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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1909
Page
5
Washington and Daviess counties endured a violent storm with 30 mph winds heavy rain and vivid lightning. Trees felled fences damaged roofs and cellars flooded while trains telegraph lines and phones suffered outages across the region.
John Hran, a veteran tailor about 86 years old, is sinking rapidly with death expected momentarily after a ten day decline. He suffers from asthma and a general physical breakdown.
A note states Foley's Honey and Tar is safe with no harmful drugs and is sold by Smith and Wintop. It mentions warnings about counterfeits and advises using the product for spring coughs and pneumonia concerns.
Report of the condition of the Washington National Bank at Washington Indiana as of April 28 1909. Signed by cashier W M Hayes and directors F M Harned W R Merepith J N Jones. Notarized April 30 1905 with commission expires April 27 1911.
The county treasurer urges timely payment as the first spring tax installment is due next Monday to avoid a ten percent penalty. Office hours extend 7 to 9 pm this week to help taxpayers as about $960,000 in spring taxes are due, partly from gravel road construction.
Sunday events include preaching at 9:30, 10:30 and 7:30. Mr and Mrs J W Barber visited with Mr and Mrs Thomas Singleton. The farmers lodge bought twenty five barrels of coal oil. Everett Lett won the agih school contest with an average of 93.99. Sarah Willey returned from Princeton to visit family. Many attended the musicale at the high school Friday.
Robert Wildman, a prominent and prosperous Martin county farmer, died Wednesday afternoon at age seventy eight northeast of Longvolea. Born in Ohio, he lived in the county many years and was a widower leaving two sons and two daughters Mrs Samuel Nicholas of Texas Mrs William Wallace of Loogootee and William and Hugo Wildman of Perry Township.
Mrs. Herschel Spalnhour returned from Cincinnati to be with her husband as doctors postponed his leg amputation to next Monday.
An old advertisement warns readers not to accept generic cough remedies and promotes Foley’s medicine in a yellow package by Smith & Winton, claiming it contains no harmful drugs.
A traveler notes 2,000,000 cave dwellers across France with homes along the Loire valley from Blois to Saumur. The troglodyte houses are cool in summer and warm in winter, well furnished and healthy, often carved from quarry stone with roof gardens and two story villas such as Rochecorbon and Bourré.
A Chicago News excerpt describes Arab childrearing to shield children from the evil eye with mud and charms, filial duties of children for deceased parents, and King David’s eloquence as a supreme gift. The piece notes Arab observances, beliefs, and social virtues in a travelogue style.
A New York Press report describes library patrons fumigating books with carbolic acid. A subscriber suspects fumigation as the cause of odors from The Three Musketeers while librarians note some readers perform their own fumigation during sickness waves, leaving many volumes smelling strong.
A dialogue from London Tit-Bits showing a corporal instructing a town recruit to guard the lines and oversee the horses. The recruit asks when to wake the horses, revealing the rookie's limited knowledge of horse care and routine duties.
In Chicago News a curious remark asks how the man was defeated by friends. He explains they got busy while he watched his enemies, highlighting a puzzling turn of events.
In a classroom moment the teacher asks for an example of simplified spelling and Tommie replies with a clipped line about a man who carves monuments and urns his living. The New York Times notes a reflection on human faults with a similar blunt line about having many small ones.
A Washington Post piece notes how spectators instinctively mimic athletic actions. It highlights knee jerk postures in hurdle racing high jumping football and boxing as well as train ers and fans appearing to leap or strike in time with competitors. The article observes this urge to assist often fails to alter outcomes and reflects crowd psychology at major events.
The article portrays Eugene Sue as more a fashion figure than a writer of jetters. It recalls his cafe culture habit and stares from onlookers, noting his air of superiority while he pondered social reform. His vanity persisted despite fame and ostentatious dress among contemporaries like Counts d Orsay.
Describes umbrella customs in Turkey China and Japan. In China and Japan both umbrella and parasol appear in decorative arts and sports. In western Turkey umbrellas are closed when meeting high rank, and a guard nearly struck a traveler who did not realize he must lower his open umbrella at the sultan's palace.
The passage notes that before Macaulay’s famous image of a traveler observing a ruined city, Mrs. Barbauld used a similar scene at Blackfriars Bridge. It cites an 1767 reviewer and Horace Walpole's letters predicting a traveler from Lina to describe St Paul’s ruins.
A quaint Kent tavern sign named The Perfect Woman shows a headless female. In 1818 a similar sign named duent woman stood in St Giles in New Oxford Street with a stanza about a mute figure whose head is off.
A quip compares a difficult man to a mule, noting his usefulness on some occasions despite troublesome behavior. The remark reflects frontier humor from Uncle Eben and ties to WWes on Star and Ogilby translations of Homer with Greek annotations.
Vincennes Automobile club vows to hunt down and prosecute wreckers who vented spleen on autos by placing tacks and broken glass on the Wheatland road between the city and Vincennes. The vandalism has caused flat tires on George Donaldson’s car and a Wabash Auto mobile vehicle, with tension rising after a boy was fatally injured nearby. club officers are pursuing arrests.
A Thursday night storm in Daviess county twisted the Cuning ham school house halfway around its foundation and caused extensive damage. Hundreds of fruit trees were torn and fences leveled. farm work is halted and will delay return to fields for several days.
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