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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
1
The display extols hypnotic effects of quality goods over salesmen. A large range of Men’s Furnishings is highlighted with prices: Fine Madras striped shirts $1, silk front $1, Madras and Percale 50c, summer underwear 1 suit, neckwear 25 or 50c, children’s shirts 50c for ages 4 to 12.
A quiet wedding was held at 8 30 p m on June 7 at Mrs Ella Day s home. Bride and groom Mrs Ella Day and Capt Doyle R Bowden of this city were joined by close family. Rev John Williams officiated with a small reception and best wishes for a long happy life. The notice also mentions local personalities and a medical ad for Chamberlains Pain Balm and Foley s Kidney Cure by W C Elliott.
A. W. Richardson has Fred Smith relaying floor work in a south side store room recently vacated by Ruth erford. Baker's Racket Store will move in. Milt Myers plans an au saloon in the vacated room. Horace Boyd and Frank Crooke settled a claim for damages to Mrs. Jane Parks residence on East 16th street. Arthur McCain traveled to Worthington to join his wife visiting her parents. she will graduate in music from a St. Louis school on June 23.
The article argues that brain, stomach and heart nervouses tensions affect digestion and that many headache sufferers have weak stomachs. It claims nervous troubles yield to treatment by calming the nerves and stomach.
A reader claims relief after suffering 13 years from severe headaches and stomach sickness. The testimonial states six bottles of Di Miles' Nervine cured the condition, with spelling showing the brand and the chain Mas J M White Drug Stores in Williamston Michigan.
Radley and Johnson publish letters to clear or condemn McKinley’s handling of the June 5 school trustee election. The Radley note claims no pairing or deliberate deceit, while Johnson accuses the Democratic trio of misreading the law and planning to win. Moody local politics feverishly debated.
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A reader debate centers on Bob McKinley and Radley. The letter claims Democrats manipulated a council vote to influence a school trustee election. It mentions candidates Geo. M. Dodd Dr. Freeland and W. H. Cosner and praises John Johnson's Democrat for prior notice of the trustee vote.
Charles S. Hernley criticizes the Democratic State convention as split by factions and controlled by a machine. He blames pro silver advocates as ignored and denounces trust denouncements as insincere while detailing tensions involving Tammany, Van Wyck, and ice monopoly interests and their ties to Bryan’s presidential bid.
The County Board refused four Mitchell applicants a liquor license after temperance supporters gathered 415 signatures. The report notes long Rhine region thirst and recommends Foley's Kidney Care for kidney health. James Calihan, elected Democratic School Trustee last Tuesday, has qualified for the office.
The piece explains that disease germs arise from poor digestion and undigested food, stressing how a weakened stomach affects heart, brain, kidneys, skin, and nerves. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy to regulate digestion, invigorate the liver, cleanse poisons, and build strong flesh and energy.
Attendees show strong opposition to the Chicago platform and Bryan. critics label Kern a machine candidate tied to a corrupt political system. They warn that his election would mirror Tamany-like practices and Indiana risks shifting to a taxing, pressure-driven state government.
The text urges women to embrace a remedy named Mother’s Friend to ease the pain and danger of childbirth. It claims the scientific liniment preps the body for confinement, reducing suffering and risk, and offers a free booklet Before Baby is Born from Bradfield Regulator Company of Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs George Long of New Straits ville Ohio credits Dr King’s New Discovery with ending a brutal cough that kept her awake for weeks and with curing her husband’s pneumonia. The marvel of the remedy is touted as a cure for throat chest and lung troubles. Bottles cost 50 cents and one dollar with guarantee and trial bottles available at Messick and Dedd's Drug Store.
Sunday evening at 3 o clock the marriage of Josephine Ferguson to Charlies McCormack was held at the Ferguson home eight miles southwest of the city. Dr Newland conducted the ceremony. Guests included the Mitchells Richards Owens and Postmaster Smith. A bountiful supper followed before the couple departed for their future home near Indian Springs.
A Burgettstown liveryman, G. H. Wilson, credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing a severe overnight stomach attack after visiting Miller & McCurdy's drug store. He says one dose fixed him, calls it the finest remedy for stomach trouble and notes Elliott's Drug Store carries it.
Friends say Frank Burke was defeated in the Democratic gubernatorial race due to his Catholic faith. An unguarded pre convention remark is cited as evidence that the opposition could prove the charge. Burke, a popular and effective speaker, faced intense political scrutiny in state circles.
Mrs. S. Dory of Des Moines Iowa thanks the Chamberlain Cough Remedy manufacturers for its help with coughs lung troubles and whooping cough. She notes it has given satisfaction and asks Elliott's drug store to accept her hearty thanks in a public notice.
Everett Hawkins suffered a broken leg when a buckle on the carrier for travelers failed and a platform fell on his right leg above the knee at the Hallowell quarry Saturday. A surgeon set the bone and by noon Monday he was recovering with some pain. Wm Benzel Jr. also sustained slight injuries.
An advertisement for Banner Salve by W. C. Elliott touts a guaranteed remedy for cuts wounds sores piles and various skin diseases claiming broad healing power and immediate relief.
In Leesville the Flinn faction and Jackson supporters clash after a township Democratic convention. Harri son D. Flinn wins trustee votes 87 to 50 amid fraud claims by judge Jacob Brock. A second convention nominates Jackson for Trustee and Crabb leads the township party as disputes threaten the fall ticket. Republicans plan a unite ticket to unite Democrats for Flinn township.
A Brie resident reports a hip sprain worsened to rheumatism but finds full recovery after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. The druggist at Elliott's drugstore recommended the balm, and the 50 cent bottle was enough to cure half its contents for good.
Bedford Chapter O. E. S. officers led a group including Mrs. Emery and Mrs. Wilder to Campbellsburg on Friday evening to institute a new chapter. They enjoyed hospitality and a large supper, with the new chapter numbering about twenty seven members.
An epidemic of whooping cough last winter led a family to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup and a complete cure. John E. Clifford of Norwood House, Norwood New York recommends the remedy, noting relief and sale at Elliott's Drug Store.
Miss Grace Swearengen travels to Tuntelton in Lawrence county to care for Mrs. Dr. John P. Ketcham after her husband’s recent death from smallpox. Though infection isn’t confirmed, precautions are strict, and Mrs. Ketcham is related to local residents W. P. Dill and W. S. Woodward.
Henry H Richards of Willseyville New York reports a yearlong breast sore cured after using Banner Salve saying one half box healed him completely. W C Elliott of Orleans Indiana son of Lilburn Reid of Bedford was killed by a nitro glycerine explosion at Independent Powder Co.s dynamite works with remains sent to his sister.
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