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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1903
Page
2
This is the first article in a series on pioneer life by John Thompson father of Edward Joseph and Ephraim Thompson of this city. Written in 1576 for The Age, the paper preserved by Edward Thompson makes reproduction possible through courtesy.
The Gazette secures a personal history for readers, noting its value for local history and the preservation of incidents from Daviess County. It emphasizes that living individuals can recount only what they have heard and urges preservation.
Isaac Saffera and Minnie McCullough receive marriage licenses as Rev. E T Carroll, once of this city, moves from Eynoville to Eldorado Jr to lead a new charge His farewell sermon is set for May 3 at 10 30 am at the M E Church in Lyonville The Boonville Standard notes Carroll has many warm friends and has done much good during his Lyonville charge The Perry County Board of Health orders the burning of the late Senator T J Gibson's country residence at Oriole to halt smallpox spread Family losses follow as Oscar Al dies of smallpox along with Stella James Gibson and others leaving Mrs Gibson and four children in mourning.
A Thursday performance titled a soil circus of ill stop here will enroll from Ldogootee to Vin cenbes and will feature its dugs and pokies.
John Thompson recounts early settler life around White river forks, naming William McGovren and others, detailing 1812 fort gatherings and Indian attacks near Mc Gowen's ferry and Steele Prairie, including heroine Miss Case guiding a child to safety. The piece previews continued reminiscence.
Indianapolis Republicans debate using the Claypool hotel as their working headquarters to project party strength and deter Democrats from securing the location. The subcommittee weighs costs, terms with the hotel manager, and prestige versus expenses amid a party-wide campaign cycle.
A letter from H. B. Paxers of Plymouth Oklahoma criticizes alarm clocks in politics and notes selling Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to threshers who continued work without time lost. The writer urges keeping a bottle at home and states Clapps Drug Store sells the remedy.
A Springville woman with whooping cough experience explains how to prevent severe outcomes. She notes her three children, including a three month old, used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with no loss of appetite or health decline, unlike others. The remedy is sold by Clapps Drug Store.
Traveling is dangerous due to constant motion that jars the kidneys kept in place by delicate attachments. The ad claims Foley's Kidney Cure strengthens the kidneys and cures kidney and bladder disease. A locomotive engineer from Lima Ohio testifies constant engine vibration troubled his kidneys until using Foley's Kidney Cure. For sale by Smith & Winton.
Josh Edgar of Germantown California says after fourteen years of rheumatism he found relief and cure with Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Advertisements claim Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for croup and catarrh with testimonials from Rev. John Reid Jr and Joseph Stewart.
An advertisement claims a patient from Fremont, North Carolina was cured of kidney trouble after using Electric Bitterd. It touts relief from rheumatism neuralgia and general debility with a 50 cent price at J. N. Jones' Druggist. Doan's Pintatert is also advertised for itching and skin diseases.
An old newspaper fragment notes a runaway bicycle incident injuring J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove Hl. The injury, described as a stubborn tiger on the leg, resisted medical treatment for four years before Buczlen's Arnica Salud cured it. The ad claims Arnica Salud also treats burns scalds eruptions and piles. The ad is signed by J. Ni ones.
A questionable advertising snippet touts a “perfect Pill” for old age promising relief from fever constipation and other ailments. It mocks youth and promotes a product sold by J N Jones Drug.
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