Washington Saturday a Parade of Travelers in Town
Local notes list numerous residents and visitors traveling to Washington on Saturday and Sunday. Names include Grant Ayers Mae Clark Fred Harris Charles Einkoch Lucy Clark Anna Clark W.G. Banta Edward Carlin Leo Hopkins Mike Burns John Burrs James Granger John Allen Omer Matthews Bernard Spaulding Ida Wade George Healy Gertiedal and others. Messages mention additions to Walkes opera house and various illnesses and family visits.
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Grant Ayers
Washington
Richard “McDonald
John
Burrs
Ben
Charles Granger
John Allen
Omer Matthews
Bernard Spaulding
L. B. Spaulding
Jamez
Joe Grannon
M. J. Bennett
Neeley McClelland
A. C. Beckett
Ida Wade
Totington
George
Healy Hetaragd Égiiwington
Gertiedal
Wagner
Grandma Raymond
Jake Myers
Notice of Mass Republican Delegate Meetings in Daviess Co
Notice details mass meetings across Daviess County Indiana on March 21 1908 at 2 PM to select delegates and alternates to county judicial congressional and state conventions. Townships list meeting places and precinct delegate allotments leading to county convention at 1 PM March 21 1908 for Republican ticket positions including Representative and Commissioner candidates.
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Daviess County
Indiana
Washington Township
Washington
Local residents engage in visits and farm work
Sunday morning and Monday activity include Thomas Cavanaugh starting a house addition and Dr. Carter from Epsom visiting town. Farmers sow oats while families travel to Washington for business. Musicians and gatherings entertain guests at the Eaton home with a list of attendees.
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Unday
Thomas. Cavanaugh
Dr. Carter
Epsom
A. J. Biddenger
Washington
Friedly Eaton
Wm. Myers
Curtis
Washington Gateniay
Glenn Morris
Vincennes
Templin
William Moren
Washing ‘Ton
Government land sale to open May first with thousands of farms
Washington dispatch reports the government will auction 2135 farms starting May 1. Purchasers may pay over ten years for tracts from 8 to 160 acres, tied to irrigation projects in the west. Nevada offers 1000 eighty acre farms under an $8 entry and $3 per acre annually. Oregon, South Dakota and Wyoming projects also list multiple small farms priced between $600 and $1,200 with residence and cultivation mandatory.
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Washington City
Nevada
Oregon
Umatilla
South Dakota
Wyoming
North Platte Project
Newell
The
Reclamation Service
Blanchard
Garfield
White River Returns to Channel After Latest Inundation
White River reentered its channel after flooding low lands twice in thirty days. Water remains level with fall expectations near the earlier overflow, with no new cuts except near Swan Pond toward Daviess County. The river is not seen breaking its banks imminently.
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Swan Pond
Daviess County
Cnuse
Divorce Trade in Dakota Draws Rich Nonresidents
The excerpt notes a booming divorce industry in Dakota with Waite in 1907 valued around $1 million and Sou kote earning about $5 million from divorces. It suggests nonresidents flock to the state seeking freedom from marriage bonds, aided by prosecutors and merchants supplying luxury goods for clients and hotels outfitting entire suites to accommodate divorce cases.
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Agnee
Waite
Soukote
South F Ta
Stopovers Permitted For Western Passenger Routes
Western passenger association moves to allow a month's stopovers for travelers to western and southern regions. Initial resolution to set thirty days failed, then action on routes to St. Louis. By October 1 the measure reduces stopovers due to business concerns, with Illinois Central offering reduced summer tickets from Chicago only if deposited with a company agent.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Illnois Central
Republicans Seek Victory in Fourth District
Republicans look for a fall win in the Fourth district amid Democratic splits and brewery exposure issues. Democrats suffer from divisions after Joseph Cravens withdrew from the Democratic nomination, and a warm campaign is anticipated.
