Bridgeport News Briefs Include Weather and Local Happenings
Locals report early peaches rotting and oats in river bottom poor due to wet weather. J W Beaney ships green beans to Chicago. Ed Laduke family from Louisville visit relatives west of here. Charlie Merryman from Louisville joins snipe hunt with Bridgeport boys. A towboat man fell off a coal barge. rescue efforts and a gas tug event followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Beaney
Chicago
George Fulner
Here
New Albany
Ed Laduke
Louisville
Bridgeport Boys
Charlie Merryman
Local residents and visitors noted around Taylor Township
Clarence Colvin suffers ivy poisoning while neighbors keep to home. Taylor Township and nearby towns see visits from Louisville and Evansport residents. An ice cream supper to benefit the EH L Presbyterian church is planned at Morton Davis on July 22 with cream served after 3 PM for seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O
Rosewood
R. R
Sherman Russell
Fred Johns
Berlean Brinley
Bert Wilson
Louisville
Little May
Maggie Cunningham
Evans’ Landing
Arminda Noe
Monnie Aeshate
Dean
Elizabeth
Morton Davis
EH. L. Presbyterian Church
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Cures Colds Fast
Laxative Cough Syrup acts on the bowels to treat coughs and colds. It strengthens lungs throat and chest and expels the cold from the system without opiates. Suitable for all ages and sold by all druggists. An ounce used will be remembered as a sure cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Land Auction Near Corydon Sells 100 Acres
A notice for a 100 acre tract located six miles south of Corydon and one and a half miles from Pike publicized by W. F. Dinrrick. The sale details are brief and indicate a land transaction under local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Pike
The Poor Preacher Again
The Washington Post notes male church attendance lags behind female rates and urges pastors to appeal to men with virile sermons. It argues ministers who address daily life and masculine temptations may draw more men into pews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Post
St Paul Notes On Local Gossip And Visits
Ida M. Eckard, Ida M Eckard is mentioned as visiting home folks after a stay at Falls Cities. Mrs Julia McIntire is listed as on the sick list. Misses Myrtle and Thel Eckard visited Daisy Nye. Cort Keller visited home folks. Miss Clea Melton visits from New Albany. Sunday school advances under L S Conner. Anna Robison visits W M Stevens family. Charles Rhodes and wife depart for Illinois to visit daughter Ada Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Andthel Eckard
Daisy Nye
Cort Keller
Home Folks
Clea Melton
New Albany
L. S. Conner
Anna Robison
W. M. Stevens
Ida M. Eckard
Falls Cities
Charles Rhodes
Illinois
Ada Gardner
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Deafness Cure
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and promises a cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure. It offers one hundred dollars for an untreated catarrh deafness case and invites readers to request free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
In Loving Remembrance Ida B. Allen 1905
On June 16 1905 Ida B. Allen died. Funeral at A B church Bradford with interment in Bradford burying ground. Poem laments loss and expresses family sorrow with lines from a mother and sister Anna
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida B. Allen
A. B
Bradford
Diamond Cure Rumor From Paris Promises Consumption Remedy
The item claims a Paris discovery of a diamond cure for consumption and promotes a Tennessee maker W. T. McGee. It cites Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds from Dr. Riley & Son with 50 cents guaranteed and a free trial bottle offered. The Rosewood post office has been discontinued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
W. T. McGee
Vanleer
Tenn
Thad
Dr. Riley & Son Drug Store
Board of Commissioners session action on roads and petitions
The Board of Commissioners met last Wednesday. They refused to consider any purchase proposition for the New Albany Lanesville and Corydon Plank Road and dropped the matter. Remonstrances in the Webster township highway case were dismissed for lack of oath, new reviewers were appointed, and new reports filed. Objections to the Morgan township road petition were heard. Tolbert Hoke et al received a favorable report from reviewers Neamer Wolpert and Cotner. The board adjourned for the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
New Albany, Lanesville and
Corydon
Sheridan Deatrich
Webster Township
George Kopp
Wm. Groves
Abraham Rosenbarger
Sears Et al
Morgan Township
George Neamer
George Wolpert
