Madison Hotel Arrivals Highlight Notables From Several Cities
A list shows J. F. Caldwell and others arriving at Madison Hotel from New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cambridge City, and Peru, including Mr and Mrs A R Porter with child. The piece promotes Modern Beauty via healthful living and Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a cleansing laxative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Caldwell
New York
J. Raphael
K. Wm. Lawless
M. G. Worth
Indianapolis
J. D. Wilson
J. L. Peck
H.R. Mullen
Chicago
A.N. Cunningham
Cincinnati
G. P. Stimson
E. L. van Winkle
M.G. Richard
O. Lott
Cambridge City
C. Fella
Carrolton
A. R Porter and Son
Peru
California Fig Syrup Co
Southport
Greenwood
Whiteland
Franklin
Edinburg
Columbus
Ares
Louisville
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Sellersburg
Memphis
Henryville
Scottsburg
Crothersville
Ign
Seymour
Jonesville
Columbus Ar
Madison
North Madison
Vernon
North Vernon
Queensville
Izabethation
Cal Poe
Cohan Yeas
Idinburg
Pridege
Elizab'town
Ueensville
N. Madison
Henry Ville
Jetterson
Drdtanepenes
Scipio Vernon
Branklin
Allan
Clifford
St. L. Crossing
Flat Rock
Lewis Creek
Shelbyville
Manilla
Homer
Rushville
Falmouth
Los
Pennsylvania official visits Louisville scene of rail leadership
Bushrod Taylor superintendent of the Louisville division of the Pennsylvania railroad attends a Pendennis Club event in Louisville as J. G. Metcalf retires as Louisville and Nashville general manager. Metcalf moves to Denver July 1 to lead the Denver Rio Grande. Gorge Evans becomes L&N successor. Rev L C Wolf of Wirt and Volga Baptist churches will be ordained at Volga Sunday with a basket dinner. Jesse Davie of Scottsburg and Capt W H Wells of Saluda attend the National Prohibition Convention in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushrod Taylor
Louisville
Pennsylvania
Pendennis
Indianapolis News
L. C. Wolf
Wirt
Volga
Fuller Swift
Wolf
Mr. Swift
Jesse B. Davie
Scottsburg
Capt
W. H. Wells
Saluda
Chicago
Two Madisonians Go to Democratic National Convention
Major E.G. Niklaus and John McGregor are the only Madisonians likely to attend the Kansas City convention with Hon. McGregor visiting his father. Indiana’s delegation shrinks as Shively and Taggart decline candidacies. The convention plans six sessions July 4 to 6 with a Declaration reading and possible Bryan nomination discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.G. Niklaus
Kansas City
John McGregor
Kansas
Niklaus
Indiana
B. F. Shively
Thomas Taggart
Jones
Bryan
Weather forecast for July by Rev Hicks Word and Works
In his Word and Works monthly, Rev Hicks predicts a July of frequent storm periods centered on July 1 and mid month, with warmer western conditions and cooler spells in early and late July. He notes rising barometers after storm peaks, with hot days, thunder gusts, and periods of pleasant weather around July 19 to 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irl Hicks
Mississippi Valley
Veterans receive extra pay under 1900 act for volunteer service
A 1900 act extends extra pay to volunteer officers and enlisted men who served in the Spanish War and were honorably discharged or discharged for wounds or disability. It covers those who resigned or were discharged after muster orders and before muster out, with specified multipliers. The directive is issued by Major General Militia H. C. Corpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Volunteers
United States
Spain
Milica
H. C. Corpin
Alum Baking Powder Law Moves Through Illinois
Food Commissioner Jones interprets the General Food Law as of July 1 restricting alum baking powders. The U S Senate committee urged prohibition after expert physiologists found no benefit in alum. Illinois and Missouri already pursue bans forcing alum producers to seek other markets, likely pushing the industry west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Illinois
United States Senate
Missouri
Buckeyes Meet Shamrocks In Top City Showdown
Tomorrow afternoon at Bersch's Grove the undefeated Buckeyes face the reorganized Shamrocks in a bitterly contested game. Top city talent joins both sides with M. Jones catching and Francisco pitching for the Shamrocks while Buckeyes lineup features Schneider, Beck, Griffin, Englebeck, and more across the infield and outfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bersch's Grove
Buckeyes
Shamrocks
Madison
M. Jones
Schneider Francisco
Breitenbach Haumesser
Monroe Beck
Griffin Rock
Englebeck Johnson
Selig Eckert
Wolf Holcroft
Johann Smith
Schilling
Wales of Conductors and a Cat That Keeps Squirrels
Charles K. Hendrix, Michigan Big Four conductor, reports an exceptional fruit crop in Michigan with heavy peaches requiring early picking to protect trees. Mel Miller, Pennsylvania conductor, recounts a Madison oddity about a mother cat adopting two gray squirrels after her litter was drowned. The squirrels remain faithful companions, following the cat and playing with her in a shared cage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Charles K. Hendrix
