Local notes mix politics weather and misadventures in Crawfordsville area
This week in Crawfordsville and Madison township features a false fire alert, local births, a fifty year golden wedding, horse accidents and shop updates. Reports include bridge bids by Anderson & Son and Smith Bridge Co, a moving store-room, and community happenings around churches schools and small businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gardner
Madison Townp
Pax
Court House
Brazil Mirror
Miss Bence
Greencastle
C. E. Matson
Crawfordsville
Vandalia Road
St. Louis
Knights of Pythias
garThe
Jonathan Houck
Clinton Township
Gar
Wm. Dills
Dolph
Woods
Fern
Turman
Florida
Cincinnati Enquirer
D. R. Rekels
Utah
Buchanan
Hancock
George Washington Williams
Ohio
Anderson & Son
Hamilton
Walnut Creek
Smith Bridge Company
Toledo
Ridge T
Mill Creek
Berrigan
Gay
Harges
Clay Irwin
Madison
Scientific Curiosities From Earth And Air
A summary of diverse findings includes locomotive speed limits around 150 mph before tire burst risk, water purity and its health effects, Caspian Sea level decline since 1857, San Salvador earthquakes and a new volcanic island, woodpecker song as instrumental music, crystal ice skating material, Rio Huido intermittent river on San Salvador slopes, possible earthquake forecasting via telegraph-linked tremor stations, waste fat from Paris laundries into toilet soaps, balloon photography over Rouen, and a mouse eating spider from London Zoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
Hopango
Central America
Prof. Palmieri
Paris
Rouen
Lightning and Medicine Headlines From a Thunderstorm
A series of storm reports describe lightning striking telegraph poles and offices, injuring people in St John and Cleveland, with fires and structural damage. Advertisements tout Guilmette Kidney Pad and Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as remedies, noting claims of cures and no morphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John
N.B
Albert Nash
Lange
Warm weather remedies promote vigor with Speer Port Grape Wine
An advertisement promotes Speer Port Grape Wine as a tonic to combat general debility in warm weather. It claims the wine strengthens the system, aids nursing mothers, and is a pure Oporto wine not a patent medicine. Sold at Allen's Drug Store and George Wysong's grocery in the public square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Huxtey
Johnston
Collinwood
Ohio
Snow
Nell Bassett
Rochester Telephone Exchange
W. Johnston & CO
Jefferson Ave
Detroit
Mic
Speer
Oporto
Allen’s
Dayton
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Samuel Richards
Madison Wnship
Lena
Charley
Indianapolis
Colbram
Main Street
Kitchen
Godfrey
Jesse Fuller
Main
T. N. Stokes
David Carpenter
James
Mr. Smith
Reno
Hendricks County
Smith
D. F. Fuller
White
Welch
George Bond
Coombs
James Stokes
B. F. Bruner
M. Ei
Miss Witty
Carbon
Miss Kitchen
George Stalcup
Tux Swan
L. C
Aeel i
Marks
Lindsey
London Zoological Gardens
South American
Guilmette
Gerhard Schimigen
Milwaukee
Wis
Patrick Collins
Joliet
Collins
Mr. Wait
Berlin
George Bicknall
Mark
Just
Indiana and
Columbia Streets
Michigan
Mississippi River
W.o. Huen Ang
Grand Rapiila Mich Teas
George Wysong’s
Northwest Corner Public Square
Putnam
Indiana
East
Washington Street
Ind
Putnam County
Washington St
Greencastle, Indl
DR. Crook
Kramer
S.N. Smith & Co., Prop
FE. C. Rowland
Conrad Coc
Se Rei Pee
WELLS
Biclasoin & CO
Willen Pot Pal
Hurlington, Ve
Whittier
St. Charles Street
Jacques
Chestnut St. St. Louie
Fridamin-Tson
BN Corteinn
Sid St. St. Louis
Aan
Harris
Harris Remedy CO
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