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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
2
The excerpt touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure for sick headache and digestive issues. It promotes nutrition and digestion as keys to health and linked claims to improved energy and strength. The writing endorses the product through customer-style testimony and references to medical literature.
Fragmentary text reports government debt reductions and local tax discussions. Mentions of W A Oliphant and a mortgage payoff at a Washington hotel hint at Southern Indiana figures, with scattered references to stamps, checks, and tax changes.
Fragmentary OCR notes outline a travel rail sale or schedule with mentions of San Francisco to Washington routes, pricing around $52.65, travel dates in August, and sleeping car accommodations. References include attorneys and partitions, with names and places blurred. The text also hints at multiple change options and trip validity between specific cities.
An old advertisement promotes Hunt's Digestive Tablets claiming to cure a wide list of ailments from bad health to weak appetite. It offers a six month treatment plan by mail and shows prices and packaging details. The piece also notes various dubious medical claims and broad consumer outreach through newspaper publicity.
The column reports a rise in deaths from tuberculosis and pneumonia during the month, noting tuberculosis caused more deaths than any other disease. It mentions Dubois county and mild forms, with references to land and timber sales in Arkansas at 85.00 per acre and a contact address in Washington.
An Indiana New York article notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold for five years with satisfaction. Vendor Bectone J Goldsmithy Van Etten claims use in his family for coughs and colds. The piece mentions druggists and MitchellsPhi ACY Get Carrie Nation stockade guarded by dogs near Chicago.
An OCR fragment lists kidney pills and other remedies including Doan's Kidney Pills praised by a user named Albert Tranter. It mentions Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as agents and advises taking Doan’s due to kidney relief. Also notes anti drinking laws and various old advertisements on medical tonics and patent medicines.
The Elks carnival day at Princeton will feature a special train running from Washington Depot to Princeton leaving at 6:30 am with a round trip rate of 61. The service is for Wednesday June 8 and the social train will be sold only. No changes to the train schedule.
The notice outlines round trip fares of 62.65 by B and I for the Epworth League convention in San Francisco from July 18 to 21 and mentions ticket sale duties, final return by August 12, plus contact at the station or by telephone for information. It references Waterbury American and travel details with erratic OCR text about schedules and Sunday travel rules.
A damaged OCR snippet shows a testimonial style notice from Dr A W about a foot and leg ailment and itching piles. Names like JAME and BRON, a druggist in Washington Indiana appear alongside mentions of ointment sales and a Chase in Buffalo New York.
A garbled passage mentions Cuban customs and an officer, with references to helpers and enforcement. It hints at topics like growth and meat costs but the text remains unclear and fragmentary.
Fragmented OCR piece discusses McKinley era politics and republican prospects. Mentions Deboss of Ky and Ethen diplose of polesical atlodks, vague references to legislation, pensions, and a commissioner not resigning. Lacks clear events or coherent context.
Fragmentary notice lists Evansville to Indianapolis train routing on January 14 1801 with southbound service and a connection at Oakland City. References to train 4H a confectionary mishap near Elmore and a link with No 49 and Aly Linesaat appear garbled. Station agent H R Griswold is named.
They state a person left after seven years due to kidney trouble and nervous debility. The note mentions melancholy fainting and dire conditions, with a claim of priceless satisfaction for those affected.
Fragmented OCR shows train routes and daily/express services between Evansville Terre Haute and Chicago with mentions of Florida Special and Nashville Limited. Details are garbled. schedule references include daily and Sunday times and limited connections.
Partial rail timetable notes show BalTinpRé and Ori South linking to the Western Railroad with mast bound status. It lists daily trains and rough times including No 3 daily No 5 daily No q daily and a 2:00 pm Sun arrival, with a request to contact ticket agents for rates, sleeping cars, parlor cars, and line details via MANIGER in Washington Indiana and Cincinnati offices.
The Bloomington Star reports a neighborhood rumor claiming an imam was sent to the penitentiary for stealing a tumbrel port, later deemed fake. It notes a man accused of stealing a gun was found guilty of several thefts including an umbrella. A separate ad promotes Kidney Cure by Smith and Winton.
A garbled reminiscence recalls Carnegie and a train incident at Edinburgh with stationmaster and engine driver noting Carnegie’s danger aboard. The passage shifts to a New York Tribune excerpt about scriptural household duties and a wife responding to her husband’s objections with biblical verses. The text mingles partial dialogues and scattered names, yielding fragmented recollections.
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