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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
2
Subscription notice for the Madison Gibbi Ald Weekly Edition PCUBLIGNHARY. Mentions year in advance and price details. Contains garbled insertions but indicates a periodical publication and payment terms.
Miss Margaret and Mrs. A. Joan Langsdale accompany relatives as morning train for a visit. notices list kin, locations, and arrivals including Mrs. Lous, Martha Loune, Miss Elizabeth, and others. Interment pending at St. Michael's cemetery with various mourners named.
James ["Uiel bicley Pbvenway"] died Friday evening at age 88 after years of illness. He lived near four miles south of Pea and was long a resident of the county. Burial will be at Nelson Cemetery beside his late wife. Numerous relatives and grandchildren survive.
The obituary notes the death of Wendel Voelker at age 64 after a three week illness. He was a native of the county and longtime resident near Madison. His wife predeceased him by years and he leaves family members in mourning. Services were to be arranged by relatives at the Voelker homestead and local ceremonies were planned.
Mary Ballwey Mies of Louisville dies after visiting Madison figures as do other notices of Madison residents and guests. The item lists kin, visitors from Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, travel to and from Madison, and a meeting of the State Florist Association with L B E Hitz chosen as second vice president and arranging a summer meeting in Madison.
The article claims German lenses failed to match British optics for aerial photos during the war. British lenses reportedly produced clearer images of campaigns from three miles high, while German-made lenses lagged.
Mrs John J Chapman arrived from Chicago on last night’s train. The first teachers examination for 1920 will be held at Madison high school next Saturday. N T Drake left for St Petersburg Fla for several weeks with Mr and Mrs J S Walker. Harry Simpson and daughter returned to Franklin after visiting Mr and Mrs W L Simpson. Mildred L three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Sheldon died near China and was buried at Morris Chapel today. State Grange at Nappanee elected Thomas H Watlington as Credentials Committee chair and re elected a member of the Executive Committee. Peter Bennett was a Jefferson county delegate and Ed Schumann represented Pomona Grange. Mrs H D Merritt and four daughters left Madison for Hussar Alberta to join Mr Merritt and settle there.
George W. Reed died at his Marble Corner area residence after a brief illness of neuralgia of the heart. A Civil War veteran and farmer, he is survived by son Robert Reed and daughter Mrs. Perry Gordon. Funeral services will be held at his home with interment at Baxter graveyard.
Funeral services for Wenchel Voelker were held at St Marys Church Gelock with a Requiem High Mass by Rev Charles Bilger. Interment followed at St Josephs Cemetery with pallbearers J J Kasper John Zimmerer Edward A Lauer Andrew Jacobs Jacob Zepf and C G Hunger. Saturday issues of Kentucky Irish American and Glaubensbote German were barred from mail for lottery notices as postal officials enforce anti lottery laws.
An advertisement warns against mercury containing tonics and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free. It claims the remedy acts on mucus membranes and urges buyers to ensure genuineness from druggists with testimonials available.
The page notes Carleton 8 M Gullough announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. It cites a public testimonial from Samuel Ralston and mentions prior service and braveries in France with the Vosges and American expeditions, highlighting a distinguished career and expected leadership qualities.
The week continued a rush of offerings with warehouses unable to process all tobacco on time. Prices held well across floors despite lower quality, with the average slightly down as volumes rose. Madison market estimates run around six million pounds. Sales for the week ending January 23 were reported by Thomas Bullock with figures for Snook & Co, Farmers, and Planters.
The Brooks and Chapman building at 121 East Main Street, formerly C N Frazier jewelry, sold this afternoon at 1 o clock for 6500 dollars to L E Holwager. He plans to rent it as an investment and said Madison has a bright future though the building currently has no tenant.
The revival of dime novels is noted as publishers rely on mass print runs and little advertising. Nick Carter and other long familiar writers return to popularity as cheap paperbacks outsell films, with crime and adventure stories rekindling reader interest and fueling a fourfold rise in demand despite higher costs.
Fragmentary text appears to recount military dialogue and orders involving a captain named Perse Pershing and a unit in combat. The garbled lines suggest a scene where soldiers discuss action, casualties, and a request to “take dif away” with references to shell fire and readiness to go into the next operation.
Promoter plans free public talk events in which speakers air personal views to a summer audience. The speaker vows no charges beyond possible hat contributions for hall rent while a jazz band is assembled. Also reported: Melissa Dean, 23, dies at her mother’s Madison home in a Carrollton born African American family. funeral time pending.
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