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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1910
Page
5
About forty boilermakers and helpers in the B. and O. Southwestern Western boiler shop were notified of a temporary reduction in working hours effective immediately. The plan splits shifts so workers alternate days off, and paychecks were distributed accordingly.
Southern Daviess notes show A J Burris visiting Alfordsville on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs T B Horton visited G Patterson Saturday. B F Potts and H Campbell attended Washington Saturday. Homer Rayhill and R G Hornady were in Montgomery Friday. Mrs Will Krodel of Portersville visited Mrs B F Potts Sunday. E E Meade and Luther Potts visited Alfordsville Tuesday. G Cosby and Van Allen were here Thursday buying star. Mrs T J Hornady left Thursday for Oklahoma to stay with son DePauw Hornady through the summer. A large crowd attended the baptizing near Alfordsville Sunday from the Alfordsville M E circuit.
The state office in Columbus moves toward the new appointee George W. Miles with Rev. Z T Sweney preparing to pass duties. The barn location and Irwin family property described as the former stable area illustrate the unusual office site. Jessie Fitz, daughter of B J Van Winkle, died of consumption in Reeve township.
The camel’s work is dictated by its organizational efficiency and drought endurance. It subsists on sparse, harsh foods like dried shrubs and dome palm fibers, storing water to travel for days. Ordinary freight camels bear 500 to 1,000 pounds at about twenty five miles per day for three days without water, with swifter types approaching 100 miles daily.
The article explains the hummingbird's remarkable midair stability and rapid wing vibrations that allow it to sip nectar without alighting. It contrasts the bird's light body and long wings with the eagle and notes the hummingbird's agility and territorial behavior toward bees and other small birds.
In an 18th century London scene Garrick sits speechless in the witness box during a heated debate. Burke Fox and Townshend defend him, arguing eloquence should not be barred from discussion. The gallery vote ends with Garrick staying, the strangers withdrawing.
The New York World notes Mexican peons savor water bugs found at fresh water ponds. They dry and fry them, enjoying a chestnut like flavor. They also prize pulque worms two inches long, fried and sold in packs of twelve for two cents, a livelihood for industrious collectors.
In Turkey the plastre is the basic unit, divided into 40 paras, with paras further split into d aspes. The plastre equals 4.4 cents, paras about 0.4 cents, and ap aspe just over one twenty seventh of a cent. An American buying 2700 aspes feels rich as he spends at bazaars.
Samuel Johnson warns against poverty describing it as a great evil full of temptation and misery. He urges living within means, avoiding debt for vanity or pleasure, since vanity ends in shame and pleasure in regret.
A Boston Herald column quotes debate over Patrick Henry and his influence, noting his thousands of followers and his stature among orators and patriots. The piece contrasts Henry's revered status with broader public reception.
Farmer Barnes jokes golf has a benefit you can opt out of playing. Farmer Fal lows questions the perk, and Barnes confirms you do not have to play golf.
A comic dialogue notes a new tenor’s voice through a crack and mocks it with a witty exchange between Polly Pinktights and Fanny Footlights. The Philadelphia Record style delivers theatre gossip in sharp punchlines.
A Telegraph report recalls bank clerks a hundred years ago in London with tiny staffs and strict attire. Early eighteenth century clerks wore long coats and powdered wigs. the rise of a third clerk sparked fanfare. In the early nineteenth century the official dress shifted to knee breeches and silk stockings, yet daily life remained frugal with meals at public houses after buying meat from butchers.
Harper's Weekly notes a collection of coveted specimens: the Kadiak bear, an elusive jaguar never kept in captivity, and two New Zealand birds the bell bird and the lost soul. It mentions a rumored black rugged rhinoceros and a curious duck billed enigmatic creature, with Darwin suggested as believing a lizard bird may emerge as a missing link.
A Des Moines Capital note playfully laments the catalpa tree as a brief seasonal charm in the forest. It contrasts its short beauty with long periods of its intrusive presence and jokes about Lord Byron never cleaning up after catalpa blossoms in a yard.
The article notes that tattooing is practiced across Europe not just among savages and that Albanians and Bosnians in the Balkan peninsula bear ornate markings. It compares European tattoo culture with southern savage practices and highlights regional diversity in Europe.
A humorous exchange features a boastful man with a large stomach claiming he reads poetry, followed by a seedy dressed gentleman arguing that the ports would share pride in the jest. The dialogue captures a playful critique of cultural pretensions.
