Dr Pierce remedies praised for women health
An old promotional piece extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Common Sense Medical Adviser as safe alcohol free aids for women, including expectant mothers. It claims strengthening effects, cites testimonials from Mrs Mary M Thomas of Los Angeles, and offers free copies of the adviser with stamps.
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Pierce
Natures
Nature
Pierve
Mary M. Thomas
Winston Street
Los Angeles
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
V. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Flue Collapse at East 17th Street Home
A flue at Henry Weir’s residence on East 17th Street collapsed Thursday afternoon, sending brick mortar soot and smoke into the kitchen. The family was dining and were frightened but no serious damage occurred besides a demolished ceiling from the heavy debris.
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Henry Weir
East 17Th Street
Surprise Birthday Party for Grace Overton Honors Thirteenth
A birthday surprise marked Grace Overton’s 17th birthday at her West Thirteenth Street home on Thursday. Friends gathered for social amusements and refreshments, with guests including Inez Kimble, Mary Kimble, Truly Sears, Beulah Baker, Kate Baker, Ethel Kinser, Freda Cornwell, Aly Rainbolt, Ethel Martin, Georgia Brown, Harry Campbell, Marion Rainbolt, Wendall Wallheiser, and Frank Wallheiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Overton
West Thirteenth Street
Inez
Mary Kimble
Truly Sears
Beulah
Kate Baker
Ethel Kinser
Freda Cornwell
Aly Rainbolt
Ethel Martin
Georgia Brown
Harry Campbell
Marion Rainbolt
Wendall
Frank Wallheiser
Miss Grace
Where is Tanksley missing from Heltonville
Ernest Tanksley a Heltonville resident has been missing since November 1 and his wife reports no contact. The 27 or 28 year old stone cutter left a mortgage for 100 dollars to Stephen Fountain on November 15 filed December 16 and his family fears for his safety as the disappearance continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Tanksley
Heltonville
Tanksley
Stephen Fountain
Recorder’s Office
Sutherlin Trial Arraigns Former Park Church Pastor
The Rev Ulysses G Sutherlin formerly pastor of Park Christian church was arraigned in circuit court on a charge of killing his wife Geneva L Sutherlin He pleaded not guilty and renewed bond set at 5000 with similar sureties trial date set for January 8.
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Ulysses G. Sutherlin
the Park Christian Church
Geneva L. Sutherlin
James Scott
Lafayette Yenowine
New Albany Tribune
Sutherlin
Utz
Alexander Dowling
Stotsenburg
Walsh Supreme as Chicago Awakes to Walsh Wealth Revival
Chicago awakens to the prospect that John R. Walsh remains in control of Indiana properties including the Indiana Southern railroad and coal firms. The Kinser Construction Co. plans a sixty day extension to Chicago Heights, with potential spring work on Indianapolis, while banks may back Walsh bonds and push par value. A birth is noted: Reeves Hanner, West Fifteenth Street, a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Walsh
John R. Walsh
Indiana
Indiana Southern Railroad
Indiana Southern Coal Co
Southern Indiana Coal Co
Bedford
Kinser Construction Co
Indiana Southern
Terre Haute
Chicago Heights
Blackhawk
Indianapolis
Chicago Clearing House
Train carries $100000 for Walsh bank miss shipped
Bloomington World reports a Chicago bank sent $100000 to the Walsh bank in Bedford via an early morning train through Bloomington. The money rode in the express car with four Chicago policemen guarding it but no alert of their arrival or the coin’s location in the area has been seen.
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Bloomington
Chicago
Walsh Bank
Bedford
1905 Public financial abstract for Bedford area townships
Auditor Owens and Deputy Harryman finalize a detailed abstract of funds owed by township trustees to the county city Bedford and towns including Mitchell Huron and Indian Creek. Totals show township taxes special school tax local tuition road and building bonds with a grand county and state settlement of 18 592 04 with the state and 107 859 20 as total due from the county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens
Harryman
Bedford
Mitchell
Huron
Flinn Township
Henry
Allen
Pleasant Run Township
J. Ai Faubion
Perry Township
Eees
A. D. Evans
Indian Creek Township
J. M. Patton
Spice Valley
T. J. Daniels
Marion Township
H. L. Kimberlin
A. D. Pless
Bond Township
B.ewing
Shawswick Township
Dalton
Marshall Township
R. J. ‘Keithley
Guthrie Township
Noble Malott
Town OF Huron
J. T. Wigley
City OF Bedford
Henry J. Martin
Ray
Indianapolis
Long A Deserter Arrested on Army Warrant in Jeffersonville
Lemuel Long Jr. was arrested on a government warrant in Jeffersonville for desertion from the regular army. He admitted guilt, was taken to Louisville and turned over to the recruiting officer, claiming to be an engineer aged 27 with Kentucky as residence and a single status. He has a wife in Louisville and says home sickness drove him to desert.
