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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
4
A 1905 article extols household gardening as a profitable spring activity. It discusses motives for starting a kitchen garden, notes growing vegetables and herbs, and describes costs of fertilizers and labor. It emphasizes learning by doing, sun and rain as helpers, and that initial profits may be modest but steady yields benefit families.
A fragment describes how heavenly signs in the heavens indicate weather, with signs tied to a position misread as luck or doom. It notes that back positioning could imply dry spells, while certain signs forecast rain and water behavior.
Knights of Columbus of central Kentucky plan forming a stock company in Seowi Gaian for acquisition of aquitabia vite and establishment of a permanent camping site on the Kentucky river between Valley View and Frankfort. Lexington members hold most stock with a house to be ready by June bi.
Senator Shively continues to improve but stays in his room at Cochran hospital. He hopes to leave Washington in two or three weeks as the President makes daily inquiries about his health. Mayor McCarty orders removal of punchboards and petty gambling devices from cigar stands and stores.
John Q. Davidson longtime undertaker in Greensburg dies at home after a two week coma from a paralytic stroke. Born 1834 on a Jefferson County Indiana farm, he worked as a carpenter and built along the Ott River at Madison. He came to Greensburg around 1860 after service in Moran's raid. He married Miss Duffy of Jefferson County. Survived by three children Carey Davidson died young and two sons, Thomas Davidson a Greensburg attorney and William Davidson a furniture salesman at W D Somers in Indianapolis. Mrs Davidson died July 2 1912.
Milbon a veterinarian was shot at his home late last evening by Gen Vann who found him and a friend Paul ougians with his wife. The bullet hit Milbon in the right arm near the shoulder and pierced the lung. His condition worsened today from serious to critical. His father from Adams township traveled to take him home. Milbon, about thirty, unmarried. Officers await developments before filing proceedings.
James Robinson, an inmate of the County Infirmary, reportedly dunked a glass of buttermilk and claimed it set a world endurance record. Doctors in Hillesuy observe five days without food. Robinson’s strength waned though senses of smell and hunger persisted.
An old advertisement touts Electro Bitters as a remedy for seasons illness. It claims to cleanse kidneys liver and bowels, expel impurities, restore health and strength, and prepare users for spring work in a four week treatment.
An old advertisement warns against Merc ury containing ointments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as a safe internally taken remedy. It claims no mercury and urges buyers to ensure authenticity with testimonials offered and distribution by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
The notes report on a quarterly conference at Canaan M I church with Superintendent George Murphy in attendance. Several community members are listed visiting, ill or traveling, including Mr and Mrs I Stockdale, Mrs Jeannette McCarty, and George N Shanks. A fifth wedding anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs John Buchanan is noted along with a mix of names from the area.
Wirt Baptist Sunday School plans a grand Easter program led by Tras and Lindsey with 215 enrolled and aims to reach 300 attendees. Rev Blanchard to give farewell speech. list of attendees and local names noted along with community events and travel plans.
March 25 Mulers reports Charlea Lockwood, city visitor of the Press, died from a cerebral hemorrhage after a coughing fit. An accompanying patent medicine ad touts Kickapoo Worm Killer for treating worms and related symptoms in children, offered as a candy confection.
A mother's heartfelt memorial for her son Eugene Cheatham who died young. She recalls his joy and love, laments the loss, and finds comfort that love endures beyond death in memory and heaven. The verse frame speaks of a child gone home and dearly missed by his mother.
Judge James W. Fortune ruled Morrison was legally elected superintendent of Scottsburg schools while A. A. Hinds and O. C. Murphy were not qualified board members for failing to meet corrupt practices provisions. The decision followed a deadlock over the superintendent selection and a court action by the ousted members. In a separate item, Joseph Griner was fined for contempt in Columbus after cursing the court, then collapsed unconscious.
A scaffold in the Friends church collapsed in Crawfordsville on March 24, plunging four men about 20 feet. Two workers were likely fatally injured. The report notes local reactions and nearby traffic, with no further official details available.
A reader from Saginaw Alabama praises Dr Kings New Discovery saying it cured her husband after fifteen years and her son after eight. The ad touts relief for hacking coughs throat and lung ailments with money back if it fails. Available at all druggists priced at 50 and 3 dollars.
Plans call for a large naval exercise off Newport Rhode Island starting May 1 with submarines destroyers aircraft and even fishing boats used for mine sweeping. The fleet under three new admirals will simulate an assault on New York City from Guantanamo to Tangier Bay and Chesapeake waters.
Creditors heirs and legatees of Adam Sims must appear in Jefferson Circuit Court Madison Indiana on April 1 1915 to show cause why Final Settlement Accounts with the estate should not be approved and heirs must prove heirship and receive their distributive shares. Edward A Sims P E Bear Atty Executor. Marl8w 3t
The decedent Dian tha Sims is named in a notice requiring heirs to appear in April 1915 and show cause if any why P. E. Bear attorney should be appointed administrator. Marl8w3t
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