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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a local schedule or event with unclear times and places. The readable bits include a mention of 8:00 am and 1:11 pm with stray terms that resemble lanes or lines, but no complete identities or concrete actions emerge.
Purporting to cleanse and invigorate, the ad claims burdock bitters deliver pure blood and toning effects for the whole system. It presents a health tonics pitch with no verified evidence.
Multiple patent medicines are advertised for broad health claims. Electric Bitters touted to restore stomach and kidney function. Dean's Ointment claimed to stop itching. Foley's Honey and Tar praised for coughs and lung issues. Foley's Kidney Cure promoted for kidney and bladder diseases. Advertisers include J. N. Jones and A. A. Herren Finch Arkansas, Smith & Winton.
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powder as a cure for feverish children with stomach pain headaches and constipation. Claims removal of worms if present. Sold by druggists 25 cents with samples mailed. Also a notice seeking an experienced nursery salesman for Chariton Nursery Co Rochester New York established 1865.
One tablet daily before breakfast boosts stomach and bowel use so after meal digestants and laxatives are unnecessary. The 11 and 16 weeks, 6 month, and 6 and 16 weeks plans cost 25¢ to $1.00, with distribution via druggists and the Washington Indiana seller L. F. Besemerer at The Farmers Drug Store, 422.
Historic note recalls the Dec 15 1875 House vote on anti third term resolution aimed at President Grant. It shows the partisan split with 223 yeas and 18 nays, lists Republican defectors and staunch Democrats, and traces reactions from The Boston Herald and Washington Post amid Cleveland taunts and hopes.
A rural editor named Geiger defends his craft against city critics. He mocks metropolitan journalists and celebrates the self sufficiency and resilience of the home paper editor amid public scrutiny and mockery.
A Kentucky Democrat warned that post election uncertainty froze capital before a factory expansion, as investors kept funds in vaults rather than spend on materials and wages. He cited bankers, brokers, lawyers, and sheriffs who profited from distress, urging caution against tariff revisions that could reignite instability.
A Philadelphia Ledger cable notes U S finances improving while British and French bonds fall in price. It cites U S supremacy in markets, Britain’s weakness, and France’s decline, arguing Palmerston would be astonished by America’s unity and economic power.
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