Issac Cotner
Tolbert Hoke
Sunday Sunday School Notes and Local Gossip
Hursttown notes show Sunday services at the chapel and a newly purchased organ for the Sunday school. The Sunday school is progressing with strong attendance. Mrs. Charles Wright remains indisposed. Miss Katie Erble of Louisville visits cousin Miss Rosa Kopp. Miss Cynthia Savage of Marengo visits sister Mrs. Delilah Conrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wright
Katie Erble
Louisville
Rosa Kopp
Cynthia Savage
Marengo
Delilah Conrad
LocalNotes From Lick Skillet and Visits
Ben Miller remains in very poor health at this writing. Crandall residents Mr. Swarens and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Wells on Sunday. Mrs. Vivian Fite of New Albany was guest of her sister Mrs. Warren Byrn. Roscoe and Marion Buley of Vincennes are visiting their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keithley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Miller
Swarens
Crandall
Wells
Vivian Fite
New Albany
Warren Byrn
Roscoe and
Marion Buley
Vincennes
Mrs
A. J. Keithley
New Middletown Notes Include A New Baby
Mr and Mrs Sam Koast are the Bates couple welcoming a girl. John Kolp from Louisville Kentucky visited friends nearby. Albert Luther, also from Louisville, visits local friends. George Hauswald is listed as ill. The Democrat is noted as a welcome visitor in this corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Koast
Bates
John Kolp
Louisville
George Hauswald
Albert Luther
Friends
New Middletown
Electric Bitters Cure Typhoid Illnesses Claim
Mrs Annie Hunter of Pittsburg Pennsylvania says four weeks of typhoid and kidney trouble left her bent double. After recovery with the help of Electric Bitters her health returned and she can walk straight again. The ad claims the remedy cures stomach liver and kidney disorders and is sold by L A Riley & Son for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Hunter
Pittsburg
L. A. Riely & Son
Tours to Colorado and California on Rock Island trains
On numerous dates from May to October 1905 excursion rates apply to Colorado California and the Pacific Northwest. By choosing Rock Island line west of Chicago travelers secure the most for their money visiting Yellowstone Park then Portland Exposition return via California. Full information from John Sebastian Passenger Traffic Manager Rock Island System Chicago.
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Colorado
California
Pacific Northwest
Rock Island
Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone Park
Portland Exposition
John Sebastian
Rock Island System
The Most Important Man in the World by Miss Tarbell
Miss Ida Tarbell departs in Clare's Magazine to examine John D Rockefeller's influence over American thought. She questions his public image and motives, noting his secrecy and relentless money accumulation as critics like Senator Hanna label him money mad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Tarbell
oneClare
D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Miss Tarbell
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Cleveland
Mr. Rockefeller
Bis
Hanna
Indigestion Cured By Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
An advertisement asserts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat to relieve indigestion. It claims the stomach rests while the remedy works, strengthens the system, and prevents disease from gaining a foothold. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Kauble
Nevada
Dewitt & CO
Chicago
Lawyer R S Kirkham Moves Office Across Street
R S Kirkham has moved his law office to the building just across the street from the Democrat office. All legal business promptly attended to with a Notary Public in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.S. Kirkham
Democrat
Notary Public
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Madison Beer
Madison
Madison Brewing Company
Madison, Indiana
ST. Louis
Painless Dentists
Levy Bros
Louisville, KY
W. Market
Ms.criffin & CO
Corydon, Indiana
Ridley
AH. Bullely
Arkansas Valley
San Joaquin Valley
Pecos and
Rio Grande Valleys
New Mexico
Salt River Valley
Arizonia
Wm. Nicholsonven
Axl
AT. & SE
Oxehanee
DeWitt
Dr.lafrango
LaFranco
Philadelphia
Bridgeport
Lon Carter
Peter Bell
Charley Daily
Louie Diddlcott
Chas Cleasner
Taylor Township
Stanley Colvin
Clarence Colvin
Andy Bennett
Big Springs
Frank Hess
Anderson
Julia Abbot
Nellie Berry
Frank McCauley
Jeff Cunningham
Hill Dale
Delus
Evans’ L'd'g
George Jones
Monnie Colvin
Robert
W. F. Dinrrick
St. Paul
Julia McIntire
Anna
Hursttown
L. W
Rip van Winkle
X.Y. Z
Attle Wonder
Alver G. Ward
Ward & Struth Bros
Jyleew
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