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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1900
Page
2
A scolding note argues readers should value local papers for school lodge and community notices. It warns against letting distant papers crowd out home papers and urges readers to choose a ply paper that supports local enterprise.
Advertising is described as a successful perpetual motion machine for business, suggesting start with skill, guide it actively, and let momentum increase velocity while the business wheels turn. It treats advertising as a self-sustaining engine of growth.
A brief record notes the Madison Courier as a Associated Press newspaper in the South with its publishing house THE COURIER COMPANY printers publishers and bookbinders located in the Courier Building and lists key personnel including GaRRTEent M D Gamme O Bay and Treas.
New York June 18 The market faces uncertainties from the Presidential campaign and a potential China outbreak. Despite an industrial boom and strong exports, investors await results of the nominating process before larger buying resumes. Money rates stay easy, and stocks remain firmly held while awaiting clearer signs of stability.
The piece condemns the Goebel election law at the Kentucky Democratic Convention while noting graft accusations against John E. Sullivan and Neely, contrasting Democrat and Republican dishonesty. It honors a locally respected Indianapolis figure described as a noble and capable man.
River gauges report rising water in Pittsburg and several midwest towns with Louisville noting falling levels. City business is active as locals monitor canals falls and locks while Parkersburg and Cincinnati show continued changes.
The report lists multiple steamboats making trips between Cincinnati Louisville and Kentucky River on Saturday Sunday and Monday. It notes the City of Pittsburg coming down from Cincinnati with excursionists and departing Louisville on set schedules. Mr Bruce Tague plans to sail on the Tarascon while Ollie Norvelle prepares for a July wedding. The Eva Alma runs Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays to Monterrey and nearby points with round trip tickets at 50 cents.
A notice reports a new disease in town named whistitis confined to women who play whist. It is described as nervous prostration caused by excitement from rustling for prizes.
A reflective line notes that present actions shape the future prospects for the coming year, suggesting prudence and consistent effort yield steady gains.
The advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a pure health tonic for blood and general wellness, claiming it cures stomach nerves kidneys and blood ailments. It also touts Hood's Pills at 25 cents for liver issues and other ailments.
United States Senator Lucien Baker returns to Topeka for the summer and plans to campaign for reelection. He says Kansas will go Republican by 20 000 to 25 000 and credits national prosperity and recent Congress actions on Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico for a favorable outlook.
A partial readable line describes an event around June with mentions of days and a signature. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, places, or actions but signals a dated item and a box or box-like reference. The fragment offers minimal verifiable facts.
In St Louis the Reds overwhelmed the Cardinals 14 to 2 behind strong hitting and weak defense. Cincinnati jumped ahead with 4 runs in the second and continued a scoring spree as St Louis was held to two. Pitching by Scott limited the home club while Jones Sudhoff and Scott allowed the big output. Elsewhere the Pirates were beaten by Chicago 8 to 1 with Garvin and Meekin handling most of the workload and key errors by McCormick and Clingman contributing to the blowout.
Baseball scores show Cleveland trounced Minneapolis 7 to 1 while Buffalo edged Milwaukee 5 to 6 in a tight contest and Detroit fell 4 to 3 against Kansas City. Indianapolis was blanked 0 to 3 by Chicago.
A Indiana congressman recalls Dick Thompson and the Adams last words myth, while a Ponce Oklahoma report details the Muller family at the 101 Ranch. The piece contrasts political reminiscences with a dramatic wheat harvest economic snapshot.
The War Department confirms the Ninth Infantry has been ordered from Manila to China under Colonel Lis cum. The regiment, with HQ at Tarlac, is likely aboard a transport and ready to sail, possibly starting June 24, though a typhoon may delay the movement as advised by General MacArthur.
In a baccalaureate address to the Harvard senior class Bishop Porter of New York praised trusts as a modern civilization development. He argued they benefited the majority and were acceptable. Also notes a native uprising in the Gambia Colony with casualties among British officials.
Denver scholars led by Rev Camden M. Cobern return after a five week survey of ruins near Gallup New Mexico. They report signs of a very old civilization with a large 400 to 500 room house and diggings 27 feet deep showing long occupancy and complex ancient building practices.
Joseph Fritts of Woodgilen near Woodbridge New Jersey sought water and uncovered ore on his farm Eight feet down he found rocks flecked with gold and silver An assay in Trenton confirmed paying quantities He plans to develop the makeshift mine and work the site for all it is worth.
A New York St Paul telephonic deal cost 120 dollars for a one hour talk on 1322 miles, with 600000 dollars involved as a St Paul agent placed orders. Telegraphic and mail delays would have ruined the sale. operators aided understanding. Also a Chicago Times-Herald correction notes Pompey’s faster running, Germany’s rising steel rail exports, and a San Juan delegate convention on Porto Rico issues.
A wife testifies to severe labor with her first three children, 52 to 14 hours, needing chloroform, then, using three bottles of Mother's Friend before her last birth, she delivered a large healthy boy and did housework two hours before birth. She calls the liniment the grandest remedy ever made.
An advertiser claims Mother's Friend aids pregnancy by relaxing muscles, easing morning sickness and nervousness, and fostering a strong body and clear intellect for both mother and child. It asserts reduced breast tenderness and quick recovery, priced at $1 with a free booklet from The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
Fractional ledger of Pittsburg prices listing coal per ton at Lump value and a broad catalog of groceries and meats with per unit costs. Includes hams bacon lard butter apples onions cabbage beans strawberries peppers and eggs with assorted regional items and per bushel and per peck measures.
Excursions to Philadelphia for the Republican National Convention depart June 14 to 18 and return June 26. Tickets sold through Pennsylvania Lines from various sections to nominate the Presidential candidate.
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