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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
4
Jefferson County's allotment for Liberty Loan shows 040,009 as the total. The report notes community sacrifices by service members and urges enlistment and contributions to push the effort over the top. It mentions local figures like Mr J W Cornett and calls for rapid support to aid the government's victory and protection from Hun domination.
Private Chris Herbig 2d Company BE 7th Infantry was killed on the western front August 9, according to a War Department telegram to Mrs. C K Baker of 2438 Bellefontaine Street. He had been inducted last March and sent to Camp Famer before transfer to active service.
Madison, September 27 reports draft board actions including acceptances for fall camps, discharge of Stephen A. from Camp Grant, and serial number posting at Inglis drug store. Names of local men and addresses surface with travels to Camp Sherman and Fort Leavenworth, plus Red Cross nurse deployment notes and Liberty Bond appeals.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of St Marys Church hosted a card party at the school hall on East Second Street last night. It drew a good crowd and awards were given for both ladies and gentlemen based on play.
One hundred dollar reward offered for incurable catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cheney Co Toledo endorses F G Cheney. National Bank of Commerce testifies to firm’s trustworthiness. Hall's Catarrh Gate advertised as an internal remedy. Pills for constipation promoted.
Copenhagen dispatches report General Von Stein, Prussian Minister of War, has resigned. At Camp Taylor yesterday, Frederick R.R. Davis, a minister of the Christian Church, was commissioned as Chaplain with the rank of Second Lieutenant. Mr. Davis is well known in Madison.
A telegraph from Indianapolis announced the death of Thomas Morton at his Madison home after a lingering illness. Morton, Civil War veteran and member of Bachman Post A O U W, leaves a wife, one son, and one daughter. The funeral will be from the depot on Monday at 2 PM, with burial in the local cemetery. The meeting minutes describe social and charitable plans, with officers elected for the year and multiple committees named.
Carl Banning a multi millionaire was arrested by secret service men in Pittsburgh on September 27 for alleged paymaster duties supporting pro German activities in the district. The piece also advertises Sloan's Liniment and notes Danish parliament includes nine women members.
The notice urges druggists not to take payment unless Bio-forc doubles energy vigor and nerve force within two weeks, promising a rapid restoration of old time vision.
An OCR fragment advertises a product named BRio-feren claiming to rebuild nerves and energy with a seven day course. It warns readers of refunds if nervousness isn’t cured, notes no more tobacco or alcohol, and lists ingredients like calcium and manganese. The text is inconsistent and promotional in tone.
The article notes expected Balkans peace moves before a broader settlement with Germany and Austria, with Bulgaria possibly appealing to President Wilson via American channels. It also reports the Crowder order canceling October draft enlistment due to Spanish influenza, with 6,139 new cases and 170 deaths in camps. A Kansas City gun battle ends the pursuit of Roy Lancaster alias Kansas City Blackie, and a nutcracker that can crack three nuts at once is mentioned.
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