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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1908
Page
5
Letters from rural readers across Iowa and North Carolina tout Peruna as a remedy for stomach trouble appetite loss and colds. Women describe relief from catarrh indigestion and nervousness after using Peruna and its tonics, citing personal health rebounds and improved energy.
Fragmented OCR item advertises seven acres north on a gravel road with no buildings for 700 dollars and ten more rooms, plus a 65 acre tract with ROO soil one mile from the city edge on a gravel road. Property may subdivide into smaller parcels, includes a large barn and outbuildings.
An 18 year old apprentice in St Louis started as a newspaper seller and loaned money from his father J D Edmiston to build a basement distribut ing station. The enterprise grew, employing 14 boys, and expanded to a street corner, a store, and eventually a turn to fruit and notions alongside the newspaper trade while his father and another partner managed operations. The youth supported his family and paid back the loan, improving his father’s and his own position in the business.
The immigration bureau can place 500 workers on farms from $15 to 35 a month with board and lodging. A division in the Maritime Building, New York, has sent 95,400 circular letters to farms nationwide seeking hired men. The effort targets foreigners stranded in New York City and others doing odd jobs amid migration pressures and fears of letters demanding work.
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century ad mentions spring tea and tonic sales at Lindeman's Pharmacy with references to tablets, a rocky mountain tea, and a guarantee. It notes prices around $1 and hints at a new discovery and editor coughs, reflecting period marketing language.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Hastings and a motor vehicle incident with injuries and fatalities. It references a person named Eleanor and a list of individuals connected to the event. Details are garbled with many misspellings and unclear chronology.
An unnamed farmer in New Jersey reports a surprising chase as a wild goose swooped from marshy Paskele Hypsi Inlet, eluding nets and hooks, then narrowly dropped back. The erratic pursuit ended with the bird captured after a brief airborne stunt and a surprising wall fall near the farm.
A medical case details a patient recovering after vocal cords were severely damaged during an incident at a hospital. Dr John Kineneu and his team reportedly stabilized the patient, refusing to concede a fatal outcome and continuing treatment over the past decade to preserve speech and breathing.
The piece traces how fuel storage capacity expanded by coal producers to avert market shocks. Vast outlays built modern plants along the Atlantic rail lines, enabling bulk reserve draws during strikes. Chicago’s Newville plant, 126000 ton capacity, showcases the scale and mechanization fueling this critical logistics shift.
Carl McWilliams and Fern Faith delivered orations at Willow Creek High School events, with McWilliams lauded for delivery and thought on "The Advance of Locus Option" and Faith speaking on "Regulus to the Carthygen Tang." Judges noted strong performances and crowd receipts reached $25.36. McWilliams will represent the school at the Bis Four Meet on May 16.
A state bureau compilation shows Indiana church work funded by per capita support. Average weekly minister pay was 11.80 dollars, annual salary 583.39, top salary by Swedenborgian church at 1200. Overall ministerial salaries totaled 1,657,875.71 with denominations receiving 2,245,446.22 for support. Indiana church membership in 1901 rose by 70,490 to 1,053,145. Roman Catholic church held the largest share at 210,000 plus.
The article notes a bill introduced in the U.S. House proposing a public building and related salaries, highlighting Congressman John Chaney and Indiana’s Second District. It mentions salary figures around 37,500 and 30,000 plus, with district concerns over federal construction projects and local government needs. The piece also covers a Davenport area receiver sale of water works in Washington and a county budget notice inviting bids for a bridge project in Davie ss county.
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