Madson Post Office Listing Incomplete Notice
A damaged OCR fragment shows an address on East Main Street in Midson Indiana with unclear post office details and a 4 year advance purchase note. The legible element is the location at East Main Street.
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1916
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment shows an address on East Main Street in Midson Indiana with unclear post office details and a 4 year advance purchase note. The legible element is the location at East Main Street.
Milto n Kentucky notes report visits and travel including Jola Stewart returning from Indiana with sister Mrs. Fred Green of Kent. Henry Althoff went to Campbellsburg on business and returned. Birth announced for Henry and wife’s daughter Hazel Clara. Hazel Clara ill under care of Dr Rand. O P Wood sold Carmel store to Stanley Preston and moves to farm to focus on stock raising. Ed Stockdale sold tobacco to Alfred Sparks at $12 per hundred. A J Stewart delivered tobacco to Snooks warehouse and praised prices. Mrs Howard Mouser of Osgood Indiana visiting Charles and Mary Neihouse. Professor Chester Hutt of Pryor Hill visited Eliza Preston. Rev C P Pilow to preach at Pleasant View church. Mrs Eliza beth Chandler improving.
The aged father of Mr. Henry Meier the auctioneer died at his home on the Thomas ill Saturday morning. The remains were taken to Louisville on Monday morning's train for burial. Mr. and Mrs. John Tingle received news Monday of the death of their three week old granddaughter at Middle Pork. The bereaved family, Mr. and Mrs. Graham, have community sympathy. Several young men working for the Pennsylvania Co. visited home over the weekend. Ed Sehumian and Irvin Cran attended Clarence Vaughn's funeral. Neighborhood sick list shows some improvement.
Rushville on February 15 Tom Worthington a town character known for drinking but bright enough, was sent to the insane hospital at Madison. He challenged a clock on the wall asking if it was correct and why it was there, then promptly returned home after his remark.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as a remedy for rheumatism neur algia and allied pains. It claims pain relief by dissolving blood congestion and restoring warmth with a vial priced 25c 50c and a larger $1 bottle offering six times the amount.
Capt. Robert Trambley predicts old style river packets on the Hitness and Mississippi will be phased out as boats shift to larger, more comfortable and efficient freight and passenger vessels. He argues for longer seasons, higher capacity, and gasoline barges to cut fuel costs, imagining a future where freight tonnage triples on the Mississippi.
The poem from Youth's Companion debates whether a tongue twister speaker should cease shucking shrimp when warned by the shrimps who insist on dressing. It ponders whether to continue in the dark or stop amid the moral promptings.
Two little sisters watched Othello and wondered if they kill a lady each night. One sister asks aloud and the other replies that actors pretend to die, noting it would be too expensive to actually kill someone every night.
The Century Magazine piece lampoons modern travel woes with a condor voice lamenting the air travel era. It frames humanity as strained by ubiquitous journeys and crowded skies.
The item notes a claim about chest measurements growing by three inches during a golf match. It mentions a bet and a small silver cup won, reflecting playful sports banter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A short verse notes a pretty little hen killed by a minister. The speaker quips that no weeping parents exist because they were an incubator, reflecting a satirical tone from an 19th century period publication.
An old newspaper ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as relief for bronchial and throat complaints following a cold. It claims the remedy is safe for all ages and available in bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar, urging readers to try it.
A Indianapolis story describes Justice Hughes declining to be a presidential candidate and outlines Hitchcock led efforts to place Hughes or Roosevelt at the top. The plan envisions Hitchcock as national committee chairman and postmaster general, shaping patronage while avoiding direct clash with Roosevelt.
In Jefferson County Indiana Thomas C Lockard and Mary L Lockard sue to quiet title to a large tract in the southwest quarter of section 446 township north range east. The defendants include John Taylor Welbert Kendall and numerous unknown spouses widows heirs and devisees. The case seeks to establish ownership in fee simple as tenants by the entirety and names many specific individuals and heirs in the long list. The court orders service on unknown parties and sets hearing for the March term with Simeon Bl.fehind as attorney for plaintiffs.
In Indianapolis Feb 10 the Oriental Republican club in the north end faced a clash as officers resigned and were ejected after a confrontation over a Harry $8 New boom. The club endorsed Arthur Robinson amid accusations of political influence and a biased official organ avoided reporting the incident.
A meditation on life as a continuous journey beyond death urging praise of virtuous deeds. It emphasizes living well to avoid eternal evil and to create lasting blessings for others.
Mothers urged to use Dr Bell's Pine Tar for children's cold symptoms. Pine loosens throat mucous and soothes lungs with honey for a pleasant cough remedy. Popular with families, 50c a bottle. adv.
Nevada City miners report mules at the Champion mine have learned to chew tobacco, with one mule torn pants while trying to pull a plug from a pocket. A lost mule was captured after luring it with tobacco, as foreman Thomas Gill led it home after a quiet approach.
W A Ojeda, a former soldier, surrendered to police admitting he killed George D Miller near Manila during the night of June 27 1903. He says Miller, who used the name George Moore, attacked him in camp four miles from Manila and he acted in self defense. Ojeda plans to atone and start anew after a troubled life. His family is in Cedar EF Tex and he claims to have grown up in Hollister Cal.
Lieutenant Hans Berg, a German naval officer, is photographed as the captain who brought the captured British liner Appam across the Atlantic in a remarkable naval feat.
Burt McQuilkin, an armless man, was arrested in Terre Haute Indiana on forgery charges. Police allege he uses his teeth to wield the pen and forge signatures.
Mrs Joseph Corrigan wife of a New York police magistrate jumped from the French liner Rochambeau at sea and was never heard of again. She had nursed in a French hospital since the war began and her ill health is believed to have caused her death by own action.
An old medical ad warns against mercury in salves for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and to be taken internally. It urges buyers to ensure genuine product and notes testimonials and drugstore availability.
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