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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1900
Page
4
The article outlines October weather with a series of Vulcan storm periods from the 1st to the 26th. It predicts lunar and planetary positions influencing warm spells, then cooler air, wind shifts, thunder storms, and possible snow northward, with severe gales on the lakes and North Atlantic.
A sharp seasonal cut wave will spread from the 25th to the 28th bringing heat, frost, and freezing over much of the country. October ends with reactionary storm disturbances central on the 29th and 30th as a cold change moves in from the west.
Mrs St Lincoln recalls a fearful night for the widow of General Burnham of Machias Maine as doctors warned she could not live till morning Pneumonia threatened her life yet Dr Kings New Discovery brought relief after three doses she slept through the night and fully recovered The medicine proclaims cures for throat chest and lung diseases with trials free at Messick and Dodd’s drug store
The Linton district expects to mine and market about one million tons of coal this year. Last year output within four miles of Linton totaled over 700 900 tons, with new mines and expanded capacity boosting projections. The State Geologist’s report underpins this ambitious estimate.
In a winter tale Mr C R Grandin of Ontario New York recalls recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy when a customer could not find the cough medicine she sought He offered a refund if not worth the money and the customer later advised a friend to buy the same product It is sold by W C Elliott.
Mrs. Charles H. Larmond formerly Nellie Cogwell spent three years in Elwood with her brother Walter. She wed Walton Kentucky businessman at her aunt’s Bedford home on Wednesday September 26 at noon and the couple departed for Walton. A Davie County attorney team split a Corbett style dispute prior to damage.
The ad promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a food supplement to aid digestion and increase nourishment. It urges readers to avoid being thin, claims safety in plumpness, and offers a free sample, with pricing of 50 cents and 1 dollar from Scott & Bowne, chemists in New York.
The district's largest and best glee club wagon for the Republican glee club of fifty members at Sullivan has just been completed. It is described as a beauty as well as a buster.
Secretary Harry of the State Board of Health believes 500 deaths may occur in Tidiana from typhoid fever this year. He says the death rate can be cut with proper precautions and urges residents to keep drinking water sources free from contamination.
A sensational health blurb claims a monster devil fish represents constipation and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for stomach liver kidneys and bowels. The ad lists price 25 cts at Messick and Dodd’s Drug Store. Also notes Nashville lawyer Anderson Piercefield denouncing Bryanism and backing McKinley Roosevelt with a history in congressional campaigns.
The Washington Democrat ridicules the claim that Peter R Wadsworth was a mine worker yet hundreds near his old home know he spent months after farm labor digging coal for the local supply He was raised in a mining neighborhood and lives among miners who are his personal friends and supporters.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio offering one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason dated December 6, 1886. Cure taken internally. testimonials offered. Sold by druggists. Hall's Family Pills advertised.
J fie Burrow of Erie visited Leesville as a business caller last Monday. Miss Ida Bruch Neiliv sutier, Jessie Vicav er wife, and zhida of Ft Ritner visited Jessie B Hills family last week. Several locals reported improving sickness. Donard Holland and Nora Gibon with Favrie Gillen visited near Douglas. Susie Gilstrap saw Belle Pate in Fairview. W C Hunt went to Freetown to work. Rev C A Ward preached at M E church. Friedly Wilson and George Jackson on sick list. Chamberlain Pain Balm praised for sprains and swelling. sold by W.
John Rushton master mechanic at Bent Wood Works was grinding an iron casting on an emery wheel when the wheel burst at 8:30 Tuesday forenoon. Casting bound in wheel and flew fragments injuring Rushton, breaking ribs and collar bone, a rib into the lung, with wounds on neck and cheek. He was taken to his room at Indiana House and treated. recovery doubtful. Rushton, 83 or 84 years old, from Indianapolis, had worked for Gillettes 20 years.
An Indiana item recounts Mrs. I. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge facing surgery for severe stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. She credits seven bottles of Electric Bitters with curing her, avoiding the knife, and returning to good health. The piece also notes public figures commenting on education in a hard line, a Bloomington visit by Father Bogemann, and Louisville jobbing gains amid local anecdotes.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for assistance during illness and death of beloved wife and mother Doyl ie Bowden and child Ren.
A Frightful Blander will often cause a horrible Burn Scald Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in the world, will kill the pain and promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores Fever Sores Ulcers Boils Felons Corns all Skip Eruptions. Best pile cure on earth. Only 25 cts a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Messick & Dodd, Druggists.
