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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
6
Railway timetable lists northbound and southbound trains with numbers and times at Bedford, Gravity, and Keokuk & Western lines. Daily service indicated, with Sunday exclusions for some trains. Key trains include No 33 north at 12 36 pm and No 32 mixed, No 95 freight at 25 past, and westbound No 1 passenger at 5 30 pm and No 27 freight at 2 10 pm.
A historic roster lists county officials including Senator Daan W Turner Representative William Cobb Auditor Fred Besco Treasurer W F Evans PeterK cee Superintendent G Stewart H S Ash Recorder K E Stephens Sheriff H Humphrey County Attorney J B Dunn Meyewer Edward S Chesbro Alex John Supervisors L Payton Wright Huss plus others, reflecting local government structure of the era.
City officials listed include Geo. S. McKinley clerk and Jas. W. Beauchamp Frank Coppel assessor. Thomas passes Isaac Kersey marshal and Street Commissioner R. Vickery. ward members first ward C. A. Orth J. S. Evans. second ward George I Daniels J. S. Hanshaw. third ward John Hindman Will Dallison.
Local Masonic and associated fraternal groups announce meeting nights at various halls. Taylor Lodge No 156 meets first Friday evenings. Jangle Chapter No 68 RA M gathers second Mondays. Bedford Chapter No 228 C B S meets Thursday after full moon. Ford Lodge No 101 K of P meets first and third Fridays. Rose Temple No 89 Rathbone Sisters meet first and third Fridays. Ford Lodge No 91 IOOF meets Fridays. Ford Encampment No 73 IOOF meets first and fourth Tuesdays. Pen Rule Lodge No 134 D of R meets first and third Wednesdays.
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills touted as remedy for headache neuralgia and various pains. Claims include soothing and strengthening nerves, with testimonials from Mrs Joy Merrill of Peru Indiana. Sold by druggists with money back guarantee if first package not beneficial. 25 doses 25 cents. Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
Sunday school at 9 30 preaching at 10 45 and 7 30 Young Peoples Union at 6 30 prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 covenant meeting Saturday before the 34 Sunday 2 30 communion service 3rd Sunday 10 45 choir practice Friday 7 30 BY PU business meeting 1st Tuesday 7 30 BY PU ets call 2nd Sunday each quarter 7 30
Sunday school at 9:45, preaching at 11:00 and 7:30. Class meeting at noon, Junior league 2:30, Epworth league 6:20, prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30. WFMS first Tuesday 2:30, LMU fourth Sunday 2:30, official board Monday 7:30, Standard bearers first Saturday 2:30. Pastor W. B. Thompson.
Sunday school at 4 45 morning Star Sunday school at 2 00 preaching at 11 00 and 7 30 Young Peoples meeting at 6 20 prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 pastor s study class Thursday 7 45 R I BARACKMAN pastor Weekly schedule notes two week preach at 3 00
The notice lists a 6:30 Christian meeting and a 1st Tuesday monthly 2:30 service. A prayer meeting is scheduled, and Wednesday evenings at 7:30 are set aside. EpGeR Price is noted as Pastor.
Leading medical writers and teachers endorse Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery for weak stomach dyspasia liver complaints and catarrhal diseases. It cites remedies from Black Cherrybark to Queen s root with glycerine as a safe ingredient and promises authority endorsements and a mailed booklet from Ad De K V Pierce Buffalo N Y.
The musk deer of Tibet yields a sac secreting a honeylike fluid used in medicine and especially perfumery. Musk’s enduring odor makes it the base for volatile perfumes. a single grain can scent two rooms for twenty years, and 8000 parts of odorless substance can be permeated by one part musk. Artificial musk remains unsuccessful.
A collection of short snippets traces the handkerchief’s rise from luxury item in Venice around 1540 to widespread European use, then notes German superstitions about Christmas, new year luck, and other oddly preserved beliefs. It also summarizes leprosy statistics from Pearson’s Weekly and Fiji marriage stories about soul wandering after death.
A writer who earned much from a single venture seeks Charles Reade's counsel on investments. Reade: put money in gilt edged securities and first class bonds of first class nations. Better to sleep on 3 percent than stay awake on 6. Be cheerful and create a joyful atmosphere for yourself and others.
Quote from Coleridge on pity as a lesson born of shared suffering, reflecting a literary aside rather than a news item or event with concrete details.
The article describes measuring reaction time from a hand pressure chain around a circle and from simple to complex discrimination tasks using colored lights. It notes the role of rapid discrimination in sports and astronomy, emphasizing that quick decision making offers an edge to athletes and observers alike.
A collection of sayings on power and governance contrasts with a Philadelphia campaign tale. A monster parade featured thirty five musicians, eight unable to play, who were fitted with corked instruments to appear in uniform.
A humane bachelor, preparing to remarry, invested 10000 in his unmarried daughter to ensure harmony with his future wife. He declared she could choose to stay or go, avoiding coercion and potential friction. The arrangement fostered moral happiness as both women understood they were free from dependence.
The passage compares life to an opera where a single dominant note echoes through youth, manhood, and old age. This enduring tone shapes the character of a person’s entire existence, soft in earlier years, stronger in maturity, and fading softly in old age.
A short dialogue about memory and fear as one asks for marriage and the response remains unspoken during an hour. The piece, translated for Tales From Who de Paris, renders a moment of silent emotion and hopeful longing between two lovers.
A reflection on how misery stems from ignorance and the misuse of human powers. The author, Horatio W. Dresser, argues enlightenment is a sovereign remedy for both physical and moral ills.
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