In a brief exchange at a Boston restaurant, a patron asks if the waitress has any sinecure while the server apologizes that they have just served the last order. The transcript notes a busy scene and the polite dinner truth.
A New York Press profile depicts Chilean stevedores as ferocious, swarthy longshoremen at Coronel. Overseen by a captain, they cook aboard, eat with fingers, and drink warm blood from fresh-killed sheep. The piece compares them unfavorably to other crews and notes their brutal efficiency.
A reminiscence on early photography with long exposures and stiff family portraits. Mothers comb and pin hair, fathers sit rigid, and a child endures the camera with a strained look as the photographer proclaims the family has survived the operation. The piece echoes a Detroit News-Tribune line about the era when smiling was a rare triumph.
The article notes two main features of angina pectoris pain and sudden death. Pain is intermittent, intense and felt in the chest radiating to shoulders and abdomen. Death is common and often sudden, with mysteries still to be cleared up, and a father and his four children reported among the victims.
In a transatlantic voyage a man was found leaning over the rail by a friend as evening settled. When asked if he awaited the moon rise he replied that he had not swallowed the moon, signaling despair rather than whimsy.
A village schoolboy wrote two compositions on Quakers and claimed Quakers never quarrel or fight. He quipped that Paw is two Quaker, but maw is not, a line that drew smiles from teachers and classmates.
A Washington Star quip notes Briggins never bluffs during play and only explains his whereabouts after he returns home.
A brief aphorism attributed to Channing notes that true friends do not experience solitary joy or sorrow, but rather share both moments of happiness and times of hardship.
A London Globe survey traces handcuff evolution from ancient fettering devices in Vergil to medieval shack bolts and the dreaded figure eight. It describes the flexible cuff, the twister, la Mangote, and primitive eastern European designs, noting the modern American bracelets as lighter yet hard to apply during struggle.
In Across the Sahara Hang Viseber recalls a Sahara trek where Tuaregs are described as obeying women under local law. The book notes finds of Carthaginian tools and Roman artifacts from a windblown ruin on the march.
The London Times quote notes great artists like Michelangelo and Shakespeare created masterpieces by doing the best with what they had. It argues that waiting for perfect conditions stifles achievement and that adaptability defines enduring art.
Damoreau, an actor, dueled in 1834 with orator Manuel. The orator proved the better swordsman but his blade struck a five-franc coin in Damoreau’s pocket, saving the actor from a fatal thrust. Reportedly, two impecunious journalists exclaimed that they would have been ruined in his place.
A wife recalls finding her husband’s old love letters and asks if she read them. The exchange reveals tension as she questions whether the letters reflect the writer or the marriage itself, highlighting lingering complexities in their relationship.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes the couple appears deeply affectionate, with observers praising the mutual regard the pair show for one another and themselves.
A brief oddity from the Chicago News notes the idea of marriage as a prize. It asks why a man’s son contemplates a wife as another man’s spouse, reflecting a humorous take on contracts and unions.
A reflective observation likens human deeds to a book index, signaling how actions reveal what is most notable in people. The line suggests that conduct marks what is significant, guiding judgment and memory.
Evansville authorities and Eagles officers plan to file $1,000 in lodge funds to pursue a murder case in the death of Edward Chamberlain. Witnesses say he was struck by a bridge timber during an automobile ride near Nine-Mile House in Scott Township, while dice game details and party members are questioned. The coroner's inquest recorded accounts from Gu a Zeidler Jules Joseph William Studer and Gus Pfitzner who accompanied Chamberlain. Disturbances from alcohol may have affected memory of the incident.
A slick thief obtained an angel food cake and two loaves at Opell's bakery in Vincennes. He left a $10 bill on the counter and fled as clerks attempted to make change. Oscar Milligan chased briefly but the man escaped. police, led by Secretary of Police Carr, searched the north end and cannery without success. The suspect is described as short, smooth raven and well dressed.
Miss Bessie Ellis daughter of P Ellis formerly of Washington graduates from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis this spring.
Petition filed with the Daviess County Board of Commissioners seeks road improvement by grading draining and brick paving of a 840 foot section from Southeast Third Street to Meridian Street Peters burg road in Washington. Petition asks for viewers engineer profiles plans and cost estimate with curb and guttering. hearing set July 5 1917.
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