Herbal remedies mix in forgotten medical testimonial
The passage blends endorsements of Helmnias and Golden Seal from 19th century medical authorities with scattered notes on Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It discusses indications for women’s reproductive issues, female aesthetics, and critiques fashion, ending with reflections on youth and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Ellingwood
Denenett Medical College
Ohi
John M. Seudner
Cincinnati
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Pierce
Bedford Veterans Celebrate Commander Election At Kokomo
The Bedford group returning from the G A R Encampment in Kokomo report happiness over Capt. J. D. Alexander winning Department Commander on the first ballot by a 73 vote margin. Col. V. V. Williams visited Indianapolis then returned home. E. C. Newland Post members aided the election effort. Captain Alexander’s leadership pleases Southern Indiana veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Kokomo
J. D. Alexander
Charles H. Donihue
W. A. Mathes
J. G. Emery
Dan Carlton
T. J. Box
Lee Leonard James Owens
Dec McPike
Lee Potter
Col
V. V. Williams
Indianapolis
Grand Army of
Indiana
Alexander
Traction Line Promises Stall in Missouri City
In Missouri the promised March 1 start on a new traction line was followed by a rush promise of franchise approval and land purchases next week. No real construction began beyond a job hunt report, with later claims of May 1 or “real soon” despite a stagnant economy and tight money. Bloomington Star voices skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington Star
Fashion Provokes Sermon on Devil in Dress at Chicago Church
Rev. W A Bartlett of the First Congregational Church in Chicago lambasted modern styles at a West Division Christian Endeavor Union meeting. He warned fashion can convert Christians into fools with outfits and accessories that reveal moral laxity and harmful vanity. He cited hats, skirts, and high heels as evils that distort proper modesty and self restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Bartlett
First Congressional Church
Chicago
Bartlett
West Division Christian Endeavor Union
Jackson Boulevard Christian Church
Man Unseen 20 Years Visits County Seat For Marriage License
David Haggard a 61 year old Monroe county farmer from Sharp's tan yard traveled to Bloomington to obtain a marriage license to wed Czetta Thompson. He had never entered a courthouse or railroad station before and had not seen town life in two decades, explaining his long absence by living in Marion township's remote corner. The couple’s plans followed his discovery of town life during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rip van Winkle
Ratskill Mountains
David Haggard
Monroe County
Haggard
Sharp
Tan Yard
Morgan
Monroe Counties
Czetta Thompson
Bloomington
Rip
Marion Township
Musgrove
Linton
Friends
Bloomfield
Bartlett Goodman
Tom Hutson
Escapes Punishment for Blooming Letter Theft
Frank Leas confessed to opening letters containing money in the Bloomington post office while a night clerk. Judge Anderson gave a suspended sentence, requiring Leas to return to his Clay City home and report in six months, with a next hearing planned for November after strong character testimony from L. V. Buskirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leas
Bloomington
Anderson
Clay City
Leas
L. V. Buskirk
First National Bank
Stampede for Air Hustle For Windows Stotts Family Appearance
The Stotts family appears in Hustle For Windows as part of a feature on air time and broadcasts. Spectators note the family’s prominence and the event atmosphere surrounding the appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stotts
Public Health Battle Over Filthy Shack Near Tracks
In a city court case a poverty issue surfaces as Pete Stotts and his wife, known locals, testify in W H Richards assault charge. The hillside shack near I Street and B&O tracks is deemed a public health menace, with complaints and arrests piling up. Officials consider tearing it down and even propose a hose bath to abate the nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stipp
Pete Stotts
Witneafes
W. H. Richards
I Street
Stotts
Pete
Richards
Hillside
Fletcher
Fire Department
Grand Army of the Republic Encampment Chooses Crawfordsville
