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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
6
Made of thin Linden wood strips bound with seine twine in a lockstitch weave and stained in weatherproof colors to match the house. They provide privacy while allowing visibility from inside and excluding outside view, are inexpensive at 2 to 10 dollars by porch size, and are marketed as durable compared with cheaper bamboo screens.
In Danville Indiana a post office inspector caused the arrest of John Grubb after a decoy letter containing marked bills was mailed to him. Grubb confessed that a confederate got most of the spoils, but police doubt the claim. He is charged with stealing registered letters including one containing 101 dollars.
Ten months old wife killed by husband as she slept with throat cut. Coroner notes jealousy as motive. victim Jane Janz found by her mother, with alarm over a large blood pool. Separately, a failed bank robbery in Manhattan ends with arrests and a brave bystander Eva Jagnowitzka warding off a knife.
The Acme Harrow cuts, crushes, and levels soil in one pass, with sloping coulters that break up buried sod. It handles packed crusted ground after rain, claims to outperform rivals, and offers a half day trial with money-back guarantee if not as represented. Sold in Daviess county.
Major B A Kingsbury's will filed for probate in Spokane court leaves Miss Halliene Elizabeth Hall fifty thousand dollars and a third interest in the remainder of the estate. Other bequests include one thousand dollars each to Mrs. Mary G. Wood Sarah Kingebury Gilson and Amanda G Hall with one third share of the remainder to Col Wakefield as executor. The will is dated May 23 1907.
Forsythe Kiefer McCafferty announce a move to combine the McCord Agency and Continental Fire to offer new policy clauses. They promise renewed coverage at no extra charge for expiring or existing Continental policies and urge policyholders in Washington Indiana to contact for updated terms.
A prisoner, described as a model inmate, hanged himself in his cell last night using a rope fashioned from a meet. He suspended from an electrical fixture at the top of the cell, and authorities deem it an act of despondency rather than foul play.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention neglect of kidney indicators and possible misreadings. The text hints at concern about health signals and potential outcomes, though details are unclear in the damaged source.
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