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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1897
Page
2
The Bedford Mail reports on efforts to find work amid limited opportunities. Notices mention individuals like Dunn seeking labor for local projects. The piece hints at the town’s struggles, with references to Dark Hollow and failed attempts to hire enough workers.
The readable text records scattered phrases about a Sunday gathering, a church or city scene, and references to people and places in a disordered OCR excerpt. It mentions Uribe, Tal, Washington, and Feeney amid unclear actions and dates, with no coherent narrative or complete names.
Scattered OCR lines reveal an obituary and assorted notices referencing Mrs. Pini, life events, medical notes, and a public record context. The text is garbled with partial names and addresses, making full facts unclear.
Monday night the Cry Council approved initiating a large city sidewalk program with new brick sidewalks on Bearcelyia Street and other streets. Bid advertisements will publish in the Weekly Advertiser. contracts could be the largest in the city’s history.
An 1900s promotional snippet touts Dr. Greene's Nervura as a cure for nerves and bloating. It promotes vitality, energy, and blood health, urging readers to consult Dr. Greene at 85 West Street and to trust its physician endorsed claims.
The Farmers Loan and Trust Company purchased the E and R Railroad at sheriff sale for 1 413 712 80 after a crowded morning at the Courthouse South door. The sale followed a Daviess Circuit Court judgment against the company in favor of the Farmers Loan and Trust Company to New York with the trustees handling the first mortgage. The road extends from Flintridge West to over 100 miles and has been under a receiver for about two years. The new ownership and future operations remain uncertain.
Fragmentary text shows a corrupted passage mentioning a county official and a medical remedy, with garbled phrases about an event and an action. No clear names, dates, or places are legible to identify a single coherent item.
A severe Monday morning wind and rain storm struck the area damaging sugar land schoolhouse roof, swan pond mill, Odon flouring mills, and several barns. chimneys and trees toppled, but no deaths occurred and most injuries were minor. Local families sought shelter in cellars as wind gusts sparked widespread destruction across Plainville, Epsom, and Batt township.
Report from The Commercial Tribune notes ongoing discussion of a potential consolidation between the B&O S W and related lines. It cites bonds and guaranteed payments amid receivership, with talk of extending old bonds by fifty years.
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