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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
4
The piece critiques local quarantine talk as a prudent response to a Bloomington area hobos camp and smallpox risk near Bedford. It notes Indiana's governor touting a near debt-free state and a sinking land levy. praises Governor Mount and Durbin’s administration while detailing railroad power concerns in New York City.
Fragmentary text portrays a public figure praised as a Christian man who lived his faith daily. It references death, mourning, and a governor, noting his sincerity, steadfast beliefs, and influence on others while hinting at political or social upheaval surrounding his end.
Garbled text references Cuba policy debates and a discussion of collateral reasoning. Mentions Terre Haute Express and teachers numbers in unclear figures.
Ex-Governor James A. Mount died of apoplexy at the Debitece hotel in Indianapolis last evening after a brief spell of ill health. He had earlier attended a public function and told his wife he did not feel well, prompting call for a physician.
News from Alfordsville reports the death of Governor James A. Mount, prompting shock across the state. Lt. Governor Gilbert and Speaker Attman announced plans for a memorial, and both legislative chambers adjourned in respect. Mount, born in Montgomery County, rose from farm beginnings to serve in the Seventy Second Indiana and finally governor, with a career tied to and ending amid Indiana political strain.
The piece discusses shared pleasure versus personal restraint and the impulse toward self denial. It argues that moral people should focus on making themselves happy and resist forcing others to be good, urging a kinder, self-guided approach to happiness.
An advertisement-like fragment promotes Kemp's Balsam for grippe with promises to prevent pneumonia, loosen the cough, and keep lungs clear. It notes retail price points of 25 and 50 cents.
A bizarre 1904 newspaper note recounts a jury vote and a farmer’s pups bearing initials GEO and the phrase Grover Cleveland for president in 1904. The tale includes a gold Democrat owner and a campaign tease about invoking Bryan. It also mentions a plan to reward a farmer who fronts hens bearing the initials. Also notes a marriage invitation for Fred Owens and Maye Brown at the First Baptist church with the groom linked to Dr. J Moore.
A local romance unfolds as Gertrude Hodges of Knoxville visits John Kayser of Clay City after correspondence. The meeting at Kayser’s home sparks astonishment and mutual delight, with future plans to be formalized by a county clerk.
The November 1900 mortality bulletin shows 2854 total deaths in the state, up from 2510 last year. Infant deaths total 135, 26.8 percent of all, with 476 under one year and 269 ages 1 to 5. over 65 total 638. Fever and infectious disease deaths include typhoid 164, diphtheria 172, scarlet fever 15, measles 7, whooping cough 21, croup 8, influenza 14, puerperal septicemia 153, pneumonia 191, diarrhoeal diseases 68, and cancer 93. There were 126 violence deaths and 153 puerperal septicemia noted. October had 2933 deaths, a decrease of 79 from November. the annual rate is 13.8 and shows increases over September and 1899 December.
An exchange narrates a wife who dressed as a devil to frighten her drinking husband into reform. She retrieves the masquerade costume and confronts him at the door with a sepulchral line, only to be startled by a blunt reply revealing a surprising family connection.
A comical old man narrates a tangled reminiscence about punctuating speech and events. He mentions a snowdrift in June a ball game by the sea Taawa jellyfish floating a gum found in tea stirred by a brass key and entering his door on a beaded knee apologizing for the muddled utterance.
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