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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
3
Rolls of bright fresh carpets from renowned mills fill the display. The shop touts new designs, avoiding old patterns and unsold stock, with prices claimed as low as or lower than rivals for the finest fabrics.
The ad highlights extensive stock of home textiles including ingrain and burlap patterns, all wool fabrics, lace curtains, Swiss and Damask options. It promotes quick delivery and competitive prices with multiple pattern choices and broad assortments for immediate purchase.
A Gray New York resident endorses Champlain Pain Balm for muscular rheumatism and notes its sale at Mitchells Pharmacy. The report also covers a French farm trial using bran and wine in horse feed, with a commission to study the practice, and discusses Biliousness and Champlain Stomach and Liver Tablets aiding digestion and appetite.
Carl Dearman a well known plainville man and Etta Harbin of Washington township were married Sunday evening at six at the bride’s parents south of town. Only a few friends and relatives attended the ceremony.
Wyandotte Michigan resident J T Weather wax writes how his father and sister died of consumption and he survived a severe pneumonia attack only after using Dr. ing s New Discovery. The letter claims the medicine cured coughs colds and lung trouble and mentions trial bottles for 50 cents and guaranteed bottles at a local store N Joups.
The Tyrontieth Century Club beat the South Side Stars 15 to 11 in a Sunday baseball game at the Twentieth Century Club. The lineup lists Fromme, Frommeres, Padgett, Grayel and Coffmann among others. Also a note touts Ely's Cream Balm as a remedy for nasal catarrh.
The Washington High School primary oratorical contest held in the assembly room Friday night selected John A. Rodarmel of the Junior class to represent the school at the Southern Indiana Oratorical and Athletic Association contest in Salem on May 25. Rodarmel edged Frank Brown with an average 92.66 to 92.03, delivering on Society and Societies and urging moral uplift through better character and church environments. Other participants included Brown on The Future of a Great Nation, plus declamations by Mayme Trueblood, Mary Baldwin, Eula Canady, Pearl Lutes, Edwin Smoot, Helen Williams, and Jessie Jepson. the event featured a pennant presentation by the Juniors.
A good sized audience attended the Saturday night concert by the Swiss Bell Ringers and the Asetceam Trio at the First M E Church. The program featured E Louise Kienly and Hayes Greenawalt with Arthur Wells on mandolin and banjo, plus numerous readings and instrumental numbers. The performance received hearty approval with many numbers backed by the company and trio.
Harley A. Smoot, a young Democratic lawyer, was elected county truant officer at the County Board of Education meeting. Smoot was the sole candidate after a caucus with Hi Williams, Woo. Clark, and H.A. Smoot. The office pays two dollars a day. Also, George Cooper of Logan County petitioned to have a seven-member Masonic jury in a land suit with Guthrie and Western Railroad Company, and both sides agreed to an appeal from the verdict.
A Cincinnati conference will be held with leaders Bacon Green Neuffer and Hair, after the Chillicothe and Cincinnati machinists agreed on wage demands of twenty six cents and expect a favorable settlement. Epworth League at First M E Church elected officers and delegates for a district convention to be held June 10 to 12 at Farmersburg. Aguinaldo rumor notes he has a typewriter enabling daily proclamations amid social attention, with playful jests on appearance and manners.
The conference between B and O S W machinists and General Master Mechanic Neuffer and Division 1 Minister Mechanic Hair ended without an agreement. The machinists seek a raise from 24 to 28 cents per hour, effective May 1, with a May 20 response deadline. Officials gave no direct reply, but union leaders say optimism remains. The committee plans talks with Chillicothe machinists. General Subt. 7 Rawn to meet five rulers today.
A Friday melee at the Midsay saloon involving Di Tyler escalated when a farmer entered the rear room and was knocked down and ejected. Tyler then grabbed another man and threw him through the front door. The second man suffered cuts from broken glass in a nearby car. No arrests.
LaGrange Georgia resident P A Danforth endured a six month running leg sore before Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed it in five days. The ad touts the salve as best for ulcers wounds piles with a cure guaranteed, selling for 25 cents by J Ni Jones.
Rabbi Leon Harrison denounces back biters who spread rumored indiscretions to ruin reputations. He likens them to vermin, describing how they relish scandal and weaponize private faults to devastate others, urging moral defense against character theft and gossip.
An old Black juror Ephraim resisted a guilty verdict in a murder trial, citing fear of capital punishment. The foreman clarified the choice faced, stating it was hang the prisoner or hang the jury, prompting Ephraim to declare the defendant surely guilty.
Twenty four leading bankers, professionals, and merchants of Richmond Missouri have formed an agreement to parade in shirt waists on May 1. They will march through the principal streets during the day and host an entertainment and supper at night to promote the shirt waist as a substitute for swallowtail coats and tuxedos.
A partial OCR line discusses phrases like that “to pa the daler” and “Svssrprua of all kinds” as useful in bargaining when the other party must pay. The text is garbled but centers on negotiation language and buyer seller dynamics.
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