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Lemuel Long Jr
Jeffersonville
Louisville
Long
C. E. Grinstead
Bedford
Kentucky
Divorce Suit Details Highlights Turbulent Mitchell Case
Daniel W. Middleton testified in Lawrence circuit court that his wife Laura was explosive and refused meals, and an incident left him sleeping on the floor after a bed was pulled away. Laura sat by her attorney as the couple remains separated but not yet divorced. Clerks issued Christmas licenses upstairs as judges divorced others.
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Daniel W. Middleton
Mitchell
Lawrence
Daniel
Laura
Lion’s den
Charles Knight
Mary Knight
Teachers Salaries and Trustee Pay Plans Considered
Indiana Township Trustees seek to move trustees to a salary basis via a proposed bill. A committee will draft the bill with area and per capita payment features. Purchases of school books from publishers by dealers may replace current township trustee led purchases. Superintendent Faagett A. Cotten compares teacher pay to farmhands and urges improved wages to attract professionals. The State Trustees Association plans another meeting in Indianapolis for the next legislative session.
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Township Trustees
Indiana
State Trustees’ Association
Faagett A. Cotten
Cotton
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Railroad to stop passes for general public use
After talks with Governor Hanly, Samuel O. Pickens disclosed the Pennsylvania Railroad will end issuing passes to nonemployees after the first of the year. The move strengthens the anti pass stance and may weaken Marion Superior court litigation as the railroad withdraws from the suit.
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Hanly
Samuel O. Pickens
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pickens
Pennsylvania
Marion Superior Court
Railroad Commission
State Game Law To Be Rigidly Enforced After January
State Fish and Game Commissioner Sweeney of Columbus vows strict enforcement after January 1. Open season for quail and squirrels ends the last day of the month and hunting will be unlawful thereafter. Deputies will be expanded statewide to stop illegal hunts, following 77 convictions in October for violations.
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Fish and Game
Sweeney
Columbus
Sweeny
William Hunter Dies at 80 in Heltonville
Lawrence county pioneer William Hunter died last Friday at his Heltonville home at age 80 after a stroke. He served as county commissioner from 1877 to 1879 and was active in Masonic circles. Survived by children Dr. F. S. Hunter Marco Hunter Oliver Hunter Noble Hunter and two daughters. Funeral led by Masons in Leesville.
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William Hunter
Lawrence County
Heltonville
John Hunter
Leesville
Lhe
F. 5. Hunter
Marco Hunter
Oliver Hunter
This City
Noble Hunter
Phil Carson
Maggie Bailey
Heltonyilly
Gentry Brothers Plan New Animal Show Ideas
Henry B Gentry reports troubles with Pinto the elephant in Bloomington quarters causing chaos from stove damage to monkey escapes as the Gentry show prepares for a Southbound Dog and Pony tour. Gentry recalls starting in Bloomington as a grocery errand boy and building a famed trained animal troupe.
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Henry B. Gentry
Bloomington
Pinto
Gentry Bros
Gentry
McKinney
Prof
Morris
Malpractice suit filed over a damaged arm in Da viess county
Padgett & Padgett attorneys bring the first malpractice action in Da viess county in years. Grover Bowman sues physicians Thomas Rankin and Jerome DeMotte for 10000 dollars claiming an October 8, 1904 accident left his left arm deformed and weak due to improper reduction of a dislocated elbow and a botched set. Mr and Mrs J A Rowe and child left for Morristown Tennessee to visit relatives on West Beth street.
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Daviess County
Court House
Padgett
Rankin
DeMotte
J. A. Rowe
Morristown
Tenn
Mischief at Kline Lunch Counter Shreds Curtain
A culprit cut the large side curtain at the Kline lunch counter into shreds last night. No goods theft is confirmed yet, but authorities expect prompt prosecution once the offender’s identity is disclosed.
