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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
4
An 19th century style advertisement for Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil touts cures for piles fissures burns sore breasts and various eruptions among other ailments. It lists three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 and notes availability via druggists or prepaid shipment from Humphreys Med Co New York at William and John Streets.
Mitchell will host a Circuit Court session this week with many attendees by invitation. S. W. Benbow of Chicago visits his in law Gus Haverly and relatives. Alvin A. Russell of Peerless preaches at Church of Christ with praise from attendees. Glenn Hardman and Beulah Pendergrass of Bono township wed at the M E parsonage. Mrs. Leo Montgomery visits grandmother Mrs. Smith, formerly a prominent Bedford and Mitchell newspaper man.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure for blood and mucous issues. It claims internal action, physician endorsement, and a special blend of tonics and blood purifiers. Also touts testimonials and Cleveland, Ohio based F. J. Cheney & Co. as suppliers at 75 cents.
In the west window of Elliott's drug store a fine collection of Mexican art and curios from Mexico is showcased. J. C. Carlton brought much of it back from a lengthy Mexican tour and he will lecture on Mexico at the Grand Opera House next. The State Health Board notes five mild smallpox cases at Wallonia, prompting quarantine and intensified railway inspections to prevent a broader outbreak. A write-up praises Senator Thomas J. Brooks of Bedford for his prolific bills and for improving local infrastructure with paved sidewalks.
George Axsom was arrested in Bloomington on Monday and brought to Seymour charged with stealing clothing from Carter, the restaurant man. In court he pleaded not guilty and the trial date is not yet set. Smallpox fears rise as five cases appear in Wallouia, one in Freetown, and some across the line in Jennings county, all mild. Little Charles Scoggan, who has typhoid fever, is improving.
Long dispatch notes Populists challenging the Nebraska gubernatorial contest as national intrigue grows. Reports cite Davis near death, Denby slated as China minister, and varied population stats for South Carolina and Mississippi amid oil, currency, and political shifts.
A historical note claims pale anemic girls require fatty foods to enrich their blood, restore color to cheeks, and regain health and strength, arguing they nearly reject fat in their diet.
Local items include updates on residents and visitors in Heltonville, Coxton, Worthington, and Louisville. People mentioned include Sears, Durbin, Miss Clara Hicks, Effie Thompkins, W. A. Webb, Miss Alice Hatton, Carl Stansbury, EB. C. Powell, Alex Watkins, the Wordens, J. W. Trainor, J. H. Tracy, Pastor C. W. Chadwick, and Carter Harris’s game preserve plans in Jasper County. Also reported are a court ruling in Eliza McClellan vs Campbell over a killed colt and a near-fatal poisoning of Isaac Carothers via jimson weed seed tea, with his son Auditor Carothers summoned.
Advertisement lists remaining unclaimed letters at Bedford Post Office for the week ending November 24 1900. Ladies include Mrs Lizzie Fisher Mrs D Taylor Miss Minervia Walton and Mamie. Gentlemen include Odis Beyers Andrew Dodd Isaiah Foster William Hudson Geo Hunt Green A R Keithley Jim Kettles Jasper Mediock Jno Mundy Wm Pitchard Wm Perkins Delbert Roote James R Spear Jack Tegarden B E White Jas F White Jn Ba. Readers with letters should call at the post office and say advertised.
Otis Davis came up from Williday on business. Mrs. Echel Johnson suffers with tonsillitis. Charles Sawyer of Limestone en route to Saltido. Lewis Chapman of Huron in town Monday. Mrs. A. 33. Nelson of Iowa visiting friends near the city. A. J. Skimmerhorn stock buyer of Harrodsburg in town Monday night en route to Burns to receive stock. Prince Brooks returned to Owensburg to remain until after the Holidays. Miss Adah Morgan visiting brother M. W. Morgan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tuesday. Hygienic skirts gain traction in city and country, freeing the foot and protecting skirts from street defilement with growing popularity.
The 1901 Buffalo Pan American Exposition will stage a grand athletic carnival. A massive stadium covering nearly ten acres will seat 12 000 spectators and house a quarter mile track. It will feature broad aisles, multiple entrances, and space beneath stands for exhibits including stock, autos, machinery and vehicles.
Exposition items praise Buffalo preparations for the Pan-American Exposition in 1901. Mentions exclusive sale rights for Chittenango Pottery, Olmstead’s anti billboard stance, Delaware Park’s use, California and Louisiana promotion, and large signboards near Niagara Falls guiding attention to the event for western hemisphere interest.
The Argentine government allocates 30000 for a building and exhibit at Buffalo next summer to showcase progress in commerce and industry. Buenos Ayres merchants back the effort and many agricultural groups plan exhibits, possibly transferring the Paris exposition display. Buffalo Mayor Conrad Diehl hails rapid construction and anticipates a worldwide wow factor drawing crowds who missed Chicago.
The management plans the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo next year as the greatest electric exposition. Advances in electrical science since 1893 will reduce duplications seen at Chicago. Nearly all exhibited items have been superseded by newer machinery and appliances. The Roentgen rays, wireless telegraphy, and evolving electromagnetic developments are noted as key progress.
The Mines Building will showcase new electrical uses with a 875 foot steel tower near the Court of the Fountains. Over 200,000 lamps will light the displays as electricians outline the surrounding large buildings with a fringe of lamps. Power will come from Niagara Falls nearby for the exposition attractions.
Governor Atkinson to urge the legislature for an appropriation to cover expenses of the state commission in charge of the Pan-American Exposition exhibit. The WV commission includes Stuart W. Walker of Martinsburg as president J C Morrison of Charleston secretary R B Battelle Wheeling treasurer James M Porter Jr of New Cumberland and B B Smith of Parkersburg.
The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo has two fire houses with full apparatus and trained personnel. Chemical extinguishers are installed in all buildings, linked to interior walls and activated by unreeling a hose reel to release water immediately.
The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo next summer will charm visitors with landscape effects and floral displays. The Society of American Florists plans its 1901 annual meeting in Buffalo, drawing about 1,000 delegates and families from across the United States. The grounds will feature vast horticulture spaces, Mirror Lakes by the Triumphal Bridge, and the Grand Canal, with rare water plants such as Victoria Keele at Amazon Lily among attractions. Applications for space on the grounds and in the horticulture building are under way.
The Pan American Exposition in Buffalo advances with a life saving station exhibit in Delaware Park and a sweeping program of art color and architecture. Experts forecast 1,000 employees and visitors, with excursions planned by Hanan and Sons and others during Independence Week.
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