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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
2
Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the Common Council of the City at Washington for the CBH tractors. Proposals and bids must be filed with the City Clerk by stated time and date.
A reader notes that using Favorite Prescription before birth strengthened her health and that the medicine nourished the unborn child. She reports a healthy daughter and recommends the remedy to others, promising a sample with a Pleasant dress offer from Pierce Buffalo New York.
The Gazette notes an unprecedented heat wave with the government thermometer hitting 109 degrees in the shade at noon and 105 by Sunday. No major prostrations reported. crops suffer as drought dries soil and hay. Corn belt faces potential losses as farmers fear grazing disruption and sowing setbacks.
Reports indicate several families infected by smallpox today as the disease spreads within households. Names listed include Hally Evans, Willis Vor, and Duncan family members, all at home and ill. a marriage license and a divorce suit are also noted in the vicinity.
The unreadable text references Cranston on a Saturday and Mes Chagles Williams at Be Beet ne Commercial. Mentions Public papers and a gathering with a fair, a parade, and a show planned for August 19. Details are garbled but imply civic notices and social events.
The Common Council of Washington Indiana announces bids for rebuilding and curbing streets along East Fifth Main Bedford Brann and other streets. Bidders must state price per linear foot for materials labor and tools with bid bonds and potential rejection of parts. Public notice dated August 1901.
A Kansas editor recounts an experience with Foley's Kidney Cure after years of kidney trouble. The testimonial notes three bottles cured, enabling the writer to practice medicine and recommend the remedy to physicians. Additional items mention Dr. King's New Life Pills for digestion and other small notes and ads from the era.
An OCR fragment advertises a catarrh cure claiming fast relief for head and throat inflammation, eye irritation, and stomach discomfort. It touts internal and external use, a low price, a money back guarantee, and mentions a mailing address for full particulars.
The Grand Lodge of Illinois will sell tickets for a pond return trip from August to September 16 at 83.50 per pair, with proceeds aiding civic projects. Secretary Q. Wil Wadstrorth and President Williams oversee the campaign.
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