claims unmatched quality and flavor.
Local notes mention Martin Cahill and Charles Cox visiting from Vincennes while Dr S L McPherson came from Montgomery. Washington Greys host the Reds Sunday afternoon as townsfolk report injuries and entertainment including Swift Brothers and gypsy fortune tellers.
A fragment describes coating fresh eggs and pure sugar to trap goodness and create a clear coffee. It notes warming slightly enhances flavor and eases grinding, then touts a large coffee business surpassing the next four firms worldwide in size.
George Tomey of Loogentee and Sheriff J N Workman of Martin County visited this week. Allen Chandler of Terre Haute came Sunday to see family. Dr L Burris of Paxico and editor W K Penrod of the Loogentee Tribune were in town. Indianapolis residents F B McCord and wife are guests of relatives. Joseph A Chandler family returned from Vincennes. John Frater travels to Washington for mill rollers. DeWalt Gas and Oil Co moves drilling to John Hedrick’s farm and drills a second well nearby, with a recent Austin Allen farm well averaging about three barrels per day and not yet paying.
Gladys Shroyer visits Cally Easter. Matthew Meyer moves his family to this place on Monday. Damon Wilson attends the picnic at St Michaels on Wednesday. Miss Artie Myers travels to Odon for the old settlers meeting. Austin Carter resumes mail duties after a two weeks vacation. The Misses Nora and Ade Osman visit Loogoo tee and Mitchell. Arnold Allen, once reported with typhoid, is moved home to Washington last week.
A Monday afternoon debate at Madison chau tasqua discussed liquor policy. The affirmative supported high license as the next best step led by State Senator Ezra Mattingly, author of a $1,000 high license bill in 1907, while Felix McWhirter of Indianapolis argued the prohibition view.
Community notes mention Reilly and Will McDonald visiting Vincennes on Sunday and plans to visit James Moran and Montgomery on Wednesday. Downey has returned home and Mrs. William Bennett is noted in family chatter about Sunday activities.
State Superintendent Fasset A. Gotton issues official statement on the object of county teachers institutes. The document emphasizes purposes in public instruction and addresses doubts about the best methods and aims for the program.
County teachers institutes in Indiana are praised for improving teaching and raising professional zeal. Sessions provide practical solutions, clearer pedagogy, and renewed vigor in schools, with strong support from instructors and communities. A historic note mentions a large skeleton find at Williams Ferry with bones later moved to Petersburg and Indianapolis.
Charles Wood was seriously injured in a factory incident Tuesday afternoon when a lever slipped and struck him, knocking loose most of his teeth and causing a deep facial cut. He resides on West Treas and is married. he is expected to be home for a couple of weeks.
Incomplete OCR text describes a man named Jobin Biel, a craftsman from GSHO county, involved in a violent incident Monday afternoon. The content is garbled but implies a brutal assault and threats toward a family, with children fleeing to safety.
Busy page item notes a Saturday event with fishing and seafood activity. The fragment mentions tea ogee and digging mus sels or fish, but details and participants are unclear.
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