The thirtieth annual Encampment of the Indiana Grand Army of the Republic selects Crawfordsville as the meeting site after South Bend and Terre Haute withdraw. Officers elected include Department Commander John O D Alexander of Bedford and Council of Administration members Joseph D. Galleher Williamsport and T B Wilkinson Knightstown. Col. V V Williams of the city is named Delegate to the National Encampment from the Second Congressional District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Crawfordsville
Kokomo
South Bend
Terre Haute
John OD. Alexander
Bedford
Milton Bell
W. E. Gorsuch
F. M. Elliott
Hammond
S. I. Brown
Knox
W. W. Dougherty
Indianapolis
Council of Administration
Joseph D. Galleher
Williamsport
T. B. Wilkinson
Knightstown
D. H. Miller
Franklin
W. P. Myers
Kendallville
J. L. Miller
Jeffersonville
Col
V. V. Williams
Bedford Figure Proposed Monument Bill After Gov Hanly
In a Washington Herald note a Bedford representative in the Indiana General Assembly is imagined offering a motion to appropriate funds for a Bedford stone enduring monument to Governor Hanly in memory. The proposal honors his advocacy for the Tippecanoe monument to be built of New England granite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanly
Bedford
Indiana General Assembly
Tippecanoe
New England
Washington Herald
When Doctors Disagree Over Rich Manufacturer Death
In New York a prominent manufacturer died amid conflicting medical opinions. The physician claimed the patient had hydrophobia and was doomed, while New York Medico argued there was no hydrophobia and suggested the parent was doped to death. The dispute centers on the cause of death and differing professional views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifty-Two Day Corn Campaign Urged By Regansville Leader
Robert Davidson of a large Regansville wholesale drug firm asks local businessmen to circulate notices to farmers along the Ohio River urging planting of fifty-two day corn as the sole resource for the season in light of flood conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davidson
Regansville
Ohio River
Marriage License Issued to Albert Hamilton and Margaret Ollis
A marriage license was issued to Albert Hamilton and Margaret E Ollis of Ft Ritner indicating the couple’s formalization of nuptial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hamilton
Margaret E. Ollis
Ft. Ritner
Quick Growing Corn Varieties For Late Planting
Farmers report a fifth frost episode this year has disrupted lowland plantings. Fifty two day corn has not been tried locally but is grown in Wisconsin July August frost free months. Seedsmen offer dent corn maturing 90 to 109 days and Flint corn that can yield even with late July planting. Farmers delaying planting should test quick growing varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Sothern
Indiana
Ilinois
Rural route carrier sues over road repair in Sullivan County
Cary Gill filed against Otho Collier a Turman township trustee after notice of unrepaired mile used daily by a rural route carrier. A Justice of the Peace imposed a two dollar fine plus costs. The trustee appealed to the circuit court with the outcome eagerly awaited. The law allows county commissioners road supervisors or trustees to order road repairs and use funds as emergency aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Cary Gill
Otho Collier
Turman Township
Stranded Stranger’s Stolen Rig Allegedly Recovered
A mysterious visitor arrived in Leesville on Saturday and vanished by Sunday. The buggy stolen from a Columbus liveryman was traced via Seymour to Leesville where it was abandoned. The rig was returned to its owner after investigators tracked the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesville
Seymour
Prof. Kipling
Columbus
Bedford Couple to Wed at Bride's Home
William Lessey Walls of Bedford will marry Miss Mabel Hyland daughter of Mr and Mrs William Walker Hyland in Bedford at the bride’s parents home on Seventh and Blish streets. Rev J Randolph Smith will officiate. Walls is with Walls & Walls insurance firm and Phi Psi member. Hyland is a stenographer and engineer’s daughter from Seymour. Also noted is Wendell Dowling nine weeks old son of Jesse Dowling who died of pneumonia and was buried at Skerd cemetery.
