Ten Years Of Success At Wilsons Department Store Bedford
Ten years ago Tuesday W A Wilson started in Bedford with a small stock and a hole in the wall. Today his department store is the largest retail establishment in Southern Indiana and Lawrence county with twenty two clerks and a bustling business. Shoppers crowded the aisles to offer congratulations as his honest, fair dealing has built a trusted local enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wilson
Bedford
Wilson
Lawrence County
Indiana
Walsh Holds Key In Walsh Railroads Negotiations
The Chicago clearing-house committee and several railroads including the Wabash, New York Central, and Pennsylvania held a brief conference on Walsh railroad assets. The Wabash may buy the Chicago Southern portion but Delano plans to oppose the Walsh sale and seeks guidance from George Gould in New York. The committee would not lower its $27,500,000 offer, Walsh officials resist, and negotiations may resume next week. Also noted is a Rathbone Sisters temple convocation in White River City with grand officers attending.
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Chicago Record Herald
Chicago Clearing-House Committee
Rock Island
New York Central
Wabash
Pennsylvania Roads
Walsh Railroads
Chicago Southern
Delano
The
Walsh
New York
George Gould
Clearing-House Committee
Green
Monon Route Offers Winter Tourist Tickets to Colorado
From Oct 15 to Apr 30 1906 the Monon Route sells round trip winter tourist tickets to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo with return valid until June 1 1906 at 49.65 dollars. HaMMER FISHER G A urges readers to plan their trip with Monon.
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Monon
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
The
Hammer Fisher, G, A
Mission at St Vincent de Paul Church by Jesuit Fathers Boarman and O Malley
In a Catholic notice readers are invited to a Church Mission at St Vincent de Paul led by Jesuit Fathers Boarman and O Malley. The text frames the Mission as a time of grace and a call to repentance for Catholics and non Catholics alike urging devotion and intellectual assent to the Mother Church. Also mentioned is a playful aside about the Mantelpieve Bottle Experiment from the London Spectator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent de Paul's Church
Boarman
O’ Malley
Satan
Teycece Baucau
London Spectator
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Meeting Notes
The Lawrence County W C T U met at the Presbyterian church institute on Monday April 9 at 2 30 with Mrs Lizzie Holcombe presiding. Mrs Chitty Mitchell gave a welcome address and Mrs Hadley Hall spoke on the states work. Mrs Burton read a paper on how to make the press serve the temperance cause. Mrs West urged membership growth and Mrs Hall lectured on alcohol and tobacco effects for Bedford youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Lawrence County
Presbyterian Church
Lizzie Holcombe
Chitty
Mitchell
Hadley Hall
Union
Bedford
San Antonio Winter Inquiries and Travel Promos
A promotional notice invites newcomers to San Antonio highlighting warm winter climate, historic Mission Churches, the Alamo, and the Cathedrals. It touts modern accommodations, dry air, and scenic beauty with low fall and winter rates and convenient train service via M K T I. Readers are urged to read The Story of San Antonio to be convinced to visit this winter.
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San Antonio
San Fernando
Alamo
America
May Wedding Myths Versus Roman and Scottish Belief
The piece weighs traditional ideas on May weddings as unlucky, tracing roots to Roman lore and Ovid, Plutarch, and the Lemuria. It cites Mary Queen of Scots’ May marriage in 1557 at Holyrood and notes ensuing superstitions around May’s misfortune.
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Ovid
Plutarch
Holyrood
Mary
Douthwell
May
Crony Etymology Traced From Academic Slang To Chronology
An old letter reveals a scholar described as content to destroy his body with night labors to overtake his chonies and contemporaries. The term cron y likely began as university jargon from Greek Chrono words meaning time.
Sheridan mocks foolish knave and knavish fool in Commons
Interruption during a speech angered Richard Brinsley Sheridan who mocked a fellow MP’s frequent hear hear outbursts. He described a political contemporary as a rogue who only acts the fool, asking where to find a more foolish knave or knavish fool amid laughter from the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
House of Commons
Sheridan
Transplanted Rose author question sparks genteel guess
Mrs John Sherwood, famed for taste, faces a neighbor's innocent inquiry about the author of The Transplanted Rose amid lively dinner talk. The exchange, recounted in Woman's Home Companion, reveals polite humor without offense as the manuscript's writer remains uncertain.
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John Sherwood
The Property Man's Troubles in London Address
The piece recalls a theatre mishap during a Romeo and Juliet balcony scene where a cannon fired early. The property man blamed the misfire on a cannon intended for Henry VI two days earlier. The incident is linked to an address by F. It Benson in London.
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Benson
London
Unvarnished Opinions on a Group Show
Artists clash over hangings in a crowded show. Artist 1 decries a lurid landscape portrait as ruined. Artist 2 calls the hanging slipshod for placing him beside a crude piece. Artist 3 enters with a sharp aside about two peers hung together.
