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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
4
Madison items report multiple travelers visiting relatives in Indianapolis Wisconsin and Kentucky. Local births pensions and medical cases are noted along with the death of Mrs Joseph Sage in St Louis following surgery and family tributes.
Madison mourns Roy Gerdes son of Mr and Mrs Clem Gerdes formerly of Madison now Cincinnati who died yesterday in a hospital after a long illness with tuberculosis He delivered for Valley City Laundry in Madison and had farmed in Illinois He leaves his parents several brothers and sisters and many friends express sympathy.
In the estate of Nelson K Grace a petition to sell securities was filed and the court ordered sale to enable a final settlement at the October term. Emerson Lemen as administrator and E S Roberts as estate attorney filed a current report.
The national anthem of Uruguay reportedly consists of seventy verses. The claim highlights an unusually lengthy composition compared with typical national anthems.
Mrs M Lepper led a sixty member Sunday school class and guests in a cosey Brooksburg outing at Mr How ard Coleman and wife. G W Cofield Dr Rader and officers joined nearly a hundred for luncheon on the lawn with fried chicken and lawn games before departures.
A group of girls and young women staged the clever playlet Tired of Missions at the church last evening. Mrs. Guy Hamilton spoke on their work in China, praising quiet faithful devotion and likening sacrifice to investment. Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton have invested their lives in China and trust results to God.
Taylor Lawrence, 39, former Carrollton man known in Vevay, died in an Indiana hospital last week after an operation for appendicitis and gall stones. He was son of Elliott Lawrence and wife, now living near Madison. Survived by parents a wife four children two sisters and three brothers. He was loyal to friends and private in affairs. His death brought regret to many in the county.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising a $100 reward for incurable catarrh. It claims the remedy works through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and reduce symptoms, urging immediate use and inviting free testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio with a 75 cent price at druggists.
Jefferson County prepares to establish a county library service by July 1 with at least eight substations. Manual Training students built sturdy bookcases from packing boxes and will store juvenile and adult books at locations across Hanover Kent Wirt North Madison Dupont Canaan Brooksburg.
Local figures from Clark County travel to Indianapolis to push a Federal highway project from Madison to the Falls of the Ohio. They seek routing changes and plan a mid July review by the State Highway Commission, with pathways via Madison Scottsburg Lexington and Pigeon Roost or via Charleston New Washington Madison. A separate Chicago note reports Grover Redding and Oscar McGarrick hanged for killing a sailor during a south side riot.
Robert Craig, a well known colored man, was declared of unsound mind a few days ago and was taken to Cragmont this afternoon by Sheriff Dibammer.
In Sichuan China a population of 60 million occupies less than half Texas, urban and rural life relies on terraced rice farming and foot powered irrigation. Despite crowding famine is rare while other regions suffer hunger. climate soils yield abundant citrus and vegetables though purchasing power shifts value.
A Jeffersonville subscriber tried to call Mr. Smith but was told he went to the bank. The operator’s subconscious "plugged in" to the bank line, prompting a mistaken bank greeting before learning Mr. Smith had just stepped in. The Indianapolis News notes the odd amusing service.
The Spirit of the American Doughboy designed by E M Quesney of Americus Georgia has been selected by the national veterans memorial committee of the American Legion for use as its memorial to World War I victims at Centralia Washington on Armistice Day 1919. The statue will also be embodied in the Legion’s national memorial.
Mrs. Sarah E. Dunlap widow of John T. Dunlap died at her East Second Street home at two this morning after a brief illness. She was 79, long-time Madison resident, member of Mount Byrd Christian Church Trimble County Kentucky. Survived by son William Dunlap of Madison and daughter Mayme Riedel of Indianapolis.
John Dietz recalls ten years at Waupun prison as a turning point toward freedom. His wife declares happiness at his release while Dietz stresses innocence, forgiveness for accusers, and a measured view of his wartime siege. He credits self-education and world events for growth.
Fred Glauser a former council president, 75, was fined 25 dollars and costs by Justice of the Peace John Stevenson for shooting and killing a robin in his strawberry patch. Glauser, an ice cream manufacturer, said the robins had been devouring his berries.
A Kentucky druggist advocates a simple catarrh treatment using Mentholized Arcin mixed with boiled water to make a pint. Gargle the throat twice daily and snuff or spray the nostrils to relieve soreness, discharge, and sniffles, with a reminder to start at first sign of a cold.
A photograph shows the Grove district in Pueblo railroad yards after floodwaters receded. The image captures extensive damage to tracks and facilities suffered by severe flooding in eastern Colorado.
Relatives in Madison learn of the death of Mrs J T Redic at her Redland California home after a long illness. Former Madison resident Miss Redic left a husband, a brother and three sisters including Dr W A Hanna and Miss Eli Hanna of Madison, Miss M Hanna of Indianapolis and Clell Genter of Athena Ohio. Funeral and burial were held at Redland today.
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