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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
2
Frequent arrivals departures and errands in Madison and nearby towns. Guests visit relatives in North Madison and Indianapolis. Property sale at Main and Poplar. Court reports include probate disputes and a jail sentence for intoxication. The January 1914 term sets a record for court pages with 241 and rising.
Gluss and water make liquid Be costly. Buy Red Cross Ball ue.
Julius Babey of Chicago shot his wife Agnes dead and probably fatally wounded his mother-in-law Mrs Thorp in Louisville on April 23. Two small children survived as Babey had separated from his wife and planned to die by his own hand before he was arrested.
Harry Thaw won a sanity trial hearing after Judge Hendricks granted a May 17 jury to determine sanity or insanity. Thaw was escorted from his cell amid rumors of a kidnapping plot, rejected by his attorney as silly bunk.
Fifteen Madison residents compose the Indiana Society of Memphis. Members include G. B. Clark T. J. Clark T. P. Clark J. M. Clements E. B. Graig Pete Leak C. E. Lodge P. C. Lewis J. R Tague T. M. Wade H. H. Walsh and J. E. Walsh.
Destructive floods in eastern Oklahoma and northern Texas leave fifteen known dead with expected fatalities rising to forty as communications restore. Heavy rains strand lines, paralyses rail traffic on the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific railroads, and floodwaters uproot gas mains in Dallas.
The War Department names Captain Daniel E. Hand of the U S Army Fifth Field Artillery as inspector instructor for Indiana Ohio and Michigan organized militia artillery. He is ordered to Indianapolis at once to relieve First Lieutenant Albert L Hall U S A.
Syracuse Lodge Knights of Pythias charters the steamer Carmania for a Tuesday night moonlight trip to Vevay and return. Departure from Madison around 7 30 PM and return about midnight. Enjoy music dancing cool breezes and summer recreation with refreshments aboard.
An advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a remedy for child health issues caused by worms. It claims relief from seat and pin worms, enhances body tone, and presents the product as a candy confection priced at 2.60 and distributed by Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.
An old advertisement notes that constipation causes headache and dizziness and promotes Deans Regulats as a mild opening medicine sold for 25 cents a box. It also mentions France’s population around 40 million and endorses Red Cross Ball Blue as a pure blue product for laundering.
On the Pacific coast a tidal wave threatens Governor's Island and Santa Miguela. Grandfather Adam Carleton persuades his grandson Regie to stay at the telegraph key to warn inland towns, a choice that fuels a desperate clash between duty and mortality.
A brief health note suggests home care for mild sore throat. It mentions chest and throat comfort, steam with towels, cold water rinses, foot bath, saustab powder or citrate of magnesia, and links the throat discomfort to mild toxemia from lingering food.
The article describes devices called automatic policemen used to manage crowded street traffic. One is a four foot high metal cylinder with a hidden spring that pops up after being knocked down by a vehicle, currently used in Massachusetts. A San Francisco version uses a suspended arrow that can be rotated to stop traffic on one street or the cross street, with bells signaling the whistle patterns and a continuous ring during fires.
Bowling Green Ky April 22 Joseph F Robinson of Claypool reports his Duroc sow weighing 350 pounds farrowed sixteen pigs Tuesday night in this county.
A brief grocery note promotes Mrs. Austin's Bag Pane Cake as appealing to shoppers. It invites all grocers to try the product and suggests consumer satisfaction.
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