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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1905
Page
2
Property listing for P A Hastings located at 1LE Third Street Washington Indiana with telephone contact 45.
The column comments on Lent and self restraint during Ash Wednesday, urges virtue and reform, notes darkness and street lighting, mocks municipal codes and taxes, and suggests painting Main Street blocks to improve city appearance and property value.
The Indianapolis Star reports Alton B. Parker attended the inauguration with no manuscript. The piece also notes a local incident in Holyoke, Massachusetts where seven men playing cards were held up and forced to surrender money.
A fragmentary passage cites The Mt Vernon Democrat and Terre Haute Star noting moral reforms for trusts. References to Yale President Hanley and Princeton President Wilson advocating ethics in trusts, plus a Chicago university voice suggesting teaching the Golden Rule as a remedy.
The notice lists names of ladies and gentlemen with potential addressees in Washington Indiana for the week ending March 71 1905 and requests those addressed to call or advertise. Obscene charges apply to all advertised matter.
Local readers express growing support for Doans Kidney Pills after Mrs. H. Shepard of East North Street reports relief from back pain kidney ache and nightly disturbances. She credits the remedy with regulating her kidneys and eliminating backache, noting high confidence in the product sold by Hoosier drug store and Fouter Milburn Co Buffalo as US sole agents.
Indianapolis March 8 Colonel Hoffman and his Capitol force begin a thorough renovation as Governor Hanly and state officials adjust after a protracted session. The capitol and hotels shift from bustle to quiet, with janitors cleaning, desks cleared, and officials preparing to close out the journal.
Governor Hanly signs the measure creating an epileptic village with a 150000 dollar appropriation and emergency clause. A three member partisan board will locate land of at least 1000 acres and later form a continuous three member trustee board for ongoing control. Admissions prioritized from poor asylum and indigent groups with protections for non hopelessly insane cases. Also notes hiccoughing death threat to a Mishawaka assistant city attorney and a Marion shooting case moved for trial in April.
Governor Miller received praise from both parties for fairness during the current session. Indiana voters will decide in 1908 on a constitutional amendment to require the general assembly to set qualifications for admission to practice law in all courts.
A. M. Palmer died in New York on March 8 after a paralytic stroke in hospital. Palmer, aged 67, was once the most prominent theatrical manager in the United States.
Real estate listings advertise multiple properties with varied styles and prices. Five room and six room dwellings on East Van Trees and Southeast Fourth Streets, four to seven rooms elsewhere, parcels including seven acres and 40 acres near a river, plus a 100 acre farm four miles southeast of Washington. Easy terms and long-time balance, with additional properties of equal value. visit for details.
A vintage advertising pitch extols the Cincinnati Enquirer and its weekly and daily editions as the safest investment for success. It claims readers gain access to facts and profitable investments, urging purchase of sample copies and subscriptions. It targets investors with promises of prosperity and legitimate business booms.
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