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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
4
An advertisement lists Dr Humphreys' Specifics cures for various ailments with prices ranging from 24 to 1.60. Items include teething, diarrhea, croup, rheumatism, whooping cough, kidney diseases, nervous debility, urinary weakness, grip and hay fever. Sold by apothecaries or mailed free from the company in New York.
Sunday morning Eld. James Small delivered a sermon from Acts 18 17 criticizing indifferent Gallios and denouncing saloons and licensing as corrupt and harmful to community life. He warned that tax money from licenses funds moral decline and urged Christians to fight public evil and support temperance reform. Arthur Smallwood and wife returned from Indianapolis.
Bedford Ind residents await a new church design by Harris and Shepbell in Evansville Ind for the First Christian church. The plan features an octagonal 625 seat main auditorium, a 1020 total capacity with chapel offices and baptistery, rolling slats, and extensive social and basement facilities. Construction begins after demolition of the old building next Monday.
Geo D Williams of Manchester Michigan recounts his wife’s five year paralysis and claims she improved after using two bottles of Heidrick Bitters. The ad outlines the medicine as a remedy for female diseases and various ailments with a 50 cent price and guaranteed satisfaction. New York June 8 reports a sharp wheat rally with July futures rising from 75 5 to 77 1/4 cents amid bullish crop damage news and strong outside buying.
Promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for strong will and energy. Claims the pills develop brain and body power and are sold for 25 cents at Messick & Dodds drug store.
List of letters remaining in Bedford Post Office for week ending May 26 1900. Ladies include Miss Maria Burger, Mrs Luie Henson, Mrs Zack Johnson, Matilda Lacey, Miss Musneal St Clair. Gentlemen include W J Aurand, W M Barrett foreign, J L Darlington, William Henderson, Oscar McKnight, Will Prather, Saml W Smith, Geo Stephens, Edward Walls. Also Erie Ind addressed letter for Mrs BH Wilson. Please call advertised. Winson V Williams P M.
An old advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures grippe or heavy cold by strengthening the lungs and making them sound, endorsed by W. OC. Elliott.
Miss Dessie Utterback returned home from visiting her uncle T A Todd at Bloomington. Harry T. Lockman has been very ill with fever. Henry Utterback and his wife of Salt Creek visited John Dodd on Sunday. G M Norman of Heltonville was here Wednesday on business. John Weaver and wife of Fairview spent Sunday with Sam Weaver.
Extensive rail line activity reported on the Monon and related lines. Rebuilding of Combination car No.28, overhauls of locomotives No.15 and 30, new tracks and small buildings south of the S.I. shops, and a flood of machinery shipments. Reports also note a disputed Shelbyville Bloomfield line and local railway surgeon appointments.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for skin ulcers boils felons corns warts cuts burns and more. A pack is 25 cents with guarantee. Bloomington veteran Maj J B Mulkey notes Indiana regiments to Mexico left over 5 000 men but only about 300 survivors remain. Also promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy from W C Elliott.
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