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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1900
Page
3
The piece urges citizens to answer census questions accurately for national growth. It notes residents Harry Guy and Hattie Coleman of Indianapolis visiting Emma and Della Sigmon and Morton McIntyre with family visiting John McIntyre.
A health note praises the modern beauty for thriving on good food and sunshine with outdoor exercise. It claims a glowing form and blooming face, recommending Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co for gentle cleansing when needed.
Mise Daisy Erost left for Lafayette where her brother Fritz Eenat will graduate from Purdue University tomorrow. Several men including Jobo McGregor Oscar Montz Jobo Schell William Sullivan Robert Quail and T F McCarthy depart to attend the Democratic State Convention at Indianapolis. Rev Fuller Swift plans to travel Monday to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to speak before the Mt Piensnet Scientific and Literary Institute Alumni Association.
Mr. Thomas B. McGregor, son of Hon. John McGregor, lauds Madison High School alumni at a Madison Hotel banquet. He praises the school for producing graduates entering Purdue Hanover and other colleges, notes hard work of current students, and celebrates alumni virtues and college achievements.
A fragment recalls instruction to speed up work and uphold Tosh High standards. It urges the class of 1900 to exceed predecessors and perform to the high benchmark already established by former students.
The 48th birthday of Mrs Henry Spry was celebrated Saturday June 3 at her home near Obain Mil Falls. A large group of friends and relatives attended, sharing a surprise party and a bountiful dinner. Guests included Alonzo Turner and family, Robert Jeffers and family, James French and family, Florence Turner, Sadie Jeffers, Nellie Turner, Ethel Turner, Bertha Humphry, John King, Lawrence Turner, John Humphry, Omer Turner, Roy Tarver, Hal lie Humphry, and Homer Humphry.
A controversial claim urges abandoning ship to reach the pole by walking like Esquimians. The piece argues health logic mirrors polar methods and touts Mostetter's Stomach Bitters as the sole remedy for indigestion and related disorders.
Heavy rains hurt wheat and strawberries in the area as the Derailed weather dampens crops. Residents report foxes and gun activity during squirrel season while locals travel to nearby towns for family visits and chores. Notables include Albert Ferguson Mabel Vanesdol John Sutherland and Sheriff Wallace. several churches attend Prospect service and a moving of Dir Hattus Webber to a new farm noted.
A condensed roster of guests visiting Madison Hotel includes Cc F Knowles of Cincinnati C Backenhoff J H Yost A W Warkamp D E Wheeler Le e Cravens H Rothchild of Chicago G W Carothers Frank Weil of Indianapolis and others J H Messick J B Webb D Moore Maud Chariton Samuel Chariton and more names from across Indiana and nearby states.
The Southeastern Indiana Fair Circuit includes Osgood July 31 to August 3 with Chas. W. Gray as Secretary, North Vernon August 7 to 10 with F H Naver as Secretary, Madison August 14 to 17 with C R Johnson as Secretary, Franklin August 28 to September 1 with Young as Secretary, Shelbyville September 4 to 8 with C E Aweden as Secretary, Columbus September 11 to 14 with Ed Redman as Secretary, and the State Fair September 17 to 33 with Charles Downing as Secretary. Children’s Day exercises at Mt Zion and Ryker's Blogs noted.
A survey report from Major W. H. Uizby, Corps of Engineers Cincinnati, submits the Ohio River Madison harbor dredging plan to six feet depth at low water to extend to the current waterfront. It notes acts, cost estimates, prior dike attempts, and the goal of enabling landings for boats and tows at ordinary water levels along Madison Indiana front.
A proposal details dredging 322,000 cubic yards of gravel at 18 cents per yard to restore 6 feet depth at low water along 7,200 feet of the city front. Costs include 10 percent for supervision and contingencies, with 14,000 already available, leaving a balance of 950,000 to appropriate. The work may be redredged later due to seasonal deposits and is intended as a local harbor improvement separate from Ohio River navigation funds.
