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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
5
Local Madison items report Christmas visits by Anna Quinn and others, travel to spend holidays with relatives, and community notices. Includes a funeral for Margaret Nadine Young, a carrier boy accident with minor injuries, and remarks on soldiers and residents' activities during the holiday season.
Western Fire Co No 3 elected officers for the ensoing term at its regular meeting last night. President Thomas Lockard Vice-president Clark Suart Secretary Charles A Boeman Treasurer Louis Layton Chief William Winter Assistant Chief Samuelsteiger Ward Engineer Fred Friederstorf Assistant Engineer William Marx Hose Director James Vanauugh Asst Hose Director Martin Cassidy Pipesmen John Murphy Joseph Schofield William Bierck Messenger and driver Elmer Brown.
Clerk Prenatt issued several marriage licenses today including Kelao Lapp to Elsie Stites both of this county and Bergan M Winburn of Jennings county to Grace Davis of this county. Also Charlies Loos Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles Loos to Ethel McDaniel and Walter Tague to Alcie Lil Miah Roberts both of this county. All marriages were officiated by Squire Chapman.
Bridget Clark widow of Nicholas Clark died at her west First street home at 8 last night after infirmities of age. She lived in Madison over 50 years, formerly of Ireland, and is survived by son Thomas J. Clark of Memphis, Tenn., who will arrive tonight.
Battery E, 19th Field Artillery, arrived safely in New York from France aboard the George Washington. Telegrams to families report all men healthy and Christmas greetings shared. Demobilization and mustering out will occur at Fort Benjamin Harrison within weeks. Messaged relatives note homecomings of soldiers, including Baylor Adelbert Steigerwald and Clifford Ro Zoeller, with reception plans in Madison and Indianapolis.
Pilgrims trek to a sacred Burmese pagoda perched on a cliff above a steep rock formation. Locals say the hermit builder rested the shrine on a massive boulder that now teeters above a valley. Worshipers place flowers and offerings on the rock while viewing the temple from a perilous ascent.
A playful verse by Edgar Gueat about a lively home with games after supper. The narrator and pa defend their house against sharp marks on walls stairs and scratched chairs, insisting it is all right.
A historical report outlines new food rationing guidance by a multinational Allied commission. It details calorie targets for workers, fat allowances, and wheat milling extraction amid shortages, plus practical kitchen recipes like baked potatoes and curry stuffed tomatoes to stretch limited supplies.
The Indianapolis Star column riffs on slang and jokes about bombs collars camouflage and triplets while poking fun at common sense and fatherhood. It weaves wit about Bertillon records mugging prisoners and a busy household with pa as a war loaf er in this lighthearted tirade.
Waldron Morse travels to Shell Beach seeking rest and care but dies leaving his fortune to a lawyer Wilton Revere who helps Morse’s daughter Ethel. Revere reveals Morse arranged a marriage that may be invalid, and a prior wife complicates ties. Ethel discovers love as revelations unfold. The Equitable Building in New York is noted as the world’s largest.
Henry and William Craig found a nude, fully developed newborn girl dead in a drift pile about 200 yards below Lee's Landing on Sunday afternoon while crossing the river. They brought the body to the landing, notified Coroner Al Burdsal, who held an inquest and returned a verdict of death from unknown causes. The infant was decomposed, tied to a stick with a cord, and the grand jury may investigate at the January term.
The passage vaguely depicts a historical scene with references to a Seven Decadton artillery, a Seating Austin figure, and doves. It mentions enlistment, an officer, a mint of disjointed dialogue, and a broad simile of theft spreading through a local office, ending with a raw reaction about a crushed finger and a cautious acknowledgment of a new development.
A fragmented collection of quips on beauty, ambition, and folly. Phrases touch on gender, money, and social behavior with a playful, ironic tone. The text reads like a magazine snippet of quotable lines and ad-like snippets from a bygone era.
Telegram from the War Department confirms Private P. P. Bell, 23, of Trimble county Kentucky, was killed in action in France on November 9 while serving after leaving Camp Taylor in June. He is survived by his parents and a brother in the military.
The London Chronicle quotes Peron Martin and Adolphus Liddell regarding Shakespeare's reputation. They depict a judge’s remark on Shakespeare as an enormously overrated man and contrast his lack of interest in history literature and art with prior bench members.
A five hour effort by SOU workers at Grasmere South Australia erected a United States base hospital building 230 feet long and 36 feet wide. The completed structure includes a steam heating plant sewer connections electric lights and a bath room with tiled floor. Work began at 7 am with post hole digging and ended as the last worker dressed.
William Gillette shows playwright George H Broadhurst around his country estate. They visit a sheepfold where sheep bleat at night. Gillette jokes about animals loving him, while Broadhurst quips that hunger drives affection.
The Dillydally moving picture theater announces a 1000 foot film with about 50 feet of title then 200 feet of footage promised. The manager touts Francis X Mushman as the unknown genius behind the project and notes the photography is by a total stranger. The Kansas City Star reports the unusual program with a playful emphasis on mystery and novelty.
The 1917 disease surge hit Asia from Asia Minor to the Philippines with 55 000 cases in India and 4 870 in the Philippines. Bubonic plague spread from Peru to New Caledonia with 590 000 cases and 360 000 deaths in British India. Yellow fever appeared in Africa Mexico and South America with deaths in the low hundreds.
A Dutch gas motor design comprises five parts. Sweden tests oils from native shales for navy fuels. A French aviator uses paper underwear for light warmth. Children draw with colored sand fed through a pencil. An Indianapolis dentist patents an electric tooth tester. A British woman creates a fireless cooker powered by a lamp. Chile seeks sugar supremacy after soil and climate studies.
Public schools surge with war drive as Birmingham plans a 1 million dollar high school. Oregon boys attend six days weekly to reach farming fields early. Maine children raise pigs while Portland’s army turf guides school war gardening and child crafts for Uncle Sam. Army medical officers report low sickness in Germany.
A fragmented notice shows a medicine company seeking to address a sick stock issue. The readable words hint at financial trouble and potential remedies, but details are incomplete.
John A. Hedgler, long tied to baseball, was unanimously elected National League president for a three year term. He also serves as chief executive and had held secretary and treasurer roles in 1907. In Kentucky, 16 year old Robert Coffin was hospitalized after head injuries from a horse fall. He underwent surgery at Dr. Denny's sanatorium and remains in serious condition.
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