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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1907
Page
4
Muddled OCR text references medical terms and names, mentioning Burns inflamed sores and a free offer. The fragmentary lines discuss treatments and cases but lack coherent event or clear entities to summarize as a news item.
Humphreys Homoeopathic Specific No. 23 advertised as a longtime remedy for nervous debility weakness and prostration from overwork. A silver vial or special package offered for serious cases, priced at $3 prepaid or upon receipt. Pills sourced from William H. United States.
A poem predicts political unrest as elections approach. Citizens fear rancor at the polls and families divide over voting choices. The piece imagines neighbors branding each other anti-good and brothers turning on brothers in a heated climate of partisan conflict.
Southern Indiana Railway Company gains temporary injunction against Calera Coal and the railway commission to block new coal car distribution rules. Judge Piety granted the order. a hearing is set for November 12. The aim is to delay enforcement until spring to protect Walsh mine profits.
W. H. Blodgett reports that 1909 will bring three holidays on a Saturday Washington's Birthday Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. By February 29 this year the dates align to allow adjacent holidays and a potential double holiday pattern for two consecutive years including a Monday observance and a rare Christmas Saturday alignment. Blodgett notes his arrival in Indianapolis from West Baden.
Will Hartman mourns the loss of a new S21 overcoat and hat taken from the Mitchell skating rink check room Saturday night. Hartman and companions deposited items and received a number but found a discarded garment on his hook. He holds rink management responsible amid the unexplained exchange. Homer Foster sells the farm south of White River and moves to Stuttgart Arkansas to take a 200 acre new farm.
Frank M. Russell, formerly Bedford city marshal, gave up an eight to ten acre poultry venture after hogs feasted on his flock and cholera struck the rest. He left the business in disgust and returned to carpentry, taking a contract to build four houses.
The bulletin, prepared by Miss Mary Stubbs, surveys Indiana corn wheat and oat crops for the current year with unofficial county data. Corn yields are near normal, wheat and oats down from last year. totals and averages are given for each crop across reporting counties.
Miss Inez Bain and Mr Dan Alden were married Sunday afternoon at 11 30 oclock at the bride s home in Martinsville in the presence of immediate relatives They left that afternoon for Columbus Ind where Mr Alden is engaged in business Miss Bain has many friends in this city as her annual vacations were spent here with her vue lis Uorer EL Askew
E C Newland Post 247 of Bedford endorses Captain John D Alexander for Department Commander at the Indiana Grand Army encampment in Roxomo. The resolution lauds his Civil War service in the 97th Indiana, his rank progression, and long community service.
A remarkably well selected program pleased all listeners with its careful choices and polished execution.
Willie Sav age of Peru at Marcy joined other boys in a horse game. He ate corn like a horse after being urged to, then suffered severe stomach inflammation and convulsions. Doctors say he remains in danger.
Evansville newspaper asserts the Chicago Indianapolis Evansville line would pass through Bedford and Lawrence County. It argues a Panama Canal era traffic surge supports a north south corridor and notes docked lake traffic, steel industry links, and government harbor funding as motive. Local notices follow.
The Board of Commissioners will not remove more trees in the court park until the next term to allow Judge Wilson to hear the Dunn case. Brooks & Brooks represent the Board and Senator H P Pearson the petitioners. A countywide petition to rescind the removal order is circulating for the next board meeting.
The court holds sheriff fees for election notices to be county property, like in and out fees for prisoners. A judgment against former Kosciusko County Sheriff Oliver Smith requiring repayment of such fees was affirmed.
Leesville residents discuss an anonymous letter found by Henry Woolery on his door early Saturday. The missive allegedly names a Bedford couple and is described as scurrilous. Woolery calls for a full investigation and punishment of the writer, signaling recent sensational interest in the town.
A large audience welcomed the Whitney Brothers Quartette at a Christian church Saturday night. The group offered a high class program with classical and popular songs, earning multiple encores. Edwin Whitney impressed as reader and impersonator with lively character sketches. Alvin M. Whitney provided a strong tenor solo.
Hon. Moses F Dunn drilled a well on his Dark Hollow farm seeking oil but found a vein of mineral water. The water was analyzed by Indiana University chemists after the drillers plugged the hole. Sen H P Pearson notes the water smells like limberger and resembles West Baden Plute in taste. If analysis is favorable, Dunn plans to reopen the well to induce flow.
Monroe county grand jury in Bloomington is expected to refuse to indict Prof. W. O. Bohannon of Evansville on rape charges after two hours of testimony by Miss Nettie Northcott and her mother. Bohannon faces civil action for 25 000 filed in Lawrence Circuit Court.
Irvin Fields, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fields, was badly burned Sunday morning when a quart of boiling molasses overturned on him as he played near the stove. A large portion of skin was torn from his leg by the scalding liquid.
Mrs Sophia Burke fell headfirst down the stairs at her South street home while carrying her granddaughter Clara Tovey. The infant had a bumped head but Mrs Burke is bruised and will stay home several days. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs J H Hartley plan a winter escape to Albuquerque New Mexico to rejuvenate Mr Hartley after illness.
A report by R R Oglesby for Auditor Billheimer shows state banks average stock value 122 11 per 100 and total liabilities 63 775943 10. Six month resources rose by 2 3 million with profits and resources at record highs. Banks in many cities limit withdrawals to 100 daily and cap deposits at 25 to 40 daily.
The Borden Creamery Company property recently entered liquidation sold for 1015 dollars, about one tenth of its original cost. The machinery will be shipped away.
Ladies listed include Mrs M E Moore Mrs Grace Partell Miss Mary Ellen Gentlemen include Charley Allen John I Daylor James Harris Jus Hanzader Morris Pry horsene oni for above letters please say ruised L Keacu P M
Baron von Zach visited Cleopatra's Barge in Genoa and noted the cook on board can compute lunar distances. Captain and crew demonstrated exact methods, including Maskelyne Dunthorne and Lyons, showing practical navigation aboard the American yacht.
The eccentric Lord Brougham faced a bygone insult at a regent era dinner when a servant brought water and soap as the king’s proxy. Years later, defending the queen in her divorce, he wielded Miltonic imagery to ruin the king’s case, earning the nation’s sympathy for the queen.
The machine faces a settled outcome with MecNutt favored for the position. If he declines, the job goes to another obedient ally of Taggart and his brewer faction, ensuring no representative of the masses gains election.
Free Stapp of Tunnelton was arraigned in police court on Monday morning for carrying a concealed weapon. Special Judge Harris, sitting for Mayor Stipp, imposed a fine and costs of 28 dollars and Stapp was jailed at the flag for an alleged threat to shoot up a house near Tunnelton. Also note a Presbyterian dime reception planned Tuesday afternoon November 5 at Mrs. Emery's corner 15th and East.
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