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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1925
Page
7
A reader recounts a quirky Bloomington Star item about a man visiting a home on a Wednesday. He is praised for his religious devotion, then helps in the garden and gathers fishing worms for a White River trip. The hostess lends him a wide brim straw hat of her late husband to protect him from sun.
Fragmented notes describe a town scene with a closed saw mill for December, Uncle John Bornceby sharing Civil War stories, a rumored Women’s Uplift League activity, a speedway trip to Gosport, a storekeeper lowering soda pop to a well, a report of misfortune and possible epidemic threat, and a Sunday service in Hathér grove with attendees in casual attire.
The piece traces the decline of tramp printing as linotype work fades. It recalls veteran hand-set printers, their skill and lore, and how the industry’s mechanization left many transient workers behind, never to return to the trade.
Swampscott Mass June 25 President Coolidge announced the first northern appointment of his vacation naming Harry Bassett Indianapolis to the federal employes compensation commission replacing the resigning John Keegan. The news is presented in concise telegraphic style with emphasis on the personnel change and official action.
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