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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
3
An announcement for a Thanksgiving night ball at Peoples Hall promises one of the swellest dances of the season with orchestral music. Tickets are available by general order of WO W. N/A
The article discusses Jo hh Know s hor ses in Mecarty under Gilway county Taft association as judge of all events. It notes McAris served last year and held general instructions. Plans mention fall events this week and tariff discussions by Republicans with Democrats using critical rhetoric.
Frederick C Hewitt a Yale graduate of the class of 1908 died of apoplexy in New Haven on August 31 at age 69. A bachelor, he left an estate valued at 20 nine million dollars and was connected to the Frelinghuysen family.
Live cattle and hog prices across Kansas City show mixed demand with futures steady. Export dressed beef steady to firm. western steer and stocker values cited. lambs, sheep and calves listed with varied quotes. Peoria corn futures noted with multiple delivery months and price ranges as markets consolidate.
A traveling Hagenbeck and Wallace circus arrives near Washington drawing crowds from Daviess and nearby counties. The fleet includes animal acts, elevated tents, and a large crew staging breakfast and performances on the grounds. Manager B B Wallace directs operations from a private car, with the show billed as one of the road’s best.
A mix of garbled notes reports a local incident this week with vendors, tainted ham burgers, and a public health inspector pursuing safety. It mentions a crowd at a private dance and praise for a boy named Wille for saving months earlier.
In Laporte Indiana Judge H Tal Aull ruled a 16 year old girl need not buy a nightdress despite a family’s poverty. The court previously placed her with a probation officer for work but the father urged support funds. The judge decided the nightwear could be forgone given warm weather and family needs.
The state fair once well attended cut newspaper advertising, relying on hangers and billboards instead. Newspapers avoided mention of the event to avoid notoriety, and attendance dropped to near zero last week.
Aug. 31. In Trinidad Colorado the flood from the Cimar ron rivers Bt devastated the town. 28 persons died with only two bodies recovered. property damage reaches 1 000 000 with most buildings destroyed. Rail tracks and bridges washed out, traffic resumed only Sunday. Separate report from Princeton Indiana notes two brothers drowned in White River near Hazleton, while inventor Paul Mauser introduces a 25 shot cartridge folder amid farm production discussion in World's Work.
Nome Alaska reports the fastest dog team time in Alaska history in a 430 mile run from Nome to Candle and back. Four days eight hours fifteen minutes with four blistered contestants and rescue boosts tepid crowd watching by telegraph updates.
An inspector led a crackdown on street beverage peddlers at Sidgen lwick Wallace show. Vendors selling lemonade with citric acid and orangeade substitute were fined 14 dollars each. Hamburger vendors faced exposure and unsanitary conditions.
In a speedy Philadelphia to Baltimore dash a chance meeting sparked a rapid engagement. Charles MacGregor, a 38 year old real estate dealer, wed Miss Snack, 22, after a brief courtship begun in a Broad Street station waiting room. The Rev. David Neely officiated at 5 35 pm in Robinson’s home, with license bureau blanks rushed to complete the ceremony.
An old advertisement extols Kilmer and Company's Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy. It claims the product purifies and strengthens kidneys, pledging quick body-wide health benefits and urging readers to request a pamphlet by writing to Binghamton, New York.
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