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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
1
Madison Indiana dated November 18 1920 reports visitors and arrivals including Frank Mullen Edward Kessler and Mrs Floyd Poindexter along with a marriage license for Robert F Collins and Mayme Barnes. The piece also lists deaths adoptions court actions and property disputes with details of individuals and local addresses.
Fragmented OCR reveals a story about a flax device and a prominent schoolchild praised for a “giant intellect.” It notes oaths on the gospels from 528 and mentions a figure linked to a “Brony” and a fall start for activities, with officials observing the child’s cognitive gifts.
A fragmented newspaper line mentions a matchmaker amid unclear names and places. The readable bits hint at a local fiction or misread OCR segment rather than a complete event. Details remain ambiguous in the readable text.
Birth announced for a son to Mr and Mrs Everett Hines of Madison street. Train travelers include Harry Fisher headed to Florida and George C Gertz family moving to Indianapolis. Funeral in Shelbyville for Mrs James Peak noted. Estate cases and court actions list real estate sale and probate matters in Jefferson County Madison. William Ogden admitted to Jefferson county bar after oath.
The Board of Trustees of South eastern Hospital met in regular session and awarded contracts for groceries to Sprague Warner & Co Durand & Kasper Co fresh meat to Swift & Co cured meats to Indianapolis Abattoir Co dry goods to Hibbon Hollwig Co JW Fillman & Co N Hornaff & Son and Chas Renschler paints to Moore Oil and Refining Co Sherwin Williams Co silverware to Vonnegut Hardware Co laundry supplies to H Kohnslamm & Co Fry Bros Co mason supplies to Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co drugs to A G Luken & Co Peter Van Schaack & Son.
Reported in Honoluluy the three sponbows appear to mark the twenty second anniversary of the Hansiluen tug and the raising of the Stops and Stripes over the king's talnee. Plawni legends say celestial arches foretell food, and such events are common but this trio is extraordinary.
A Dallas News item notes a man who abandons longtime friends after a personal transformation. The article hints at changing loyalties and social distance arising from a new personal path, with a contrast to past companionship.
Fragmentary notes describe a Babylonian craft and its practitioners. It mentions a voyage toward Purape and Loa, with references to ships, tides, and trade routes. Numerous garbled names and numbers appear, offering few clear facts.
A report notes surgeons from Lane attended a street event where a patient underwent a procedure. It states the patient received a test and a pass for a CT scan as part of the medical sequence. The article mentions multiple participants and a timeline including a Tuesday, with fractured SH and other unclear references.
A garbled historic note describes a puzzles expert Hobee and scattered references to rivers, cars, traps, and dives. Vague fragments mention a slate, "etern" themes, and a curious, possibly staged scene around a bank or shoreline.
A local farmer named Joseph Staith of Minbes, acting as warden, ruled there was no legal clause to prosecute Car- Bon after a bear shooting incident near Slate Hos. The report notes unclear details about the weapon, motive, and subsequent actions, with authorities stating no charges will be filed at this time.
Colonel Henry Shoe maker of the New York Zoological Society warns that hunting and habitat loss are erasing major species across French North Africa and Europe. He cites panthers, hyenas, mouflon, gazelles, wolves, and birds as vanished or dwindling, with hunters armed for widespread slaughter and laws described as mere scraps.
A dog named Mongrel rescued six people from a blaze. The family escaped after the fire alarm. Fire crews battled flames as neighbors aided others while a victim lay dead at the scene amid smoke and heat.
Police in Gibson Nebraska detained Martha Renduliet sixteen of Kansas City and her husband Anthony twenty two after the pair claimed they were “cheating their way” home to Kansas City. They said they were short of funds and had worked on a ranch at Alliance, Nebraska.
The Stehl Suk company of Lancaster PA runs a nursery for about a score of children whose mothers work long hours at the looms. A supervising woman cares for the youngsters who play in the morning, are bathed and put to bed in the afternoon, then dressed after waking.
A Utah family tours Nevada with a cow on a trailer attached to their car. The cow is led to grazing at camping grounds and milked at stops, turning the trip into a notable roadside event.
Follette the dog of Henri Roget French air minister gave birth to nine puppies at 12 000 feet above Rome during a flight. The puppies are healthy and adjusting well.
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