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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
8
The White County Democrat reprints a satirical piece from Madison claiming dire economic straits under Republican rule. It notes a Kokomo auto dividend of 123 percent on $600,000 capitalization as example of wealth amid hardship.
Itch is caused by the parasite acarus scabier and presents with intense itching and a papular eruption. Burrows may appear as slightly elevated lines and the hands wrists folds and inner thighs are commonly affected while the face and buttocks are spared. Treatment calls for thorough bathing and whole body immersion twice daily for three to four days, repeated baths, sterilization of bed clothing, and sulfur ointment with a specific prepared mixture by a pharmacist.
A humorous fragment shows a family and a girl in a domestic scene with playful mis-spellings. The piece imitates a newspaper verse style, attributing the lines to a St Louis poet dispatch.
A fragment from Fliegende Blatter shows Big Sister asking Fritz to reopen a window and leave her with her sweetheart. The dialogue hints at a terse domestic moment and a stilted, studious house atmosphere in the next room.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Miss Roweeani and Dame Fasthunts in a racing or dramatic context with references to a new coat and attire. Names appear garbled. no clear event, date, or organization is discernible.
A Louisville Courier item notes a tense exchange about a missing entry. The bookkeeper is accused by T, who swears innocence, as witnesses consider the matter settled by a simple check of a fountain pen. The quote emphasizes suspicion and verification in a small office dispute.
A quirky New York Times note praises a smiling athlete and riffs on a staged drama titled A Heart Drama In Three Rees. It mentions Arthur Brown and Gladiols Jinks with odd line breaks and a mock update about names and a marriage, all in a brief, playful tone.
A poet sighs over finding a rhyme for month while a mathematical friend proposes X n plus 1, a whimsical encounter linked to the Cornell Widow.
Valparaiso Rosa Hazen, 19, riding alone in a buggy, was struck by a Panhandle train at Hebron on Sunday and died soon after. The incident was reported in The Baltimore American.
Madison residents and visitors moved between Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Tipton, and Beech Grove aboard trains and steamer Kentucky. Funeral arrivals accompanied by relatives followed the remains of Henry G. Gaines from Cincinnati. Comrade H. H. Kirk planned a Civil War veterans district reunion in Franklin, with trips to Indianapolis and Chicago scheduled for other locals.
The Firemen and Mechanics Insurance Company re elected directors David Johnson John T Schofield Howard S Moffett Co R McLelland M D Wilson W H Horuff Edward Kampe for the coming year. David Johnson was named president Edward Kampe vice president and Joseph L Schofield secretary. McLelland and Chester Williams retire and form a new insurance agency in the K of P building with offices serving multiple companies. Joseph L Schofield succeeds McLelland as secretary. The firm remains Madison's leading institution with a strong local business base.
Hon Joseph M Cravens contracts with Madison Light and Railway to extend power one mile west to his farm. He will install a 25 hp threshing motor and several small motors for dairy and household use and wire house barn and dairy for electric light. He follows A R Holcroft as a progressive farmer using electricity on the farm. The company president says many farmers will soon equip premises with power. Leasing booklets on electricity on the farm are distributed to interested readers.
Myron McCracken a longtime Madison figure aged in the eighties and Civil War veteran died at 5 this morning in Louisville at his son George McCracken’s home. Funeral plans await contact with distant children. remains may be brought here for burial tomorrow. Surviving children include daughter Mrs Nannie Chapman of Prestonville and sons George of Louisville and John in the West. stepson John White of Pittsburg and stepdaughter Mrs Clara Thorp of New Albany. W O McLelland Jr of Hartford Conn, a guest, left for Chicago.
The Todiana M. KE Conference at Indianapolis closed its session by naming district leaders across Indiana. Appointments include District Superintendent George H. Murphy and pastors and assignments such as Aurora H. H. Allen Batesville W. O. Little Brookaburg C. F. Mahler and many others in towns like Greensburg Madison Manchester Milan Milford Moores Hill North Milan Osgood Rising Sun Versailles Vevay Westport and Wilmingtown.
Guardians were appointed for several minors including Romania C Phillippy for Phillippy estates Estelle Stites Holwager and Newton Humphreys Mayme Brisbo guardians for Fred W Alice S and Charles L Thoman along with others Trials set in October November 4 include Kniggs v Benne and related cases. The grand jury continues with Prosecutor Marshall leading and many witnesses being examined.
Shelby township farmers met the board to discuss road changes on a John F. Har per road project and tractors reached a satisfactory agreement to finish work. Orphan’s Home contracts were let to local firms for vegetables shoes flour dry goods meats clothing milk groceries and groceries. This afternoon the board inspected the Madison and Brooksburg shell road by auto. Frank C. Green left for Indianapolis to attend fire insurance commissioner meetings while attending the Brookeburg murder trial proceedings.
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth will display in Louisville on Wednesday Oct 13. The circus travels with 85 railroad cars 1280 employees 700 horses 40 elephants and 110 cages. About 480 artists perform this season and crowds are expected for the 10 a m parade.
Mrs. William Luckett hosted the Bethany Circle of the King's Daughters. Mrs. Simeon Leland and others attended as Mrs. Scott reported on progress toward furnishing the new hospital. Markets will run Saturdays through December with location to be announced. Miss White seeks unclaimed cooking utensils from the cafeteria. Next meeting set for October 18 with Miss Glass.
Two damage suits filed by Mrs. Bailey Hall and Mrs. William Mariam over husband deaths at a Gratz lead mine were decided in Owen circuit court. Each widow claimed 60,000 dollars and received 5,000 dollars in damages.
An abnormally fat passenger disrupts a westbound Pullman by claiming his end-of-car berth prevents sleep. The porter explains the berth is the only available, forcing the man to accept the chair car or endure the noise. The passengers endure his continued snorts as the night drags on.
A poem contrasts two girls, one avid in thought and study praised as smart, the other focusing on dress and appearance yet deemed not smart, reflecting social judgment on intellect and worth. The piece mocks superficial values while praising scholarly interest.
The Terre Haute City Council voted 6 to 3 to sustain charges against Mayor Goasom in an impeachment bill.
A fragmented listing shows wholesale prices for flour and meal, shipstuff, bran, and wheat, plus quotations for live poultry, eggs, butter, and butterfat. Hay, grain, and seed prices include Timothy and alfalfa per ton or bushel, with regional wool and coal price notes from local merchants.
The report lists bids and prices for wheat, corn, hay and various small stock items. No. 2 red wheat, No. 8 red, and multiple through-billing lines show price ranges. hay and Timothy as well as clover feed have quoted bands. Cattle, heifers, cows and calves along with hogs and pigs are priced by weight, with ranges from Good to Prime and market receipts noted.
In Bloomington Joseph Finley aged 40 died after a fall under a train. In Aurora John W. Orndorff a farmer was killed instantly by a Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern train when he stepped between tracks. In Covington William Brandenburg 31 pleaded guilty to forgery in Attica and was sentenced to Michigan City prison for two to fourteen years.
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