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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1902
Page
3
A dealer advertises a large stock sale of goods described as highly desirable with extensive inventory. The text urges visits to preview and buy at marvelously low prices, claiming savings and a wide range of items offered at substantial reductions.
A rundown shop lists sale prices on shirts blankets carpets and sewing machines. Prices emphasize low-cost textiles and basic home items with limited stock and quick sale notices. Various misspellings render some items unclear but the intent is clear discount marketing.
An old advertisement lists remedies for throat trouble bronchitis hoarseness and bronchial diseases claiming no opiates and no substitutes. It mentions drugstores in Terre Haute Vincennes and other Indiana towns and promotes cough syrups and tonics with various dubious claims.
Court in Daviess circuit at Washington Indiana set for November 11 1902 to hear Amelia M Conway Elizabeth L Hyatt Martha B Schottield vs Elisha Hyatt et al complaint No 11026 with 8 defendants named including Israel M Parsons Theodore Hyatt Ralph K Hyatt Walter R Hyatt Cyrus Turner Terry Hulen Harrison Vaughn Joseph McCormick Thomas McCormick Nancy Lastings George A McCormick and Sarah Williams plus unknown heirs and legal representatives. Clerk Thomas Harts issues seal September 19 1902. Heffernan Mattingly attorneys. Also ad notes Haemorrhoids and Chamberlains Cough Remedy available at Clapps Drug Store.
An old forwarded testimonial claims Dean's Kidney Pills eased back pain and dull aches after a sufferer in Washington Bay tried them. The story mentions a Hoosier driver obtaining the remedy and reports pain removal and regained comfort.
An ad claims a tonic cures bad breath taste stomach trouble and other ailments. It advertises daily doses, monthly and three month packages, and lists T J Hunt and Hunnemeier as distributors with canvassing agents and a retail price of 1.00. The copy urges public trust in the remedy and mentions a Bennett house corner South Streets Barber and Way as sale points.
Readable fragments reference the Pythias and Grand Tempt Sisters in Indianapolis and a limited return to Washington. The text is garbled and offers minimal concrete facts about events, dates, or organizers.
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