Women Health and Patent Remedies Promote Free Motherhood
An old editorial piece argues that heredity and ignorance harm women leading to unhappy motherhood. It extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for stopping drains and inflammation, improving female health, and ensuring healthy babies. A Syracuse reader cites personal success and recommends medicines. adverts offer medical guidance and the Medical Adviser free by mail from Dr. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andie Blacker
Sharine Street
Syracuse
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Zelma Saw Mill Burned
Zelma saw mill operated by William Wilcox burned Thursday night likely from saw dust catching fire. Hunter Bros quarry in Consolidated district plans extensive work this season with capacity to remove 40 000 feet of stone and 100 square feet of surface stripped for future channeling. John son family returned from Saltillo after Mary Johnson died at 76 from a yearlong bed injury. Funeral held Saturday. Linton residents angry over Bicknell News satire calling Linton a city due to shacks and whisky. John Carroll hid a revolver near camp. police and attorney searched but found nothing. Carroll’s map proved unreliable. Robert Wicker coaching Indiana University baseball spent Sunday in town before returning to Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Bros
Consolidated Quarry
John Carroll
J. Hickson Smith
Marshal Russell
Carroll
Robert Wicker
Indiana University
Bloomington
State fish law bans acid dumping and nets on waters
The act prohibits dumping acid coal tar oil or refuse into state waters in quantities harming fish with fines from 25 to 100 dollars per offense. Dynamite use is banned except by permit for mining. Nets and poisons are forbidden, with a minnow trap for bait allowed. A closed season runs December 1 to April 1, hook and line fishing allowed year round. Penalties include heavy fines and possible penitentiary sentence. a 20 dollar conviction fee funds the fish and game protective fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durbin
Fish and Game
Ohio River
Lake Michigan
Wabash River
Fish and Game Protective Fund
Electr ic Bitters End Long Sickness and Better Health
F J Green of Lancaster New Hampshire credits Electric Bitters with curing chronic indigestion and nervous debility after other medicines failed. His wife reports strong health, especially for female troubles, praising the tonic. Also notes of James S Williams visiting Campbellsburg and touting Twin Creek stone quality and quantities. Indiana Brooks express law enforcement and fees. social notes on visitors Fannie Burk, the Misses Mabreys, and Mrs E J Simpson in Shawswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Green
Lancaster
N. H
Messick & Dodd
Senate Act 206 Limits City Terms to Two Years
Gov Durbin signed Senate Act 206 amending the 1893 city incorporation act. It caps terms for Mayor City Judge Clerk Marshal and Treasurer at two years with commencements on the first Monday after the May election. It also sets expiration dates for current officers including Civil Engineer Street Commissioner City Attorney and Fire Department Health Officer in Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durbin
Bedford
Southern Indiana express bill signed into law by governor
The Southern Indiana express bill introduced by Senator Brooks was signed by Gov. Durbin late Thursday afternoon and is now enacted as law in the commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Gov
Durbin
Commonwealth
Local Obituaries and Town News Highlights
Peter Diehl, aged 88, dies at his home north of town after a long life. Funeral held Sunday led by Elder John Williams with burial at Hopkins graveyard. Oil fever resurges at Saltillo with 3000 acres leased and drilling gear arriving for potential productive finds. Bryantsville M B church repairs include roof, bell tower, fence, yard grading, interior papering. Rev Wm Russell reports revived services. Pan American Exposition stamps to go on sale late April feature several designs. Wm Spraig and son return from Odon with plans to relocate to Monroeville after farm purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Diehl
John Williams
Hopkins Graveyard
Bryantsville M. B
Wm. Russell
Bedford M. E
Hopkins
Secret society organized at Washington Indiana draws 100 candidates
