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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
4
The program lists Wednesday and Thursday nights with three comic acts and amusing topics including Some of Puck's Pranks TA turkey Rame and Fun City. Albion Horrall and iavid sing that song My Mamma's Waiting There. Four electric fans accompany the show.
Notice to all persons with new business in Washington Township to appear daily at Temple Court room 9. Trustee William L. Brown states township poor business will be attended to on Fridays each week.
A garbled list of names and notices appears with missing letters from a 1907 issue. Entries include job ads for ladies and agents, lost items, and various names such as Maud Carpenter, Madge Osborn, David Canwpy, and Henry Nearyy. The text shows pricing hints and calls for correspondents and roles.
The column records births, personal notices, and neighborhood updates. It mentions residents and visitors from Washington, Watkins, Vincennes, and St Louis, plus clergy and public officials moving between towns and attending events and services.
Thomas Sexton rose from waiter in Jack's Ton derloin to nearly a million in fortunes via racing and an Uncle’s bequest. He returned to Ireland with wealth, then lost it all after coming back to the United States. Tonight he again serves patrons at Jack's with a refined look and a wiser tongue.
In London the oldest English peerage passes to a woman after the death of Lord de Ros. Mrs Anthony Dawson succeeds to the barony, the title descending through the female line since the holder had no son. The de Ros lineage dates to Magna Charta era, with past holders noted for royal service and court presence.
A distorted report describes a Mexican dog breed near General AS to chalk, City of Mexico, noting a large head, heavy body, and wiry skin. It says the breed is heavily mixed with mongrels over 40 years, with few true specimens in Chihuahua and many priced around 200 pesos.
President Roosevelt designates Devil's Tower in northeastern Wyoming as a national monument and federal reserve, protecting nearly 200 acres around the chimneylike rock formation. The reserve will prohibit entries and aim to safeguard the tower from damage.
The report outlines mule prices for army use with army mules at 175 dollars each for cavalry draft work and 210 dollars average for artillery mules. About 300 mules have been contracted, with some lighter animals to pull antiaircraft gear. Fort Riley Kansas is named for training and supply plans, and 36 wagons or pack animals have been allocated to trainers.
A London inventor claims a thriving business selling artificial eyelashes for women, especially those in cars, promising lashes that hold shape for a month with a warm tong curl and special fluid. The story notes competing claims from a Berlin lab, and unrelated inserts about patent medicines and local ads.
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