The Religious Vocation Idea Concept
A brief contemplation notes that religious vocation may arrive gradually or strike suddenly, not always the result of a prolonged internal struggle. The reflection is drawn from The Bishop's Niece by George H. Picard.
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George H. Picard
Bedford social notes show residents and travel plans
Miss Pearl Withers will visit Miss Ethel Black on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Myers returned from Elnora after high school graduation exercises. Mrs. Clara Glover is recovering from pneumonia. Elijah McGinnis family plans a California residence next month. Orrell Plew and relatives visited Jasonville. Lois Webb stays in New York City area for seminary break and may visit Yale with James Thornton. Howard L. Kemp travels from Salem to Indianapolis. Simon Ramsey rents Mitchell home to operate a boarding house. Mary Wilson will move into the front parlor and live there.
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Elijah McGinnise
Mary McGinniss
California
Lois Webb
Pennsylvania
George Beddoe
New York City
Miss Webb
Mrs. Beddoe
Yale College
James Thornton
Simon Ramsey
Mitchell Homestead
15Th Streets
Mary Wilson
MISSOURI RIVER BOATS OF THE GILT SIDE WHEELERS
Early days saw a regular packet line between St. Louis and St. Joseph with fourteen boats making round trips every two weeks. Boats carried 200 to 400 passengers up river and 500 to 600 tons of freight down river. Cabin fare to St. Joseph ranged 10 to 15 dollars. crews of 80 to 100 men and pilots earned high wages. The James E L Lucas set the river speed record at 69 hours 22 minutes from St. Louis to St. Joseph.
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St. Louis
St. Joseph
Missouri River
New Orleans
Weston
Lexington
Boonville
Toker
Kate Kinney
F. G. Aubry
Morning Star
John D. Perry
Sioux City
Omaha
Carrier
James EL
How Wines Are Colored and Culinary Quips
A collection of notes on wine color myths and grape juice, a Japanese radish description, a G A R parade joke, and a barber shop anecdote. The pieces span food, humor, and memory with period tone. The wine excerpt corrects common misperceptions about red and white wine production and grape skin influence.
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Minneapolis Journal
Pantry cat ruins breakfast after stealing everything
A reader quotes a humorous misprint filled exchange about a cat raiding the pantry while someone comments on trust and instinct. The dialogue mentions Mevelaund Leacer and Mr McBryde in a light, personal note.
Tri Kappas Entertain Guests at Hoover Home
The Tri Kappa sorority hosted a reception at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoover's home with guests including Miss Bebee, Mr. and Mrs. S. Henry Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Clay W. Duncan, R. B. Leonard, Irwin Matthews, Frank Leonard, Albert Denniston, and Ross Barnard. Miss Mary Day won the ladies prize and Frank Leonard the gentlemen's prize. The event honored Mr. and Mrs. J Herbert Jefferys who depart soon for Paducah Kentucky. Mrs. Jefferys, vice president of Tri Kappa, received a silver spoon engraved with the sorority monogram.
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Miss Bebee
S. Henry Harrison
Clay W. Duncan
R. B. Leonard
Irwin Matthews
Frank Leonard
Albert Denniston
Ross Barnard
Mary Day
J. Herbert Jefferys
Paducah
Jefferys
Our City
Tri Kappa
Southern Indiana Bay Sells Homeseekers Tickets
On April 3 and 16 the Southern Indiana Bay will sell homeseekers tickets to Western, Southern, South Eastern and South Western states. Request rates routes limits and other details. Route touted as shortest quickest and best. J G Ray General Agent.
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Indiana
Ba Y
J. G. Ray
Handel's Obstinacy and Early Musical Rise
An account of young Handel's stubborn resolve leading to a breakthrough in his music. As a seven year old, he accompanies his father on a journey to the Duke of Saxe Weissenfels and transforms into a prodigy at the palace piano and the Halle cathedral organ, shaping his later career. A second piece describes Tibet's countryside with plowing oxen, vivid dress, song, and birds around village homesteads.
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Handel
Saxe Weissenfels
Ste
Ducal
Shain
Littl Handel
Blandel
Zachiuu
Halle
Tibet
L. A. Waddell
Lussa
Pointed Paragraphs on Critics and Gossip
Aged musings critique critics as kickers and gift giving as costly. The piece notes clever quips during family quarrels go unappreciated. It observes wives guard husbands, leading to later widower regrets and brutal biscuit apologies to guests.
The Poison of Wealth in Family Life
Edward E. Martin argues wealth acts as a poison that can ruin many who gain it, especially youth. He notes wealth’s temptations and the difficulty of guiding children born into poverty toward lasting improvement.
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Edward
Martin
Atlantic
Quarantine Nets in Gloucester Show Strong Property Regard
A historical custom in Gloucester Massachusetts used nets tied around houses to quarantine them during smallpox outbreaks. Disturbing a quarantine net carried heavy penalties, reflecting the sacred regard for fishing property and legal protection. The piece also recalls humorous exchanges and proverbs about life in New York and unseen chances in business.
