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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
2
A collage of short items includes disputes over a local liquor den ownership, profanity arrest headlines, Cardinal Gibbons remarks about Indiana, and road extension chatter. It also notes travel hazards and kidney health ads mentioning Foley’s Kidney Cure and Burdock Blood Bitters with testimonies from Geo H Hansan and others.
Elnora News reports a party secured a livery rig and drove toward the Evaneville extension route to obtain options on coal land. Marion News Tribune recalls spring signs and a boy’s worm-digging ritual as seasonal confirmation.
The Supreme Court reverses Hastings v O Neall, sustaining O Neall as the city council may abolish and recreate the city attorney post by legislative act. Courts cannot question motives in abolishing and later creating the office, nor void the action for such motive.
The Switchmen's Union of North America meeting in Indianapolis reviewed the grand judge constitution and bylaws with no major changes. Local lodge documents were examined and largely reworked, focusing mainly on revising the insurance provisions amid numerous bylaw amendments.
A fragment promotes fake sales warning and advertises men's 81 shirts for 69 cents at Joseph's, then pivots to a dubious health claim about Dr. King's New Life Pills with a drug store price of 25 cents at J. N. Jones'.
The notice advertises reduced round trip fares to California and western resorts. It lists itineraries from Evansville via Illinois Central B and Burlington routes, with dates, destinations like Los Angeles San Francisco Denver Colorado Springs Pueblos Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and passes to major points. It promotes excursions with through sleepers and special rates for lodge members and Grand Lodge events.
Advertises round trip fares plus two dollars on the first and third Tuesdays monthly to the West Northwest and beyond. Highlights Burlington trunk lines and direct connections to Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and Puget Sound. Readers are invited to propose a trip for cost analysis and best routing.
Court actions include Louis G. Dreschler et al vs Mary F. Mitchell et al on account with G G Barton attorney. Real estate transfers note Neili¢ Yeager to Letitia A Chamberlain lot 47 Washington Mavis Co add. various property deeds totaling multiple sums and parties such as Lydia Dorsey to Arthur Trueblood and Bridiet Walsh to Micholas P Walsh. other transfers include Wallace L Jackson to Eliza R Fernwald and Jang Watson to Elsie L Hart, with amounts ranging from 100 to 18500 dollars. The excerpt also reports on government railroad ownership in Australia and labor union tensions, noting sympathy strikes and potential disruption to rail transportation.
An early ad lists remedies for coughs colds sore throat croup influenza and asthma. It notes stage based effects and a supposed cure relic in advanced stages. Claims a tonic used for relief and markets a price around 25 cents for large bottles and 9 cents for others.
Letters from Nord Bass of Fremont North Carolina tout Electric Bitters as curing kidney trouble rheumatism neuralgia liver disease and general debility. The ad notes a case of a lifelong ulcer healed after four years with no response to doctors and remedies. A salve also advertised for burns skin eruptions and piles.
Feverish children with stomach ache headache and worms are promised relief by Mother Gray's Sweet Powder. The ad claims universal cure and offers samples by mail from Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York.
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