19 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1898
Page
1
An ad declares a fashion store offers ahead style, laces and embroideries, urging customers to visit first for broad selection in New York and Cincinnati areas. It emphasizes new designs and ahead-of-trend items for men and women.
Hundreds of yards of laces offered in white cream and colored varieties. Narrow and wide lace options priced 3, 14, 5, 10, 15, 25 cents. Torghaus and American laces with new insertions and patterns in assorted widths priced 5 to 50 cents. Bolts of Torhou laces contain 12 yards priced 7, 10, 15, 20, 30 cents per bolt. Notable bargain 12 yards for 6 cents, well below former 20 cents. Pillow case laces in new styles priced from 2 cents per yard.
An old market notice offers embroideries including pinks and blues, with items priced around 50 cents per yard and others listed in a fragmentary catalog. The illegible text hints at fabric embellishments by various sellers.
A garbled note praises a person named Jon and mentions freai and a beau tiful onp plus references to soaps, a cregros, and Grim's Drag. A book store is also cited in the fragment.
An opinion piece debates political loyalties and media influence in Washington and locally. It questions Governor actions, party lines, and public service coverage while noting circulating rumors and shifts in public perception.
The report detail from Havana and Washington notes a catastrophic explosion on the battleship Maine near Havana harbor. Officials debate whether a Spanish torpedo or internal magazine blast caused the disaster. Sigsbee’s dispatches urge cautious inquiry before action.
Fragmentary local notes report Cornett family names in Washington Gap with visits from Miss Cora Cornett and Mrs Olive Bilis. Entries mention carts, business trips to Bruceville, and Mrs. Edwa with vague references to Tuesday activity and kin visits.
Local patrons in Madison township demand the resignation of Edward Hubbard a young married district teacher amid allegations of immorality incompetency and abuse. Petitioners claim indecent remarks to pupils and inappropriate conduct at home and school with several girls named. Trial set before Trustee Critchlow next Tuesday as Hubbard denies charges. Community mothers previously called for his removal after initial reports surfaced Saturday.
A chaotic local update notes Tolokis fire reoccurring in a two month period with structure damage and extinguishing efforts led by Cup Avertoin. It records school attendance shifts, staff changes, and a township convention outcome while mentioning deaths and local travel as residents react to recent incidents.
Wednesday notes report Mr Allerint moving his hardware store to Lyona James Corbid and Lopgooteé becoming residents. Rosch and Courtney held a meeting in Kad county. Rev Denny conducted chapel meetings above town. Julia Kohlman of Washington passed through en route to Qdon. Mrs Stobity visited Alfordaville to be bedside of ill sister.
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