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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
9
An old advertisement touts Humphreys Homeopathic Specific 88 as a remedy for throat infections dysentery nervous debility and other ailments. It claims extensive use over forty years and offers a per vial package with powder priced five dollars plus postage.
A 14 year old boy, Willie Elrod, died after a mule fell on him while the boy rode the animal along Mitchell road near John Bruce’s in Englewood. The mule became frightened at a culvert, shied, and fell on the boy, who died early Sunday morning from crushing injuries. Funeral held Tuesday. burial at Sheeke graveyard. The report also records a wedding, a lynching anniversary, and a city coal contract awarded to Joe R. Denson, with details on price and bond.
A new four room house seven miles north of town owned and occupied by Obey Knight burned Friday at 10 o clock in the forenoon with most of the contents. The loss is about six hundred dollars partly insured through Farmers Association. The cause was not learned. Knight has another house on the site. Also mentioned are gifts to Mr and Mrs W Cook from their son Charles H Cook in Tampico Old Mexico and notes on Charles and other local figures including Holt Manstiela and the Martin County Republican Committee.
Railroad men and activities occupy Bedford and surrounding towns with crew changes at Elora Champaign and Terre Haute. Monon and Southern Indiana improvements, stock shifts and a proposed Monon to connect with coal country roads are discussed alongside safety limits on engine crews and a possible new Indiana line toward Indianapolis.
The list shows unclaimed letters marked for ladies Dotts Miss Sarah Hon Miss Mary Rickstop Mrs Brord and gentlemen Gradley J W Grant Fred Hamels George Laxman John D Mathews Brant Moore Loren Sherley James M. Names call for all letters with instruction to say advertised. Local notes include Miss Mary Day underwent toe nail surgery and Miss Ida Feltner visited from Elnora for the holidays.
Ad article notes doctors believe cod liver oil cures illness by removing the disease cause. It asserts the remedy restores the body to health once the underlying issue is addressed.
A paged summary of 1890s era dispatches notes nine Nebraska candidates for two seats in the territorial poll. Foris Kentucky a double fatality and possible injuries. Kidnapping near Helena Missouri ends with release. Mormon antiquities found in southern Mexico and Central America. Sitka Alaska braces for Indian outbreak amid continuing US—Russia tensions. English coast fogs cause several shipwrecks with many drowned. The Powers deliver a joint note to China. Li Hung Chang to receive it. Bryan expected to respond to Cleveland in Chicago. Pat Crowe linked to Edward Cudahy kidnapping case. Louisville insurance bank arrest tied to 1894 New Albany post office robbery. Hanna praises Salvation Army at Cleveland dinner. Turkey delays cruiser order due to German claims. Moody revival planned to span the century. Lehigh Valley mine fire near Summit controlled. extinction expected in two years. Porto Rico interior dire, chronic starvation noted. Indian Territory killings in a deranged killer case. Sumatra tobacco experiments near Hartford hailed as equal to the imported variety. Cape Colony teeters amid Boers threat. martial law unlikely without troops. Peace note progress with China. Kitchener notes Boer gains checked. Shanghai dispatch reports executions of Prince Tuan and Prince Chuang. Thousands fed in New York City after a disaster.
Reports from Indianapolis and Kentucky discuss typhoid deaths and public health fears, urging cleanliness of water and milk and urging action when funds allow. Separate items note a Christmas gold coin surge at the U S Treasury, a bank robbery in Columbus, and fires in Lyons affecting multiple local businesses.
Mrs B Hunt of Lime Redise Wisconsin faced a dire prognosis for stomach trouble and a possible operation. After seven bottles of Electric Bitters she was cured without surgery. The tonic is guaranteed to aid stomach liver and kidney issues and is sold by Messick & Dudd at 50 cents.
Fred W Benzel and Miss Maud Campbell were married at the Campbell home on South J street with Rev. James Small officiating. The couple plans a brief trip to Cincinnati before returning to Bedford to establish their home in the Grubb property on Bist 16th street. The wedding was a close relatives event and the bride wore a drab dress with velvet Eaton jacket. The Sunday School program at the German M E church featured a cantata The Psalm of Bethlehem and a mix of declamations and dialogues, with both children and older members taking part.
About one hundred neighbors gathered at the North O street home of Mr. and Mrs L E Emery to witness the marriage of Floris E Emery to Henry W Green. Elder Joseph Franklin officiated and a group photo followed as a keepsake.
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