Michigan
Big Four
Mel Miller
Louisville
Pennsylvania
Madison
John Connolly
Miller
Death of Rev. Henry N. Brown Universalist minister
Aged Universalist minister Rev. Henry N. Brown died at his Dublin Indiana home on June 21. He preached in Madison on numerous occasions and was active in temperance work. His wife and two daughters survive him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry N. Brown
Dublin
Ind
Madison
Movement to ban cannon crackers on Independence Day
The Meade County Messenger notes a broad push in many cities to taboo the cannon cracker on the Fourth of July and at other times. It calls the idea good and urges support, arguing noise does not prove patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade County Messenger
John Nolan Sells for Ten Thousand Dollars
Howard Graham claims a strong mile with Jessie G. Senator Pierce posts a fast quarter as General Items report fast paced public race results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Graham
Jessie G
Pierce
Horse racing notes show filly records and multiple on-track times
The report lists several horses and handlers with recent practice times and potential records. Mayor McGuire's filly stopped a mile in 2:37 and is seen as gaited and level headed. Howard Graham's Reliance gelding Jesse G clocked 2:29 for a mile, with 2:27 possible. Senator Pierce posted 2:31 for a mile with fast final quarters. Additional horses and buyers, including Al Bird from North Vernon, Wm. Weber, and others, are mentioned along with upcoming races and sales. The piece notes plans for July 4th events and the participation of jockeys, trainers, and buyers from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor McGuire
Howard Graham
Reliance
Jesse G
Senator Pierce
Charley Mabrey
Willard T
Louisville
Bird
North Vernon
Joseph M. Cravens
George Lewis
Samuel Herin
Mikagan
Ross Wilkes
Wm. Weber
Sunlight
Edwin Rey Tevis
Dr. Curtis
Louis Richardson
Gov. Dickerson
Acolyte
Bettie W
Frank McKinney
Terre Haute
Chas, Lobe
Lack
Racing news and fashion tips from the era
The article notes a busy racing week with Gov. Dickerson traveling to Terre Haute for a July meeting and multiple horses and drivers highlighted by Bryant Birney in Geneva New York. It lists horses and pace times, upcoming fairs at Terre Haute, and plans for trainers and owners, plus a long fashion editorial about riding boots, fabrics, and suit styles for summer.
American Exhibit at Paris Fair Promises Grand Display
Paris Ex position opens with an open volume of American skill and energy. The Government Building is complete to represent the nation. An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a fifty year cure for dyspepsia and bowel troubles. Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry is praised for summer complaints. The snippet ends with a brief note on political commentary from Detroit News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hostetter
Dean's Ointment Promises Instant Pile Relief
True courtesy 18 of the heart. Years of suffering relieved in a night. Itching piles yield at once to the curative properties of Dean's Ointment. Never fails. At any drug store, 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Odds and Ends from a Shifting News Page
A mix of notes on alloys in Japanese bronzes and a Montana mine, sidewalk salt harming grass, dogwood replacing ebony on piano keys, early muff use by doctors, New York clubmen’s summer quarters atop tall buildings, several states observing Jefferson Davis birthday, phlox and terbena invading Texas plains and Australia, dramatic Nooksack river upheaval forming a 70 foot high hill, and a local ad for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Jefferson Davis
Texas
Australia
Shinkle's Cure and Other Ephemeral Ads Highlight Local Notices
A mix of small ads tout Shinkle's Cure for dyspepsia with 748 bottles sold in Muncie Indiana and praise for the remedy. Other snippets warn that early kidney or bladder trouble can lead to Bright's disease and urge timely treatment. A brief line notes a large sturgeon net catch and a 30 foot fin-back whale entanglement near Hampton Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shinkle
Muncie
Ind
J. E. C.F. Harpes
Juneld&wim
Bright
W. H. Roorss
Hamption
L. I
Fousy
W. H. Rogiss
Jueld&wim
Anecdotes and endorsements from 1897 medical ads
A column of short testimonials notes relief from indigestion and kidney troubles using various remedies. Customers claim cures for dyspepsia, indigestion, back pain, and kidney issues, with names and locations including South Madison Street and Mansfeld PA. Multiple endorsements emphasize personal health improvements and durable results.
