Washington post office letters for week ending September 14 1909
List of letters remaining includes women Miss Glen Chapell Allie Jackson Mrs Sarah Wyan and men Master Floyd Faris Harold Johnson W B Kikham Pans Art Co J C Robinson W F Schereniker Advertised letters must be called for with the word advertised. one cent charge on all advertised matter written by E C Faith postmaster.
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Washington Post Office
Glen Chapell
Allie Jackson
Sarah Wyan
Floyd Faris
Harold Johnson
Kikham
Pans! Art Co
J. C. Robinson
W .F. Schereniker
E. C. Faith
Local Names List From Indiana Areas
A compact reading lists individuals with surnames Aullee Hoss Tillman Curry Allee Sinois Agnes Hoss Breele township. Sellers Arvin Oscar Frank Sellers Loogootee Eugenia Grace Arvin Barr township. Corlett Trotter Andie Asberry Corlett Linton Barbara May Trotter Elnora. Manning Swayze James Clement Manning Elmore township Coy Gertrude Swayze Elnora.
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Aullee - Hoss
Tillman Curry Allee
Sinois
Agnes Hoss
Breele
Sellers - Arvin
Oscar Frank Sellers
Loogootee
Eugenia Grace Arvin
Barr Township
Corlett - Trotter
Andie Asberry Corlett
Linton
Barbara May Trotter
Elnora
Manning- Swayze
James Clement Manning
Elmore
Coy
Gertrude Swayze
Births recorded in local notices
Hoffar to Mrs Pleasant Hoffar, a son. Yarbrough to Mrs Seht Yarbrough, a son. Graf to Mrs Fred W Graf of Washington City, a daughter. Tidd to Mrs Andrew Tidd of Mitchell, Sunday morning, a twelve pound daughter. Orr to Mrs Owen Orr, a son.
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Hoffar
Pleasant Hoffar
Yarbrough
Seht Yarbrough
Graf
Fred W. Graf
Washington City
Tidd
Andrew Tidd
Mitchell
Orr
Owen Orr
Thrown From Buggy Injures Local Farmer
William Downs a well known farmer living about a mile east of the city on the Bedford road was thrown from a buggy Wednesday evening. A broken neck yoke caused the tongue to fall, frightening the mule team which then bolted. Downs held the lines and was jerked from the vehicle sustaining a fracture of the right collar bone. He was dressed at home by Dr. S L Parr. The buggy escaped damage and the mule team stopped after fleeing about fifty yards.
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William Downs
Bedford Road
S. L. Parr
Pickpocket Hauls $750 From Cosby at Vincennes Fair
O M Cosby lumber dealer of Washington visited Vincennes to attend Knox county fair. He claims a thief pickpocketed him amid the crowds at the fair grounds taking $750 in notes and drafts payable to Cosby. He offered a liberal reward for return to the German National Bank.
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O. M. Cosby
Vincennes
Knox County
Alicetown
Cosby
Wellet
German National Bank
Smoked Through Wedding. Couple Weds in Winchester
Joel L. Bales, seventy seven, of Winchester, and Ruth Chamness, sixty seven, of Dalton, were married Tuesday. Bales smoked throughout the ceremony, a detail noted by relatives present in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel L. Bales
Winchester
Ruth Chamness
Dalton
Bales
Doan's Kidney Pills and Foley's Remedy Ad Split
An old advertisement bundle touts Doan's Kidney Pills with a Washington user testimonial from 1906 and 1909 praising kidney relief after a Civil War injury. It also promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy for backache and urinary issues. The page includes local ads for Joseph's store, Indiana Business College, and health cosmetics.
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Dean
Washington
Wilson
Karr
Southeast
Seventh Street
Ind
Jackson’s
Relef
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Greene county social clubs escape indictments in liquor probe
W W H Blodgett reports Greene county grand jury adjourned without indicting social clubs formed to replace saloons during dry vote. Jasonville clubs avoided indictment amid perjury claims. witnesses intoxicated. County’s anti saloon mood shown by dry vote margins and liquor laws enforcement, yet indictments remain elusive.
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Greene County
Grand Jury
Linton
Jasonville
John Perkins
Terre Haute
Stockton
Wright Township
Nquor
Linaton
Osa Woodward
West Vincennes Street
Woodward
Porder
Bloomfield
Greene county social clubs called saloons seek charms
A jury acquittal is noted while most jurors favor the dry side of a local issue. A prominent lawyer proposes revoking charters of social clubs, seen as saloons, arguing they violate charter intents and citing prior state actions in other hotel cases. The question remains why similar conditions exist elsewhere.
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Greene County
French Lick
West Baden
Will Build Addition at Southern Indiana Glass Works
Messrs Graham of Southern Indiana Glass Works secure the gas producers from the Phoenix Window Glass plant. They will build an additional tank at the bottle factory and hire sixty to seventy more workers. Construction and operation expected within ninety days. Payroll adds 1000 to 1200 dollars weekly, boosting industrial activity in Loogootee. The Southern resumed after repairs and has steady orders ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loogootee Sentinel
Messrs Graham
Southern Indiana Glass Works
Messrs. Graham
Phoenix Window Glass
Grahams
Southern
Kidney health claim ad from 19th century notice
Dr. Abernethy warned kidney illness endangers life. Foley’s Kidney Remedy is advertised to improve kidney function and urinary health, claiming to tone the system. Sold by Smith & Winton with handkerchiefs 3c at Josephs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Smith & Winton
Abernethy
Notice of Filing of Gravel Road Petition in Steele Township
Petitioners in Steele township Daviess county Indiana filed with the county board of commissioners a request to improve a rural highway by grading draining and paving with stone gravel or other material. The group includes at least fifty freedold voters residing in a township without a town of 25 000 population. The road begins at the center of the public highway at the northeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 13 and runs south along the half section line through sections 13 and 24 to the southeast corner of the NE quarter of the NW quarter of section 25 within Steele township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele Township
Daviess County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Cald
Proposed Highway Improvement Plan Described by Board
The document details a public highway project extending 23.25 miles from a point 21 miles 4 chains distant to Frest, with both termini on already graveled public roads. It orders viewers and an engineer to assess the road and determine the best method for grading drainage and paving with stone or gravel.
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Joseph
Meredith House
Joseph’s
Indiana Business College
The
Central Business College At
Indianapolis
J. D. Brunner
C. C. Cring
ML. Karr
Temple Court
K. C. Bldg
Washington, Ind
Josephs
Hirshman
Hirschman the
Hirschman Club
Hirschman
F. B. Fornwald
E. Main
Timothy
Owens
Pearl Street
Washington Realty CO
E. Ei. Forsythe
Jackson’s Drug Store
Wma. Keifer
Dudley 'V. 'Ellis
Thomas Nugent
Mattingly & Myers
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