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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
2
Local residents share guests from St. Paul and Indianapolis. Funeral services for Henry Kase are held at St Marys with burial at St Josephs cemetery. multiple towns send mourners and pallbearers attend. The piece notes the volcanic history of the Eifel region in Germany.
The scene follows Edna and Potene as they navigate a bustling crowd in Times Square. A tense glare from bystanders and a heated exchange hint at a dangerous encounter while a hurried escape unfolds amid signs and street chatter.
RAT SNAP promises rats and mice die after eating the bait with no odor left behind. It targets rodent problems in farms and buildings. The ad lists three cake sizes 35c 65c and $1.25 with use cases and guarantees via local sellers S F Harper Co Reidel Bros Elmer E Scott Co.
The report notes over 6 000 operating goals losing 60 000 workers, with annual wages and salaries around 50 million dollars. It cites The Herald as the source.
The Current Events Club met at Mrs. W. W. Logan's home. Members heard motion picture and theft reports and biographical notes on Archibald Marshall. Talks described English country life, gardens, fetes, schools, and class distinctions, with views on Sulgrave Manor as Washington’s ancestral home to be a shrine for visitors.
Obituaries note the deaths of Elizabeth Harsin at 2 30 am at her sister E M Cull’s home in Madison age 82 a Baptist member who lived there ten years and left nieces and nephews. Sarah Woodfill formerly Sarah Alten widow of Taylor Woodhill died last night at her son John Woodfill’s home on the Canaan road with survivors including a sister and other relatives. A county sale at 10 am by Auditor C S Dibler transferred the Children’s Home property on Goodst Mare street to Joan Ho Pollman for 1000 dollars. appraised 4000 dollars, sale pending commissioners’ approval. The text also mentions a fire-related incident and a note about New York restaurants owned by Chinese.
James Baxter touts RAT SNAP as the farmer’s best friend and defense against rats. The ad claims yearly use of about $8 saves $300 in chicks eggs and feed, with three sizes priced 63 cents and B12. Sold and guaranteed by local drug and hardware stores.
Advertises Humphreys Witch Hazel Ointment for piles with relief promised. Mentions external or internal use and itching burning relief. Lead free sample available at Humphreys Homeo Medicine Company Wilton Street New York.
An advertisement promotes SICK STOCK BOOK covering treatment for horses cows sheep dogs and other animals. It offers the free pamphlet Humphreys Homeopathic Veterinary Medicines and lists 156 William St New York as the source.
Mrs Carey plans a home based training scheme to lift finances for her husband Jim. She gathers college girls for sewing, dressmaking, housework and budgeting lessons to earn money, risking their plans when bankruptcy looms. Her bank savings gift to Jim reveals deep family devotion amid hardship.
American chemists of the AEF have begun producing rare sugars once controlled by Germany, aiding typhoid detection. The article notes costs, methods, and the role of these sugars in laboratories, hospitals, and the U S expeditionary forces, highlighting new independence in chemical supplies.
In this tale from Starlight, Billy reveals his plan to take the horse to Hiselay and uses the idea of a wedding present to propose to Cynthia. Cynthia, torn between duty and affection, moments later accepts the idea of a future together as the horse becomes a symbol of their bond.
A writer from Sweden urges reviving an ancient plse de terre method by mimicking natural rockmaking. He suggests pounding stamping and filling crevices with earth to substitute for sea water pressure, using concrete like natural processes without returning to cave dwellings. The Greek silver talent is valued at about $1000.
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