Bedford News Briefs Highlight Family Ties and Local Events
Mrs. Fritz in custody over murder inquiry as her husband Nelson Fritz is implicated in the Pfeester killing. Sheriff and officers detained her five children, with a preliminary trial set for Wednesday. Local society notes report weddings, job changes, and church visits. A Bedford baseball outing near Seymour draws 150 fans as errors overshadow a strong batting effort. Lightning and trees hazard discussed, locust trees singled out. Local land draw winner Chas. Trueblood gains El Reno claim. Evangelists Baker and Stivers conduct meetings in neighboring towns.
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New Albany
Sherriff Morris
Nelson Fritz
Silvercreek Bridge
John Pfeester
Lawrence County
Smith
Bedford
Pfeester
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
Public notice promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for eczema and skin sores with claims of no scarring. It advertises a 25 cent price at Messick and Dodd's and mentions a local business prospect for Harry Smith. Also reports a mastodon tooth found near Freedom in Owen County, described as 7 by 4 by 5 inches, likely from a large ancient animal.
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Bucklen
Messick & Dodd’s
Owen County
Freedom
Will Ranger
Greencastle
Teething baby saved by remedy in Deming Indiana
O P M Holiday of Deming Indiana reports his baby teethed through June and July with frequent bowels and stomach sickness. Four drops of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in water brought immediate improvement. Sold by W C Elliott. Jackson County health officer notes smallpox cases starting January 2000 with 57 cases by March, no deaths, unvaccinated individuals affected, vaccinated families mostly spared. State Board of Health Bulletin.
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O. P. M. Holiday
Deming
Ind
Chamberain
W. C. Elliott
Cummins
Jackson County
Rucker
State Board of Health Bulletin
J. H. Doak
Williams
Oregon
Chamberlain
Confusion Over Fall Hunting Law For Sportsmen
Local sportsmen debate the late game and fish law passed by the Legislature last winter. The act bans hunting October 11 to November 10, allows permit hunts for squirrels and water fowl, and forbids dogs or guns in the field during the period. Warden asserts the law’s intent requires keeping dogs out October 1 to November 10, leaving hunters to wonder how to shoot without a gun. Some advise bows and arrows as the only option.
Ada Johnson Weds Will Payne In Private Ceremony
Ada Johnson married Will Payne at her parents home in South H street with Rev H A Severinghaus performing the privately attended ceremony. The couple, after a celebratory ice cream and cake repast, will reside in Switz City where Payne is a car inspector.
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Ada Johnson
Will Payne
Geo. Johnson
South H Street
Rev. H. A. Severinghaus
Miss Johnson
Payne
Switz City
Oldest and Best S S S Blood Purifier Ad
The Swift Specific Co advertises S S S as a blood purifier and tonic for cancers, scrofula, rheumatism, ulcers, eczema, and contagious blood poison. It cites fifty years of cures, invites medical correspondence, and offers free consultation from Atlanta, Georgia.
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S.S.S
S.5 S.S
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Reunion notices for Indiana units and extended family trip
Surviving members of the Seventh Indiana Cavalry and Infantry groups plan a joint reunion in Greensburg on September 17 with city preparations under way. Additionally Co G Fourth Indiana Cavalry holds a courthouse park reunion on August 12 with officers Williams and Purdy among attendees. A family group photo will capture four generations in Bloomington. a local advertiser promotes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from W C Elliott.
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Seventh Indiana Cavalry
Seventh Indiana Infantry
Indiana Infantry
Greensburg
Fourth Cavalry
Co. G
Fourth Indiana Cavalry
Court House Park
Thomas C. Williams
Purdy
Terre Haute
Co. M
Mitchell Street Fair Cancelled Over Cost
Content notes local events and notices including a street fair cancellation in Mitchell due to a $200 cost. Also mentions health product ads, railway clerk service expansion, strong farm market demand in Bedford, a rattlesnake specimen from Brown and Heltonville, and a Havana Maine gunpowder incident referenced by New York Press.
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Havana
Maine
Alfonso XII
Alfonso
New York Press
Recruiting Office In Bedford Dates Open For Enlistment
An officer from the Louisville Recruiting Station will visit Bedford from August 8 to 18 to enlist able bodied men aged 18 to 35 for three years in the Regular Army. Pay ranges from 13 to 34 dollars monthly with a raise after two years. A popcorn famine is seen as drought tightens supplies and could raise prices and affect packaging.
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Louisville
United States Army
Bedford
Ira C Batman Stands As Judge Candidate In Circuit
Hon Ira C Batman announces his candidacy for judge of the circuit to succeed Judge Martin. A respected Monroe and Lawrence county lawyer born in Lawrence, Batman plans a vigorous campaign if nominated. Judge Martin’s strong record makes reelection likely. Batman’s bid stirs local interest. Also notes fishing trip of Lew Ferguson and Frank Heitger aboard the Stone City and Mrs Lou Smith's return from Heltonville.
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Ira C Batman
Martin
Monroe County
Lawrence County
Batman
Bloomington
Monroe
Ira C. Batman
Lew Ferguson
Frank Heitger
Stone City
Thousands Sent Into Exile by Climate Cure All
Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption promises home cures for coughs colds and lung diseases with instant relief and bold claims of astounding cures through persistent use. Free trial bottles at Messick Dodds priced 50c and 1 00 guaranteed. Also a church service report noting ill Rev Chas Asbury replaced by Rev H A Severinghaus at First Baptist and Rev C W Chadwick preaching at German M E with German and English sermons.
