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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
1
The ad proclaims Rochester Suits and Overcoats with complete lines and exclusive sale of the New Thing in the Double West. It promises fashionable, affordable garments and a large selection for boys and children direct from a major U.S. supplier, including overcoats reefers and ulsters.
Forenoon movements include Prop Rev C W Chadwick traveling to Richmond for a meeting and Mike Guthrie returning from Bloomington with malaria. Dr H M Burnham summoned to French Lick on business. Sam Little visited Heltonville to finish plastering a church. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets advertised with 25 cent price and free samples at W C Elliott’s drug store. Odon notes report a clothing theft from a Monon baggage room case, recovered items but valise missing. Dynamite blast at night near Robert Shearer’s residence. unknown dynamiter. town shaken and windows broken.
An advert extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for lung disease and coughs. It features testimonials from J W Howerton of Bigfall Tennessee, claiming eight years of bronchitis and eventual recovery after seven bottles. The notice offers free medical guidance and requests stamps for mailing the People's Common Sense Medical Adviser.
I N Glover has begun a 66 by 100 foot building on 15th street near K and may add an Opera House upper floor. Citizens discuss ideal layout with a large stage seating wings and boxes while Glover weighs costs and profits before deciding. Bedford lags behind peers Bloomington Washington and Seymour in fine show houses.
Dr. D B Cargile of Washita I T reports Mrs Brewer was cured of scrofula after years of severe sores. The letter promotes Electric Bitters as a top blood purifier and remedy for eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils and running sores. The tonic purports to boost liver kidneys bowels digestion and strength. Only 50 cents sold by Messick Dodd’s Druggists guaranteed.
Profs Dryer and McBeth of the State Normal School at Terre Haute arrive with about 120 students and take a special train to the Oolitic mill and Hoosier quarry before returning for the regular trip to Terre Haute. Prof Dryer thanks General Passenger Agent Roseman of the Southern Indiana for courtesies. A separate note from Centerville Iowa reports relief from cholera morbus after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sold by W C Elliott.
Lynwood owned by Short and Zollman, trained by Frank Pitman, delivered a stunning performance at Bedford Fair grounds last Friday. The horse clocked a mile in 2:1834 and a half mile in 1:04, the fastest mile ever run by a home horse on the Bedford track and notable given Lynwood’s green status and limited driving this season.
Henry Hoard of Huron discovers forty sticks of dynamite beneath his house with a half burned fuse. The driver for the U S Express Co. suspects the blast was intended to target him after the dynamite was stolen from the B and Co S W. Hoard believes an attempt to blow him up failed.
An Economists Rapert on Business Candit page presents a dense ledger of federal figures. The document lists multiple large totals and intermediate amounts in a dense financial display, including capital figures and transfers.
A Democratic meeting at Indian Springs ends in violence when Diedrich, a saloon keeper, fires a warning shot during a mob clash. Gunfire follows. Diedrich is killed. The incident occurs as the Southern Indiana train arrives. Diedrich had been involved in a prior damage suit at Lawrence Circuit Court. Indian Springs Station, a remote Martin County locale, is described as lawless with two saloons.
Carl King aged 17, a Bent Wood Works worker and half brother of Jesse Chambers’s wife, fought with his half brother Monday. He bought 15 cents of morphine and drank it at Jesse Chambers’s home, became unconscious, was revived by Dr. Stipp after nearly an hour, and held a fair chance of recovery.
Mrs Mary A Duncan died at her home east of Bedford Saturday night at 9 after months of heart weakness. She leaves a large family including Isis Day James Duncan Clay Duncan William Duncan Robert Duncan Coleman Duncan Nannie Duncan and Sallie Duncan of Bowling Green Ky. Funeral services were held Monday at one oclock at the house and at three oclock at Weatherwood church conducted by Rev James Small. burial followed in the church cemetery. She was well known and leaves many friends and relatives.
A dense guidance piece detailing how to mark ballots, when to use the straight ticket option, penalties for improper marks, folding and returning ballots, and special instructions for illiterate or non English readers with references to a 1900 election. It outlines avoiding marks outside the designated areas and prohibitions on obtaining ballots outside the room.
A Ontario NY druggist recalls helping a customer with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He offered a refund if it failed to satisfy her, and later the customer returned with a friend praising the product. It is sold by W C Hillott.
Mr. W. A. Hines of Manchester Iowa recounts a near fatal measles related lung illness that led to consumption. After using Dr King s New Discovery his condition fully improved and he credits the remedy with curing throat chest and lung troubles. Regular bottles 50c and 1.00 trial bottles free at Messiah Dodd s Drug Store.
Eighteen members of Co G 4th Indiana Cavalry held a reunion at the courthouse last Saturday with speeches by Judge Martin John M Gain ey and Elder John Williams. They plan to meet again in Bedford on Aug 12. Also noted were thefts of apples from a Bedford home and a sales notice for Chamberlains Pain Balm sold by W C Elliott.
Local reports indicate eight Silver Republicans ten Silver Democrats and two Gold Democrats who opposed McKinley in 1896 plan to back him this year. Odon baseball disbanded after a 12 win 138 game season, with low attendance and $6 debt. Mitchell firm T L Bixler Co moves racket store to Bedford with Rainbolt jewelry and millinery taking the remaining space.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for poor digestion and dyspepsia, promising splendid appetite, sound digestion, regular habit, and great energy. The note also mentions Mr and Mrs F R Ogg departing Bedford for their home in Olathe Kansas.
In Bushy Kansas on Oct 17 1900 a reader recalls past loyalties and voting history. The missive notes voting for Lincoln in 1864 and a shift away from Bryan, citing personal memory and political stance alongside unrelated local incident coverage. A separate Orleans report details Mrs Edgar Colgrazier struck by a rock on a return trip from West Baden, prompting a $100 reward for.
The anti trust amendment faced a two thirds hurdle in Congress with Democrats from Indiana opposing and Republicans voting for it leading to its defeat. Campaign visits by Wadsworth Adams on tours through Tunnelton Bono Lawrence counties drew large crowds as Republicans rally for the election.
William Hobbs unearthed 1680 in old coins while a wheel on his wagon rough locked. The coins include pennies dated 1889 to 1880 and a 1838 half dime. A marked stone and decayed log suggest an ancient burying place likely hidden by stave makers years ago.
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