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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
8
Meade reports the final registered voter total for Daviess County after canvassing precinct summaries. Counts were rechecked in several precincts due to incomplete records, with figures listed for each township and ward and a grand total across the county. The report also previews Fox film features and a two reel comedy, noting a nickel plated clamp product advertisement.
An essay-like piece discusses the perils of sharing confidences and how envelopes wear thin while the jewel remains. It recounts a personal lapse where a trusted friend revealed the same secret, then pivots to a curious tidbit about edible seaweed used in England and Holland as a jelly substitute and a component in unique dishes.
A fragmentary note describes moving men with large hands, hair, and a menacing presence, though context and specifics are unclear from the text. The item reads as a terse observational snippet rather than a full report.
An admonitory note warns readers about movers who may be criminals. It urges staying home and watching movers carefully and suggests stern reproach if they act hastily or disrespectfully. The piece reflects cautious urban vigilance from historical Detroit journalism.
A New York family notes doctors visiting to treat measles in their children. Doctors Brown, Jones, and Smith visit for ear, kidney, and eye checks. All report the children are fine, and the family thanks the doctors for avoiding multiple specialists.
The Bombay cobra venom program stocks cobras every ten days, extracts venom, dries it, and dissolves it in salt solution. Increasing doses are injected into horses until a large dose becomes tolerable, yielding serum from horse blood as an antidote. This antidote is time sensitive and specific to cobra bites, having saved many lives.
English oil experts claim the Norfolk oil shale beds hold hundreds of trillions of tons with potential yields of oil per ton. William Forbes-Leslie of the Institute of Petroleum Technologists calls the source practically inexhaustible and notes Britain has scarcely tested deep deposits.
Chinese post officials oversee a vast relay network from Peking to provinces, with couriers traveling by road, river, and track. About 196000 miles of routes form the empire, supported by disciplined riders who hand off messages non stop, maintaining high daily speeds across the inland.
The report notes fair cool weather in the east and south portions with possible thunderstorms later. Annie Fetters reports her son George AL W, recently at Pt Hancock, joined the coast artillery in April and sailed to Ft Hancock. He described a grand May parade in New York City featuring every U S service branch, including regulars, sailors, marines, militias, scouts, boy scouts and police. He is in good health.
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