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Ida Howell
Indianapolis
Bedford
Ed Howell
Col. V. V. Williams
Lves
Airdome
Miss Howell
Howell & Johnson
Franklin Drug Store
William Lessey Walls
Mabel Hyland
William Walker Hyland
Seventh
Blish Streets
J. Randolph Smith
Methodist Church of
Walls
Phi Psi Fraternity
Walls & Walls, Successors To H. H. Walls
Miss Hyland
Hyland
Seymour
Indiana
Wendell Dowling
Jesse Dowling
Ketcham
Skerd
Veterans rally back from Kokomo camp elect Bedford captain
Delegations from Sanderson Post 191 G A R and W R C and First Circle Ladies of the G A R return from the state encampment at Kokomo. Veterans praise efforts that elected Capt John D Alexander of Bedford as department commander, first southern Indiana to hold the post in many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanderson Post
First Circle
State Department
Kokomo
John D. Alexander
Bedford
Indiana
New Albany Tribune
Governor Hanly Proclaims Memorial Day 1908 in Indiana
Governor J. Frank Stanley issues a Memorial Day proclamation from the Dalimere conference site urging national tribute to soldiers from Sumpter to Appomattox. The document calls for reverence, observance, and a solemn, law-abiding day with ceremonies, songs, flowers, and quiet reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanly
Ofc Ihe
M. EH
Dalimere
Free Commonwealth
I. J. Frank Stanly
Indiana
Temple of Freedom
Sumpter
Appomattox
Columbus Youth Builds Globe of Death Dareball
B C Almond, 23, of 287 East Schiller Street Columbus Ohio completes a working model of the Globe of Death a 26 inch wooden ball ridden down a 50 foot incline looping and jumping a 30 foot gap into a net. He plans to test in Columbus within weeks and may later recruit female riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
B .C. Almond
East Schiller Street
Ohio
Almond
Bedford Man Drafts Dog License Tag Ordinance
Attorney John H. Underwood drafts a new city ordinance to require dog collars and $1 license tags, mandate muzzle use by some dogs, and impound untagged canines. The proposal aims to curb cruelty while funding administration with fees and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood
John H. Underwood
Bedford
Mr. Underwood
Body of Carl Hoffmann Recovered After Drowning
The body of Carl Hoffmann, drowned Saturday morning near Rockford, was recovered Sunday noon about three miles from the death site. Aaron and Pollard Abel found the remains two miles below the pumping station. Burial set for Riverview cemetery after services at the German M.E. church Sunday afternoon.
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Seymour
Carl Hoffmann
Rockford
Aaron
Pollard Abel
R. E. Goble
Seymour Water Company
Siefker
Aaron Able
Bellsford
Frank Voss
Abel Boys
Fred Kerl
Newford
Riverview Cemetery
Famous Case Ended in Favor of Plaintiff Moses
The Margrove case ended yesterday after a week of hearings in Hisaratidid township. A large number of witnesses testified and a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff Moses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margrove.iet
Hisaratidid
Moses
Geologist to Inspect Heltonville Oil Well Prospect
State Geologist W S Blatchley will visit Heltonville to inspect an oil well drilled there with potential for a new oil field. Richmond Levering and Eastern capitalists arranged the inquiry, with reports the oil may lie in the Trenton limestone, signaling possible mining development since Indiana output fell 30 percent last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S.blatchley
Heltonville
Blatchley
Richmond Levering
Lafayette
Lexington
Levering
Blatchely
Trenton
Indiana
Poor Baby Burned in Livonia Household Tragedy
A two year old girl at Fred Coulter's Livonia home lit paper on a stove and suffered severe burns after being left alone. She died five hours later. Funeral held in Livonia Wednesday at 2 o clock conducted by Rev. McCullough of the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Fred Coulter
Livonia
The
Salem Leader
Rev. McCullough
Baptist Church
Call from the Wild: East End Man Shoots Large Fox
Charles Shortridge of Seventeenth Street shot and killed a large grey fox that sheltered under his house after wandering from the countryside. He fired six loads with a shotgun before the animal collapsed, remarking the fox was one of the largest seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shortridge
Seventeenth Street
Shortridge
Reynard
Case Dismissed in Bedford Suit Over Drainage Damage
The Circuit Court dismissed the case of Mrs. David M. Ragsdale against the city of Bedford after plaintiffs finished presenting evidence. The suit sought 1000 dollars for alleged property damage from insufficient drainage and recent heavy rains. A marriage license was issued to William L. Walls and Mable L. Hyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David. M. Ragsdale
Bedford
William L. Walls
Mable L. Hyland
Bedford High School Day Observed Production
A Bedford High School event titled Day Observed featured a production by the students and staff. The program showcased local talent and school activities reflecting the year’s themes and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford High
Senior Class Plays Merchant of Venice at Opera House
The 1908 Stone City Senior class presented Modern Merchant of Venice at the Opera House to a crowded audience of friends and relatives. Joe Trainor Bassanio Clifford Speer Shylock Maude Duncan Portia and others impressed in a lively five act student performance with football finale and an appreciative crowd.