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Qrh
Joseph Cravens
Thawed Dynamite Explosion Injures Three in Texas
Two laborers attempting to thaw dynamite for use at a railroad site caused seven sticks to detonate inside a house in Los Panos Texas. The blast injured three seriously, including the resident man’s wife, as the dwelling was wrecked.
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Los Panos
Texas
Pensioners dying faster than Civil War casualty figures
A speaker in Congress cited that more Civil War pensioners have died in a single year than were killed at Shiloh. The claim referenced the $150 billion pension bill and 1907 records showing 45,768 deaths from the pension rolls, while noting threats against Shippy and Busse.
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Shiloh
Eogress
Embezzlement Confession Ties to Unordered Investigation
A partial fragment notes a secretary confessing to embezzling funds earmarked for speculation while an ordered investigation was reportedly not conducted. The text hints at internal inquiry issues and financial misappropriation.
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Wilson
Toe O Spre
Farmers and Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Scheduled
A meeting for all interested in farmers and the Ladies Auxiliary has been called for Saturday March 38 by county chairman L Edgar Feagans. The session begins at 1 90 o'clock at the courthouse to finalize arrangements for the coming year.
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Edgar Feagans
Train wreck at Persell Texas injures two passengers
A passenger train derailed near Persell Texas on Thursday night injuring two people. The train was en route from Kansas and Oklahoma when the wreck occurred.
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Persell
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Esteemed Patent Cure Adverts From St. Louis Pages
An old medical advertisement touts Zemo and Zemotone as universal cures for skin and kidney ailments. It claims liver and kidneys misfunction from packache and promises 24 hour relief with a Sand remedy. The piece highlights EB Rose Med Co and Idéndeman drug store with sample photos and window displays.
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Zemo
Zemotone
EB. W. Rose
Med. Co
St. Louis
Idéndeman Drug Store
Sheriff's Sale Notice From Daviess County Indiana
A sheriff sale announcement describes a public auction of rents and profits for up to seven years on real estate in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, including lots 4 and 203 in Kinney and Doddick's addition and Liverpool area, with attached machinery and personal property. The sale covers the real estate and listed equipment, to satisfy a judgment and decree against defendants Lewis H Creager Melizaa Creager etc, with conditions and potential additional costs.
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Daviess Circuit
City of
Washington
Daviess County
Indiana
Kinney & Doddick
City
Walnut Street
Toures
Alao
Liverpool
Algo
Serosa
Afofessid
Lewis H. Creager
Melizaa ‘Creager
Ft Wayne
Jesse’. Goshorn
Nate
Baki Bank
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted by Local User
A resident of Washington Indiana reports relief from sluggish kidneys and back pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills from W. L. Jackson's drug store. The testimonial urges neighbors to try Doan's Kidney Pills, with Foster Milburn Co. as US agents. Also advertised are Foley’s Honey and Tar for colds and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea available at Lindeman's Pharmacy.
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Ike
Dean
Charles Klapper
Northesist Sixth Street
Washington
Ind
Maya
Dean’s
W. L. Jackson
Foster - Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Hollister
Lindeman’s Pharmacy
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Promoting Cough Remedy
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds. It emphasizes buying the genuine product in the yellow package and lists Smith & Winton as the sellers.
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Foley
Smith & Winton
Engiled Walnut and Fig Jell-O Dessert
Combine % cup Engiled Walnuts with % dozen figs cut up. Dissolve 10c JELL-O in a pint boiling water. When cool and just thickening stir in figs and nuts. Serve with whipped cream. Delicious and economical for a large family. walnuts figs and JELL-O available at any good grocery store.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Improvement
A new remedy called Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup improves on former laxatives. It does not gape or nauseate and is pleasant to take. Guaranteed and sold by Smith & Winton.
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Smith & Winton
A Cure for Sciatica by Sloan's Liniment
Mrs Julius Scott of Cleveland Ohio describes years of left hip sciatica with swelling and limp. After trying many remedies she used Sloan's Liniment and reports relief and noticeable reduction in leg swelling after three bottles.
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Sciatia
Julius, Scott
Colum‘bia Avenue
Cleveland
Sloan
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