Glycerine Medicines Promoted for Cough and Health
An early 20th century promotional piece touts glycerine based remedies for throat and lung conditions. It lists ingredients like bloodroot, golden seal, stone root, and valerianlike sahs, claiming antiseptic and nutritive properties. The text promises relief from acute coughs and lingering lung issues and offers a free booklet from Dr W Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Medical
Pinhe
M.T
Nenett Med. College
Co Zu
Indyspenstat Sery
Suluthen
WV. Pierce
Bedford Alarm as Counterfeit Bills Rise in County
Bedford reports several counterfeit 310 bills and 31 certificates raised using chemicals. A Lawrence County counterfeit operation is suspected with a local businessman duped on spurious money. The Mail warns readers to inspect ten dollar notes for authenticity and notices absence of a spreading eagle on genuine bills.
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Bedford
Lawrence County
Mitchell cement mills set shipment records nationwide
Mitchell cement mills broke records with an average sixty carloads daily of 10,600 barrels for ten days and keep orders ahead. Freight from Mitchell now exceeds any station between Cincinnati and St Louis on the B and O line and Chicago and Louisville on the Monon. Both mills run at full capacity.
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Mitchell Cement Mills
Mitchell
Cincinnati
St Louis
Chicago
Louisville
Monon
Widow Reports Chicken Theft from East Fifteenth Home
Mrs. Sarah Dorsett, a widow on East Fifteenth, says thieves visited Thursday night and took all her poultry. Similar depredations have been reported citywide, with the culprit likely to face prison if caught. Dorsett relies on washing for income and keeping chickens for livelihood.
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Sarah Dorsett
East Fifteenth
Taxes Will Be Paid Pledge in Receiver Case
County Treasurer Ray received a letter from W T Abbott attorney for Receiver Carpenter of the Southern Indiana Railroad confirming taxes delinquent on a property in Lawrence County will be paid in November despite the receivership. Abbott notes the need to borrow funds to cover taxes and other urgent labor and material claims as the receivership begins.
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Ray
W. T. Abbott
Carpenter
Southern Indiana Railroad
Lawrence
Abbott
Walsh
Payne War Record Sparks Bedford Political Showdown
A Bedford political clash centers on Lucien E Payne a police officer charged by the Police Board as Democrats allege improper conduct and saloon influence the MAIL counters with Payne Civil War service details and a claimed sham battle.
The Future Held the Brightest Promise For the Young Life
The article notes the closure of The Future project or program titled Brightest Promise for the Young Life, marking an end to its activities and outlining implications for participants and organizers.
Jack Smith Dies After Appendisitis Operation
John Smith aged 24 known as Jack Smith died at City Hospital Saturday night after an appendicitis operation. Born in Edinburg Scotland, he came to the U S four years ago and worked at William Bradley & Son in Brooklyn before commanding cutting sheds in Bedford. A devout Presbyterian and friend to many, his funeral was at the Presbyterian church with Rev Dr J Randolph Smith officiating. He is survived by his mother in Edinburg and a South American uncle. burial will be in Green Hill cemetery per his mother's wishes.
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Lucien E. Payne
R. N. Palmer
J. E. Boruff
Zaring
Payn
Sears’ Bakery
Daily Democrat
Boruff
Messrs. Bahr and
Stevens
Monon Railway Company
Salem Stone Mill
John Gratzer
Psynes
Gratzer
Chas. Payne
Moore Toad Sg
Gipson
ARS
L.E
Payne
C.H. Strupe
the Democrat
Pitman
The
Democrat
Boruff and
Palmer
Stipp
Strupe
Butler
Mr. Butler
Joseph Skerd
Witneas
Mr. Skerd
John Smith
Jack
St. Louis
Deckard Annex
Smith
Edinburg
Scotland
William Bradley & Son Company
Brooklyn
Bedford
Presbyterian Church
J. Randolph Smith
M. E
Jack’’ Smith
Grim Reaper
Atlantic
South America
George Watson
New Rochelle
N. Y
Mr. Watson
United States
Green Hill Cemetery
Green Hill
Office Abolished by Southern Indiana Receiver
Receiver Carpenter orders abolition of the Division Engineer office at Terre Haute and discharges about five clerks three engineers and several draughtsmen including Division Engineer J F Cassell as part of retrenchment policy.
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Carpenter
Indiana
Terre Haute
J. F. Cassell
Indiana Criminal Convictions Drop in 1907 Report
Mary Stubbs Moore head of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics reports 382 416 convictions in 1907 across county justice and city courts, down from 41 811 in 1906, indicating a lighter volume of criminal business than the previous year.
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Indiana
Mary Stubbs Moore
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Justice of the Peace
Lawrence County Local Option Plank Endorsed by Delegates
A mass convention resolves to instruct delegates to vote for a state platform plank favoring local option with the county acting as a unit. The directive emphasizes local decision making on alcohol policy within the county framework.
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Lawrence County
Cyrus E Davis
Congress
Samuel M. Ralston
Walter G Owens
West Side
Padgett
Farmers and Temperance in Indiana Politics
An editorial from the American Farmer extols farmers as moral leaders in the temperance movement. It argues rural voters would favor county local option laws and condemn saloon influence, with Indiana farmers cast as pivotal in shaping prohibition politics. The piece links farm life to upright conduct and political reform.
