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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1900
Page
1
Our stock features every kind and weight from medium to heavy in undergarments. Prices are set to compare with lower grades, with plain and fancy patterns from 50 cents to 5 dollars per suit. We buy direct from factories to offer better quality for the same price as rivals.
Congress failed to pass a constitutional amendment as Republicans from Indiana backed it while all Indiana Democrats including Congressman Biers voted against it. The defeat highlighted party divisions in the House.
John Johnson, Democratic Exec Committee member, and J A Gunn traveled toward Indianapolis amid suspicions of a political mission. The piece claims large party funding, including a $50,000 Tammany Hall transfer, and notes Taggart’s control of funds and distribution across the state. A Republican rally in Mitchell, Kentucky actor Governor Taylor, and a local report from Orleans Examiner are included alongside brief social notices.
Hunters report quail are more numerous this year after years of scarcity. State laws protecting quail expire November 18 and hunters anticipate the opening for grand sport. Other game is plentiful, and nimrods are cleaning their guns in preparation.
R N Grayson of the Heltonville area traveled to Bloomington on Monday to see friends.
The Second district voters face a choice on November 6 between Congressman Miers seeking a third term and Republican challenger Peter R. Wadsworth. Wadsworth is praised for private life and public service, while Miers is criticized for a weak congressional record, especially on pensions and the trust issue, with supporters arguing for independence and strong representation.
The notice details how to vote straight or split tickets using the blue pencil, marks to place in circles or squares, handling or spoiling ballots, secrecy, and penalties for outside ballots or improper conduct. It also explains voting on constitutional amendments and how to vote a Straight Republican ticket with the eagle symbol.
The passage argues that one candidate supports Republican policies credited with turning the U S finances to a surplus and expanding markets and employment, while the other opposes these. It asks readers to decide which gentle man should represent the district based on these policies.
A Ontario New York druggist recalls recommending Chamberlains Cough Remedy when a customer lacked stock. He offered a refund if not satisfied after a fair trial and the customer later advised a friend to buy a bottle. The remedy is sold by W C Elliott.
The Terre Haute Express notes corn prices from 1896 to 1900 with 22¢ October price for white corn in 1897 and discusses a strong Indiana crop at 99 percent of full estimate. It weighs farmer profits from 24 dollars per acre for corn and 12 per acre rent, and links 30 percent corn to McKinley support amid Republican home demand. Hon A H Davis arrives from Washington to stay through the election.
A large Indiana crowd attended a Friday Republican meeting headlined by John L. Griffiths. The event featured the Courthouse Glee Club and Bedford Premier Band. Griffiths praised industrial progress, rebuked Democratic attacks on trusts, and framed imperialism as the key issue, urging support for the Republican ticket from McKinley to Campbell. A telegram about a navy death in the Philippines moved the audience.
Young Frank Moore reports McKinley support seen through Mitchell Bedford and beyond. He notes McKinley leads 16 to 4 in Mitchell and 27 to 10 passing through Bedford, with cheers of Hurrah for McKinley.
A Philadelphia woman, Annie E. Springer, reports Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption cured her long standing hacking cough. The ad extols rapid chest and lung relief for 50 cents to 1 00 with trial bottles free at Messick and Dodd s Drug Store and guarantees each bottle.
State Geologist Blatchley returns to Indianapolis after a northern Indiana trip and visits oil country. He notes farmers in some areas pour crude oil into hog wallows as a preventive, buying it by the barrel for cholera control.
A Indiana reader charges that some Democratic candidates for Congress exploit veterans by sending telegram notifications of pension allowances. The critic says congressmen cannot grant pensions and that such tactics mislead soldiers about congressional influence. Seymour Republican.
A boiler at a saw mill near Washington in Daviess County exploded on Thursday morning. Six men were in the shed. two were injured but recovering. The old five ton, thirty horsepower boiler had run dry despite a five inch water gauge minutes earlier. Engineer Young Smith had fired it heavily, carrying 120 pounds of steam, when it blew. The blast sent debris several hundred feet, uprooted a 75 foot hickory and a four-foot white oak, and left a seven foot deep hole where the foundation was torn away. The shock was felt miles away and caused a man unloading logs to flee to the woods.
A Centerville Iowa district court clerk, M. E. Lowther, reports three days of severe cholera morbus after cucumbers. He tried many medicines before using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which fully relieved him after three doses. The remedy is sold by W. C. Elliott.
Johnson will run a special wire to the Grand Opera House and receive election bulletins on the night of November 6 read from the stage. An admission fee will be charged to defray expenses.
Washington October 29 The State Department issued Thanksgiving proclamation signed by President McKinley. It notes divine blessing on the nation for harvest labor and industry and urges worship, gratitude, and prayer for concord with other nations and peace. It calls the people to observe November 29 as a day of thanksgiving and praise.
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a severe illness with jaundiced skin and weakness. After three doctors gave him up, a friend advised Electric Bitters. one bottle showed improvement and three weeks cured him, a claim he says saved his life. Sold for 50 cents at Mesick & Dodds Drug Stores.
John G Griffiths just back from Ohio says McKinley will carry the state by at least 75000 in the current race with some Republicans predicting as high as 100000. He notes Republicans are stronger outside Cleveland, a long time political storm center, though he must skip other invitations due to Indiana engagements.
A historical ad-like excerpt describes water torture and its effects on the mind, then promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments. It claims mental relief from physical disorders and includes patient testimonials from Mrs. John Green and Miss Annie Stephens praising the medicine and its non narcotic formula. The piece also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a system sensitive aid.
James C Carlton addressed Fayetteville voters in support of McKinley and Roosevelt, praising the gold standard and administration policy after touring Mexico. Judge R N Palmer opened the meeting, praising old line Democrats who backed McKinley. Carlton, an editor and former Bedford postmaster, spoke for 80 minutes with scholarly detail and conciliatory tone, eliciting a strong local response.
A Seneca editor Mr F M Higgins describes years of suffering from piles and his cure after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He claims two boxes completely cured him and promotes the salve as the earths surest pile cure. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents at Messick and Dodd druggists.
Burglars forced entry to Mrs Mabrey’s North I Street residence near the B and O depot between 7 30 and 9 pm Friday. They ransacked the house stealing about thirty dollars worth of silk skirts and clothing owned by Miss Beryl Mabrey. They sought seventeen dollars held for a colored church but did not recover it. No clues.
Judge Martin appoints Newton Crooke McHenry Owen T J Brooks and J E Boruff to promote adoption of two proposed amendments. Denney of Ashland Oregon visits nephew Fred Otis and relatives Hattie and Fannie Otis, once lived in Bedford after the Civil War, a Union veteran. Mrs Lucy Malone returns home to Charleston Illinois after visiting Jennings Larter family.
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