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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
7
Advertising copy notes the shop offers beef mutton venison lamb and pork of superior quality. It guarantees sweet tender meat and emphasizes careful trimming to avoid waste, inviting customers to visit for prime cuts.
A brief notice asserts a diagnostic examination will test assumed eye strain as a potential cause of headaches, promising thorough assessment and failure-proof results.
A brief public notice from May, Fornwald & Co. describes ongoing medical practice within their transfer barn. The text emphasizes thorough disinfection, whitewashing, and dedication to prompt service, offering calls attended day and night and urging prompt response if unable to leave a message.
Reports from Bloomington and other towns detail oil field activity east of town with wells yielding over 100 barrels daily on the Hitchcock lease as more wells are planned. The countywide notice lists accidents, legal actions, and civic updates from multiple communities, including rescues, injuries, and a new auditorium project at Murphuditorium with a 29,000 dollar cost and capacity for 1,000.
A jumble of items reports Henry Branam dead from a moving train accident. Rene Derurver jailed after a husband hurt in a Northern Indiana car collision. Frank Elsperman injured from a ladder fall. Fire at a Princeton barn destroys contents owned by Ronald Burton. Mayor Brumbaugh restricts heavy exports. Short-hand resorters meet in Laporte. C E I repair shops back at work. Social commentaries critique saloon politics, milk workers, and family roles amid local chatter.
The Vincennes city council after fifty one ballots in a regular session elected Patrick W. Lenahan to fill the school board seat vacated by Judge John Downey. Three Republican aligned democrats protested the first ballot result saying their votes weren’t counted and vowed to contest. The six democrats remained split between Downey and Frank Bloom.
Notices from Steele Elmore Bogard Van Doren Reeve Barr and Harrison townships list weekly or biweekly meet times and office locations for trustees including Steele Gulliatt Elmore Shufflebarger Myers and others with offices at Elwood Alfordeville Cannerburg Montgomery Glendale and Eaglesville.
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