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The
American Farmer
Farmers of America
Mart
Mill
Indiana
James E. Watson
Democrats Stance on Local Option Sparked by County Meeting
Lawrence county Democrats faced a split over liquor policy as the State Convention backed township and ward remonstrance while the County Convention pressed local option with the county as a unit. At Mass Convention February 22 1908 John Underwood was chairman and Charles Butler secretary.
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Lawrence County
Ward
Court House
John H Underwood
Charles P. Butler
Daily and Weekly Democrat
Cyrus E. Davis
J. Alvin Padgett
Adultery Charged Divorce Petition Filed in Lawrence Court
Elmer Scott, through attorney H P Pearson, seeks a divorce from Timy Scott in Lawrence Circuit Court. The couple married September 1903 and separated April 14 1908. The complaint alleges the wife committed adultery with Martin Pearl.
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Elmer Scott
Lawrence
H. P. Pearson
Timy Scott
Martin Pearl
Montreal pitcher Bob Wicker wins in second division circle
The article notes Bob Wicker of Montreal, a second division club, winning over 60 percent of his games, reflecting strong pitching form in the league context between American League Boston New York and Detroit.
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Bob Wicker
Montreal
Beiford Pitcher Draws Major League Interest
The Beiford pitcher is praised as the best in the Eastern League and has attracted American League scouts. Boston New York and Detroit are negotiating. Montreal manager Casey would sell to Newark or Detroit, but Boston is seen as most likely to offer the money to land the Beiford twirler.
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Montre
Boston
New York
Detroit
Casey
Montreal
Beiford
Aged Lover Pursues Juvenile Sweetheart for Marriage
John Trarden a middle aged widower pursues Lizzie a much younger sweetheart in a story where love defies social norms and obstacles including steam interurban travel. The item reads as a sensational note on romance and a likely local human interest brief.
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Love
John Trarden
Lizzie
Bedford Building Savings and Loan Association Letter
John M. Gaines explains to stockholders he did not run the books of the Bedford Building Savings and Loan Association. He says he was hired by secretary Dye to examine Dye’s cash account to determine any amount owed to the association.
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Bedford Building Savings and Loan Association
Dye
John
M. Gainey
Calfs Pedigree Fight Leads to $5,000 Damage Suit
Samuel Holstine files $5,000 damages against James Wilson over a February farm sale dispute in Washington Indiana. Holstine says Wilson struck him with an apple butter ladle during the altercation causing humiliation and pain. The case centers on injuries from the incident.
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Washington
Ind
Samuel Holstine
James Wilson
Wilson
Holstine
Bedford Beats Cindy The Muldoons Shine In Five Inning Tilt
Bedford defeats Cincinnati Amatur 8 to 4 in a five inning exhibition cut short for the Cincinnati team to catch their train. Notable plays include Lake on third with a one handed grab and Lintz's three base hit stopped at home by a center field peg. Fletcher pitched well and Ferguson and Bunn contributed solid defense and offense. The Ohio club is hailed as the fastest in town. Meanwhile Indiana Reformatory inmate population surges to 1231, with projections up to 1400 by year end 1909.
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Bedford
Toox
Muldoons
Cincinnati
Lake
Lintz
Ferguson
Bunn
Fletcher
Ohio Boys
Indiana Reformatory
Plain clothes visit leads to liquor law violations
Chief Charles A Payne, after discussions with officers, sent newly elected plainclothes recruits to saloons. Several saloon operators were arrested for liquor law violations. Prosecutor plans to file charges tonight or Tuesday. Payne aims to keep saloons closed on Sundays and will likely close a barber feeder shop as well.
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Charles A- Payne
Payne
Indiana Union Traction Line to Be G A R Encampment Route
After weeks of rate disputes, Indiana Union Traction Line chosen as official HQ route for the G A R encampment starting August 21 Col J R Fesler says better fare than steam lines with round trip Indianapolis to Toledo set at 5 90. Traction trains from August 31 offer multiple departure times and Clover Leaf connections.
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Indiana Union Traction Line
Indiana G. A. R
Col
J. R. Fesler
Indianapolis
Toledo
Union Traction
Cerminal
Bluffton
Bluoffton
Train Schedules Across Toledo and Wiuffton
A passenger timetable notes a 12 30 arrival in Toledo at 5 80 and a Wiuffton departure at 2 o clock arriving Toledo at 6 39. The odd times suggest OCR garble but indicate linked routes between Wiuffton and Toledo with transfers or connections.
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Toledo
Wiuffton
Farmers Duel With Knives Leaves Two Injured
Mitchell Shanklin and Perry White, prominent Greane county farmers near Owensbur, fought with pocket knives for over thirty minutes. White suffered a jugular vein injury and is seriously hurt. Shanklin also wounded in the bloody confrontation. A marriage license was issued to William Common and Mary P Ross of East Oolitic. Frank Fultz, once a Bedford barber, returns from Indianapolis to join the Maddux shop in this city.
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Mitchell Shanklin
Perry White
Greane County
Owensbur
White
William Common
Mary P. Ross
East Oolitic
Frank Fultz
Bedford
Indianapolis
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