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Chas. Asbury
First Baptist Church
H. A. Severinghaus
C. W. Chadwick
M. E
Chadwick
Bedford Premier Band Dazzles During Local Baseball Day
The Bedford Premier Band accompanied the baseball club yesterday, playing several selections at the ball park and on local streets. Readers praise the group as the best band in Southern Indiana, noting the conductor’s skill in developing his musicians. Bedford residents are urged to take pride in this ensemble.
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Bedford
Seymour
Indiana
Ball Park
Seymour Republican
Seymour Democrat
A Wife Endorses Mother's Friend For Childbirth Labor
A wife testifies to four pregnancies detailing long labor with the first three and chloroform, then credits Mother's Friend for her last birth a strong healthy boy. She claims she could do housework until two hours before birth and endured only mild pains, calling the remedy the grandest ever made.
Mother's Friend Promises Pain Free Labor Benefits
An advertisement extols Mother's Friend as essential for pregnancy, claiming it strengthens the body and intellect, relieves morning sickness and nervousness, relaxes and expands muscles, and shortens labor. It asserts prevention of hard breasts and quick recovery, noting price of $1 per bottle and urging readers to request a free illustrated book from The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
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Minnesota
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Felon Feister’s Killers Targeted In Bedford Pursuit
The Courier Journal notes Nelson Fritz and his wife with five children fled Bedford after Feister’s Monday night murder. Mrs Fritz arrested in New Albany, while Fritz is believed to be near Louisville with intentions to surrender or be captured soon. The report connects past crimes in New Albany to the current case and details neighborhood sightings and police actions.
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The
Courier-Journal
New Albany
Nelson Fritz
John Feister
Bedford
Feister
Paoli
Borden
Tose
Tom Cannon
Cannon
Smithwick
Herman Fein
Washington County
Pheister
Pfeister
Dubois County
Jasper
Ind
Louisville
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Quick Constipation Cure
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle and easy remedy for Constipation Biliousness Sick Headache Fevers and liver and bowel troubles. It promotes 15 cents at Messick and Dodd’s. The text also references El Reno farm lottery results noting Col Hardy’s absence and quotes W J Bryan defining a farmer versus an agriculturalist in a Washington Democrat citation.
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Dr. King
New Life
Messick & Dodd's
el Reno
Col. Hardy
W. J. Bryan
Washington
Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Salve Revival Claim
A Hartford man credits Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Salve with restoring his leg after two years of suffering from a rust injury. A Bowling Green dispatch reports a large land deed from William L Breyfogle and Zerelda Breyfogle to Joseph Huffaker covering about 18,000 acres in Warren Hart Edmondson Hardin and Grayson counties. The deed, possibly related to asphalt lands, requires recording in each county.
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Bowling Green
William L
Zerelda Breyfogle
Chicago
Joseph Huffaker
Louisville
Warren, Hart, Edmondson
Hardin
Grayson
Hart
Gas bore stock funds and fire at Saltillo mill
Rob Jones the blind musician thanks well wishers in North Bedford for kindness and subscriptions to gas venture. A stock company to bore for gas near Flat Woods by Blettsville has raised 1000 dollars and aims for 2000. Frank Green hosted an apple cutting with many attendees. Hesse & Sons flouring mill at Saltillo burned at 12:05 am, origin unknown, insured for 3000, contents about 3000, threat letter noted two weeks earlier, loss deplorable.
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Rob Jones
Bedford
Blettsville
Hesse & Sons
Saltillo
Chas. Mills
Tunnelston
Hr. Heise & Son
Orleans
Remarkable Cure for Bili ous Colic Declared in Testimony
Rev. A A Power of Ham monia Kan credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a complete cure after two doses. The report also details Theodore Wolfe a 21 year old Brownstown area youth who died by suicide using a pole and rope near Starve Hollow.
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Theodore Wolfe
Fred Wolfe
Medora
Wolfe
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Heltonville
Beach Johnson
Florida
H. C. Malott
Oscar Turner
Oolitic
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Oscar
Ades
James W. Elkins
Sadie Walters
Ron Walter
Englewood
Effie Hill
Orange County
Stipp
E. Ray
Seymour II
Chas. Trueblood
S. D. Baker
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Church of Christ
Harry Smith
Ellettsville
Mr. Smith
Payne-Johnson
W. C. Elliott’s
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Dayton
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Bedfords
John Robinson
Roman Hippodrome
Queen of Sheba
Carl Hagenback
Thomas Todd
Mr. Todd
Charles Rayburn
Mitchell
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W.C. Elliott‘s
Vinson V. Williams
P. M
Chief Clark
Railway Mail Service
Chicago and
Walter Judah
Brown County
Lou Smith
Fritz
W. D. McHargue
Johnson Farm
McHargue
Palestine Club
Lindsey Baugh
North End
Oldenburg
Plattdeutsch
Odon Gas and Oil Company
Sproull Bros
Loogootee
Odon
Bedford Quarries Co
S. S
John R. Walsh
Hautes
Nashville
Indianapolis
Brown Co. Dem
J. W. Sullivan
Hartford
Conn
Electric Bitters
Messick & Dodd
Frank Green
Mesdames
Tom Harris
Chas. Reath
Emma Hulse
Tom Harbison
Nettie Martin
M. Allen
Dave Johnson
Misses Blanche Allen
Minnie Knott
Edna
Inez Allen
Ladies’ Home Journal
Fred Smith
Miss Maude Showers
Rev
A. A. Power
Hamporia
Kan
W. GC. Elliott
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