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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1901
Page
1
A sermon like tale links small holes to large health losses and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the sole healer. A Henry Lincoln County man Testifies to dramatic improvements after using the medicine, despite prior ineffective treatments.
Eleven Bloomington policemen lined up in front of the university gym last night as students left after a basketball game. Some officers carried Indian clubs. No fatalities reported.
Bedford plans a street fair for the last week of August to replace the county fair. The event aims to draw people to town and boost local trade.
A note extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a preventive for grip and pneumonia, citing its past epidemic use and worldwide reputation. The article also warns Indiana ministers failing to make timely marriage returns under the 1899 law, with penalties and county reporting. Rev. W. J. Smith and Rev. Wm. Graham attended Mitchell visit after services.
The judiciary committee met to hear express firms opposing Senator Brooks's express bill after reporting Senate passage. The bill, backed by Brooks, aims to compel carriers to take shipments from Southern Indiana Express without upfront charges. Law firm Baker Daniels and R O Hawkins spoke against it. Brooks attended and defended the measure. The committee kept the House report intact despite pressure to reconsider. The Southern Indiana Express Company, led by John R Walsh, stands to benefit if others are frozen out. In a separate incident, Huebner Shirey Co store was broken into on Monday night. three revolvers and fifteen razors stolen, about $50 value, likely via skeleton keys, then tools were used to loot M J Carnahan's store for about $150 in revolvers and razors before escape.
Squire Stephenson of Bedford faced a close call when two half pint bottles taken from a tramp in court, thought to contain whiskey, were later found to hold nitroglycerine. The incident was discovered after several days of storage in a desk drawer, with cautions about the danger if this had occurred in another town.
Bedford’s growth as a commercial hub draws national firms to invest in stone quarries and building yards. The Dugan Cut Stone Co of Kansas City plans a large, year round plant north of 4th street, with 150 workers and powered by steam and electricity, to ship finished stone directly to sites. Milwaukee’s UH. H. Walls seeks a local building yard to hire about 100 men, while Pedigo Manufacturing Co plans a factory to produce washing machines and furniture, creating many jobs. Frank Smith takes charge of the sheriff’s office, moving into the jail residence and proving capable during his deputy tenure.
Mrs L Pease of Lawrence Kansas credits three bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring her mobility after seven years bedbound from kidney liver trouble nervous prostration and debility She reports walking within days and feeling new in three months Doctors and merchants promote the remedy at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed Firemen in Greencastle recount a woman who calmly played ragtime on her piano as a fire raged above her unaware until rescued by a bystander leaving the town building to burn
Street Commissioner McPheet eres enforces city order to remove dead limb debris from shade trees and ash heaps from streets. March winds threaten pedestrians as heaps clog gutters and may cause accidents, prompting action in all city areas especially the North End.
George James a farmer near Osgood Indiana and four of his children perished in a house fire that engulfed a second story while the mother was away An older son escaped by leaping through flame and smoke and neighbors were summoned but the house was destroyed and the bodies found in a downstairs bedroom
Influential Senator Brooks drives debates with decisive advocacy and counsel sought by peers. E. Br. Dobbins retires from the Sheriff’s office and plans to enter manufacturing and sale of an improved charm, praised by users. Ras is expected to succeed in any venture he undertakes.
A flood washed down a telegraph line injuring Chas C Bilis of Lisbon Indiana who endured icy water and illness before Dr King’s New Discovery cured him. H H Chess of Leesville Indiana topped Indiana Poultry Association at New Albany winning four of five firsts with a record 944 by Felch. Washington Lincoln birthday exercises in G A R Hall featured Judge Newton Crooke and songs, talks, readings, and a closing prayer.
When you want a physic that is mild and gentle easy to take and pleasant in effect use Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver tablets. Price 25 cents. Samples free. Every box guaranteed. For sale by W C Elliott.
A mulatto man who raped and killed Miss Ida Finkelstein near Terre Haute was arrested at the Terre Haute Car Works, confessed after jail, then mobbed to the Wabash bridge and hanged. The victim, a schoolteacher, was shot and throat cut during robbery on a rural road. a copper-colored negro, an interurban conductor, was described by witnesses. Police and posse hunted him in nearby woods as Miss Finkelstein’s family mourns.