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Kline
Sherrill Visits Relatives and Gertrude Rumley
Ed Sherrill left today to visit relatives in New Albany and Louisville. He will also call on Mrs. Elizabeth Rumley in Lanesville, widow of the late Walter Gresham. Grandma Gresham at 96 remains hale and fondly remembered by the Sherrill family.
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Ed Sherrill
New Albany
Louisville
Elizabeth Rumley
Walter Gresham
Lanesville
Rumley
Gresham
Sherrill
Hale
Social changes lure girls from work to social roles
The Vernon News laments that many girls abandon domestic labor for jobs in telephone exchanges, stores, or offices seeking social recognition. It argues honest labor of any kind is honorable, urging women’s clubs to address social conditions in bis county.
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Bis County
Vernon News
Come to San Antonio This Winter
Come be the guest of San Antonio this winter and leave the north behind. The city offers turquoise skies, sunshine, and modern accommodations. Visitors can enjoy cathedrals, Alamo, and Missian Churches, with low rates in fall and winter plus excellent train service via M K T Ry. Read The Story of San Antonio in section request and you will be convinced to visit this season. Address
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San Antonio
San Fernando
Alamo
America
Court officials receive leather back chairs as Christmas gift
The county gifted Clerk Leonard and Judge Wilson with large mahogany finished chairs featuring lush upholstery. The substantial chairs are so roomy that occupants sink into their generous folds, making it hard to see them when seated.
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Leonard
Wilson
Saturday Trade Boom Draws Big Crowds in Gift Shopping
Merchants report immense trade on Saturday as crowds filled streets and stores with a better class of goods than in prior years. Advertisers benefited from the strong turnout, and the Saturday night crush on the streets was unprecedented.
Lost three fingers in quarry planer accident
Harold Cazee a fourteen year old worker from Oolitic suffered a severe hand injury at the Hoosier quarry Friday when wiping a running planer rag was caught in the cog wheels. Surgeons Dierking and Freeland amputated the three mangled fingers at Dierking's office in Oolitic.
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Harold Cazee
Oolitic
Hoosier
Drs
New Points in Law: Dubois County Suit on County Funds
Dubois county commissioners through attorney R M Milburn filed a circuit court suit at Jasper seeking construction of the new law on boards of county commissioners and county councils. The question to be decided by Judge Ely is whether a county council must appropriate funds after a claim is allowed when the treasury has money that could cover it. Also, Henry Lovell, long employed at Brooks Curtis stone mill, resigned to take a planerman job in a large New York mill.
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Board of County Commissioners
Dubois County
R. M. Milburn
Jasper
Boards of County Commissioners
Ely
County Council
Henry Lovell
Brooks-Curtis
New York
Planerman
Daughter Leaves Home After Breakfast Grievance
In Daviess County a farmer’s daughter left home after a note warning parents not to search for her. Found two days later employed with a respectable family. She cited parents waking her at 4 30 am for breakfast as the motive for her departure amid debate over pre dawn meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviess County
Seymour Republican
Just the Little Tots Christmas Morning Poem
A nostalgic poem depicts children as little angels arriving with Christmas joy. It describes rosy feet at dawn, sunlight, and garlands while a household awakens to merry greetings and festive symbols. The tone is warm and reverent, celebrating innocence and holiday cheer.
Bedford High Defeats Salem 23 18 in Bball Showdown
Bedford High School topped Salem High 23 to 18 in a Friday evening game. Ralph McCurdy led Bedford with strong center play as teammates Culhan Boyd and McCormick supported a solid defense. A tribe of Bedford supporters joined the team including Prof Lowder and several players.
