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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
4
A jumble of names and events from Madison records several figures traveling to Louisville Indianapolis and Green Castle. Notices mention visitors constructors carpenters and a variety of local residents with times and places blurred in transit and social updates.
A small funeral service was held at the Weber residence on Fort Mor nest for Mrs Charbotte T. Weber. Relatives and friends attended the private ceremony as pallbearers and attendants followed quiet proceedings.
A noisy, readably damaged OCR yields a cluttered local page with scattered names, addresses, and notices. It mixes an obituary, community events, school and church references, and scattered family details amid garbled text and stray numbers.
Fragmented OCR lists a public program with names such as Miss Sophiba Dottson and Miss Mary Hitlips and topics including traffic. It mentions a Willard fall and a Shah reference, with no clear date or venue.
President Wilson spoke at Gettysburg on July 4 as veterans, led by General Sickles, gathered to mark the centennial of the Civil War clash. He and other figures recalled Meade’s and Reynolds' roles, with veterans recounting the long wait through rain and heat while westward movements and cemetery lessons were noted.
Miss Helen Simons a 72 year old Laning school teacher in Battle Creek keeps all her natural teeth with only three tiny fillings. A visiting lecturer noted few people over fifty retain all their teeth and Miss Simons was the sole person in the audience to raise a hand. Dentists confirmed her teeth are unusually sound with only preventive fillings. She is daughter of Ansen Sthiena a pioneer, sister of the late BO Simons.
A man near Moan tilndale was bitten and wrapped by more than a dozen snakes four to six feet long. He scorched the reptiles with a fire he kept warm, causing the snakes to loosen their hold. He crawled to a stream and extinguished his burns, though his body and face were severely burned.
A Curtiss powered craft blends boat efficiency with air capability. The hull redesigns a smooth ride and four cockpit seats enable driver and passengers to ride or skim the surface. Front-seat control lets either occupant operate the machine for safety.
Twenty year old Charles Ariora of Philadelphia choked to death in bed reportedly while suffering epilepsy. His sister Mrs Anna Marto returned home and summoned a doctor who arrived after Ariora had died as his tongue became lodged in his throat.
A large gray pelican was found dead with a beer bottle wedged in its throat at Newport Beach California. Fisherman R J Shafer retrieved the bird from the surf noting the apparent distress and final drowning.
Washington lawmakers fear this congressional term may run into fall or beyond. debate centers on a banking and currency reform to pass in the House with possible Senate resistance. Presidents, weather, and adjourning plans color the outlook for a special session in October.
Mise Julia Prank, 72, dies at West Stony Creek but her light kept burning for a soldier sweetheart. She left the farm to her spinster sister on condition the light remain lit. Memorial Day devotion and care for soldiers’ graves define her legacy. neighbors called her Mother Frank after adopting ten children.
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