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Gloucester
Mass
Cause For Suspicion
A witty quip from the Philadelphia Record features Wiggs and Wagg debating trust as a recurring umbrella joke highlights a cautious view of a recurring visitor.
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Wiggs
Philadelphia Record
Mrs. Maggie McNamara Head to be buried at Freedom Cemetery
Relatives in Mitchell and the city are notified that Mrs. Maggie McNamara Head, who died in Tucson, will have her remains arrive in Mitchell on Thursday for final interment. She is survived by six children and her sister Mrs. Will Crites. The funeral will take place at Freedom Cemetery south of Mitchell.
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Mitchell
Maggie McNamara Head
Tucson
Arizona
Will Crites
Freedom Cemetery
Richard Cobden
Southern Indiana Railway One Way Settler Rates Offered
The Southern Indiana Railway will sell one way settler's rates on March 13 20 27 and April 8 10 17 24 to points in Minnesota North and South Dakota Manitoba Assiniboia and Saskatchwan. Call or telephone for full particulars. G Ray General Agent.
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Southern Indiana Railway
Minnesota
North and South Dakota
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchwan
G. Ray
Monon
Billings
Mont
Territory
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Missouri Territory
Spokane
Wash
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Cal
Heat Holidays and Tropical Delights Across Traditions
A collage of 19th century clippings praising Swiss heat holidays for students, tropical coconut milk cures, camel caravan humor, and reflections on luck versus labor, featuring light anecdotes from Louisville and New York Weeky style wit.
Curious Bedroom Sleep Order Amid Toothache and Love
A witty observation notes that when two people share a bedroom one with a toothache and one in love, the toothache sufferer tends to fall asleep first, prompting curiosity about the effect of discomfort on sleep.
Witty remark on time and showy performance
A brief joke from the Maysville Bulletin notes a pianist sparking chatter during a performance and a friend’s quip about someone selling time to critique others. The caption treads lightly on social commentary without naming individuals or events.
Community thank you for sympathy after Walter Harrison
Mr and Mrs Dave Harrison express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during the sickness and death of their darling baby Walter.
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Walter
Dave Harrison
Revival emphasis by Dr Yatman at Bedford Methodist Church
Dr C H Yatman spoke at Bedford Methodist Church on Monday night outlining a revival defined by conviction repentance and regeneration. He warned against sensational evangelism and urged genuine conversion with nightly services at 7 45 PM. A Seymour Eagles delegation attended Bedford Aerie’s second anniversary with Prof Frank E Herring of South Bend and witnessed degree work.
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C. H.yatman
Methodist Church
Bedford
Yatman
Seymour Eagles
The
Aerie
Frank E. Herring
South Bend
Bedford Eagles
Seymour Republican
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Wilson’s Department Store
Chicago
Rathbone Sisters
White River
Colorado
Catholic Mission
Fathers O'Malley and
County Institute
Woman’s Christian Temperance
W. S. ST. George
Gen
Soucce
Geo. C. Chambers
G. A
P. D. Holland Building
N. 7Th St. St. Louis, Mo
Fred Harvey
Grand Canyon of
Cleaven
Sophocles
Pearl Withers
Ethel Black
J. M. Myers
Elnora
the High School
Clara Glover
Orrell Plew
Nice
Ralph and
Mary Plew
Jasonville
Howard L. Kemp
Indianapolis
Salem
Garden Magazine
War History
Darky
Hyer
Sub
Suhi
Lee
Grant
Wily
Mr. Oldboy
Filey
TRI Kappas Entertain
Kappa Kappa Kappa S
Charles Hoover
Handel’s Obstinacy
Atchison Globe
Little Jack
Papa
Philadelphia Ledger
Herbert
Mrs. Heads
Switzerland
Louisville Courier- Journal
Tropics
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Egypt
Cases
Luck and
Mrs. Blinkers
Longfellow
Maysville
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Columbia River
Cascade Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Union Pacific
Yellowstone National Park
A. L. Craig
Agen
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
York Tribune
New York Tribune Farmer
the Mail
America’s Greatest Weekly
Toledo
OFIO
Toledo Blade
News of the World
Blade
U.S
Mall
ST. Louis Globe
Democrat
Bedford Weekly Mail
St. Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
National News and Home Journal
United States
Bedford Mail
Homer Fisher
Gen’l
Order of Eastern Star Grand Chapter
Ind
Pacific
Aye
Bedford Belt
R’y
Buff Ridge
South Sound
Oolitic
Peoria
Illinois Central
Switz City
Effingham
Vandalia
Vincennes
Evansville
SEYMO
Louisville
Cincinnati
Westport
Big Four
Greensburg
Central Passenger Association
J.gray G.A
H. P. Radley
Grand Central Station
Lafayette
North Bound
Willi
Natural History
Minutemen
the Youth’s Companion
Boston
Putransco
Supe & Co
Scientific American
All Newsdealers, & Co
Broadway
New Y
F St
Roy Campbell
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