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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text presents names and numbers without clear event or context. The readable elements include tokens like Special 25 LO 12 204 and a few scattered letters, offering no coherent report or identifiable entities to summarize into a factual item.
Grays win 14 to 4 at the show grounds. Suns led early before Grays surged with five runs in the first inning. Washington, Culth Ave, and other local clubs posted losses in a day of mixed outcomes. details show strong pitching by Stoberts and Matthews for the Colts and Bicknell's late surge for Washington.
Fragmented OCR reads as a political reflection on Taft and editorial views. The garbled text references the New York Sun and York Evening Post, government land policy, and the influence of corporations and officials.
A damaged OCR snippet describes thieves breaking into a house and stealing several chickens after a disturbance. The garbled text references names and local landmarks but no clear dates or places.
An ungrammatical draft of a wartime notice reports Bary enlisting as a prison guard and mentions correspondence to his address. It lists several names and stray phrases about remedies and healing balms, including World’s Altoids and Arnica Salv, with unclear context and fragmented product references.
The article traces the crescent and star as ancient Mesopotamian hieroglyphic symbols used as incantations to ward off evil. It notes Megalopotamian clay tablets show the crescent and star evolving into a charm, later echoed by Assyrian winged bulls and protective talismans in oriental cultures and bazaars today.
A collage of antiquated notes on spring ferns nicknamed cotton and fiddlehead, a Cleveland Star anecdote about a flower buyer seeking hyacinths then forgetful asking for a dozen roses, plus a snippet on ancient marble lore of Epheus and a military rationale from the London Spectator.
Fragmented news notes claim Malta bans goat milk to halt Balthis fever. A 1907 commission traced fever origins to goat milk in garrisons and ship crewws. Prohibiting milk use reportedly coincides with a drop in cases, shaping public health measures amid lively, unrelated excerpts.
Winter wheat thrashing shows irregular results due to unsettled weather and frequent rains. Nebraska reports heavy rains damaging some crops while yields in the southeast are good, but overall many farms face smaller than expected outputs. Most wheat thrashings are heavy in weight and quality remains high in portions of the state.
The State Board of Education states that teachers attending county institute sessions should not leave their school work to attend institute training. School work is valued higher and teachers may receive 2 percent general average credit for the institute attendance.
A Joliette theater spectator, claiming to be Alfred Halstrom of Harnett, told the manager the moving picture screen shows a woman resembling his wife who left him five years ago. He offered $300 for proof and departed for Baltimore, where the picture was reportedly filmed.
Fragmented wire service clippings report the death of a 4 year old boy named Innolutha, a full blood Choctaw from Mississippi, who died in a coffin after requesting to be placed inside it. Also noted are short items on Waldorf Astor’s parliamentary candidacy, a Japanese training ship visit to San Francisco, a new bank at Bartelso Illinois, and other brief notices including embezzlement charges and extradition treaty protests.
Charley Roberts of this city received word Sunday evening that his brother Charles Roberts had died in Shutaville after a short illness following a surgical operation. The deceased leaves an estate valued around 30 to 40 thousand dollars and his wife had died about two weeks earlier. The remains will be taken to Loretta Kentucky for burial in Holy Cross churchyard. Sam Roberts, a surviving brother, and other relatives attend the arrangements.
New York dispatch portrays the Adriatic voyage of financiers heading to Europe amid campaign chatter They anticipate a Republican victory in November and plans for a grand display of wealth abroad while criticizing high finance and campaigning tactics The piece blends satire with sharp critique of political money and influence.
Robert Folinsbee notes varying estimates of crop losses due to overflows across periods of years. He cites figures from different parties, ranging from about one tenth to fifteen years, urging judgment to select the nearest estimate for assessing flood damage.
Fortytwo five men including John Sinnott Gers Charles ant Walter Koeller Albert Kocher Bernard Spalding Cy Ward and Langton return from New Albany after assisting Sunday salutation class of forty five into the Knights of Columbus. They report a very pleasant event. Opened St Louis Shop Repairing Company on southeast Third street near Dat office offering guaranteed work. Ladies half soles 400 per pair men’s soles 50c per pair rubber hogs 4c per pair. Lath Machinery and shoes polished at 10 southeast Third street Wash Sign Indians. J15dE6
An old newspaper advertisement touts Swamp Root by Dr Kilneer as a nationwide cure for kidney liver and bladder trouble. It claims strong scientific approval and offers a free book and a trial bottle by mail with a paid 30 cent or one dollar bottle through druggists. It urges readers to mention the Reverence offer when writing.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions medical topics and names including Revere and Wakotutnoag, with unclear terms like fever worm and illness. No complete facts or dates are readable to establish a coherent event or person.
A fragmented note mentions accident insurance concepts linked to railroads and buildings in 1907. It suggests a discussion of payment on claims and the role of insurers in covering fire and accident losses. The text references companies, payouts, and the broader business risk during that era.
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