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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
3
The item comments on Democratic obligations in the campaign and questions what Republicans would unite behind. It contrasts Taft and Roosevelt principles with practical politics amid a 1907 financial panic critique and memorializes Tom Pence, praising his generosity, charm, and sincerity.
A Pennsylvanian suit seeks damages against Sheriff Murphy for dumping over a thousand barrels of beer into a stream. Brewery trustees say the beer was sold and money should have been collected before spoilage. Cows drank from the beer flushed stream and acted oddly until the facts emerged.
Ellen French Aldrich, the first woman elected mayoress of Sawtelle, California, declines the office before taking it. She says she wants a lowly position to mingle with residents and learn their ideas on city governance, calling the post too high and dignified for personal service.
The item lists candidates for county and district offices including Lincoln Dixon for Representative seventh district Wallace J Cotton as Prosecuting Attorney Fifth Judicial Circuit Joseph M Cravens for Joint Representative Scott and Jefferson Counties Edward Al Prenatt as Clerk Circuit Court Edwin M Stanton as County Treasurer George A Monroe as County Sheriff Joan L Mu ret as County Coroner William H Werning Jr as County Surveyor Oscar Oliver as County Commissioner Middle District and John A Swan as County Commissioner Lower. An advertisement for Sloan's Liniment promotes relief from rheumatism and allied pains with pricing 2 50c and 1 bottle stating it restores warmth and blood flow and warns to keep it at home.
A compact note promotes hygiene and public health ideas. It highlights the link between a clean mouth and health and calls attention to education on sanitation and the role of physical training in childhood for lifelong well being.
An old advert promotes Dr King’s New Discovery to treat colds and prevent bronchial and throat ailments. It asserts the remedy strengthens the fight against cold germs and claims many ages have tested it. Also notes Mrs. Austin’s Bag Pancake mix for breakfast.
London society women shift from hospitals and munitions to public charity theater to aid soldiers. Led by Miss Mariel Wilson and supported by Miss Elizabeth Asquith and Lady Ashburton, society amateurs perform with professionals at The Theatre Royal Winchester and Gaiety in mixed casts, highlighting wartime patriotism and social duty.
In Jefferson Circuit Court May Term 1916 No 8484 Howard L Wilkerson sues Robert C Padgett et al to quiet title to land in Jefferson County Indiana the east half of the northeast quarter of section 17 town 5 north range 9 east containing 20 acres more or less defendants named include many Padgett Clarkson Reynolds Hibner and others unknown heirs and devisees they are summoned to appear June 26 1916 at Madison Court House to answer and defend the complaint for title to the described lands.
Alberta Whalley Liebscher, daughter of the late Major John H Wholley, wed Patrolman William Liebscher in a simple ceremony. She praised the police in the same light as West Point graduates, rejecting Parisian society expectations. In Brazil Indiana United States mail clerk Walter Withers cheered a pending birth with a white flag.
Walter McPeek 25 formerly of Columbus and two others died in Illinois when a box car loaded with lumber jammed during a switch. The three men, on their way to work on a farm, were crushed as lumber shifted. Relatives in Columbus received the news.
Mrs Florence Day age 28 and Chester Young age 19 of North Vernon are jailed in Columbus Ind on charges of stealing a horse and buggy from a North Vernon liveryman. They are with Florence Day's two sons aged 3 and 13 and carried a bagg age suggesting an elopement.
Mothers are urged to use Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for children’s colds. The remedy is described as loosening throat mucus and soothing the lungs while easing airways. Pleasant honey and pine qualities are touted as ideal for family use, priced at 60 cents a bottle.
Professor John Howard Payne is re-elected superintendent of Trimble county high school and Bedford graded school. Robert C. Heath is chosen as principal and agriculture instructor. Miss Lavinia Stanley Vera Cutshaw and Nannie Mae Ison are re elected grade teachers.
An advertisement warns against mercury containing ointments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by I J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy. It claims no mercury and urges buyers to verify genuine product, with testimonials and druggist availability. Also includes a stray note about some girls and married women with a whine habit.
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