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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
1
The article describes the non migratory Bob White quail staying year round, then becoming restless in autumn and wandering into towns. It explains flight abilities, defensive coloring, and how they roost in circular groups with tails inward. It notes rapid brood production, parental roles, and the young’s early predator control.
The Seymour and Terre Haute regions show railroad activity with Southern Indiana plans for a new depot and roundhouse, track grading on the Seymour route, and a Terre Haute expansion. Other items include wage and staffing changes, a $12,000 Pennsylvania depot addition, a large lumber transport contract, and a fatal on JT Ferguson construction crew quarrel in West Virginia.
Maj. Gen. Chaffee defends American artillery as superior in the Pekin assault while other items note social and political events across the United States and Europe including marriages, legislatures, and weather updates.
List of letters remaining at Bedford Post Office for week ending November 17 1900 includes ladies Allen Mrs Mattie Boswell Miss Lenora Brown Miss Flora Dowlen Miss Maude Huse Mrs Susie Taylor Mrs Richard and gentlemen Allen Mr Jesse Bower Mr Boyd Robert Coleman O W Frye Lawrence Lewis Lyon Long Charley Spaulding B F Smith Jack Tinsley Mil ti an Torrens James Weeks Jo Williams Mitchell Carpenters Woods Turner. Callers must say advertised Vinson V Williams P M.
Mr J E Lilly of Hannibal Missouri recounts a near death from typhoid fever and pneumonia. He credits Dr King's New Discovery with rapid relief and recovery. The remedy is promoted as a sure quick cure for throat and lung troubles. Regular sizes cost 50 cents and 1 dollar with trial bottles free at Messick and Dodd's Drug Store.
Volcanic eruptions are grand but skin eruptions ruin life. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures sores boils ulcers ulcers corns warts cuts burns and more. Only 25 cents a box with guaranteed cure. Sold by Messick and Dodd druggists.
Local notes report Kempard Ray, working in Cincinnati, returning home to spend winter with his father and relatives. Other brief items include F X Johnson returning from Freetown after tending a gold mine on the proposed Indianapolis Southern route, and state politics rumors about Charles S Hornley for the Nicaragua canal commission paying about twelve thousand dollars annually.
A vintage cautionary ad warns against dangerous mineral pills and promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a safe, gentle remedy. It claims to cure headache and constipation and notes the price of 25 cents at Messick and Dodd's Drug Store.
Transactions and movements include Thomas Zollman buying cattle at 3.65 per hundred pounds in Sparksville, Willard Ingle forwarding stock merchandise to Rivervale, Jonathan Dodds and Hiram Todd headed to Indianapolis as Heltonville representatives, and the death of Anna Keithley at about 22. Mrs Sophia Dodd visits Leesville. Sadie Ferguson heads to Bloomington for an extended visit. Funeral attendance noted for Keithley family.
The B and O S W R R offers a round trip fare of one and one third for Thanksgiving to points within 150 miles from the selling point. Travel is valid for sale on November 28 and 29 with return allowed through November 30, 1900. Contact S L Keacu, Agent, for details.
The Monon will offer round trip tickets in LaFayette Indiana from November 29 to December 2 at one and one third fare. Tickets available November 29 and December 1 with good return by December 4.
The November 10 1900 session of the Institute of teachers of Indian Creek township in Payette Ville featured talks on how to teach the verb Hyde's Grammar critique and varied lessons on literature language and life significance. Fortner discussed John Sherman life and the Union's political basis while a model recitation used Longfellow. Visitors Daisy Coop et al attended.
An 1890s style promotional sheet claims beauty depends on health, linking pimples and a blotchy complexion to constipation and kidney trouble. It touts Electric Bitters as a cure to regulate stomach liver and kidneys, purify blood, and improve nerves eyes and skin, offered for 50 cents at Messick and Doda's Drug Store.
Elisha Lee, Dr. Butler, Dr H C Dixon, Milburn Goldsmith, Jacob B Flinn and others visited Bedford this week. Cat tle shipments to Ohio, sales and notary work occurred. Local movement includes farm moves, mill work, a saloon license expiry, and residents passing through or visiting families.
The Shiloh meeting continues through next Sunday. Alva Callahan attended Bedford last Wednesday. Mrs. Jane Pitman of Williams visited Susan Pace last week. Richard Jackson and family visited James George’s clan Sunday. Interior work on New Union church will begin soon. Alva Evans visited Felix Fish at Pleasant Run Tuesday. Rev. Harley Jackson preached to a large New Union crowd Sunday and left a note for next month. Opal Jackson and child visited Fayetteville Saturday. The funeral of Mrs. Benjamin Kern was held Thursday at New Union with Rev. J. W. Newland officiating. Jule Walters continues his tramp role in Side Tracked and will perform again at the Grand Saturday night.
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