Pleasant Pellets sales pitch from Humphreys homeo medicine
An ad lists a list of ailments such as fevers colic diarrhea cough toothache and whooping cough with a small bottle of Pleasant Pellets sold by Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co. The copy promises an of medical books and free medical information and notes upcoming receipt of price and address in New York.
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Mts
Humphreys' Homeo
Medicine CO
Witham
John Streets
New York
Law Partnership Formed With Governor Hanly Included
Indianapolis, Nov 28 A law partnership formed by Governor Hanly Chas V McAdams and Judge Samuel R Artman was announced after a five o'clock conference in Hanlys office The firm will house in the Odd Fellows building Hanly will not practice actively until after his term ends McAdams is a former Indiana Railroad Commission member and Artman is Boone county Circuit Judge who had a saloon ruling overturned by the Supreme Court
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hanly
Chas. V. McAdams
Samuel R. Artman
Odd Fellows
McAdams
Indiana Railroad Commission
Williamsport
Artman
Boone County
Supreme Court
Mr. McAdams
Draft Bill Proposed for State Accounting Department
John W. McCardle and Senator Will R. Wood propose a state accounting department to audit state and county books. The plan calls for a governor appointed head, nonpartisan deputies, at least three accountants, and access to all offices and courthouses for book examinations. Roosevelt’s interstate plan is cited as precedent. Parks Martin endorses with the department as an adjunct to the tax board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. McCardle
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Will R. Wood
Lafayette
Wood
McCardle
McCardile
Roosevelt
Accounting Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Parks Martin
Homes Desired For Children In State Charities Appeal
The Board of State Charities reports success in placing dependent wards in good homes over the past year and asks families to consider adopting a child. It urges cooperation to match homeless children with childless homes and provides contact information at the State House in Indianapolis.
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Board of State Charities
State House
Indianapolis
Ind
Bloomington and Ded ford Stone Co. to Build New Mill
John Torphy, general manager, says Bloomington and Ded ford Stone Co. has one of the best Southern Indiana quarries and superior stone. The Monroe county firm already has more orders than it can fill and will add a new mill during the winter and spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Torphy
Bloomington and Dedford Stone Co
Bloomington
Monroe County
Indiana
Lawrence County Local Option Campaign Forms To Ban Saloons
Temperance groups from Marion, Shawswick, Mitchell, Bedford and Oolitic met at a Bedford church to organize a local option campaign. Rev. Wilson Whitney was named chairman and Rev. J W Findley secretary to push petitions for a countywide vote. 10 percent of voters must sign to trigger an election, with the next board meeting set to act.
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Lawrence County
Marion
Shawswick
Presbyterian Church
Mitchell
Bedford
Oolitic
Wilson Whitney
First Baptist Church
J. W. Findley
The
Board of Commissioners
Rev
Tidrick
Politic
Heavenridge
Melvin Putnan
First Christian Church
E. B. Thornton
J. E. Boruff
John A. Rowe
Pearson
J. F. O’haver
M. E. Church
E. Schumaker
Shanswick
John H. Edwards
Marx
Hanley
Grand Larceny Charge Filed Against Son-in-Law
Samuel King, an elderly citizen and plaintiff, filed an affidavit with Special Judge Henry P. Pearson in police court accusing Cameron C. Diehl, his son in law, of grand larceny. King says Diehl took $26 on November 14 and left for Indianapolis. Warrant to be sent to Indianapolis for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel King
Henry P. Pearson
Cameron C. Diehl
Diehl
King
Indianapolis
Four Year Old Struck by Bat in East 18th Street Recreation
Harry Armstrong four years old son of Ilenry Armstrong of East 18th Street was struck on the head by a ball bat Sunday while playing with companions near his home and was seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Armstrong
Harry
Ilenry Armstrong
East 18Th Street
Big Round House Fire Destroys Locomotives at Bloomington
The Monon railway suffered a major loss when a round house near Bloomington burned after 9 pm destroying two locomotives numbered 59 and 62. The immense pine structure, valued at 8 thousand dollars, and the engines worth 17 thousand each were not saved as water shortages hampered the fire department.
