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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
2
The Madison Herald Weekly Edition announces a subscription price of 81.00 per year in advance and is printed at 11 East Main Street Madison Indiana. The issue date is October 16, 1919.
Born a daughter to Mr and Mrs Howard Schneider on West Main Street and a 12 pound son to Mr and Mrs Charles M Kooebel on North Mulberry Street. Moorefield residents Mr Morten Brooks and family plan permanent residence in Los Angeles. Mr and Mrs William Griffith visit Venas and depart for Oakland California. Mrs Joseph Matthews of Montgomery Indiana visits Misses Martel and plans to return home tomorrow. Mr W Comly returns to Bedford Indiana after a family reunion. Mr and Mrs Job Fuesutyroo Kent head to Chicago for several days. Miss Elizabeth Edson accompanies to Indianpolis. Private Wills Custis visits parents on West Main Street and sails for overseas service. Miss Mary WA Shipeman returns from overseas service to Cincinnati for University nursing study. Mrs Moorehead and family prepare to move to Posten for large-scale assignments. Mr Moorehead to lead a large project abroad.
In court this morning the docket was called and many cases set for trial. Josephine Martin was appointed administratrix of William Martin’s estate. divorce actions include Jana Williams Jackson vs Edward G. Jackson and Tillie Dunlap vs Carl Dunlap. Several other suits, dismissals, and property actions were noted, with attorneys referenced for each party.
A nameless narrator recounts Paul Allens visiting a shop to buy a box of sweets for Claire Nichols. Claire charms a suitor named Pant, who becomes entangled in a dangerous plot as doctors and gifts manipulate events. Cupid’s machinations lead to heartbreak.
The 1884 gift gun from Wisconsin Governor Peck to his son George is shown. The elder Peck made the famed Peck’s Bad Boy books widely read and laughed over, with the inscription presented to the so called “bad boy” of the tale.
Passages describe a drastic blast near a factory with locals reporting severe injuries and deaths. Neighbors discuss the event, noting rumors that a husband was blown apart by a powder explosion and estimating the blast’s distance from the vicinity.
A Melbourne collection shows the vermiform appendix nearly reduced in Australian marsupials while some apes retain it. Dr W C Mackenzie notes specimens approaching almost nothing in the studied samples. A separate remark links a rare tongue incident to a woman momentarily alive.
A butterfly tale contrasts the mourning cloak or Camberwell Beauty in its crude state as a leaf thrasher with its refined adult form. It grows to a three inch velvet wing creature adorned with yellow borders and purple spots, adopting a cautious strategy and feeding on flowers while avoiding danger.
A historical note on Samuel Slocum’s invention of the first pen making machine. It explains steel pens’ rise to general use, price drops from about $3 per dozen to 75 cents, and mentions earlier writing implements from reed pens to quills.
Gardeners learn a method from Chambers Journal to make sugar by processing beets. Wash and boil to peel skin, slice, simmer ten hours, squeeze pulp to extract juice, then boil to a thick syrup. The syrup stores poorly, so make small portions. roots store well when dry and frost free.
The sun’s heat is estimated by light exposure experiments. Earth gains heat enough to melt 480 million tons of ice per second at the boiling point. The calculation suggests Earth loses far more heat to space and other planets. Scientists note solar heat varies up to five percent in a week.
An American traveler recalls a farm tale about a hen in Dakota that supposedly hatched a tennis ball to produce hot water. The conversation shifts to another claim about a clubfooted hen fed sawdust instead of oats, yielding twelve eggs and eleven woodpeckers.
Mr and Mrs J W Comley of Bedford Ind return from visiting Mr Ryker. Mrs Joseph Matthews departs for Linton Ind after visiting the Martchs. Dre and Mrs W R Davidson and Mrs Helen Viesla head to Brady Texas then California for winter. Capt Frank L Thacker of the west Kentucky coal Co Paducah Ky returns home for a visit. Horace Putnam 17 of Bloomfield Ind is charged with trespassing after being caught riding a freight train by Railroad Detective Samuel Sauley.
Mrs. Amanda E. Adkins widow of John F. Adkins died this morning at 8 o'clock at her son Will Adkins home on west Second street after several months illness. Born November 30 1854 in Ripley county she married John F. Adkins August 22 1872. They had four children two daughters and two sons with one daughter dying in infancy. Surviving are Mrs. Gilbert Simmons of Indianapolis Mrs John McHale of Akron Ohio and William Adkins of this city. She was highly respected and many friends mourn her loss.
Mrs Laura J Brand, 82, died at 11 this morning at the Drusilla Home from infirmities of old age after a two week bed confinement following a shoulder injury. Born December 10 1828 in Clermont Ohio, widow of Louis Brand, she moved from Switzerland county and had lived at the home nine years. She was a Trinity Church member and is survived by nephew George W Dodd of Paris Crossing and niece Alex Ferguson of Canaan.
The agency reports sales this week including the Win. Dunaway 75 acre farm near Brooksburg to Albert Ime for 1800 dollars. The Jaynes Wharton 45 acre farm near Lancaster to D A Roberts for 2400 dollars. The L W Maddux residence with two acres at North Madison sold to the Ferris sisters. Some people do odd things for the purpose of getting even.
Notarized 1919 ownership and circulation statement for The Weekly Herald Madison Jefferson County Indiana. Details publisher The Herald Co Inc editor M H Cochrane business manager John B Niesse owners Wie Herald Company and individuals M H Cochrane John B Niesse Joseph F Niesse guardian etc no bondholders owning 1 percent or more. Sworn Oct 2 1919 before Henry V Keller Notary Public.
Rhoda Caruth seeks Paul Webster’s help to dispose of an inheritance she wrongly gained through her aunt’s fortune. Paul, a lawyer, confronts a past marriage and vows to act, while Rhoda admits her long hidden union and the temptation to keep the estate intact. He consoles her, and they reaffirm their bond.
A historical preview notes South America's vast uncharted interior and rich natural resources. It highlights Argentina’s plains, Andean foothills, the River Plate system, large forests of Paraguay, and the Orinoco network. The piece warns future settlers need money and basic Spanish to succeed.
The new war library and museum in Paris aims to preserve historic material for public display and future war history. It contrasts with Germany’s wartime plan to attract historians to Berlin, as researchers seek independent sources amid distrust of German documents.
A speaker asks to borrow money and is refused. Instead they are offered advice, which is rejected as inadequate for funding. The exchange then escalates as the debtor seeks money to hire a lawyer for real advice. The dialogue highlights tension between financial need and practical counsel.
A brief witticism from a Boston Transcript item cites the joke about why Mr. Tompkins never wed, claiming he earned a bachelor’s degree during college as the reason for remaining single.
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