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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
5
Richmond Pennsylvania woman Mrs Frank Clark describes severe internal troubles and nervous prostration. After two bottles her headaches lessen and she gains strength, praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for female ailments.
It claims fast relief for severe coughs and sore chest and throat with a teaspoonful every one to three hours as needed. The ad guarantees the remedy and offers to mail a full size package for 50 cents if a druggist does not stock Logos Extract from Logos Remedy Co. Fort Wayne Indiana.
Bluffton reports the suicide of 73-year-old George T Williamson amid illness fears. Columbus notes a kitchen fire endangering a family, with losses around 500. Petersburg records a 39-pound groundhog killed in a farm thicket. Shoals notes black snow mixed with ice crystals after a Feb 16 fall. South Bend reports a broker sentenced for embezzlement. Evansville seeks flood protection and Oakdale residents urge action. Columbus recounts a misread death scare of W C Ardery. Madison covers a Civil War veteran missing after pension receipt.
The Orange county Infirmary two miles north of Paoli burned with most contents. Fourteen inmates were in the building and were removed safely. The incident occurred February 16. Local authorities investigated cause and extent of damage.
Franklin February 13 John A Stainbrook a Johnson county farmer won the grand championship for the ten best ears of white corn at the national corn show in Dallas Texas A telegram from the show announced Johnson county prizes Charles A Brown won the grand championship on mixed corn George L Kernlin took second grand for ten best ears yellow corn and Harry Tillgon took second prize on best stage car Johnson county also claimed two automobiles among its prizes
Bedford councilman Zahn fell on ice and broke his right arm. Miss Lotta Mason, eighteen, drank carbolic acid and is not expected to recover. St Mark's Lutheran church in Evansville to build a new $25,000 edifice. A $100,000 bridge appropriation for a St Joseph river crossing in South Bend. Frank M Price held up a hotel clerk. others detained for investigation. McClanahan family learns son Harry aiding in mine disaster recovery in Mexico. Drug store owners Kleder and Torrence fined and jailed on liquor charges. Shelbyville police curb a weekly suit club gambling scheme. Lyons tabernacle moving to Logansport for April revival. Newcastle dairy libel suit proceedings. Bloomington water supply under study for permanent future needs. Ejectment suit ruling on Sunday contracts in Marion. Bloomington man injured in wagon runaway. Meridian Securities sold 602 acres in Pike county for 26500 to Nellie Bowens.
The American Highway association and the central good roads group of the United States will stage a major maintenance experiment on 700 miles of road from Washington to Atlanta. Conducted with federal and regional officials, the effort aims to keep highways in peak condition, traversing Arlington Mount Vernon Bull Run Chancellorsville and Richmond as it moves southward.
The American Highway association plans a cooperative maintenance program for a Virginia to Atlanta route, recruiting government engineers to oversee 110 miles and encouraging local authorities to join. About 75 percent of the mileage already shows stone gravel or sand clay surfacing, with aims to prevent deterioration and improve unimproved sections. Leonard Tufts leads the campaign, seeking full county participation to create a continuous maintenance corridor.
Advocate local action to improve roads as the key to cheaper farm transport and a better living area. Emphasize ditching draining and dragging to keep water off roadbeds, recommending a King road drag for ongoing maintenance.
Good roads may not be the whole solution for prosperity and happiness of country life, but they are a part of it and a very necessary and important part of it.
A brief note praising motorists as instant advocates for better roads, observing that every automobile owner supports road improvements and expresses satisfaction with the common interest in good highways.
Mrs John White of Roxbury Massachusetts reports her two week old baby suffered widespread itching pimples and disfigurement from eczema. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the condition cleared following three weeks of treatment. Sample skin book available by mail order.
A tense exchange features a woman icily declaring silence for a month while a man retorts about ending the chatter, revealing strains in their relationship. The brief dialogue hints at distance and unresolved conflict.
The Louisville Courier Journal cites a quip about chorus girls, calling them condensed milkmaids in a sharp backstage remark reflecting sharp wit and period flavor in theater chatter.
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