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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
4
An advertisement asserts Dr Humphreys Specifics cures the disease by acting directly on the illness without causing disorder. The text repeats the claim in a dense early medical ad style, referencing a proprietary remedy and its claimed efficiency.
Se Vere storms predicted from July 25 through 29 with heavy gales hail and local downpours then cooler weather. Jupiter and Saturn opposition noted as linked to seismic and atmospheric disturbances with references to past events like the Charleston earthquake and Johnstown disaster.
A long weather note warns of severe cloudbursts and violent storms linked to drought and planetary alignments. It urges calm, careful observation and promotes drought adapted crops and early ripening varieties. Mrs. Sam Rickard is ill. A farmer reports an 80 bushel wheat haul and notes better wagons, teams, and roads aid progress.
Programme for Bethany Park gatherings in Brooklyn Indiana from July 26 to August 12 1901 lists daily events including Opening Day Children’s Day Assembly Day Y P LS C BE Day C W B M Day Temperance Day Sunday School Day Educational Day Home Mission Day Ministerial Day and Closing Day with multiple assemblies and services through August 12.
A Columbus Georgia dealer promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a fast cure for stomach and bowel troubles. He cites two cholera morbus cases cured in his family and claims broad customer satisfaction. Also reports New Albany fruit shipments, a peach crop praised for flavor, and a nationwide corn crop concern with fast days and public sentiment.
The Southern Indiana Railway expands with two new cabooses at the S I Shops and 500 new coal cars. Conductor changes occur on Monon trains during layoffs while engines stay in strong service. Mail contracts, station plans, and a Cedar Lake track fix costing $30,000 dominate current rail news.
A Burling ton Iowa locomotive fireman DC Bellamy writes of severe pain weakness and poor appetite before taking Electric Bitters after which he recovers fully. The ad claims the remedy gives new life and vigor and offers satisfaction guaranteed by Messick and Dodd priced at 60 cents.
Jealousy for You notes Bob Wicker a rising ball player with a bright future. Born in Bono township and living in Bedford for 15 years, he previously worked at the Heading Factory when baseball was slow. Bedford papers reprint from Louisville Cincinnati and St Louis about his fame.
A local editor faced scrutiny after claiming 1 800 new subscribers and 1 350 dollars in extra cash from the list. The event is described as a mix of mischief and minor success, with the money reportedly tucked away in his breeches. A separate Indianapolis court filing seeks damages for injuries at West Baden Springs. Dr Edward E Holman accuses S W Sinclair E B Rhodes and James F Persise of hotel company of causing a fall on an uneven board bridge and a barb wire fence. He was seriously injured and claims reduced earning ability. Mrs John Short remains very ill at her West 14th Street home.
The county reports 84 colored school children distributed across Mitchell Bedford Marion and Shawswick townships. Local officials Mike Guthrie and Merritt Hilton will cover Western Union and West Baden offices during vacations. Multiple residents travel, deaths and births noted including a cholera infantum death, a twin child funeral, and a telegraph operator enlistment. State wheat and oats yields and acreage are estimated with 1899 and 1900 comparisons.
The statistician notes 2,350,254 acres sown to wheat with an expected yield of 35,250,000 bushels, up from 2,674,918 sown last year yielding 7,840,947. For corn, 3,500,840 acres planted with last year at 4,005,766 acres yielding 169,926,921 bushels and 1899 at 3,837,959 acres yielding 151,246,804. Weather near term key to outcomes.
The Vermont Supreme Court holds telephone companies liable when lightning travels via their lines and proper safety measures were not used. A physician was killed by an electrical discharge from a wire entered by the bolt, and the court affirmed a verdict for the plaintiffs against the company. Additionally, a dramatic copperhead incident in New Albany involved Capt. Rudolph nearly bitten as a hay shipment was unloaded, with a quick rescue by Fireman Sands. Southern Indiana snakes have proliferated since the stock law reduced control of roaming reptiles.
List of names of addressees awaiting claim at Bedford Post Office for week ending July 20 1901 including Mrs Grace Braden Mrs Daisy Brooknet Jane Callahan Nellie Cameron Miss Mary Helton Myrtle Perkins Lutie Telle Owen Underwood J M Blackburn Harry Blair Manless Green Highland Sidon Jewell F H Johnson George Myers J D Richards Virgil Root A L Rupp EH Slocum EH Well and others advised to say advertised. Also ad for Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets at Elliott's drug store with 25 cent price and free samples.
Rain storms northern and eastern mountains near Phoenix saved cattle ranges and stopped fires while flooding Gila River threatened drought areas. Riots erupted in Indianapolis over racial tension. perjury debate and postal reforms dominated Washington coverage with new rural carrier rules and sale restrictions.
Governor Stanley assesses drought impact in Kansas noting corn losses but predicting wheat and livestock values will offset with estimates over 109 million dollars in farm products. He warns against broad immigration into western Kansas, arguing the region suits stock farming more than general agriculture.
The column records a heat wave with temperatures 98 to 107 degrees and notes ongoing harvests oats in stacks and barns. It mentions visits by Mrs W V Haws to family in Brook and Ingle and gatherings at Deniston and Bedford, with locals hauling timber and gravel and several farm tasks including roof repainting and ice cream suppers.
Mrs Henry Utterback remains ill with flux but shows some improvement Clarence Wray has taken a telegraphist post at Burns City Odessa Hobson returns to Washington Daviess Co after a pleasant three week visit Miss Lela Todd of Bloomington visits uncle John Dodds Hmmet and Ada Weaver of Bedford call on relatives over Sunday Ice cream and music party held locally
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