29 Jun 1900
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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
1
Our stock of clothing is complete with all sizes and shapes for men boys and children. High grade suits at half price while everything remains in store. Extra pants and fancy vests on the list. We can fit you correctly.
Prop Ben Kimbley of Orleans was in town Sunday. Mrs. and Mrs. Isaac Holmes of Short visited friends here. Mrs. Jerry Elliott and baby returned to Seymour after staying with George Elliott. Mort Gregory suffered a black eye at the Sunday ball game. Mrs. Sarah A. Zaring visited her son Prosecutor James A. Zaring in Canton. Maude Overton won $2 for best children story in the Indianapolis Press. Trust funds distributed. county auditors and trustees notified. John B. Stipp shot birds at Hartford City. first day 205 of 220, second day 155 of 170. Evangelist Sentney Adamson returned from Freedom meeting in Orange County reporting favorable results. A Spring Creek Baptist basket meeting near Avoca. Evangelists O. P. M. Davis and Homer Motsinger reported six additions at Mitchell meeting continuing this week.
The piece reviews a Republican convention in Philadelphia with Senator Edward O. Wolcott delivering a lengthy address. It lauds McKinley era gains, defends tariffs, currency reform, and fiscal victories, and argues for continued expansionist policy in the Philippines and Pacific ventures. It condemns Democratic critics and stresses national credit and growth.
Chas Replogle of Atwater Ohio could not work due to kidney trouble. After four days on Foley's Kidney Cure he recovered fully. W C Elliott.
The people of Williams will testify their satisfaction at the nomination of McKinley and Roosevelt with a large ratification meeting Saturday night. It promises to be a big event with good speakers and fine music and is not to be forgotten. All who can attend are urged to be there.
The article links Bismarck's famed nerve to robust health and promotes Dr King s New Life Pills claiming to enhance brain and body power. It notes a Mindanao Philippines river skirmish report with 9 Americans killed and 12 wounded from the 40th U S Vols and custody of wounded men Turley and Turley Phillips.
A wife recalls four pregnancies with long painful labors lasting 12 to 14 hours for the first three. She reports using three bottles of Mother's Friend before her last birth, a strong healthy boy, and minimal pains, praising the remedy as grand.
A promoted advert claims Mother's Friend builds a strong body and clear mind for women, relaxes muscles to aid labor, reduces morning sickness and nervousness, and shortens recovery. It asserts avoidance of hard breast rise and offers a $1 bottle price with a free illustrated book from The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for nervous prostration and related ailments. It claims to restore energy, improve nerve control, and aid conditions such as neuralgia rheumatism and even serious diseases. The pitch promises relief and life restoration to worn out patients.
The Indiana State Fair premium list for September 17 to 22, issued by Charles Downing, outlines exhibits reception, daily events, and concerts. Highlights include Old Soldiers and Children’s Day, animal examinations from horses to cattle, parades, and races with new prizes from Jersey Cattle Club and Short Horn breeders. Premiums rise 40 percent for top dairy breeds and beef breed prizes increase by 1000 dollars.
An ad touts Electric Bitters as a health tonic for women with claims of clear skin and strength. A large McKinley and Roosevelt ratification meeting followed by band performances and speeches at the Bedford courthouse. leaders Johnson Martin Smith Boruff Adamson spoke as crowds gathered, predicting a 35,000 statewide McKinley Roosevelt margin.
Advertisement for Banner Salve praised by W. C. Elliott as guaranteed to heal cuts wounds sores piles and all skin diseases with a claim of universal effectiveness.
The Bedford case 8,224 Chester Ingalls versus Margaret Bisset was affirmed by Judge Black. The court held that in a landlord tenant action to recover possession, when rent is due in advance and unpaid, proof of notice to quit and a rent demand is unnecessary. It also ruled that simply failing to pay rent in advance, as contractually required, ends the lease and makes holding over unlawful.
J E Lilly of Hannibal Missouri describes a near fatal illness that progressed from Typhoid Fever to Pneumonia and lung hardening. He credits Dr King s New Discovery with rapid relief and full recovery after one bottle, praising the medicine highly. Trial bottles are free at Messick Dodd s Drug Store with a money back guarantee. Sunday liquor sales were banned in Bedford for a dry day affecting local revelers. Authorities enforced the ban, reducing visible intoxication and proving law obedience can be achieved when pursued.
A Burgettstown livery owner credits Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing a severe stomach attack after one dose. The ad notes Elliott s Drug Store stocks the remedy and mentions Elder David M Brown’s church visits from Burns City Martin County.
Advertisement quotes W C Hiliott praising Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for la grippe or heavy cold, claiming it strengthens the lungs and restores sound health.
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