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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
4
Many residents depart for Indianapolis Terre Haute Knightstown and Bloomington for Christmas visits. Notables include Virgina Tews Mrs Robert White Mr Stanley Cochrane Miss Annie Duncan and several IU students returning home. Local marriag e license issued for William Hoeppner Laura Cray Henry Pearson Eleanor Johnson.
A Warrensburg Star Journal excerpt notes Belgium as a focal point of historic battles, underscoring its role in shaping World War history and the nation’s enduring military significance.
Fragmented report describes a six year old girl found dead in a suitcase in New Brunswick. Police discovered the body after a motel guest reported a disturbance. Authorities call it a homicide investigation with few clear details available.
An unclear rural scene details a group meeting at Plan ver last night and a patrol drive along Fox Drive toward Hart’s Bath Road. The text mentions leaders, captains, and a patrol plan with routes and timing, plus several scattered place names and a civic context.
The Madison State Deposit and Trust Co previously took over the Madison Insurance Company assets for liquidation after restructuring. Due to market improvements, $50,000 is being distributed now, totaling $150,000 paid to stockholders to date, with a further substantial distribution expected in the coming months.
The article notes Japan's sensitivity as it faces China’s Twenty One Demands. It states publicity will be a primary weapon to press for consideration, hoping the world will view Japan as cooperative while China seeks favorable terms.
President Woistington files suit seeking 30 million dollars from Russia amid a diplomatic row. The White House declines immediate comment as officials say strategy focuses on securing supplies and handling sanctions.
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Still alarm reported at 6:30 last night for a small blaze at the home of Mrs. Margaret Simpson on West Third Street. Fire was extinguished by Frank Drum and neighbors before No. 4 Fire Company arrived.
A garbled New York ferry boat item notes a fate and strange sequence of events at a dock. The fragment mentions doors, safety, and a gate or porter, with unclear details and scattered names. The reading hints at a transport mishap or timing issue aboard a vessel.
A state attorney warns that many localities face high prices for essentials as open price controls or adjustments may be introduced. Retailers are urged to align prices with proper levels to ease consumer burden.
In Kentucky the Western district warehousemen transferred twenty three houses to the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Marketing Association. The purchase, valued at 740000 dollars, boosts the association to forty five warehouses with a capacity of 56700000 pounds. In New York Jerry Driscoll, a Staten Island locomotive fireman, saved a schoolboy from a submerged engine after a collision, but the boy died later from skull fracture.
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on December 21 Harry Cates of Crestmont Farms claimed ownership of the world's champion butterfat producing cow Crestmont Duchess Ormsby. The three year old Holstein completed 305 days of tests, yielding 23 pounds of butter fat.
Funeral services for Robert T. Jenkins were held at the family home on west Second street at 1 o'clock this afternoon by Rev Rader pastor of Trinity church. The interment was in Olive Branch cemetery. Mr A S Chapman left on the morning train for Holland Michigan to spend the holidays with his daughter and son in law and grandchildren who will trim the Christmas tree.
A garbled reflection references tweets and a public figure, noting a returned headpiece and a collection of names. It mentions a person named Sadat and places connected to choirs and churches, with scattered images of past events and a vague sense of ritual or ceremony.
The piece presents a speaker named Mrs. Setuator addressing political shifts in towns once Democratic now Republican. It references oil production figures and religious commentary, with scattered, garbled lines about Christmastide, mince pies, and December timing.
The National Branch Bank of Madison in Madison Indiana invites shareholders to vote on Tuesday January 10 for seven directors to serve one year. Voting hours are from 10 o clock a.m. to 4 o clock p.m. at the bank. Ed Colgate cashier announces the ballot and purpose.
Vincennes December 22 Pryor Norton fifteen year old fell fifty feet from a third story at the Vincennes furniture plant while trying to imitate a human fly. He suffered both leg fractures a crushed back and possible internal injuries. Norton reportedly saw a woman scale an office building which inspired the stunt.
Advertises a $100 reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as curing catarrh by cleansing the blood. Claims 35 years of use, readers are urged to start now, and testimonials are promised. F. J. Cheney Co. of Toledo Ohio houses the product sold by druggists for 76 cents.
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