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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
3
A garbled 19th century ad claims Rev. Danaher and church members promote Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The text touts its efficacy after coughing fits and asserts availability at “all druggists” with a testimonial of purchase and public recommendation.
Mazel Wright eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Wright colored community died Sunday of diphtheria Funeral was private and burial took place Monday in the Colored cemetery.
The text asserts that no firm named Beck and Bright has ever existed. It emphasizes continued service at the same stand to satisfy both old and new customers with unchanged character and dispatch.
Howard Deitrick, bartender at Simon's saloon, was shot and killed outside the Indian Springs saloon Saturday night as he fired over the heads of a noisy crowd. The shooter remains unknown. Deitrick, over thirty and formerly of Elnora, left a wife and family.
A large local meeting at the Peoples Theatre featured Judge John C. Robinson of Spencer, praised by O Nea l for his college friendship, but attendees found his remarks vague and unfocused. The Democratic audience reacted with mixed applause and yawns as he aligned with the party on issues beyond the silver question.
The Seymour and Columbus papers recount a traveling man in Ohio who claimed to back Bryan with money but failed to advance funds. A local bet on an Ohio Democratic outcome led to a bluff and a $10 wager as the money never appeared. The incident prompted corrections from the Herald and the Republican. Mrs. Austins pancake flour is advertised as famous.
An unidentified reporter notes slanderous statements about a Lincoln candidate for constable. The writer argues such allegations damage the dignity of the office and concludes the man who circulates them is unfit for the role. The excerpt appears in a Lincoln, Nebraska dispatch.
Amid disorder at Jahony Betyelay crowds drink as a body is found in Lownship. A girl infant’s corpse is taken to Bonham’s morgue. Coroner Trainor investigates with possible autopsy. Authorities suspect illegitimacy and consider health permits and Catholic rites in the case. Electric Bitters praised for cures in unrelated testimony.
A garbled notice references marriage licenses for Smith and Conway and Colvin, plus James Andrew. A coroners investigation follows a shallow burial of an infant found in a soap box in an abandoned corner of the old Catholic cemetery. no health permit is evident. The infant is estimated to be three or four days old.
A jumble of local items reports a Sunday sermon critique, a fatal tuberculosis death of Walter Sefrit in Washington, and community happenings. The record notes a Republican meeting, a jail charge against William Reister, a Bloomington lecture by Dr. Rubert J. Haley, Massey’s presence as a witness, and Epworth League memorials for Walter Curtis Serefrit Melvin Wood and George Falkinburg in a Methodist Chapel service.
Fragmentary OCR shows blurred local notices about Paley's Hotel and nearby stations with partial directions and dates. Names and details are unclear, but it references Paley's Hotel, a station, and dated information for events or updates in the area.
Narration notes a Thornville Ohio bank cashier robbed and a testimonial claim praising Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung trouble. It promotes a trial bottle at 30 cents or one dollar through J N Jones drugstore.
Dr. Giorby of Fresby terbin Chareti exhorted during evening services to beware private dances and public balls, calling them harmful to health and morals. He warned that some have ruined innocence, urged firmness, and urged the church to address such temptations with unanswerable truths.
A tale of a long awaited reunion between a mother Mrs Payne and her son HON, who had not met for about twenty five years. Victor Hoya hosted and surprised the family at their home after he arrived on the 7 34 train. The meeting ended with cautious greetings as the son asked to stay, but Mrs Payne refused a stranger stay, then recognized her son and the emotional moment followed. The narrative also notes a local medical society meeting with various speakers and community notices.
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