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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
2
The Monon Railway reports a busy period with 116 tickets sold at Mitchell and coal chutes in use at the Elnora depot a new engine and car movements. Accidents include a derailment near River Vale injuring a brakeman and nose injury to Roadmaster Tom Welch.
A testimonial narrative extols Swift's Specific S S S as a cure for cancer, describing a hereditary case cured after eighteen bottles and asserting the remedy removes the poison from blood rather than cutting the tumor. The note offers a free book from the Swift Specific Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
A remarkable Indiana railroad grade spans about three miles with a 90 feet per mile slope between Reed's Station and Dark Hollow. The line twists through rocky passages with an S shaped track, and trains have occasionally broken on the grade with dangerous outcomes.
The piece notes Superintendent Stipp’s limited mobility while Henry Bush returns from a three month visit from Illinois with relatives and comrades. It argues Republicans should not try to please Democrats and accuses certain Republicans of opposing the flag and expressing racial hostility, citing Mitchell Convention coverage.
A Frighful Blunder Will often cause a horrible Burn Scald Cut or Bruise Bucklen's Arnica Salve the best in the world will kill the pain and promptly heal it Cures old Sores Fever Sores Ulcers Boils Felons Corns all Skin eruptions Best Pile cure on earth Only 25cts a box Cure guaranteed Sold by Messick and Dodd Druggist
List of letters remaining unclaimed at the Bedford Post Office for week ending Jan 6 1900 includes ladies Hopkins Miss M Johnson Mrs D S care Mrs Thomas R Johnson Kate Longacre Kate McBride Mrs Anna Pigg Mrs Jennie and gentlemen Adams J T Baker A L Burk Mc Bernard J B Clark Grote Evans Lon Earl Posey Fisher Been Henderson James Hill Frank Johnson Joel Kerby B B McAfee Oscar McMahan J Robt Maher M Levy Murphy F M Mikels Isaac Spears Dick Stuke John Terl Joe Thomas June Weddell T W. Persons calling for above letters please say advertised. Vinson Williams P M.
Mrs Frances L Sales of Missouri Valley Iowa writes she suffered years of kidney trouble and after trying five doctors without relief three bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure effected a perfect cure. W C Elliott.
A hickory timber dealer from Seymour visited Zelma to close a deal with Abert Fountain. Thomas Miller bought hogs earlier in the week. Miss Katie Mills of Missouri visits relatives in the township. Mrs. Amos Flinn’s dress burning incident is improving. Miss Lou Flinn went to Bedford Wednesday. Distemper affects horses east of here. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Fish Jr. welcomed a son on January 20. Enoch Clampitt bought two sheep at the Whitehead sale for 15 dollars. Ads for Dr Hobbs asparagus pills and Serine Health Remedy Co. Etta Colburn and son John visit near Medora. Dr. Wilson of Medora called on the sick Saturday. Thos. Jackson of Sils. visits relatives. Miss Minnie Wray of Lincoln Nebraska visits brothers Jule, John, and Thornton. Minnie is noted as a short-hand reporter. Dr. S. W. Smith attended Mrs. Emma Harrel who is very low. Mrs. Belle Grover at Bedford last Saturday. Epworth League organized at M E church. 80 members to date. Sarah Glaseline visited home folks last Sunday. John Starr of Sparksville visited friends. Miss Lillie Millilis of Ft Ritner staying with Jacob Starr’s family. John Bennett visiting friends in Washington county. Whit-Speer of Erie visited his sister Mrs Aung Williams. Stop coughing with Foley’s Honey and Tar, says W C Bilots.
Howard H. Chess of Leesville paid our town a visit Monday January 1st. Mrs. Lafe Willick, who died here Sunday December 31st, was laid to rest in Preston graveyard Monday January 1st in expectation of Christ’s Resurrection.
A compilation of brief items noting deaths, land sales in Monroe and Brown counties, notary work by Elisha Lee, various visits and shipments by residents such as Franklin Cornwell and W.S. Pate, a wild cow belonging to Elisha Lee, attendance at a Republican meeting, rumors of land purchases, medical and consumer notices, and snippets on naval prisoners, Dutch uprisings, tobacco remedies, and national politics including war tax discussions and the Hawton fund projection.
Sunday fares will be one round trip fare on east bound trains. Central Passenger Association Tickets are honored by Southern Indiana Railway. Most trains connect at Seymour with Pennsylvania Line services to Indianapolis Columbus Louisville and other points. Trains 9 and 10 run as way freights with limited passenger service. For details contact company agents or G P T A H H Roseman Bedford Indiana.
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