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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
4
Washington January 7 reports show prohibition officers warn the illicit whiskey business is among the largest in the country with millions in profits. They say enforcement has reached its limit as Congress trims budgets ands profits rise, signaling deeper public sentiment behind continued unlawful sales.
A series of blasts at the Indiana General Service Company electric plant in Muncie injures several workers and possibly fatally. One man is reported dead in a gut area. flames and a short circuit followed actions by electricians Fitzpatrick and Sweigert. The plant outage affects Muncie and nearby towns, with damages estimated in the thousands.
National Commander Galbraith told the House Commerce Committee that disabled veterans die in hospitals due to poor attention and many families lack compensation. He urged consolidation and better management of veteran aid agencies.
A historical catalog of Humphreys medicines listing remedies for fevers colic dyspepsia coughs toothache and other ailments. Includes generic headings and supposed treatments with references to English Portuguese and American addresses for sales and distribution.
Madison briefs report daily movement with trains to Indianapolis New Albany and Louisville. A marriage license was issued to Paul Rankin and Opha Hutsell. Funeral for Mrs. George Wake, a church burial, surgical improvements of Mrs Epplesheimer, a small roof fire at J L Schofield residence, a Country Club party at Hotel Jefferson with prizes, George J Burke elected president of The Underwriters’ Fire Association of Indiana, and Trinity Church Ladies Aid meeting with plan for a future church play.
Mr. J. W. Rankin, formerly of Hanover, left for Bradford Illinois after visiting in Jefferson County. He bought a 53 acre Shelby township farm known as the Jasper Noel place and will move his family back to the county in March. His sons C. D. Rankin and Paul Rankin stay on the farm.
William Turner aged 91, a respected Madison resident and Civil War veteran, died at 3 o'clock this morning at his daughter's West Second Street home. He is survived by several sons and daughters. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
A delegation of tobacco warehouse men and others left for Lexington Kentucky to confer with district tobacco leaders on financing growers and warehouses. They expect a definite decision at today’s conference and aim for a timely adjustment of grower buyer differences. The Farmers organization reportedly agreed to cut out the 1921 crop and suspends 1920 crop sales until May 1. The Rotary Club met with members recounting tobacco market prospects and paving plans for Madison streets and state highway coordination.
In Circuit Court Susan Vincent was adjudged of unsound mind and unable to manage her estate. Her property includes a 40 acre Hanover township farm and a monthly $30 pension. Aged 123, she is said to be Indiana’s oldest woman with seven children. Attorneys Sulzer and Bear represented the Vincents. B F Mouser appeared as defendant.
Indianapolis astronomer Prof. John Candee Dean predicts a striking celestial pairing on Saturday evening January 8 as Venus and Mars align less than the moon's diameter apart in the southwestern sky with Venus shining as the brighter of the two.
William Baker of Green County wins Pur due University and State Corn Growers Association five acre contest with 128 and 16/16 bushels per acre. Previous year’s runner up JA Warren and third place George Quick also named. Grand jury reports four indictments and notes prison conditions and county farm management including a Christmas dinner and farm outputs.
Willam Cheatham Jonay filed a petition to be relieved from further payments for the support of William Cheatham Jr. on account of the minor reaching his sixteenth birthday and becoming self supporting. Harry Lemen was attorney for petitioner. Viola McKay was today granted a divorce from Arthur McKay on grounds of cruel treatment. They were married here last September and lived together only two weeks. Harry Lemon and Sulzer and Bear were attorneys in the case. Clara Dehler was granted a divorce from Frank J. Dehler. She was given custody of their six children and an order was made for defendant to pay a sum into court weekly for their support. Mr Dehler is employed at Terra Haute, Ind. Harry Lemen and P. E. Bear represented Mrs. Dehler and Curtiss Marshall appeared for.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and offers a $100 reward for an uncured case. It states the medicine works through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and improve overall health, with testimonials available and price 75 cents.
Gladys and George, students in a summer program at a university in the city, adjust from Holmes Center attire to city dress. He buys new clothes to impress her but later retreats to old garb after a tumble in social norms. Their chance meeting at a college reception rekindles a shared feeling despite fashion missteps.
Theus and Co suggest a home remedy for catarrh or cold. Ask your druggist for 0.75 ounce Mentholized Arcline, put in a pint bottle with boiled water, gargle the throat as directed, and snuff or spray the solution into the nostrils twice daily. It claims to clear nasal passages and throat, hindering flu germs from gaining a foothold.
A dentrifice contains recommended properties considered ideal by United States Army dental surgeons.
Joseph FE Webb of Muncie Indiana commends Binferen tablets as a grandest quickest remedy for nervous run down and weakness. The notice urges taking two tablets after meals for seven days and promises a refund if not improved with a replacement supply offered by the druggist.
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