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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
6
The list notes numerous local residents traveling to nearby cities for commencements and visits. People from Goshen, Elena Montana, Indianapolis, Worthington, Olney, Terra Haute, Vincennes, Sullivan, Lawrenceville, Chicago, and Greencastle are mentioned. Highlights include commencements at Franklin College and the Intane State Normal school and summer visits with relatives.
Notices detail the 1915 county board of review sessions with dates for each township including Barr, Mosthamer, Capnelburg, Elnora, Madison, Steele, Washington, Veale, Reeve, and others. Officials Samuel Bush, Lew Ore, John L RK, Henry Aikman, and Charles Faust listed as associates. Mortgage excise appears in scattered text.
A crowded miscellany records a hen in a store display drawing attention, Civil War veterans and city officials traveling, church and school activities, a planned Plainville concert, and port trade figures. The fragmentary text mentions Charles B. O Donnell, Mrs Weaver, E D Merriman, and Parish events with several garbled phrases and dates.
Readable fragments hint at a speech or verse about peace and a keynote statement. Proper names, dates, or places do not emerge clearly from the damaged OCR fragment.
Historical program at Ohio University centers on early Indiana settlers and Lord Dumore’s era with a vivid reenactment of the Mound Builders to Civil War story. Hundreds of students and local residents participate as part of commencement exercises. A notable tableau depicts the campus evacuation before 1840 as a striking feature.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a girl’s description mentioning a toad and a garden box with warts, sifting, and a standing figure. Details are garbled, with likely invocations of a famous novel or poet, but readable content is insufficient for a coherent event or attribution.
Vincennes Commercial reports a family reunion for the Dosehamily on the Troy road south of Washington with a large turnout and dinner. Also listed are church meetings at Westminster Presbyterian with programs by Missionary Indies and Union, a Spinners club outing at Eastside Park with attendees from Dayton and Linton, and social gatherings honoring guests from Evansville and Washington. Coordinates of local clubs, a 1918 class gathering at Houseworth Arts Department, and archaeological explorations near West Salem note regional social and cultural activity.
Wide Awake Shoe on Main Street advertises summer shoe repairs and new sellable items. Men’s shoes, white oak styles, hand sewn, 85 cents. cat’s paw and panther tied rubbers 40 cents. O Sullivan rubber heels 59 cents. other repairs offered. Shoes collected and delivered from Belphore shop, 232 Funnel edte D. A. McRinney.
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