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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
3
Public notice lists Office 111 East Main Street Madson Und as the location and date of a forthcoming filing on June 8 1916, indicating an administrative action or property matter to be recorded.
Senator John W. Kern spoke to old soldiers and citizens on Decoration Day praising pension measures for Union veterans and widows. He defended pensions against critics in Washington while recalling 1861 volunteer service and pledging to support those who served.
A News editorial criticizes partisan bias while Indiana readers express support for Democratic pension policy. The piece contrasts Republican claims of safeguarding veterans with alleged party attacks on pensions for old soldiers and widows, urging enduring public generosity.
Jeremiah C. Lynch, an American citizen, was court martialed in Dublin and convicted for participating in the Irish conspiracy linked to the five day Irish Republic uprising and the deaths of many. The image shown was taken during his time in the United States.
Advertisement urges using Dr King’s New Discovery to prevent chest complications from colds. Claims it strengthens the body’s fight against germs and aids recovery for both old and young. promotes bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
Final totals of the 1916 Indiana common school enumeration show 774 318 children ages six to twenty one, a rise of 5 696 from last year. White boys number 391 437, white girls 366 22, colored boys 8 467, colored girls 8 191. Net gains and losses by school corporations totaled 19 443 and 13 717 respectively. Houses for Jefferson county total 5 443 with a 78 gain and 213 loss.
King Alfonso and his secretary Don Emilio Torres spearhead messages aiding 120000 French prisoners of war families and their kin among the British and Belgian fronts. American relief efforts praised as money and supplies flow to both sides, with calls for ongoing support to comfort wives and mothers left in hardship.
Frankfort reports the First Regiment G N tentatively will camp near Carrollton in August the Second at Richmond and the Third at Earlington by mid July pending ground approval. Adjt. Gen. J Tandy Ellis notes possible Carrollton camp if a suitable maneuver ground is completed. The notice ends with unrelated ads and quips about war photography and spring fever.
The text mocks mercury based remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co claiming internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It discourages fake cures and references testimonials and nationwide sales.
Penn Yan New York Mrs Jennie Pratt of the foot of Keuka Lake is described as the champion hand fisherman after a bold rescue of a whitefish. She spotted a floating ice object, dived in and seized the fish with her bare hands after a struggle at the water surface and a blow to her face on a cake of ice.
In Chester Pennsylvania a stranger entering the jail posed as a janitor and deceived prisoner C. I. Bennett, stealing $15 from a safe during a late night incident. The thief claimed the money was for a life keeping and fled the scene.
A full grown fox settled into C A Werner's porch swing in Duarte and nested on the cushion. After spectators watched the fox reappear from under the house and resume the seat before retreating to the mountains. At St Paul Miss Katherine Sleppy to take over undertaking business and inheritances of 17 500 and 9 000 respectively.
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