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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
4
Bargains abound for real estate including a six room house on Im wa street with price reductions and features such as bath cellar and barn. A room cottage with barn and fruit garden is offered with city water and a 120 by 160 foot lot. Doherty addition room house described with annual rent noted. Financing lines available on first mortgage at prevailing rates.
The notice lists numerous fire alarm stations at intersections across the city including Walnut East 14th Street East 4th Street West Second Street West Seventh Street Washington Street West 11th Street West 14th Street West 17th Street and others. It notes a money's worth with every seat as part of the message.
Reads as a grocery market blurb noting domestic and tropical fruits available for canning while prices are low. Mentions a large assortment and a phone contact for orders or inquiries.
Fragmentary OCR shows references to Continental Congress committees drafting independence, mentions Mercury and planetary positions, and figures like Guantinlame and Cubs ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Text is garbled but preserves names, dates, and celestial topics.
A Chicago newsboy quartet is praised for lively performances and the impact of newspaper ads. The piece cites merchant J P Cavanaugh who sold nearly all his buckwheat flour after a woman, previously a noncustomer, placed a large order following an ad in the column. The story highlights the value of timely newspaper advertising.
Fragmented text reports several personal items including deaths and near drowning, wedding announcements and social calls. Names like Elkhart, Brown, Mitchell, and Petersburg appear among brief mentions of officials, meetings, and travel. The garbled OCR blends obituaries, social updates, and ads without clear chronology.
Prosecutor Hastings returns from Shoals reporting the Greenwood case may yield a verdict this afternoon after two speeches. Key witnesses John Greenwood and Mrs. Andrew Parker largely agree on events, with Greenwood claiming survival was forced. Courtroom crowds rise and fall as the trial unfolds with no sensational developments.
Pierpont Morgan and party sail for Paris by yacht. Bobby Walbour wins a 41 minute 2 151 second motor paced race in Paris. Bantamweights Philly McGovern and Charley Gald-Mian draw in New York after ten rounds. John Stanberg beats Johnny Hayes in a Green mile race in Minneapolis by a lead of over one quarter mile in 1 36 11. Andy Chalmers named Des Moines College football coach. Prazer of Chicago Nationals signs with Milwaukee White Sox in City league. Fire damages $50 000 in a house near John D Rockefeller Jr in New York. three firemen hospitalized. Father Clement, long devoted to Molokai leprosy work, dies in Hawaii. Orange River floods Cape Town border. malaria outbreak causes ninety deaths. McClure funeral held for Col. Alexander K McClure in Delaware County.
The excerpt notes nicotine levels in eight tobaccos and mentions bright air tobaccos. It discusses paper composition, claiming hemp origin and purity, and traces historical tobacco use growth from 1904 to 1907 rising from tens of millions to over thirty-three million pounds. It asserts no deleterious substances in paper.
American League scores report games across multiple cities with mixed results and unsettled outcomes. Several matches were postponed due to wet grounds while others show varied win totals and protests indicated in score notes.
June 10 reports from National Stock Yards and Chicago Kansas City and others show cattle prices for native beef cattle, cows and heifers, stockers and feeders, calves, hogs heavy and light, sheep and lambs. Prices vary by district with specific ranges noted for each category and quality.
An analysis argues cigarettes are unfairly blamed for nicotine exposure while noting that yellowing fingers come from tar distillates rather than nicotine. The piece cites experiments in college and professional labs showing tar byproducts stain fingers and pipes, not nicotine, challenging popular beliefs about tobacco harms.
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