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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
3
A long list of brief notices records travels and visits among residents of Ball's Landing Madison and nearby towns. Appointments, departures for work, visits to relatives, illnesses, a divorce suit, a birthday celebration, and a bridge repair update are reported along with two industrial accidents and a suicide.
Mr. Stanley W. Cochrane, who left Madison for Detroit, reports securing a good position with the Chalmers Automobile Company. He praises Chalmers autos for elegance and comfort, notes kind treatment from superiors and colleagues, and says Madison memories linger despite his new steady job.
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Lacefield were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of her daughter Mrs Jesse Stockdale in Jefferson Street South. Rev Machlan of Grace Church officiated and many relatives and friends attended. Burial followed at Springdale Cemetery with pallbearers Harry Netherland William Kahn Tobe Baglin Jesse Calloway Fred Phillips Anthony Huck.
The executive committees urge every Indiana city mayor to organize a city observance on Friday October 2. Walter D. Thurber, secretary, notes Hoosiers enjoy parades and fairs but says public health merits dedicating one day to depict its importance in a new, engaging way.
Mr Guy A Bivens a street car motorman celebrated his 21st birthday with a family dinner at home and treated colleagues to ice cream and watermelon. He has worked eighteen months and looks forward to voting. The Herald extends congratulations for a long and happy life.
Sir Thomas Lipton announced the withdrawal of Shamrock IV from the international yacht race due to the war. The challenger remains at the Azores after reaching that point on its voyage to America.
A vintage notice offers a $100 reward for any case of catarra cured by Hall's Catarra Cure. The firm J J Cheney and Co of Toledo endorses F J Oneney as trustworthy in business and financially able to meet obligations. Also promotes Ban Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
M Roger Cavailhon, a young French gentleman rider who had won his hundredth steeplechase, was called for conscription and to serve for a year. He asked to join cavalry, noting his skill as a horseman, but the military council refused saying a one year term would not allow him to learn riding.
A historical note states that cattle in Argentina outnumber the native population by five to one, reflecting early demographic and agricultural patterns in the region.
The case centers on Mrs Florence Carman accused of fatally shooting Mrs Louise Bulley outside Dr Edwin Carman’s Hempstead office. Jury trial set for fall. investigators weigh motive and opportunity amid intense public interest.
New York State Commission for the Blind adopts Japanese methods teaching massage and salesmanship to aid sightless workers. Training in occupations and civil service opportunities expand self reliance, with blind organists and telephonists cited as successful examples. Safety warnings address eye injury from bursting water gauges and hospital staff support for broader employment.
Postmasters nationwide will not be allowed to urge recipients to accept C C D and insured parcels sent to them without orders. They must not act as agents to coerce delivery or arrange sales of parcel contents. The post office department issued the order after reports of unrequested parcels being sent to obtain sales or payments. Recipients may accept or refuse as they wish.
The trustee of Shelby township Jefferson county presents proposed expenditures and tax levies for 1916. Total expenditures 5050 with varied township local and road taxes and a 2 cent general tax on the hundred dollars. Net taxable property 560715 with 233 polls. mortgage credit 40940. valuation date August 1 1944.
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