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Monon Railway Company
Bloomington
Round House
Aged Leesville Man Fatally Injured Returning From Church
William McHargue, 72, of Leesville, was thrown from a horse on Guthrie Creek hill while returning from church. He was bruised and paralyzed from the hips, with no hope of recovery. He is married with a son preaching in the West. Dr. Spencer Smith attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McHargue
Leesville
Flinn Township
McHargue
Weddlesville
Guthrie Creek
Spencer Smith
West
Monument to Indiana Heroes Unveiled at Andersonville Site
Capt. John D. Alexander, Indiana G A R commander, attends the unveiling of a monument honoring Indiana Civil War soldiers who died at Andersonville Ga. Fourteen thousand Union troops perished there. The Indiana commission raised the statue, with Bedford men Leonidas Potter John W Accam and John M Ross among expected attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Alexander
Indiana
Andersonville
Indianapolis
Louisville
Alexander
Leonidas Potter
John W. Accam
John M. Ross
Bedford
Ragland Faces Jury After Heavy Fine Assessment
James Ragland former Mitchell saloon keeper stands trial after Judge Wilson overruled Boruff's quash motion and granted a continuance. Ragland had been fined 250 dollars and jailed 60 days by Special Judge Giles and appeals the verdict as the State wins again with the affidavit upheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ragland
Mitchell
Wilson
Boruff
Ragland
Giles
Fire destroys Giles barn killing livestock near Springville
A Sunday night fire at Caswell Giles’s barn near Springville consumed eleven hogs three horses a cow and calf and a large amount of feed and farming implements. The blaze started about 9 o clock and the stock could not be saved. Loss is estimated at 2000 with no cause determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell Giles
Springville
Giles
James Cathers Dead One of Bedford's Oldest Mechanics
James Cathers, 69, a well known Bedford carpenter and mechanic, died Sunday night at his West Seventeenth Street home after a five day illness caused by a rupture from a job. He was a Perry township native and member of the Springville Baptist Church. Survived by a widow. Funeral at 8 a.m. Tuesday from the family residence and at 10 a.m. at the Springville Baptist Church with Rev. Wilson Whitney conducting the service. interment followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cathers
Bedford
West Seventeenth Street
Perry Township
Baptist Church of
Springville
Wilson Whitney
Baptist Church
Remonstrance Filed Over M Street Improvement Plans
A remonstrance against improving M street by curb gutter and brick pavement at township expense is to be filed with the county commissioners at the December session. Abutting.property owners have blocked prior curb efforts, and a counter petition argues against using township funds for the work. Col George W McDaniel notes he paid 1400 for Sixteenth Street and urges M street owners to bear the cost themselves.
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M Street
Shawswick Township
George W. McDaniel
Sixteenth Street
Suspects Photographed in Illinois Robbery Case
Three men John Glynn Harry Goldsbury and George Galloway were photographed Sunday in connection with an assault and robbery of Jake Lawson near Ingalls saloon last Tuesday night. Police believe they may be wanted for burglary in northern Indiana.
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John Glynn
Harry Goldsbury
George Galloway
Jake Lawson
Ingall’s
Indiana
Payne
George H. Graham
Logansport
Galloway
Chris Jennerette Ice Company
Value of estate of Gus Weyerbacher assessed at thirty five thousand
Speculation places the estate near 35000 with an ice plant valued at 20000 and the late home at 8500. Life insurance of 5000 is noted. He had built his fortune independently from modest beginnings and it is not believed he left a will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Weyerbacher
Weyerbacher
Frank Hatfield
Clothier McCarrell Case Dismissed for Lack of Prosecution
The case against clothier Charles McCarrell, charged with attempting to buy Amos Kelly’s ballot, was dismissed in Justice Owens court. Judge Thomas J. Brooks, attorney for McCarrell, and his client appeared at 9 am as the state failed to present a representative. The dismissal followed a sustained motion for want of prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCarrell
Amos Kelly
Justice Owens
Thomas J. Brooks
McCarrell
Old Comrades Honor Bailey Wedding at Country Home
A group of seasoned soldiers gathered Monday to congratulate John Bailey and his bride Mrs Scott at their country home. They enjoyed a sumptuous turkey dinner and presented the couple with several gifts. John Cramer has returned to Martinsville for rheumatism treatment. Born near Fairview, a daughter to Dee Kay and wife.