Dade Watson a Harrodsburg saloon keeper shot himself Monday morning with a revolver and died shortly after. He was about 45, left a wife and no children, and had been despondent due to his drinking habit's hold on him.
A reunion of surviving members of Co G Indiana Cavalry will be held at Court House Park Bedford on Saturday October 20 1900 All old soldiers are invited to attend and greet the boys The event is authorized by Committee Chairman Richard Fisher Also Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets offered at W C Elliotts Drug Store for biliousness with quick relief and prevention if taken early Price 25 cents per box Free samples
Mrs Mattie A Sears wife of Earnest Sears died at home in Limestone on Sunday Sept 30 1900 aged 28 years 4 months 15 days Born near Gosport Indiana April 12 1872 she taught in Lawrence county schools for over six years and was a devout Christian joining Bloomingtons Christian church in 1896 She married July 21 1896 and died peacefully after requesting her Bible and praying with friends Her death leaves a husband and family and the service was held at the family home before burial at Mt Ebal
A flurry of railroad notices details Brakeman Herry Richardson returning to work on the B and O, Walter G Owens taking a vacation to tend political fences, and Monon operations. It notes Monon engine activity, ticket office coverage by Elmer Sappenfield, and James L. Smith’s return to the area. It reports West Baden and French Lick trips, 270 Bedford tickets sold, and a skeptical view of the new S I timetable. Engineer John Nicholson takes sixty days leave to New Albany. Conductor Harry Ferguson suffers a hot cinder injury. Phil Clipp battles rice on the depot platform. The Indianapolis Southern remains on paper. no fall work, spring start planned with secured financial aid. Past incidents include a handcar collision injuring William Barley, leading to a $2,000 verdict and Supreme Court appeal. John R. Walsh eyes Wisconsin Michigan and Northern rail line, with plans to extend to Quinnessee and Iron Mountain if acquisition occurs. Coal land purchases by railroad agents explode, signaling fuel supply concerns and anti-monopoly moves. A collision with a balloon is noted in a closing line about John Garrity’s engine.
Mrs Woodall, aeronaut, landed on the Terre Haute rail line after ascending balloon caught in a parachute. Engineer John Garrity stopped the Southern Indiana freight No. 22 within six feet as the crew freed her from the wrecked apparatus. Ballon alighted three miles away. she was uninjured aside from scratches and wet skirt.
William Beavers visited Bedford Monday and Elisha Lee visited Weddleville and Sparksville on business. Jook Pullen attended Bedford on legal business Wednesday. Wm Simpson and Wm Green of Bono traveled Thursday with M B Lee and H S Dixon on coal business to Bedford. Wa Consalus of Leesville spoke on Republican issues to a large audience Saturday night. Mrs D A Lee visited Bono relatives. Jacob Mathis and Mrs Knight visited Bono and nearby. Frank Foster family hosted visitors on Pea Ridge Sunday.
The Bedford Post Office reports unclaimed items and advertising for the week ending September 22, 1900. Names include Markaw Minnie Sears Mrs J W Gentlem en Cassidy James A Epperson Ruffus Elkins James W Jones David Mannison Tom Nameles H Panza Raphiel Ray Wesley Sherlock Will care of Geo Fullen Sidals Eva Vaught Francisco Young Winfield Eric Ind Delts Mrs Haw Clark Mrs Josie and other letters. Customers urged to claim promptly.
John S. Williams of Richmond argues Americans should support McKinley over Bryan. He charges Bryan with change, discord, and envy, while praising McKinley as stable and prudent. He criticizes Bryan on silver, sovereignty, and foreign policy, urging Lincoln era precedent.
A critical analysis warns that if Bryan is elected the Treasury could be put on a silver basis without new laws. Such a shift would disturb finances, trade, and industry, impair public credit, and hinder bond sales needed to restore the gold reserve. It could trim revenue, cripple the treasury, and delay redeeming notes in silver or gold, with gold maintaining commercial prominence in a discounting silver regime.
Cyrus B. Jackman of Steuben county announces his switch from Democrat to McKinley supporter after studying conditions and rejecting Bryan’s prophecies. He cites opposition to free silver and imperialism, and says he can no longer identify as a Democrat or back Bryan.
The page lists station names such as Terre Haute Indian Springs Bedford Seymour Elizabethtown and Greensburg with multiple listed departure and arrival times across weekdays and Sundays in AM and PM periods. The fragment shows inconsistent punctuation and OCR errors but conveys a schedule structure common to regional rail or bus services.
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