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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
2
A 1915 column discusses how athletic prowess and health decline with age. It cites Jack Johnson and Jess Willard, notes prime years shift from youth to later decades, and argues rational exercise and sane living can extend strength into ages past thirty.
An advertisement touts Doan s Kidney Pills as a cure for various ailments affecting the family. It mentions kidney trouble and urges use of the Pills from Foster Milburn Co. The copy evokes a testimonial style common to early 20th century medical ads.
Samuel Carlisle farmer and father of Capt Samuel Carlisle of the steamer Moval died at his farm near Carcaillon aged 82. He will be buried Sunday in the family burying ground. Survived by five children D C Carlisle Capt Sam Carlisle George A M Carlisle and Olive Anker. Brother James A Carlisle is 90. Also notes the death of Monsignor Denis J McMahon and John S Shriver, Washington correspondent, from Baltimore American.
On the third ballot at Auburn on April 10 the Northern India na M. BK Conference chose Ft. Wayne for the next meeting by a 129 to 74 vote. Other cities withdrew after the second ballot except Muucie.
Indiana officials report a gradual decline in tuberculosis deaths since 1910 though major counties still show increases in 1914. Statistics for Allen, Marion, St Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Vigo counties are given with total deaths from all causes and from tuberculosis. Also noted are Han over College Glee Club recruitment cards displayed on Main Street. Names of club members and staff are listed.
In Hammond Indiana on April 8 a cartridge exploded while Mrs. Alvin Sanford burned leaves in a bonfire. The cartridge bullet pierced her neck and severed the jugular vein. Doctors say her condition is critical with little hope of recovery.
Judge Anderson imposes varied sentences for Terre Haute conspiracy defendants. Donn Roberts gets six years and $2000 fine. Judge Redman and Sheriff Shea five years and $1000 fine. Others receive multi year terms and fines up to $10,000 with suspensions or appeals noted. Several defendants absent or under quarantine as cases move toward writs of error.
An Irish ten year old writes Secretary of War Gar rison asking to become a cowboy. Garrison, hailing from New Jersey, seeks ranch offers and suggests sending the letter to Colonel Roosevelt for help. The exact boy’s name and address were withheld.
Appeals for relaxation of the rigid anti drug law pour in to the internal revenue commissioner from desperate sufferers nationwide. Letters are not public but signers’ names could shock their communities. The commissioner can only enforce the law.
Atlanta prison reformer Fred Zerbst the new warden says federal jails will abandon old harsh methods. He favors close confinement for rule infractions and believes a manhood based approach will yield better results than whippings or dungeon punishments. He searched the prison for the legendary dungeon but found no such place.
Five steamers and two Japanese warships rushed to assist the American ship Minnesota which ran ashore between Kyushu and Shikoku. Minnesota had 1500 passengers from Manila to Seattle and all have been removed. The ship is badly damaged but likely refloatable. Maj. Gen. W C Gorgas invited by the Rockefeller Foundation to join staff as sanitation expert.
Jones Wister of Philadelphia has fashioned a rifle with a 45 degree bent barrel and attached periscope mirrors. He claims the device allows a hidden shooter to observe enemy movements and fire accurately from the trench.
The cruiser Des Moines was ordered to proceed to San Domingo today to protect American interests, reflecting heightened U S naval presence in Caribbean affairs.
In Latart West Virginia on April 10 a six person knife and gun battle left Orson Bosworth and Wart Shirley dead. John Bosworth and Jackson Shirley were dying and Tom Bosworth and Harry Shirley seriously wounded. The feud began over a baseball game and drew hundreds of witnesses.
A woods fire on April 10 near Moorefield scorched about thirty acres of fields and woods along the John Raney farm and Cyrenius Brown farm. More than 100 neighbors fought flames for hours, saving Moorefield. a barn on the Raney property burned with its contents. Several cattle and chickens perished, and extensive property losses were reported. County officials list numerous salaries and expenses approved at the April 1915 session, including auditors, sheriffs, and road work payments.
List of payments approved by the Jefferson County Indiana Board of County Commissioners at the April 1915 session. Items include clerk and auditor salaries, health office expenses, traveling expenses, county attorney salary, per diem for the truant officer, tax refunds, poor relief for Madison and Hanover townships, court house janitor, repairs, and assorted supplies and utilities with specific names and amounts.
Advertises Electric Bitters as a four week spring tonic to purify blood and energize kidneys liver and bowels. Claims it relieves spring fever, fatigue, and weakness and guarantees results at all druggists.
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