Grace Dodd aged 19 daughter of Geo M Dodd druggist died at 415 am Tuesday after months of Brights disease. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 pm in the M church with Hiders J W Newland and Joseph Franklin officiating. Body lay in state from 1 to 2 pm. Burial at Green Hill Cemetery.
City Clerk Denniston notes Bedford’s population more than doubled from 1890 to 1900 and wealth nearly doubled. Real estate assessments rose from 1,111,115 in 1890 to 2,189,339 in 1900, with polls increasing from 542 to 1,103.
F L Hewett of Winfield Lil recalls a 1898 99 grippe attack. He credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with breaking up the cold and stopping the coughing. The ad touts the remedy as dependable for colds and pneumonia prevention, marketed by W Elliott.
Weather forecasts warn of a cold march with multiple storm waves from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast. By midmonth expect tropical activity, electric disturbances, blizzards, and possible tornadoes especially in the south and northwest. The period from the 19th to 25th features heavy rain, snow, and seismic chatter, with the 26th to 29th closing the month cool and fair conditions returning.
Royal Baking Powder claims to save money and health by adding anti dyspeptic qualities to food. It asserts other imitators often contain alum, making food unwholesome, and promotes Royal as the economical choice.
Mrs John Riley and children returned to their Avoca home after a visit with her brother A F Fields. Miss Effie Goble of Terre Haute visits sister Emma Queen before heading to Mitchell to see sister Pearl Hart sick with typhoid. Bowling match set March 8 between Stone City and Bloomington clubs with 23 cent admission. Drugstore ad promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets 25 cents with samples. Rev W McK Hester celebrates 74th birthday. decades in Methodist ministry noted. Black Hill prospector Fred Mackey claims pay dirt and abundant lead in a Jackson county district, not to disclose location.
A satirical note on a man who suffered due to indigestion. Early use of Dr. King's New Life Pills could have helped, as they claim to strengthen the stomach, aid digestion and improve appetite. Sold by Messick & Dodd druggists with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee.
Twenty one Syrians arrived in Washington last week and peddle linens jewelry and revolvers. They disposed of several revolvers in the city leading Chief Call to suspect stolen goods from M. J. Carnahan & Company at Loogootee. Their boarding houses were searched but nothing connected to Carnahan was found. The Syrians, none of whom speak English, were released. Arbuckle Brothers seek injunction against State Food Commissioner Blackburn over coffee coating law. They say their coffee coating of eggs and ingredients preserves aroma and is not adulteration.
Eli Marsworth of Jackson County plans to invest 25000 in Lawrence County farms after purchasing a White River farm here. He travels with Conrad Lydrof. Miss Fannie Edwards, Indianapolis evangelist, is seriously ill in Darlington, Indiana, likely from overwork, with doubts about recovery. Her Indianapolis home is Highland Place.
Homer Inman suffered a severe blood poisoning after scratching his hand on a beef bone in a meat shop two weeks ago. A Bedford tramp was arrested with a bottle initially tasted as whiskey, later deemed nitro glycerine by a chemist. Arthur Sears and Charles Hartley have consolidated transfer wagon operations into Hartley & Sears Transfer Co. with headquarters at Mann's barber shop.
How To Cure the Grip advises staying home and using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed for a quick recovery. It claims the remedy prevents pneumonia and notes thousands have used it with all recovering. W C Elliott sells it. Eliza McGrew was arrested at Mitchell for threats to burn neighbors’ houses and was found with stolen items during a home search.
Master Mechanic HE Walker of the S I Shops suffered a painful accident near that place at noon Friday when he stepped on a tipped sewer head and was thrown into the sewer. His lower limbs and body were bruised and he was carried to his rooms on K street by a cab for treatment.
Friday birthday dinner honors Mrs. Richard Fisher with about 15 attendees including her daughters Mrs. Helen Stafford and Mrs. Robert Stevens and six grandchildren. Guests wished her many returns of the anniversary.
The Southern Indiana boys presented Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Buck of North I street with a fine mantel bed on Monday.
List of unclaimed letters advertised for the week ending February 23 1900 including Skerd Miss Emma Shields Mrs Wm Tincher Mrs Marion and gentlemen Beck Jessie Boyd James Clark Wm Emery W EB Ferguson E S Flynn Alva Lake Joseph Speer J W Veasey John Persons calling for above letters please say advertised Vinson V Williams P M
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