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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
2
A fragmented notice praises quality and value in suits and overcoats, claiming superior standard and durable materials. It emphasizes affordable pricing compared with higher-priced products and urges purchase of these goods.
Dr. Do Jo Cumenings, county health officer, travels to Indianapolis to meet Dr Jon Hurty about the expanding spanatious situation. He cites thirty three cases nationwide with none in content four, tracing every case to Washington county despite local quarantine tensions and guarded river crossings. Washington authorities refuse further protection, leaving the county to bolster quarantine on its side amid enforcement struggles.
The Oolitic News reports State vs Warren Jonson et al on riot charges heard by Squire France. Jurors were sworn, the prosecution offered weak evidence, witnesses examined briefly, and the court adjourned amid disorder from boisterous spectators.
An old damaged ad promotes Dr Miles Nerve Restorative with claims of relief from pain and nervous ills. The fragmented copy mentions restoring strength and energy, urging readers to try the product for renewed health.
Historic account lists ferries along White River and Salt Creek shaping early Lawrence County travel and commerce. It details Dixon’s Ferry at Port Ritter, Bono’s Ferry at Bono, Beck’s Ferry near Tunneltop, and many others including Isher, Blackwell, Nugent, and Woods. It notes ferries’ quarrels, licenses, and the later bridge obviating them.
The Indiana State Board of Health releases January mortality figures showing 10,000 deaths, up 240 from December, with infants and elderly most affected. Tuberculosis remains top killer, followed by typhoid, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, pneumonia, and cancer. Rates by region and city sizes are listed, noting Indianapolis and Evansville together account for 311 deaths.
An advertorial claim touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a nonalcoholic tonic that preserves youth by preventing disease in female organs. It claims benefits for nerves and childbirth, cites a Gordonville Missouri testimonial about a healthy 9-bottle pregnancy and a healthy five month old baby, and offers the Common Sense Medical Adviser and booklets by mail.
An editor recalls a severe October 1896 chest cold that worried him as consumption risk. After trying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, three bottles restored his lungs to health. Publisher B. S. Enwarpbs of The Review, Wyant, Ill., notes Elliott's Drug sold the remedy.
A Hyatt House guest and traveling salesmen mistaken a glare at Main and East Third for a blaze. The Hyatt hotel call triggered the fire department, but no fire was found. The stir stemmed from a Campbell building secret society using red fire during an initiation.
An old advertisement urges readers to take Foley's Honey and Tar at the onset of a cold. It claims the remedy “never fails” to stop a cold if used promptly and warns to take nothing else. Signed by W. iC. Elliott.
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