Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women’s Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for female weakness and related symptoms, claiming it uses native roots, contains no alcohol, and avoids aggressive medical procedures. It urges perseverance for a fair trial and notes free consultation by letter with privacy protections. Also mentions Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and regulator.
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West End Boys Steal Pink Tea Eatables
A rising fad in the West End has youths depriving guests of refreshments. They raid hostesses by stealing desserts and ice cream from parties, prompting annoyance and warnings that arrests may follow if the misconduct persists.
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West End
Old Picture Revives Beaver Creek Wreck On O M
A Seymour Republican office exhibit features Isaac Apgar’s photo of a devastating 1861 O and M wreck near Beaver Creek between Willow Valley and Shoals. Two trains collided during a night service for the Nineteenth Illinois regiment, killing twenty eight soldiers and several crew. Brakeman William Huffman and Engineer Stephen Hobbs survived, while eight cars plunged into the creek amid heavy rains and rising waters.
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Seymour
Beaver Creek
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Nineteenth
Illinois
Torchen
Stephen Hobbs
Apgar
John Patterson
Vincennes
William P. Huffman
Rev
E. Huffman
Huffman
Col. Torehen
Bedford Suit On Trial At Bloomington
The Monroe Circuit Court hears Ora Koontz vs Frank Armstrong for damages over a 1905 06 farm work wage dispute. Koontz seeks 200 dollars claiming discharge left him without housing and garden, while Boruff Boruff defend. Bedford witnesses and lawyers lead the session with local names appearing in the case.
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Monroe
Dorsey
Wilson
Ora Koontz
Frank Armstrong
Koontz
Boruff & Boruff of
Attys
R. G. Miller
H. C. Duncan
Daughters of the American Revolution to Hold Bloomington Conference
Arrangements are under way for the State conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Bloomington from October 8 to 10. Indiana Regent Mrs. William A. Guthrie will preside as delegates host over 50 local members. Notables invited include Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks and Mrs. Jane Fowler.
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Judge Duncan
Indiana University
Charles W. Fairbanks
John N. Carey
Chapin Foster
Eliza Browning
Jane Fowler
Prescriptionitis Sweeps Bloomington Doctors Targeted
Bloomington faces a novel epidemic termed prescriptionitis as Good Citizens League and police push for enforcement. Officials plan to report to Indianapolis whether M D licenses justify writing prescriptions for liquor. Local doctors mostly obey the law while two or three are under scrutiny, and the city seeks a strict crackdown on prescription alcohol traffic.
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Good Citizens League
Indianapolis
M. D
Monroe County
Stinesville
Bedford
Sahara Desert
Laymon attack probe widens as Lambert to depart
Prosecuting Attorney Moss and deputy probed at John Laymon home near Spencer over last week’s attack by masked men. Watchman Baugh resigned as police scrutiny deepens. Mrs. Sadie Lambert agreed to leave the county amid Layman’s fragile condition and fear of whitecaps. Other local items include hospital updates, travel notices, and court rulings on the Nicholson law.
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Baugh
Layman
Laymon
Sadie Lambert
Whitecaps
the Whitecaps
Resolutions of Bedford Lodge No. 14 Masons on Death
Bedford Lodge No. 14 F. and A. M. records the death of John J. Atchison honoring his service as a Mason. The lodge expresses sympathy to his widow and family, drapes the lodge in mourning, and sets aside a page for obsequies while sending copies to the bereaved and local papers. Committee members Henry P. Pearson, Mchenry Owen, and Charles H. Struve sign.
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John J. Atchison
Bedford Lodge No
Lodge
Bedford
Henry P. Pearson
McHenry Owen
Charles H. Struve
Train Strikes Skiff in New Albany Injury Suit
Benjamin Phelps sues Southern Railway Company of Indiana in Floyd Circuit Court for $2000 claiming a 1907 incident on West Third Street tracks. He rowed a skiff across two feet of water and was struck by an engine, injuring his head back and legs. Plaintiff alleges negligence for no signals or bell and a boom obstructing escape.
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New Albany
Stotsenburg & Weathers
Benjamin Phelps
Southern Railway Company of
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West Third Street
Goody My Hat Not Hurt A Bit Mary Kelly Leap
Mary Kelly a 14 year old girl on the Indianapolis and Vincennes line leaped from a moving train at dusk after misjudging the stop near Farmer and Freedom. She rolled down a bank, sprang up smiling and limped into Farmer unassisted. She was scratched but not seriously hurt.
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Indianapolis and
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Indiana Crops Look Steady After Cold Snap Reports
Indiana crop reports from all counties show a brighter outlook than the April freeze suggested. Small fruits may fare well, trees rebudding, and wheat damage is slight. Corn planting could be delayed but no major alarm is indicated for the season.
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Indiana
Long Hickory Stick Carried Through Town to Blue Hole
A 65 foot long hickory stick about two feet in diameter was carried through town Friday forenoon from the Jackson place west of town to the Blue Hole where it will be worked into a derrick boom.
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Jackson Place
Blue Hole
Lightning leaves fern leaf burns in Wheatland storm
A Wheatland correspondent reports a Thursday night thunderstorm struck the Taylor Potts home at about 8 30. Lightning damaged the stove pipe and carpet while nine people gathered around the stove. Ola Smith and baby were briefly knocked unconscious. a fern shaped burn marked Olas leg. Maurice Potts and another man suffered fern shaped burns and shocks. Others present escaped injury.
