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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
7
fragmentary OCR notes mention Mr Perking born 1834 and Indjava factory, with unclear dates and ages, minimal readable context. The passage appears to be an obituary or death notice fragment lacking clear names, places, or events.
Fragments mentionperatives visiting Bin, suspension of a fly edition of the Star, delays, and local reactions. It notes Christmas surplus pay, a Treelandville death on the road, a whiskey-related arrest, public votes on street lights, and a Washington interview with General Wheeler. Also references a Calfornia university president’s wife defeat and motor-speech research.
Glendale reports detail a wedding among Postmaster A. Li Conley’s daughter Clementine Polley and Stephens. the ceremony plus reception attracted many relatives and local residents. The town anticipates improvements as a new mill and machinery are en route, with the union church service set for December 31 and guests from Burnt-Pable and Mexden Neb visiting. broader holiday events include sermons and family visits.
A fragmented community notice recalls gatherings for Christmas and visits by Mr and Mrs Allen and families. Many names appear amid holiday plans and illness. One obituary notes the death of a 17 year old from Sanford Brown due to diphtheria, with interment to follow. Christmas dinner is described with music at Chas Allen’s home.
The Nation carries testimonies from Mrs. Lou Davis of Fayetteville Tennessee and Mrs. Mary M. Pruitt of Palps Missouri praising Dr Hartman’s Peruna as a cure for grippe and lung trouble. Davis claims one bottle stopped her cough by the second night and multiple bottles cured her. Pruitt says three years of grippe were halted after using two bottles and she has felt well since.
Town column lists visitors and relatives from Edmonton Plainville Washington and Indiana visiting ElNora during PROGWAYE. Families tour churches with the K of P Christmas event raising $35 while Seventh Day Adventists hold a revival.
Joseph Sengh files for divorce alleging his wife Susan insulted and harmed him, seeking alimony and custody of two children. The case cites marital strife and claims of torture dating back to 1886, naming witnesses and court actions in a formal filing.
Fragmented OCR yields a patchy mosaic of names, crimes, and civic chatter. Mentions of Captain Van Bayenke, Sir Roderick Cantjerda, and a reward for footpad killings mix with legal notices, a Motas iceberg claim, and local political hints, all indicating a small town paper’s public notices and scandal chatter.
Real estate transfers list multiple grantees including Alice Batters acting as administrator to Ella Wl Wiltripplets and others in Washington with deeds valued at $1 to $500, plus notes on adjacent lots and fields. A separate item lists remaining letters in the Washington post office for the week ending December 26, 1898, naming recipients and instructing claimants to advertise.
Faint notes from Pteinville and Vincennes show visits by Kale Spec, Bersie Smith, and Trosper, with Crews and Craig Sha family calling on Mr. AYB. Haws Hig, at a New Year’s Eve gathering, hosted neighbors in Warrington and Elnora. Rector Fretz and Atk. figures are listed among well wishers. many friends reported shaking hands.
Christmas day in the community featured visits from John Allen and Mr and Mrs John Baldwin. Santa Claus appeared at the school Friday evening, delighting children with a basket of treats. Various neighbors, including Miss Sallis Willy and Misses Allen, hosted gatherings and reported good times. Dennie observed local extended family gifting, while George Perks and Brant Bing Chang enjoyed the holiday events.
Montgomery resembles a fragment of a late 19th or early 20th century local column. It references Hobson Washington visiting Friday, James Graves winning in Washington, and Mirai Bert Mille at Christmas events. Mentions engineering at a shovel works, price of power and a strike, Christmas activities, movers and visitors, and Sunday church notes.
Fragmentary Washington Newswire text cites a typhoid death at Garrett Hospital and lists governors and officials, including Givernor Barnes of Oklahoma and others. The garbled prose references Mount Vernon, American political figures, and typewriter pricing, with no clear coherent event or outcome to anchor a full report.
Delegates from each precinct will convene Saturday January 15 at 1 30 PM to select delegates to the state district convention. Meetings will include township and precinct gatherings to nominate candidates and form committees for the next county and state conventions. SADSWORTH: chairman county committee secretary: semagases ebrotary.
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