A new secret society was formed in Washington Indiana with over one hundred men eligible by age and consent. The group plans conviviality and sociability rituals with a unique sign and password. Initiation includes the con and magnum rites, and dues are set at 1 cent monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Plains
Omar
Imar
Emar
Rum
Ruy
Temperance Society
Dr King’s New Life Pills End Purge Myth
An old belief that drastic purgatives are needed is debunked by Dr King’s New Life Pills. The product claims to harmlessly stimulate liver and bowels, expel poisons, cleanse the system, and cure constipation and sick headache. Available for 25 cents at Messick and Dodd’s drug store. A local note reports John Hauck, 99, of Maple Heights, fell while attempting to catch a horse yesterday, dislocating his left arm. Dr Potts treated the injury as Hauck reaches the century mark next Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Messick & Dodd’s
John Hauck
Maple Heights
Layman
Potts
Hauck
Bloomington
Cough Remedy Endorsed By Petersburg Baker
F P Mor an a Petersburg baker praises Chamberlain s Cough Remedy for children s coughs and whooping cough noting it contains no opium or harmful drugs Sold by W C Elliott Also Indiana House Bill 41 requires express companies in cities of 2000 plus population to deliver all mail within corporate limits under penalty of fines The Gazette reports physicians dispute claims Ward did not assault Miss Fink elstine and notes threats from Ward s brother and warnings against interference by the colored informant Terre Haute Gazette
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F.P. Moran
Petersburg
W.C. Elliott
Indiana
Ward
Terre Haute Gazette
Vindicator reports relief from Chamberlain Pain Balm
The editor describes two cures of rheumatic pain in the shoulder and thigh joint using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He credits two applications and rubbing with immediate relief in both cases, noting rest of the night without pain after treatment. For sale by W. C. Eliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherfordton
N. C
Vindicator
Chamberlain
W. C. Eliott
Gambler From Louisville Drains Martinsville Coffers
A Louisville professional gambler visited Bloomington last week and departed with a sack full of money. Martinsville leads in this practice despite Bloomington's larger population, while Bloomington’s home gamblers operate in Martinsville and keep the money there. The spread of gambling talent means money departs with the gamblers when they leave Martinsville. The city retains the gamblers for its citizens and avoids depleting its money supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Bloomington
Martinsville
Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Quick Cures For Various Ailments
Remarkable claims surround Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with tests on hopeless victims of Consumption Pneumonia Hemorrhages Pleurisy and Bronchitis credited as restoring health. Marketed by Messick and Dodd with satisfaction guaranteed and free trial bottles offered. Evan A Bonham reported visiting Bloomfield en route to Bloomington to discuss Midland Coal Co project in Greene County where coal lands are being developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Plata
SWIFT
Atlanta
Dr. King
Messick & Dodd
Evan A. Bonham
Bloomfield
Bloomington
Midland Coal Co
Greene County
Midland
Lawrence
Bonham
Best of the Goat Fracas Marks Initiation Scene at R P Lodge
A West Middleton initiation in Howard County ends violently as Thomas Zell, a township official’s brother, fights staff members and fires a revolver after being provoked. The lodge remains open as staff hide and Zell leaves, with no completion date for the ritual. Several local notices follow, including births, illness, visits, and a regional telephone company consolidation plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. of P
West Middleton
Howard County
Thomas Zell
Zell
Death of Mrs Isis Fry at 26 Funeral Monday
Mrs Isis Fry wife of Jesse Fry died Saturday from lung trouble at 26. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 o clock with burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isis Fry
Jesse Fry
Mt. Pleasant
Death of Jesse Kelly at 35 in consumptive death
Jesse Kelly died Sunday evening at his West 16th street home from consumption aged 35. Funeral services Monday at 2 pm. Burial at Beech Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Kelly