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Stone City Opera House
Bassaino
Portia
Cicero
Antonio
Joe Trainor
Clifford Speer
Shylock
Maude Duncan
Launcelot
Sam Fagan
Harold Ferguson
Harry Dunihue
Herman MceCormick
Louis Ramsey
Wendell George
Morrison Johnson
Mary Quill
Lorella Brown
Nellie Sears
Mary Smith
Gwendolyn Hughes
Lawsuit Over Railroad Death At Princeton Court
Mrs. Clara E. Green sues Southern Railroad for 10000 damages in circuit court at Princeton claiming negligence led to the death of her husband Alva Green. Green was killed in railroad yards while noting a car number two hours after resigning as a reporter and joking about luck on Friday the 15th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara E. Green
Southern Railroad
Alva Green
Princeton
Greene
Mare Injured Jumping Fence Near City
A fine mare owned by Enoch Jenkins, a farmer south of the city, was badly lacerated after attempting to jump a barbed wire fence. The animal tried again last night and reopened its old wounds. The mare bled nearly a gallon before the bleeding ceased.
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Enoch Jenkins
Harvest Leeches At Owensville Farmers Find New Crop
Farmers near Owensville Indiana discover leeches thriving during Wabash floods and plan to harvest them for sale to physicians and medical colleges. Leaches are a valued medical commodity with shipments from Sweden to London Veavis and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensville
Providence
Wabash Valley
Ind
Wabash
Sweden
London
Veavis
America
Regular Mortality Report Shows April Death Toll and Diseases
State Board of Health release details April mortality across Indiana with 2954 deaths and a 13.2 per thousand rate. Rheumatism top listed illness. pneumonia and violence yield high counts. small pox and diphtheria cases reported in multiple counties. city rates vary with Indianapolis highest among large cities.
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State Board of Health
Apri
Steuben
Marion
Indianapolis
Evansville
Ft. Wayne
Terre Haute
Anderson
Muncie
South Bend
Chaney Booms Mitchell for New Bureau Chief
Representative Chaney pushed a House bill to create a bureau of mines in the Interior Department with John Mitchell as a leading candidate for chief at a $6,000 salary. He predicts Mitchell will be drafted into government service and urged the President to consider him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mitchell
House
Representative Chaney
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Senate
Chaney
Mitchell
Indiana
Illinois
Bedford Pedagogue Chosen Odon School Superintendent 1908
The Odon school board appointed Lawrence Maher of Bedford as superintendent for 1908 09. He succeeds A T Mayfield who left to accept a Philippines appointment. Maher, a State Normal Danville graduate and University of Chicago student, comes well recommended.
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Odon
Lawrence Maher
Bedford
A. T. Mayfield
Philippines
Maher
State Normal
Danville
University of Chicago
Oden
Odeon Journal
Bedford Council Rejects Funding for Murder Suspects
In a special session the County Council declined to appropriate 250 to pursue and convict the murderers of Joe Rapshaw whose body was found in a Bull Ridge quarry pool near Oolitic weeks ago. Bedford reports no fire alarms in four months, unmatched for its size in Indiana.
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Joe Rapshaw
Bull Ridge
Oolitic
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