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Washington Washington Democrat

Location

Washington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1905

Page

3

Local Pageant Names and Participants Listed

The text lists several contestants and organizers including Misa Lena Deckler Misa Cora Bish op Miss Bessie Collins Miss Maggie Evans Mise Myrtle Geyer Miss Alics Gotee Mina Leona Lett and Mrs Roan as part of a social notice or event roster.

Misa Lena Deckler Misa Cora Bishop Bessie Collins Maggie Evans Mise Myrtle Geyer Alics Gotee Mina Leona Lett Roan

Panic Stricken Citizens as Martial Law Declared

A cable from Russia reports Odessa fires and burning government buildings while ships are reportedly captured and officers murdered. Martial law is announced and fears rise of a possible army revolt. The piece includes varied local notes on travel plans, gatherings, and gas pricing.

Russia Odessa Black Sea Prill

What Everyone Should Do From Mr J Z Bather In Georgia

Irvingville resident Mr J Z Bather keeps Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand for instant use during attacks of calic cholera morbus or diarrhoea. He says it is the best medicine he ever used and keeps a bottle in his room to treat frequent episodes. Sold by Lindeman’s Pharmacy.

J. Z. Bather Irvingville Barcer Lindeman's Pharmacy

Greene's August Flower Endorsement Questioned by Druggists

A clipped notice claims druggists will assert Greene's August Flower is a reliable medicine while noting the first druggist to refuse endorsement. It mentions relief for dyspepsia indigestion stomach and liver troubles and cites prices 25 and 75 cents, for sale by L. F. Hinaneiaise.

Greene L. F. Hinaneiaise

Porter Transferred to Lebanon to Lead Local Line

Allen B. Porter, longtime local superintendent for Central Union Telephone Company, is transferred to Lebanon Indiana to head the company’s interest there. Frank M. Pockett of Anderson will succeed him here. Porter leaves behind many friends who wish him success in the new field.

Allen B. Porter Central Union Telephone Company Lebanon Ind Frank M. Pockett Anderson Porter

Willis Hoddinott resigns as B&O shop foreman

Willis Hoddinott a well known machinist and former foreman of the brake room at the B and O S W shops in this city tendered his resignation today He leaves to accept a foreman position of machinists at the cement mill in Mitchell Indiana

Willis Hoddinott Mr. Hoddinott Cement Mitchell Ind

Downey Loses for Vincennes in 9 to 4 Defeat

George Downey son of John Downey formerly of this city pitched for Vincennes against Hopkinsville on Wednesday and lost the game by 9 to 4. Poor pitching and faulty fielding blamed for the defeat of the Alice town players.

George Downey John Downey Vincennes Hopkinsville Alice Town

Flat Wheeled Cars Cause Nerve Racking Sounds

A Vincennes Sun writer complains of flat or irregular wheel trains on town streetcars on the Wabash. The noted rider says the triangular and quadrangular wheels bounce and clatter, disturbing nerves and sleep. The plea urges round wheels or new axles to curb the noisy nuisance.

Wabash Vincennes

Backward-Turned Jokes and Oddities in Tinton Call

The Tinton Call backtracks on a joke about Hymers and Linton with this note claiming the umpire was not the decisive factor. A letter from Prof J B Weathafer predicts wheat yields of 15 to 18 bushels per acre with corn and fruit prices steady. A Uganda tale in the London Globe warns with a lion biting a man whose whisky bottle shattered the lion’s shock.

J. 8S. Weathafer Drummond Okls Weethafer Montgomery Achoola Uguanda London Globe Saga

Fire damages stock at Max Blitzer store in Petersburg

A mysterious fire broke out at Max Blitzer's dry goods store on Main Street around 1:90 this morning. Damage to stock reached about 2000, with a big floor hole and rapid headway before firefighters doused the blaze. the building owned by Smith Osborn sustained minor damage.

Max Blitzer Democrat Petersburg Ind Main Street Smith Osborn

Parr Couple Married in Wellington Kansas in Fashionable Ceremony

Dr Homer F Parr and Miss Maude Stearne Hitchcock wed at Wellington Kansas on a Wednesday evening. The groom, a surgeon for Consolidated Gold Mining Co Magdelena Mexico, will visit his parents Dr Geo L Parr and wife in this city before returning abroad. The couple met years ago during local visits and plan a weeklong stay with Parr's parents before resuming residence in Magdalena.

Homer F. Parr Maude Stearne Hitchcock Wellington Kas Magdelena Mexico Consolidated Gold Mining Company Parr Mies Hitchcock Perente Itig City Leyi Ferguson George L. Parr Kansas Kansas City

Cuban Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsed by Texas Woman

U S soldiers in Cuba knew Cuban diarrhoea is severe and hard to treat with common remedies. A Texas testimonial claims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured a severe Cuban diarrhoea after other doctors failed. One bottle sufficed. for sale by Lindeman's Pharmacy.

U.S Cuba Mia Minnie Jacobs Houston Texas Ibereby Chamberlain Lindeman’s

Record Smashers Twenty One Innings In History

A historic 22 inning baseball game between Princeton and Hopkinsville on Tuesday afternoon ends without a run after the 21st inning. Hopkinsville scores twice in the 22nd, Princeton fails to respond, matching a long contested record. The piece notes other lengthy games and cites past 22 inning classics.

Princeton Hopkinsville Henderson Cairo Boston Chicago

Local Weather and City Visitors in Southern Indiana

The report notes partly cloudy conditions for tonight and Friday with possible showers in the southern portion of the area. Numerous residents and visitors are listed as in or visiting the city, including Lorin Ragsdale of Linton, C. F. Anderson of Princeton, William Kidwell and family, Nathan E. Killion of Plainville, Owen Booker, W. Smiley, Miss Virginia Williams, Misa Dollie Fretchling, Miss Emoma Phillis, and others. Several locals departed for Rapid City, N. D., and Tiffin, Ohio, while others planned visits with relatives in nearby towns.

C.F. Anderson Princeton William Kidwell Nathan E. Killion Plainville Owen Booker Misa Dollie Fretchling Hamilton Ohio Misa Bessie Lavelle East Walnut Street Heilman Ralph Wadsworth A. R. Casey Rapid City N. D Emoma Phillis Springfeld Emme Bynum H. A. Smith Dewey A.B. Knapp East St. Louis John Brayton Chicago Brayton William Springer Joseph Faust Miss Lottie Dorothy Himburg Tiffin

Marriage Licenses for Armstrong and Banta

Arthur W. Armstrong and Leona B. Banta obtain marriage licenses. The text also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure, asserting claims to cure deafness and offering a reward for uncured cases, with a sales pitch for Hall's Family Pills.

Arthur W. Armstrong and Leona B. Banta

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