West 16Th Street
Beech Grove
Death of Miss Cora Tyre in Marion Township
Miss Cora Tyre daughter of George Tyre died at her home in Marion township Sunday at 10 o'clock a m of pneumonia aged 18 years Funeral Tuesday at 10 o'clock a m Burial at Bass Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Tyre
George Tyre
Marion Township
Bass Cemetery
Local notices and obituaries from town and region
John Hulse dies at 45 after Christmas illness. Funeral held at M E church with Rev James Small officiating. burial at Green Hill. Births listed: a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Sawyer. Various residents noted visiting, business, and travel in Heltonville, Harrodsburg, Erie, Williams, Free town, and Orleans. Marriage license issued to Thomas F Hackett and Fannie B Huddleson. An endorsement for Chamberlains Cough Remedy cited by George W Waitt of South Gardiner Me. For sale by W C Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainville
Ind
Guy Williams
John Hulse
M. E. Church
James Small
Green Hill
George W. Waitt
South Gardiner
Chamberlain
W. C. Elliott
Inter State Commerce diverse rights in markets dispute
Regulation blocks dressed Bedford stone shipments to New York and harms Indian quarries, while citizens of other states may sell in this state. Local notices cover a string of daily arrivals, marriages, deaths, and events including a bankruptcy petition by Jacob Teague, farmer in Monroe County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of New York
New York
Jacob Teague
Monroe County
Harrodsburg
Stephenson
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Zelma
William Wilcox
George Johnson
Earl
Fred Johnson
Saltillo
Mr. Johnson
Mary Johnson
Linton
Bicknell News
Panama
The
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta, GA
New Fish Law
James S. Williams
Stinesville
Campbellsburg
Union B. Hunt
Fannie Burk
E. J. Simpson
Shawswick
City
Srkortens
Niagara Falls
Sault Ste Marie
Ocean Steamship
American Line
Wm. Spraig and Son
F. F. Spraig
Monroeville
Odon
Order of Buffaloes
Hostetler Farm
Pinhook
Matthew Mathews
Chicago
Levi Beavers
Beavers
Stone City
Bedford Alley
Joseph Probst
Joseph Neill
Nat Hill, Jr
Frank Ray
John Faucett
Clarence Lowder
B. N. Millikin
Russell Allen
Frank Hopewell
Phillip Hall
Thomas Roberts
Fred Steele
W. C. Lattimer
James Bell
J. H. Johnson
H. R. Ferguson
D. Y. Johnson
Joseph Probs
Esse
Peter Williams
Oolitic
Cincinnati
Marshall Norman
Norman Station
Calla ‘Lane
Heltonville
W. F. Brooks
August Lane
East Bedford
West 12Th Street
F. P. Smith
Lizzie Denson
West 13Th Street
Hamilton Cupp
J.S. Weaver
Leesville
Lizzie Earl
Fayetteville
River Vale
Theodore Lyon
Mitchell Electric Light Plant
Mann’s
Wm. R. Tincher
Eva Wease
Bert McQueen
Mattie Martin
L. H. Anderson
Erie
David Todd
Bry Patton
Paoli
Alfred Grayson
Hopkins Grave Yard
A. B. Armstrong
Frank Hamer
Deal
W. C. Hiliott
Brown County
Justice of Peace
Daviess
Willard Miller
Fayettville
James Chesnut
Metcalf
South
Charles Stephenson
J. L. Harris
Paul
Lt. Roberts
H.C. Vantayle
Springville
George Roberts
Smithville
Cale
Sutherland
Marley
Lincoln Avenue
15Th Street
Hugh Bass
Bryantsville
William R. Tiocher
Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
Mrs. Claude Richards
J.G Flinn
Mrs. Harvey Chastine
Wm. M. Starr
Shanswick
J.J. Fpaubson
Nelson Gardner
George Summers
6Th Street
William Young
North
Lee Stewart
Andy Dodds
Kurtz
Charles Hodges
Orleans
Riley Watts
Josh Dilley
Mitchell
Frank Donica
James Smith
Jon. Taylor
Charles Schafer
Commodore Fields
Owensburg
Oliver Fields
R. B. Byrd
Missouri
J. W Watson
Hoosier, Carter and
Stout Telephone Companies
Central Union
Miss Cora Tyre
Mrs
Lloyd Sawyer
James T. Bailey
T. T. Hays
Wm. Speer
W.T. Hall
Williams
Hamilton Thompson
Fred Browning
Thomas F. Hackett
Fannie B. Huddleson
Minnie Acton
Freetown
Mary Montgomery
Newberry
Hallie Todd
Miss Pearl Mabrey
Paris Ketchem
D. W. Beasley
Casper Schafer
S. D. Baker
Leatherwood
Church of Christ
Mountain Springs
Radford
Will Keane
al Croxall
James Henderson
Ed Skerd
Salem
M. E
Saran Foddrill
Robert Mount
Elnora
Elliott’s
Mary Maher
North Side
John Doe
Chrisler
Ora Clark
North I Street
Ole Clark
Cora Elkins
J. A. Vansickle
Illinois
Geo. B. Giles
Martha Moore
Frederick F. Flinn
Nellie B. Speer
Ale Clark
C. M. Lewis
S. I
Dugan Stone
Doddridge
Harry R. Ferguson
Andy Stone
Rollie Stone
Mary Dean
Indianapolis
Bucklen
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