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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
4
Ad copy touts low prices on potatoes and produce with 7 lb for 25 cents and 1 lb for five cents. Claims other stores overcharge and urges penny savings while making money. Also notes a nice stock of dress goods arriving at very low prices for fine goods.
A fragmented ad announces a washing machine with galvanized iron bottom and removable rubbers, a wood-wired agitator, and a basic washboard action. The item is priced at 3.00 with larger wash basins offered at a separate price. a stream of local notices follows about residents visiting, traveling, or returning from nearby towns.
Daily notes show Mrs. T. Rissey of Vincennes visiting friends in the city while others travel on business to Terre Haute. Wright returns from Campbell visit with Fel friends, and names like Ray Newland of Bloomfield appear among local acquaintances and kin.
A fragmented note from a 20th century issue references a Supreme Court decision involving General Collier and militia issues. The text mentions a contest over a state governorship and concerns about initiating cases, with Justice Brewer and McKenna noted in passing as part of the court's jurisdiction and actions.
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