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John §. Bailey
Scott
Mrs. Bailey
John Cramer
Martinsville
Dee Kay
Fairview
John Hendricks
J. W. Bailey
Henryville
Oscar Hartley
Washington
Youth in hypnotic show leaps from window in Princeton
Logan Gassaway in a supposed hypnotic state in a public square show window leapt down claiming hunger and fatigue. He had been placed in the window by Prof. Galvano and was to be aroused at tonight's performance. In other items, Louis B. Kron and Mary E. Brannon wed by Justice Iseminger, and a license issued to Oscar Glover and Marietta Colburn of Leesville.
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Princeton
Ind
Logan Gassaway
Galvano
Oscar Glover
Marietta Colburn
Leesville
Son's Absence Triggers Worry for Bedford Family
Fred Freeman of North I street feared harm for his 14 year old son Ralph after a day in Bryantsville. The boy’s buggy broke near Tirey’s, he stayed overnight, then 1 am visit by Ralph’s father and Charles Burton found him asleep and safe. Zimri Garten visited Pat H. Coady was in Pat Day.
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Ralph
Fred Freeman
North I
Young Freeman
Bryantsville
Ed Tirey
Tirey
Tirey’s
Mr. Freeman
Charles Burton
Bedford
Federal judge orders injunction against Bell long distance rivals
United States Judge Taylor grants a sweeping injunction against the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Central Union Telephone Company for alleged conspiracy to restrain competition with the United States and Independent Telephone Company. The order bars interchanging messages and enforcing contracts with independent systems in Ohio Indiana and nearby states. The suit cites market letters and mergers to justify the action and notes the Bell system’s extensive holdings and service gaps.
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Cleveland, O
United States
Taylor
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell
Central Union Telephone
Bell Company
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Clarence Brown
James S. Brailey, Jr
United States Telephone Company
Central Union
American
Independent Telephone Company
Central Union Company
Independent, Telephone Company
Richmond Home Telephone Company
Richmond
Ind
Butler Telephone Company
Butler
American Company
Clifford Arrick
Indianapolis
Arrick
Central Union Telephone Company
Ilinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Bell System
Independent
Limnos Central to Control the S
A street rumor claims the Illinois Central would gain a 99 year lease of the Southern Indiana and move shops to Linton. Indianapolis Southern plans to add sixteen miles of siding in Linton, boosting prospects for UIL shops and potential railroad growth. An unnamed railroad insider calls the move possible and likely, while Indianapolis Southern official Agent Pemberton says he has heard nothing definitive.
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Illinois Central
Indianaplis Southern
Indiana
Indianapolis Southern
Linton
U. I
Southern Indiana
Indianapolis
Pemberton
Shale Brick Kiln Near Medora Nears Completion
A new shale brick kiln one mile southwest of Medora moves toward completion with samples claiming top quality hard brick. If successful it should provide many jobs and boost freight for the B. and O. S. W. railway, adding thousands in business.
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Medora
Seymour Republican
Elks and Eagles Prepare Funeral Procession for F X Johnson
Elks and Eagles will attend the funeral for F X Johnson tomorrow morning. The Eagles will lead the way from their aerie at 9 15 with the Elks band, marching past the Elks club rooms to the Johnson home where services will be held. Pallbearers will come from both orders and friends. Johnson, manager of the Bedford opera house, died last Saturday morning in Bedford after brain disease. He was a longtime showman remembered across southern Indiana for his work with theaters and amusements.
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Elks and Eagles
F. X. Johnson
Eagles
Aerie
Elks Band
Elks Club
Elks
K and L
Johnson Home
H. J. Beltus
Bloomington
RF. X. Johnson
Bedford
Washington
Linton
Jasonville
Seymour
John Johnson, Jr
Indiana
Chip’’ Johnson
Bedford Lodge of Elks
Bloomington City Contracts Blair for Reservoir Repairs
The City Council of Bloomington contracts James N. Blair to enlarge and repair a water works reservoir. He will employ workers to fix leaks with concrete and blast into the hill to seal a dirt seam. Estimated cost around 3000 dollars.
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City Council of
Bloomington
James N. Blair
Blair
City Water Works
Board of Control meets tonight to discuss new City Hospital
The Board of Control of the new City Hospital will meet tonight at seven in the directors room at Citizens Nations Bank to discuss measures for the new institution. Also notes on local residents including the improving health of Attorney John W. Harris and various family visits around town.