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Taylor Potts
Ola Smith
Maurice M. Potts
Pearl Williamson
Johnny Lloyd
Maurice Potts
Mrs. Smith
Indiana 1906 suicides and county inquests detailed report
A Indiana state report shows 1906 personal crisis cases totaled 185 with 130 white men and 53 white women. no colored women died by accident and 70 homicides, 185 suicides, 802 accidents, and 785 natural deaths among 1,842 deaths overall. Marion County led in inquests. Vigo and Lake counties followed with high counts. figures come from county coroners via Miss Mary Stubbs.
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Brakeman Wilfong Sues Over Flatcar Incident
About two years ago Brakeman John Wilfong of the Monon, from Campbellsburg, was thrown in front of a flatcar loaded with crossties when a brake-rod broke while switching at Pekin. He sued for $15,000 at Salem, and the case moved to Paoli where it was on trial last week.
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McDoel
Monon
John Wilfong
The
Campbellsburg
Pekin
Salem
Paoli
Wrecking Crew Re-Rails Bedford Branch Delays Morning Traffic
The Bedford branch derailed cars, reportedly loaded with building materials for Seymour Seymour Republican, were re-railed by the B and O S wrecking crew who left here shortly before seven this morning.
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Bedford
Seymour
Seymour Republican
Doctors remove tumor from James Jordan’s neck side
Drs Freeland and Shrum operated at the Hospital on Thursday evening removing a tumor from James Jordan’s neck. Joseph Whitelaw, an actor from Shelbyville, was sent to prison for diamond theft from a company member.
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Shrum
James Jordan
Joseph Whitelaw
Shelbyville
Theompany
Greatest Show On Earth closes Madison Square Garden engagement
Barnum and Bailey new tour opens in the Western states after a record run at Madison Square Garden New York City. J P Pagan routes Biz One through Cincinnati Richmond Louisville Columbus Indianapolis Terre Haute Bryansville Vincennes St Louis May 6 7 11 14 15 16 17 18 20 with Seymour stop May 12 en route to Louisville. Ralph Leath awarded 1600 dollars in damages for injury on Indiana Union Traction line near Muncie.
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New York City
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Richmond
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Columbus
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Terre Haute
Bryansville
Vincennes
St. Louis
Seymour
Orleans to Build New School as Old Brick Building Is Condemned
The State Board of Health condemns Orleans public square’s old brick school as old and dilapidated, unventilated, poorly lit and unevenly heated. The town’s historic school, begun by the Orleans Academic Association in 1866, will be replaced by a modern central facility located away from the business district to consolidate town and township education.
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Orleans
State Board of Health
State Board
Orleans Academic Association
John M. Bloss
Indiana
Kansas
J. R. Burton
Bloss
Durbin
F. M. Stalker
State Normal School
Federal Building Ten Bids Sought For Bedford Project
Supervising Architect John Knox Taylor of the Treasury Department advertises bids for Bedford Federal Building construction. Bids will be opened June 12 in Washington City. Plans and specs available from Postmaster Keach.
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United States Treasury Department
Danny Mary
Bedford Federal Building
Washington City
Keach
Bedford Dominates Salem HS Meet Wins Three Events
In Salem on Friday Bedford captured three of five events while New Albany took the remaining two. Bedford victors were Clyde Hon in Oratory, Harry Gowen in Reading, and Georgia Lane in Music.
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Salem
Bedford
New Albany
Clyde Hon
Harry Gowen
Reading
Georgia Lane
Horse Scare Ties Up Produce Wagon In Fairview Incident
A Fairview horse frightened by a go devil in a horse drawn wagon caused a wild chase through town. The wagon laden with milk eggs and other produce crashed into fences and a chicken yard before wrecking the wagon. The horse collapsed in a barn with minor injuries. the wagon and goods were a total loss.
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McClelland Todd
Fairview
Geo. W. Hay
T. A. Wallace
Tid
Charlie Walker
May Weather Averages From Thirty Six Years Of Data
The report summarizes May climate in the state from 36 years of records. It notes a May mean of 63 degrees, a high May of 96 on May 31, 1895, and a low of 31 on May 3, 1877, with frost risk peaking by May 21. Average May precipitation was 4.01 inches with 12 days at or above .01 inch. record highs include 8.83 inches in 1892 and 3.31 inches in 1875 within 24 hours. Relative humidity averages 72 percent, and typical May skies show 9 clear days, 13 partly cloudy, and 9 cloudy, with southerly winds averaging 10 mph and peaking at 49 mph on May 6, 1902.
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Weather Bureau
Pioneering memory notes springs of 1857 55 and railroad business
Mrs. Caroline Parks recalls historic spring patterns in Southern Indiana, noting 1857 resembled this year with a cold April and potential for mild summer follow ups. She cites 1855 frost on June first destroying garden crops and replanting. Meanwhile the Southern Indiana Railroad runs full crews despite expected slack season as coal shipments stay brisk after winter stockpiles.
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Weather Bureau
Caroline Parks
South I Street
Southern Indiana Railroad
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