Quick Relief for Asthma and Health Ads in Local Notes
The fragment lists medical claims for Fury's Honsy and Tar asthma relief, Bannzm Salve for cuts and skin issues, Fousy's Kipnry Cure for kidneys, and Rocky Mountain Tea for general health. It mentions a Charlotte strawberry record and general health tips, plus a note on Oklahoma wheat yield.
Boschee's German Syrup Offered Free To Sufferers
An old ad promises free sample bottles of Boschee's German Syrup to adults with cold related throat lung or bronchial troubles at J E C F Harper's. One bottle per person no children. Claims huge global use over twenty years and physician endorsement. Also mentions Fougy's Kidney Car as another remedy and lauds Burdock Blood Bitters with a testimonial from Mrs Hutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, GA
J.E. C. F. Harper’s
Boschee
Postmasters to Receive $100 Salary Increase After July 1
The postmasters at Vevay and Risley Sun will each receive a $100 raise in salary effective after July 1 confirming the budget adjustment for postal operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vevay
Risley Sun
Maryland Ticket Sale Announcement
Tickets will be sold Thursday through Saturday via Pennsylvania Lines en route to the sea. For particulars apply to W. M. Lispier, Ticket Agent, Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Seastone Excursion via Pennsylvania Lines Aug 9
The annual low rate seashore trip departs Madison Indiana on August 9. Round trip tickets to ten New Jersey and Maryland resorts including Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Wildwood and Ocean City Md cost 15.00. Contact W M Linpsey Madison Indiana for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Lines
Atlanta City
Cape May
Avalon
Holly Beach
Ocean City
Ses Lele City
Wildwood
New Jersey
Os Both
Del
Madison
Ind
Atlantic Coast
W. M. Linpsey
Fourth of July Trips Via Pennsylvania Lines
Following the annual custom, reduced rate tickets will be sold for Fourth of July travel. Tickets are obtainable July 8 and July 4 at any station west of Pittsburg on the Pennsylvania Lines to any station within 300 miles. Return coupons valid through July 5. For rates and train times, contact Pennsylvania Lines Passenger and Ticket Agents. Indiana farmers will buy little binder twine this year due to the short wheat crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
Indiana
W. A. Lindley
Madison
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Couagh
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Fenner
DcFredonia
E. C. F. Harper
Rati&wly
Major
Major Cement CO
New York City
mayMt
Ely
Ell Bre
The
Protectionist
Home Market Club
Boston
Mase
Madison Courier
Associated Press
Madison, Ind
Madison Hotel
Rushrod Taylor
Mason Nixtavus
Suwaton McGregor
John Nolan
Gov
Dickerson
George Mayfield
Jim Wilson
Nick Weber
East Main Street
Gossip D
Soba Jenkins
Greensburg
Park
K. of P
E.liott
Frank Moore
Bryant Birney
Geneva
N. Y
Morey
Bryant
Prince Alert
Searchlight
Borahma
Ed Geers
Dick Curtis
the Maid
Anaconda
Cleveland
John Dickerson
Ron
Joe Patchen
Fred Kohl
Belet
Arlington
Fair
Bonnatella
Austria
Fred S. Wedgewood
Empire City
Lawson
Russia
N. Y. Herald
McKinley
Manifest Destiny
Detroit News
Odds and
Yogo Creek
Montana
Nooksack River
Mount Baker
Thomas
S.S. S
Anne Ind
Harry
Pkle
Madison St
J. E. C. F. Harper
junel&Swim
Fouey
W. H. Rocurs
Jauneld&wim
Stresitespouis
Ira W. Kelley
Mansfeld
Forzy
Kinney Court
W. H. Roars
Iuneld&wi
Oklahoma
W. H. Rogers
Mexico
Charlotte
N. C
Shippers
Madison Medicine Co
Juveld&wim
Fougy
W. H. Beatgs
juneld&Swil
Christ
God
Burdock
B. B
Charles Hutton
Berville, Mich
Dtues-Thur-Sat&w
Royal Blue Service
ST. Louis
Washington, Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pullman
Mape
O. P. McCarty
General Passenger Agt
Ohio
Ennsylvania L,incs
Kat Tima
L. F. Loreer
Pittsburgh
PENNA
E. A. Ford
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