Madison News: Pensions, Sales, and Local Moves
Mr. John H. Mathews of Canaan gains an $18 monthly pension with Emerson Lem en as his attorney. C A Huck and wife sell their Michigan road residence to Mrs. Clara W. Born via Win. E. Ogle agency. Mrs. J S Boam mourns the death of infant Jean Elizabeth Balph of Indianapolis, a former Madisonian. Chiles Wells buys Crozier Torrance stake in Kent Milling to run the plant solo. Wells brings twenty years of milling experience to the venture. Eva McGuire visits Indianapolis kin. William Masters leaves for Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson host him.
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Eva McGuire
Indianapolis
Frank L. Douglas
Wiliam Masters
Charles Davidson
Louisville
John H. Mathews
Canaan
Emerson Lemen
Matthews
C. A. Huck
Michigan Road
Clara W. Born
Win. E. Ogle
J.S. Boam
Jean Elizabeth Balph
Frank Balph
Kent
Wells
Wels
Lauer Bros Celebrates 36th Anniversary in Madison
Lauer Bros marks 36 years in business in Madison from its 1885 founding by Edward A. and Jacob N. Lauer. Jacob N. Lauer died in 1906. Edward Lauer continued the firm, which expanded from tailoring to ready made clothes and menswear, now occupying a Main and West streets corner. The Herald and friends wish the firm long life and prosperity.
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Lauer Bros
Madison
Ernst Millinery Company
Grover Cleveland
Edward A
Jacob N. Lauer
Main Street
Edward Lauer
Rip van Winkle
Herald
Library Board Plans Temporary Quarters in Masonic Building
The Madison Jefferson County Library Board met yesterday and found current quarters inadequate for county service, deciding to obtain temporary space. They will redecorate and prepare the Masonic building rooms to first class condition until a suitable permanent building is provided.
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Madison
Jefferson County Library Board
Humphreys Witch Hazel Ointment Ad for Piles Relief
An old advertisement touts Humphreys Witch Hazel Ointment for piles or hemorrhoids both external and internal. It promises relief after one application and offers a lead free sample at the druggist.
Little Cedar Cliff and Eagle Hollow Gorge Vistas
Geography and history of Eagle Hollow near Manisow and Little Cedar Cliff. Observer Geo S. Cottman notes an Underground Railroad site at Chapman Harris cabin, signaling via iron bar, with skiff transport by Harris family. The text describes cliffs, limestone erosion, and a panoramic river view toward Brooksburg and Hunter's Bottom.
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Indiana
Geo. S. Cottman
Little Cedar Cliff
Manisow
Eagle Hollow
Ohio River
Chapman Harris
Kentucky
Chapman
Cedar Cliff
Little Cedar
Christenea
Brooksburg
Rotary Club visits Hampton Cracker Company plant
A noon Rotary Club meeting at Hotel Jefferson followed by a plant visit to the Hampton Cracker Company. Each Rotarian received a packet of the firm’s sweets as a token of hospitality, with the Herald noting the quality of the cakes and crackers.
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Rotary Club
Hotel Jefferson
Hampton Cracker Company
Herald
Hamption Cracker Company
Inauguration of Warren G. Harding Opens New Era
Warren G. Harding of Ohio is sworn in as the twenty eighth president amid a simple ceremony before thousands. He delivers a brief general address, seeking divine guidance and outlining no detailed program. The event highlights strain on Wilson and confirms Harding’s cabinet: Hughes, Daugherty, Hays, Denby, Fall, Wallace, Hoover, Davis.
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Washington
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
United States
Capitol
Republic
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Senate
President Harding
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Treasury
Harry M. Daugherty
Will H. Hays
Indiana
Navy
Edwin Denby
Michigan
Interior
Albert B. Fall
New Mexico
Henry Wallace
Towa
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
California
James J. Davis
Penna
Illinois
Hartwell heirs transfer 5 acres in Graham to Violet Meyer
Real estate transfers note Henry Hartwell heirs convey five acres in Graham township to Violet L Meyer for a nominal consideration. A social event reports about 35 couples attending the Elks Lodge dance at the Elks Home last night, with Prof. Perry’s Jazz Orchestra providing music. The piece also states the camel’s average life is twice that of a horse.
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Henry Hartwell
Violet L. Meyer
Graham Township
Elks
Lodge
Perry
Pocket veto ends war risk insurance decentralization bill
President Wilson used a pocket veto to kill the army appropriation bill and the bill for decentralizing the bureau of war risk insurance, both consigned to the same fate in Washington.
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Washington
Wilson
Army
Bureau of War Risk Insurance Act
Woman Who Shot Man in Her Chicago Apartment
Chicago reports Mrs. Isabella Orthwein who fatally shot Herbert P. Zeigler in her upscale apartment Tuesday is in serious condition after a physical and mental collapse.
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Chicago
Isabella Orthwein
Ond
Herbert P. Zeigler
Release of Two Soldiers From German Prison
Indianapolis reports a cablegram from General Allen indicates the release from Eberach jail in Germany of Sergeant Frank Zimmer and ex-service man Carl Neal. The two were imprisoned after a failed attempt to arrest Grover Bergdoll and are expected to be freed soon. Mrs. Mintie Taylor named administratrix for Amanda Cull’s estate with BP FE Bear serving as attorney.
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Indianapolis
Eberach
Germany
Frank Zimmer
American Army of Occupation
Carl Neal
Grover Bergdoll
American Legion
General Allen
Mintie Taylor
Amanda Cull
BP. FE. Bear
Public Health Advice Urges Caution During Flu Season
The article reports warnings from the Association for Improving the Conditions of New York to avoid crowds and practice hygiene to prevent influenza. It also promotes a home remedy using Mentholized Arcine, with instructions to gargle and spray, claiming quick relief and widespread use by those with catarrh or colds.
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Association For
New York
Kentucky
Tie
French Youth Write of War From Devastated Regions
Child witnesses from Gournay sur Aronde and surrounding villages recall 1914 1918 events with clear memory. Louis Lefevre ten and others recount mobilization flight from home destroyed by war and early impressions of bombardment and reconstruction.
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Ves
Muaime
France
Louis Lefevre
Papa
Seine-Interieure
Neufchatel
Dieppe
Atlantic Ocean
Maxime Picard
Marcel Denain
Skirts and High Heels Blamed in Street Car Accidents
The annual report by W. Culkins street railway director of Cincinnati Ohio cites tight skirts and high heeled shoes as causes of increased street car accidents.
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Culkins
Cincinnati
More for Tobacco Than Education Spent by Americans
United States Commissioner of Education Philander P. Claxton reports Americans spent about 90 million dollars more on tobacco than on education during the past year.
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Philander P. Claxton
United Sttes
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Flumphreys’ Homeo. Medicine Company
William Street
Humphreys
William St
N, Y
Little
Rotary Meeting
Tion
Inau
Court News
United States Army
Gournay-sur Arende
Oise
Lasalgny
Ressons sur-Matz
Laussigny
Ita
Delocourt
Courneayve
Arends Knecht
Ancetoan Press Assocution
Champ Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge
Asheville
Madison Telephone Co
EAGLE
Mikado
Eagle Pencil. Company
Catherine Richardson
Catherine Frances Richardson
Paper Mill
Harlow
Everett D. Richardson
Frederick Andrew
Carl Bock
Father Bilger
Mary's Church
Walnut Tery
North Br
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