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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
1
The advertisement extols collars and ties as essential to a refined wardrobe. It touts a representative neckwear line including squares, four in hands, bat wing, and madras strings, with high quality and very low prices. Big summer reductions urged.
Riot and murder flare in Mitchell with a white and colored clash over a gambling dispute. Fourty shots ring out as bystanders fear loss of life. two wounded and one white man and two colored men identified. A Brandenburg foreman Johan White is found dead with his head severed near the B&O line, suspected murder and robbery. A colored railroad laborer is reported killed at the Burton’s Gap camp during the same night of violence.
A Rhode Island mother of eight recalls her daughter's near fatal dysentery last summer. She used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy after seeing an advertisement and asserts it saved her child's life, urging other mothers to know its value. Sold at Elliott's Drug Store.
The bodies of Melvin Woods and George Falkinberg Epworth League outing members were recovered after drowning in White River while wading Woods unable to swim Falkinberg attempted rescue and both disappeared in view of a crowd of about thirty youths Mrs Henry Osborne, distressed by a false telephone message claiming Alma had drowned, is in critical condition unconscious for five hours.
In Washington Indiana on August 13 the Second district race centers on Republican nominee R P Wadsworth as he faces a stiff challenge from Democrat Miers. Republicans claim unity and broad support from Populists and Silver Republicans, while De mocrats warn of a hard fight to unseat Wadsworth. Local views praise Wadsworth for popularity in Daviess and Martin counties.
W H Martin of Heltonville hurried to Martinsville after telegrams informed him Rial Martin had drowned Friday afternoon while with a seining party on White river. Rial, who recently moved from Heltonville, could not swim and was swept under the water after getting beyond his depth. He left a wife and several children.
Awful anxiety for the widow of General Burnham of Machias Maine as doctors feared she would not live. Mrs S H Lincoln recalls her night of fear and credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her life after pneumonia and curing consumption. Trial bottles free at Messick Dodd’s drug store.
The Building Committee opened four bids for above grade work. Bailey & Koerner of Evansville won the contract at 15 500. Other bidders were Tate, Davis & Co Evansville Henry Taylor Lumber Co Lafayette and David Newkirk Bedford. Highest bid reached 17 000. Contract signed Monday. Work to begin after foundation completion.
A veterans gathering for Monroe and Lawrence counties and nearby areas will meet at Chapel Hill in Monroe County Indiana on Friday August 31 and Saturday September 1 1900. Attendees should bring two days of rations, enjoy speakers, and maintain good order with a campfire planned at night. Joan N. Ross president.
Spain's greatest need resident Mr R P Olivia of Barcelona spends winters in Aiken South Carolina credits Electric Bitters with curing his back head pain. He says the medicine cures liver and kidney trouble purifies blood tones stomach nerves and restores vigor. All America knows it as a blood and nerve remedy. Guaranteed per bottle 50 cents at Messick and Dodd druggists.
Several Uniform Rank K of P. members from this city will travel to Detroit for the National Encampment scheduled for the latter part of the month.
The notice states doctors deserve respect and warns that internal remedies harm expectant mothers. It promotes an external liniment claimed to ease pregnancy discomfort by softening strained muscles. The product is described as a new combination of ingredients offered for sale.
A historical ad claims Mother's Friend eases morning sickness and breast pain, shortens labor, and is recommended by doctors. The Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta offers the product at $1 a bottle and invites readers to request an illustrated booklet.
The Indiana senator Daniel W Voorhees loudly denounces opponents who oppose progress, labeling them surly sentries obstructing advancement. He frames the march of progress as unstoppable and urges supporters to stand firm against impediments.
The passage asserts inevitable national development guided by larger forces not human control. It claims the northern democracy will supply money votes and blood, and urges southern democracy to aid in acquiring an island. It concludes the American people will not wage war against Divine Providence.
The piece recounts a February 14 1859 celebration after Oregon joined the union and features Daniel W Voorhees, introduced by General Joseph Lane, praising expansion and destination across the Mississippi and Cuba. It references Lincoln era rhetoric and includes excerpts and notes on authenticity. It also notes a 1864 Sentinel critique of imperialism and a medical note about diarrhoea remedies from Chamberlains.
Cracksmen blew open a safe in Thomas Byers business house at Bicknell and got away with 35 dollars. The blast rattled Washington as four men were seen fleeing and pursued for about three miles before escaping.
Advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a cure for sick and nervous headaches. Claims purify blood strengthen nerves and boost health at a cost of 25 cents with money back if not cured. Sold by Messick and Dodd druggists.
An elderly resident recalls the state’s worst wheat failure in 1849. He says the crop looked to yield well until near harvest when rust struck, making it nearly useless for seed or bread.
Most property owners have cut weeds and well kept lots. Yet many vacant lots remain overgrown high enough to cover a horse, overlay sidewalks and spoil streets. Cut them at once per city guidance.
David Fisher of Columbus meets his long lost sister Mrs Catherine Thompson after sitting together on a bench in Military Park. They had been separated when the Fishers lived in Bloomington fifty two years ago and had not seen each other since. Also touted are Buckien's Arnica Salve and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with claims of efficacy and guarantees.
Ol Pierce of Bryantsville spent Monday in the city. He was seen meeting local residents and touring shops, marking a routine midweek appearance by a small town figure.
The Royal Baking Powder makers tout a high quality product not sacrificing standards for low price. They claim their Royal is made from refined wholesome ingredients and offers better value than competing powders at a fair, affordable price.
Tuesday's sensation reports Will Rus sell Orin Sisco and Sylvester Roberts discovering a large chamber in Kern's Cave a mile and a half from town. They find a coal oil soaked bottle containing a lost note from Jake Olden dated December 25 claiming dire hunger and death, sparking varied reactions. The piece also notes Robert Isom's accident at the Consolidated quarry where a lifted stone struck his head causing a deep scalp wound.
An advertisement asserts backaches stem from kidney disorder and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as restoring kidney health with no substitutes, attributed to W. C. Eliott.
Joseph Irwin Sweeney aged 20 son of Rev Z T Sweeney State Fish Commissioner drowned while bathing in White River at 7 30 pm with two companions. He struck a submerged log and was stunned unable to reach shallow water before recovery and unsuccessful resuscitation. The accident drew a crowd including his father and grandfather. The body was recovered after about twenty minutes.
Mrs O E Dutton of Danville Indiana reports her children caught whooping cough and credits Foley s Honey and Tar for relief and saving a doctor bill. W C Elliott, Jesse R Long and two sons visited in the country with David Long, the attorney’s father, before returning to Muncie.
The piece argues stolen priceless jewels provoke no real protection and extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach related diseases. It cites a Lexington Kentucky woman praising the medicines after years of illness and asks readers to use the remedies for stomach and liver disorders.
A Bedford area burglar resumed crimes after months of inactivity. Early Tuesday morning a thief entered Lincoln Avenue resident Ada Hodges Love’s room, stole Hodges belongings and part of her purse, then escaped through an open back door. Police are quietly pursuing leads.
The article credits a leading skin specialist in America with originating Banner Salve for all skin diseases cuts sores and piles. It also notes political tensions in Indiana with Republican leaders opposing early campaign speeches before Sept 15 citing Democratic meetings as signaling waning enthusiasm.
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