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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
6
A troublesome old man tramp, described as weary and ugly in disposition, roamed the area for days. After several refusals of food, gaol housewives responded with pats and a citizen telephoned police headquarters for an officer. He was camping with transients near the automobile works.
Mrs M McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi writes of three months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble. After two doctors failed, Foley's Kidney Remedy restored her health. She urges suffering women to try the product. Sold by Smith & Winton Iraggisis.
Keller Williams Funeral Directors offer licensed women attendants for women and children, with round the clock calls. Office 112 Keller 447 Williams 742Y. Dealers in furniture new car load just received. Visit Opera House Block 411 East Main Street Washington Indiana.
New suits are filed: Maude Cavnes vs Mary Edith Cavnes in partition. Davnes vs Cavnes, and Tod Harvs. Knox county Mrs Harley Terrell announced a birth. The county council met in special session at the court house and approved funds for clerk, truancy, treasurer, surveyor, coroner, hospital, orphans, and other expenses. Red Cross stamps promotion boosts funding, with 25 million distributed nationwide and design by Howard Pyle aiding tuberculosis care.
Harrison Potts of the B and O Southwestern shops reported being robbed of 3.50 and beaten by two men on west Van Treen street. Potts says the assailants, brothers from Pike County, staged the attack over an unpaid debt and fled before officers could arrest them. Potts will prosecute if identified.
December term of the board closes with retiring Commissioner Shanks leaving seat to Robert Barr on January 1. Bridge contracts delayed adjournment. twenty contracts bid with Sentinel Printing Co of Indianapolis and Horrall Brothers securing printing classes. Libations at a dinner hosted by retiring custodian Louis Laube followed by music. An obituary-like tribute to Laurie marks his twelve years at the courthouse. An unsigned testimonial to Dean's Kidney Pills appears with a local user praising the remedy for seven years of relief.
Washington readers praise Doan's Kidney Pills for relief over months, emphasizing a well earned reputation and steady support. The ad style text highlights trust in the product and widespread positive response.
Fragmentary OCR shows a relief message urging women to send a mail payment of 56 cents to The Mother Gray Home. The text is incomplete, but indicates an address request and a postal fee.
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