The paper promotes delivering community messages via its columns. It emphasizes reaching a wide audience beyond local travelers and urges selecting space that maximizes effect to inform and engage readers.
A nostalgic verse laments the old country paper as a link to youth and home. The speaker cherishes its memories of blue skies, fields, bees and butterflies, birdsong and clover scent, longing for the papers sent from home.
The column records remodeling at local homes, services and baptisms at Mount Moriah, sermons at Wire Baptist Church, and visits among neighbors in towns like Jefferson and Volga. It also notes a praise for Dr. Fowler's Extract and mentions 1899 foreign cosmetics sales by American dealers.
A promotional note asserts Dean's Ointment gives instant relief and permanent cure for piles selling at 50 cents. It claims drugstores carry it and mocks patient care debates in hospitals about card games and smoking.
The Interior department reports a high point in pension cases sent for adjudication with June 1 marking the millionth pension certificate signed and paid. The figure excludes pensions to those not in the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. the recipient will become number one million on the rolls.
Claim states the product naturally and quickly regulates the stomach and bowels. Mentions daily use patterns with a practical audience reference. Advertising tone emphasizes ease and relief without medical claims or side effects.
The annexation of the warring South African provinces will be a material addition to the British empire. The Orange Free State territory is larger than England without Wales and the Transvaal is about as large as France.
Adults with cold symptoms are invited to receive a free sample bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup at J. B. C. F. Harper’s. One bottle per person with parental order if minor. The ad claims wide endorsement by physicians and wide availability. May 23 through May 24.
A son of Robert Bonner found seventy thousand dollars hidden between the leaves of an old magazine in his father's library. The discovery underscores how fathers like Bonner foster literary interests in their children.
An advertisement warns that backache may signal kidney disorders and can lead to Bright's disease or diabetes if untreated. It promotes Fourys Kipney Cure as a guaranteed kidney remedy, pitched by W. H. Ers. juneld & Swilm.
Classified style notice advertises letterheads and posters printed by Tux Covmen and related printing services with emphasis on low pricing and quick turnaround for business needs.
A fragment mentions the President’s long trusted barber William McKinley for shaving and hair care. It also references a mock scene with Seee and a general portrait of the President, plus a stray line promoting Rocky Moon Tea and a remark about chronic grumbling.
A nostalgia filled item notes Rocky Mountain Tea linked to long marriages as Golden weddings appear across the nation. The ad parodies aging and humor with a line about a piano not winning first prize at a county fair.
An 1897 notice from All Right Mumcry Indiana cites Shinkie's Cure for Dyspepsia curing a boy's indigestion and a woman's relief from similar spells. It promotes Hakwer Salve for cuts and bruises and Bamwer Salve for skin issues. It notes New Zealand frozen meat trade with Britain at about 18 000 sheep daily.
A local advertisement promotes Shinkle's Cure for dyspepsia claiming high satisfaction. It notes 148 bottles sold in Muncie Indiana last year and praises the remedy. The product is offered by J. E. C. F. Harpsr juneld&wim. The advertisement also mentions the Queen of Italy's courtesy to English and American visitors at the Italian court.
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Kansas reports eight years of severe asthma with fatal attacks. After using Ferry's Hongy and Tak she says it has never failed to give immediate relief as claimed by the advertisement.
The Agriculture Department will plant 100 000 rubber trees in the Hawaiian Islands. A Mansfield Pa man recounts kidney trouble relief after using Faizy's Kidney Cure and urges others to try it.
A report notes substantial American investment flowing into Mexican mining ventures. It also warns against ignoring back pain or kidney symptoms, with a cryptic reference to Foiny’s Kipuzy Curs and a mention of W. A. Roarrs. Hawaiian missionaries’ descendants make up about one twentieth of the white population excluding Portuguese.
A new Philadelphia ordinance prohibits placing loose circulars under doors in vestibules on doorsteps front porches or around doorknobs. The notice mentions Forsys Kipry Curns and the unrelated health claims advertisement.
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