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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
4
Daily Madison items report travelers leaving for Bedford and Indianapolis. Casualty list mentions Private Don Horton slightly wounded. Funeral for John Boggs held at Haigh's chapel with Springdale cemetery interment. Various residents visit kin, return home, or receive church notices.
Major General Joseph T. Dickman just back from command of the American Army of Occupation in Germany is notified to take charge of the Southern Division. His orders send him to Fort Sam Houston Texas. Mr and Mrs D W Stout and Mrs Eva Muniz and two children depart by train for Detroit Michigan to visit relatives.
Telegrams report the death of Mrs. Ann Bear wife of Solomon J. Bear at her son Alfred Bear’s home in Yusipa near Redlands California. She was 69 native of the county and lifelong Methodist. Survived by husband three sons Alfred Delana Wilbur a brother Alfred Adaimus and sister Mrs Louis F. Rivaud. Funeral Friday at Riverside California.
Mrs Margaret Hutchison widow of William Bo Hutchson died at 8 oclock yesterday afternoon at her son’s home on the Michigan road after four months of illness with complications. She was 71, born to John Lo and Margaret Rea, longtime county residents, and lived on the same farm all her life. A member of the North Madison Methodist Church, she leaves a son and a daughter Mrs Leavella Jordon, plus a brother John to Rea. The late County Treasurer Andrew do Rea was a brother of the decedent.
The Madison Safe Deposit and Trout Company through Mr. John W. Tevis awards prizes to Purdue University Garden and Sewing Clubs led by Moss Etta Hoffstadt. A total of 1830 dollars plus five Rodeaver Chautauqua tickets for the season are provided. The awards include special instruction in club work and encouragement to complete valuable projects.
Madison residents share news of departures and arrivals from Denver to Temple Oklahoma and Kansas City, with tales of engagement licenses, escorts to Cincinnati and Indianapolis, and a wedding near Madison as residents head to the wedding in Indianapolis.
The last day of the Chautauqua drew large crowds and featured a high class program. Attendees praised the atmosphere of peace and cooperation, noting strong support from visitors outside the city and the Elks Band's ovation. Manager R L Ireland received credit for guiding a week of timely and inspiring entertainment.
The passage recalls Geneva landmarks and figures, mentioning Rue Calvin and Rue Jean Jacques-Rousseau, Rousseau’s birthplace Grand Tue, and the Promenade de la Treille. It notes historical scenes of Paris and San Francisco public life, and ends with Miss Elizabeth McGeorge and Mrs. Minnie Lochard visiting Mrs. Graham in Madison during Chautauqua.
About 250 passengers on the Boston to Yarmouth steamer North Star were rescued by tugs after the vessel ran aground in heavy sea and fog near Boston. A passerby note about a merchant buying for customers ends the excerpt.
A carload of casings for oil wells on the Judge Francisco farm near Wirt arrived yesterday. Drilling will start today or tomorrow by Crites Oil Company under superintendent Madison F Holland who has prepared for over a year. Some believe oil may be found at 1000 feet or less, though ground equipment could reach 4000 feet if needed.
The text promotes Mentholized Arcine as a highly effective hay fever remedy claiming 99 percent effectiveness. It urges readers to consult pharmacists and start gargling or nasal spraying to lessen or prevent attacks, noting benefits even when begun after symptoms start.
Effie, a messenger, delivers a letter to Albion Ward, triggering a rush of suspense. A fortune hinges on his response as siblings and friends move to reunite family and seal a future with Effie and Leslie Ward.
A fragmented advertisement promotes tonic guidance for nerves endurance and vitality. It touts remedies for weakness and anaemia, claims broad availability in local druggists, and promises relief with affordable packages over a seven day plan.
An Ohio State Journal piece urges self reliance and individual enterprise as the path to personal destiny. It emphasizes that society class structure is less noble than the power of a person to control their own fate through a little shop or acre and steady effort.
The piece notes pearls are rarely found now as demand soars and fisheries overwork reefs. Each fine pearl is scarce and commands high bids from wealthy buyers, with markets long relying on older collections and past owners.
A reflective piece questions why nature shaped the Adriatic coast with many islands and creeks while leaving the Italian mainland flat as a puzzle about guarding Italy and honoring Rome. The report also notes Mr. Water Layton returning to Columbus after visiting his father, who was ill on West Second Street.
State Highway Commission and director L H Wright plan a final inspection tour along a southern stretch of the State road system starting Monday morning. Officials will visit Washington Petersburg Princeton Jasper Rockport Connecton English Paoli New Harmony Cordon Columbus Madison Vevay Rising Sun to review the Madison road between Columbus and Madison for potential inclusion.
James Blizzard, an inmate of the county house and known in the city, underwent removal of his right eye at King's Daughters Hospital. Dr. R. W. Cochran performed the operation after Blizzard injured the eye by falling at the county house, causing long standing eyesight loss.
Miss Francis Jordan, long identified as the War Department poster model among 22 000 candidates, becomes Mrs. Frank G Huntoon after marrying Lieutenant Commander Huntoon U S N Their honeymoon follows the national publicity surrounding the posters and their inspiration.
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