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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
1
An ad from Madison Indiana lists a subscription price of 41.00 per year for an Advance publication. It shows format details and location identifiers related to Madison IN and area postal codes.
Bouts of travel mark the report with Mrs John Plauchett returning to Columbus after visiting Mrs Fd Gi Dunas on Popter street. Alfred Watson and Miss Mattingly travel from Port Arthur to Dayton via Cincinnati stops. Mr and Mrs Mio Reed of Hanover plan a Dayton trip as sister Miss Bob Goone visits. The circuit court hears D G Girson estate case with hearing set for February loth. Office renovations and new furniture are described in a city building. The garden party and church ceremony details reflect community life and social rounds with engagements, honeymoons, and congratulations. Gov Goldrich nominates Ed Jackson for Secretary of State. Jackson accepts.
A dramatic hospital scene unfolds as a wounded man collapses during a return from the lake. A young woman in a white uniform aids, applying first aid and arranging care while another figure initiates a tense sequence of actions and hidden threats.
A fragmented, garbled reminiscence recalls colonial era figures and wartime lines. The text wanders between names, street scenes, and cryptic phrases about a “War Is Won” and a posted figure Mr Blanken, ending with “Shake! Stars and Stripes.”
An orderly at Camp Lee named Copperhead Lehew objects to escorting Black individuals around the camp claiming it would be improper for him to walk with the women. He adds that in his old duty he remained faithful and courteous to Black folks, a view the writer partly supports noting the difficulty of walking with women in a ripped shirt.
Notice states that taxes levied for state county school and other purposes for 1919 are due at the treasurer’s office in Madison County. It lists the tax rate per hundred dollars for townships and corporations and notes collection as prescribed by law.
Sir John Eaton, a wealthy Toronto department store head and noted philanthropist, bought a 1 million dollar victory bond in Toronto for his newborn daughter after his three sons. The family is prominent in Canada.
Swift troning of Troops details rapid speed record in moving returning soldiers from a ship. The troopship Olympie docked at six p m with a thousand or so servicemen aboard. Eleven special trains carried men to demobilization points inland, the first leaving at 7 45 p m and others at about twenty minute gaps. Within three hours all soldiers were en route westward. The average load was five men per car, using about 150 cars to dispatch them.
The article notes advances in the Army searchlight, highlighting reduced lamp counts, lower cost, and higher output. It claims one eighth as many lamps from a former design, at one third the cost, about one fourth the bulk, and 14 percent stronger than competing projectors. Engineers pursued remote control as hostilities ended.
The United States honey crop was 2.1 percent of normal as of July 1 per estimates by the U S Department of Agriculture. Surplus honey per colony is placed at 25.8 pounds with about half the yearly yield realized by July 1. The 92.1 percent figure tops 1918 and 1917 levels of 66.7 and 86.3 respectively.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure made by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It asserts the medicine cures catarrh and related ailments, available through druggists with a trial guarantee and a price of two dollars.
The funeral for the late M. C. Rowlison was held at his North Broadway residence at 1:30 pm. Relatives, friends, and members of Odd Fellows, firemen, and G. A. R. attended. Rev. J. W. Moody led the Christian church service, with burial rites for the orders delayed to Springdale cemetery due to weather. Pallbearers included W. A. Bierck, W. Barber, B. F. Donnelly, R. Peddie, and L. Layton.
An 19th century note outlines Dr Humphreys Medicated drops and pills for infant illnesses. The text touts ease of use for growth pains and general infant distress, promising quick relief and safety for children.
At a Louisville convention representatives from both Methodist branches voted to merge the Southern and Northern Churches. The move follows long deliberations on uniting the fractured denomination.
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