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Bedford High School
Lowder
Salem
Salem High School
Bedford
Ralph McCurdy
Bina Boyd
Jas. Culhan
John McCormick
Howard Sproull
A. C. Lowder
James Culhan
Clyde Trueblood
Mike Murphy
George Rariden
McCurdy
Orchard Expert J A Burton Sees Strong Apple Harvest
J A Burton near Mitchell runs an orchard of 600 trees earning about $3,000 this year. The Indiana apple crop fell short of the average, but Burton, known as an expert fruit grower, expects ample fruit to market if the season stays favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Burton
Mitchell
Indiana
Burton
No Smallpox Deaths Reported in Indiana for October
The Indiana State Board of Health notes no deaths from smallpox and no official cases in October, though mild cases likely occurred. The report emphasizes that absence of reported deaths does not prove zero cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Board of Health
Wilkerson vs Mather Stone Company Trial in Lawrence Circuit
Wilkerson sues the Mathers Stone Company for personal injuries from a quarry accident near Clear Creek. He alleges negligence by former employers, seeks 10000 dollars in damages, and the case is in the Lawrence circuit court on Friday. The plaintiff resides in Guthrie. originally filed in Monroe Circuit court.
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Wilkerson
The
Mathers Stone Company
Lawrence
Clear Creek
Guthrie
Monroe
Advertising dollar bill trick circulates in Columbus
A slip printed as a one-dollar bill with a horse head and veterinary food ad circulated in a leading Columbus business house. A customer received it in change and later bought goods from Joseph V. Hilger, a dry goods merchant, who discovered the note was only an advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Joseph V. Hilger
Miss Hattie Massey Improves After Surgery in Indianapolis
Miss Hattie Massey of North Bedford was taken to Indianapolis for treatment of complications. Dr. W. H. Heckman reports her condition improving after an appendectomy at QO S. Runnel's Sanatorium, though she remains very weak. Friends here are glad for the favorable update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Massey
North Bedford
Indianapolis
W. H. Heckman
Montgomery Divorce Filed for Cruel Treatment in Mitchell
Clara Montgomery sues Charles A. Montgomery for divorce in Mitchell alleging cruel inhuman treatment. She cites attacks on her chastity in front of their children, cursing and abuse. The couple married November 27, 1890, separated October 27, 1905. Custody of Hazel 14 Electa 12 Lena 10 and $20 monthly child support sought.
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Clara Montgomery
Charles A. Montgomery
Mitchell
Hazel
Electa
Lena
Councilmen-at-Large to Take Seats January First
Indiana cities with at large council members elected last November will seat them January 1 under the new law. The attorney general and T. E. Howard of South Bend say the change applies where no at large members remain under old statutes. In South Bend the new members will take office January 1 as they do not displace current terms. The law also requires a meeting of the elected council on the first Monday in January.
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Indiana
T. E. Howard
South Bend
County Treasurers to Meet Over Delinquent Tax Fees
Boone county officials and ex treasurers from the Second District plan a Bedford meeting to discuss Judge Ardman’s ruling on delinquent tax collection. The decision claims county treasuries should not credit fees, affecting all county treasurers since 1898 and prompting a state court challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Second Congressional District
Bedford
Ardman
Boone Circuit Court
Boone County
Quiet home wedding of Grover G Wright and Maud Kern
A small ceremony took place Thursday December 21 at 8 p m in the bride’s father Isaac Kern’s home. Officiating minister E Richard Edwards conducted the vows. Only immediate family attended. The couple will live in their newly furnished home at the corner of 20th street and corners. Wright is employed by the Manon R R.
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Grover G. Wright
Maud Kern
Richard Edwards
Isaac Kern
Mr. Wright
Manon R. R
Cigarette Paper Delays Hit Indianapolis Post Office
The Indianapolis post office clerical force handled 100000 cigarette paper packages today delaying Christmas deliveries. Mail carriers struggle to deliver packages as the cigarette makings arrive and are mailed first class, requiring immediate handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
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Reeves Hanner
Fifteenth Street
Mayo’s Medical and Surgical Institute
North
Delaware Street
Ind
W. B. Gillespie
Bedford, Ind
Gillespie
Gillspie
W. R. Mayo
M. D
W. B. Gillespil
Dianapolis
Auditor's Office
Bedford Man
Royal Baking Powder CO
Toiler
Pennsy Railroad
Sues Odon Phy
Sician
Grandma Gresham
W. S. ST. George
Gen. Pexs
ST. Louis, MO
Mk, &T
NBC
National Biscuit Company
Graham
Boy
Miss Massey
Wright-Kern
Marguerite Cook
James
Fred
Clarence Cook
Spencer
Newton
William Cook
Suitor Harrison
West 13Th Street
Frank Owen
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