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Board of Control
New City Hospital
Citizens Nations Bank
The Mad Duchess Lady Catherine Hyde’s Eccentric Wardrobe
Lady Catherine Hyde known as the Mad Duchess for dressing apart from fashion norms. She wore a red gown and petticoat at court in 1763, tore a forbidden garment at court, and was teased for reversing age fashion. Beau Nash mocked her apron episode in Bath. Her later attire clung to her youth styles, earning the nickname sir on the road.
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Dausnier Neia
Earl of Rochester
Earl of Clarendon
Edward
Bolingbroke
Horace Walpole
Lord Hertford
Walpole
Royal
Beau Nash
Bath
Abigails
Lord Cornbury
The Mariner's Compass and Fishes Adhesive Eggs
The article discusses navigation by the mariner's compass noting its instability on steel steamers and the influence of magnetism and dynamos. It also explains adhesive eggs in fishes like blackhead minnow goldfish and yellow perch with eggs laid on leaves weeds or nets and guarded by males.
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Windsor Magazine
Pimephales Promelas
How Papyrus Was Made In Ancient Times
The papyrus plant stalk interior after rind removal was sliced thin along its length. Slips were laid flat, overlain by similar slices at right angles, and cemented with glue. Pressure and drying completed the papyrus sheet.
New 2-Cent Stamps Issued Without Ara Bic Numerals
The Post Office Department places a new issue of 2 cent stamps on sale. Over 200,600,000 stamps printed lack Arabic numerals despite universal convention. not illegal, but recommended for use due to better international readability.
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Post Office Department
Letters for the week ending November 21 1908
A list of names to receive letters including ladies Mrs. Dannbg Isis Le Roy Nettie Maryraus Mrs Mary Mitchell Mrs Wm Terrell Mrs Elnora and gentlemen Cory Sidney Cox William Defibaugh M R Dennie John Elkins J W Faris Charlie Horn Ebron Jones Frank Newkirk Jns Rainbow F E Reynolds E F Schlatter F Young Miscellaneous Stone City Bridge Co. Persons calling for above letters please say advertised. S L Keacu P M
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Dannbg
Isis le Roy
Nettie Maryraus
Mary Mitchell
Wm. Terrell
Elnora
Hotels Shape London Life, Says Corriere Milan
The Corriere della Sera columnist Delia Serra argues that if Britain’s grand hotels vanished London would lose its social, theatrical, literary, political, and fashion identity, stressing hotels as essential to city life in Britain.
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London
Milan
Corriere
Delia Serra
A Comparison Critics Health In Punch Style
A London Punch quotation shows Mrs Giles anxiously asking about the rector's health and arguing that even feeding the “bad doers” well does them no good, reflecting social critique. The comment mocks those who excuse indulgence, calling out hypocritical charity.
Crying Need Defined by Rhetoric Class Exchange
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt the teacher asks for a definition of a crying need. A solemn young man with a wicked eye answers that a handkerchief is the solution, suggesting a witty clash of needs and care in a Shakespearean context.
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Chicago Tribune
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Kentucky
Ada
Temperance Forces
Harry Armstrong
Col. B. E
Wallace
Peru
Benjamin E. Wallace
Circus Combine
Combine
Mississippi River
W. E. Franklin
Icon Company
Blind Tiger
City
Gus Weyerbachers
Dier
Benedict
Louis B. Kron
Mary E. Brannon
North I Street
George 0. Iseminger
Zimri Garten
Odon
Walter W. Day
West Sixteenth Street
Pat H. Coady
Paris, Ill
Bell and Central Union
Tele
Indiana Concern
Walsh
John W. Harris
Robert L. Younger
J. W. Ray
George Elliott
O Street
Chas
Reath
Lora
Heltonville
C. M. Graham
Northti Street
Owensburg
Mr. Graham
Pat Cody
Catherine Hyde
Mariner
Pols
Arauls
Miscellaneous
Stone City Bridge Co
S. L. Keacu
P. M
Walls & Walls
H.H. Walls
Insurance and Loans
Hodge &Walls
B. Marley
Webb’s
South Side Public Square
Bryantsville Road
John Henzler
Stlouis
Bedford Weekly Mail
Beth
St. Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
National News and Home Journal
Bedford Mail
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