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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1920

Page

3

Madison Indiana Herald Ad Listing 1920 Subscription

Local advertisement for the Madison Indiana Herald Company notes a yearly advance price of one dollar and gives the address 111 Market Street Main, Madison. Dated October 21, 1920.

Local Arrivals and Departures Highlight Madison Notes

Madison society pages recap residents traveling from Akron Cleveland Logansport and Indianapolis. Includes Mr C A Tague with uncle D W Tague and plans for visits to Danville Minneola and beyond. Remains of David L. Watta ship to home in Oblogmington by Undertaker Semester. Wedding intentions noted for Clarence Sastor and Louis Potter.

Promotion to viscount and pension for Sir James Lowther

Sir James Lowther, long allied with the Conservative party and MP for Penrith since 1886, receives a viscountcy and a pension of 20 000 dollars yearly. He holds LLLD from Oxford and CLC from Cambridge, with Trinity College honors and a barrister’s qualification since 1879. Fail to Dead Where He Killed a Man Michael McDonald dies of heart disease in Kansas City near the old self-defense killing site of Michael Cl seven years prior.

James Lowther Cambridge Trinity College Michael McDonald Kansas City Michael Cl

Pénprins Swim With Wings and Rudders

A fragment mentions Pénprins swimming with wings and their fextas serving as rudders, suggesting a maritime or mythical context with winged vessels.

Johnson Dickerson wedding at Second Presbyterian Church

Edith Johnson wed Charles G. Dickerson at 6 am by Rev G W Pearce at his home on west Third street. Only relatives and close friends attended. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Johnson, wears brown traveling suit and matching hat. groom, son of Mr and Mrs C N Dickerson, is city editor of the Courier. They left for a wedding trip to North Madison on the morning train FEast. The Herald offers congratulations and wishes long life and happiness.

Edith Johnson Charles G. Dickerson G. W. Pearce Second Presbyterian Church West Third Street Dickerson North Madison David Johnson C. N. Dickerson The Courier Albert Schad Indianapolis John Phillips New Albany Louisville Otto Sandefer Clydesdale Iowa Iffie Lewellen J. W. Moody West Main Street Joseph F. Niesse French Lick Springs Harry Gaines Huntington W. Va St. Louis Oklahoma City Okla George Sherman Cincinnati Frank Thacker Dayton Ohio C. E. Toler North Vernon Charles Gray Charlotte M. Clark James W. Clark G. V. Cain Scottsburg H. M. Rogers Hanover Julia B City

Death claims Mrs. Ira Keel of near Roker's Ridge

Mrs. Ira Keel aged 44 died suddenly yesterday after a period of illness. She leaves her husband daughter Miss Leona her parents Mr. and Mrs. John W. Miller and three sisters Mrs. George Heverline Mrs. Guy Dolby and Mrs. Clarence Scheetz. She was a longtime member of the Christian Church of Manville.

Ira Keel Roker's Ridge Leona John W. Miller George Heverline Ryker's Ridge Guy Dolby Indianapolis Clarence Scheetz Madison Keel Christian Church of

Auto Accident Near Madison Involves Gehl Family

While driving from Indianapolis to visit friends in Madison Mr and Mrs Frank Gehl and their daughter Ada Robins were in a collision on the larva road in front of William Mayfields home around 9:00 PM Saturday. Gehl’s lights failed and he was blinded by oncoming headlights causing his car to strike a horse and buggy. Robins suffered a severe bruise to the left hip and was cared for at Mayfields before being taken to the Eisenhardts on Church Street for medical attention.

Madison Indianapolis Frank Gehl Ada Robins William Mayfield Gehl John R. Keeling Shelbyville Addie M. Moore East Main Street Prof E. R. Ferguson Moorefield Joseph Hummel George J. Hummel Helen Hummel Wallace McKeand George Edwin Order Charles Knoebel Louis Moore George Heid Oliver Eaglin Harry Davis Harry Nichols Charles Hoffman Henry McDaniel North Walnut Street John Strong Cook Haigh Jefferson Street

Visiting Los Angeles Detective Pauses in Madison

Sergeant King from Los Angeles police visits Madison staying with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pheets on Fillmore Street. He is en route to New York before returning to Los Angeles to follow the embezzlement case of Frank L. Main, famed as king of a large California buncombe ring that swindled over three million dollars.

Edward King Los Angeles California Peter Pheets Fillmore Street King New York Frank L. Main Main Sergeant King Culver King Madison

Madison notices recount visits and local deaths

In Madison on October 18 several residents travel for visits to New Albany Louisville Connersville and St Louis. Births deaths and weddings are noted including a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Willard Spry who died soon after, and Allen Quinn and Ross Breden deaths with funeral arrangements.

Madison residents travel and court action noted

Local notices report Mrs. Mary Rea and others taking trains to visit relatives in Chicago Paoli Indianapolis Dayton and Cincinnati. Shriners and Red Men attend events in Indianapolis. A divorce suit is filed in circuit court by Charlotte M. Clark. Mrs. Henry McDaniel suffers a wagon accident in Madison with medical aid provided.

Oldest Trimble county couple to vote same ticket

Aged couple George W. Williamson and his wife Lucinda Williamson near Monitor Kentucky plan to vote the Democratic ticket and the League of Nations advocate in the November 2 election. They will cast their votes for Cox and Roosevelt.

George W. Williamson Lucinda Williamson Monitor Trimble County Williamson League of Nations Cox Roosevelt

Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertised with reward claim

An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine offering a 100 reward for incurable catarrh cases. It claims blood action cleanses mucous surfaces and promises quick health improvements. Includes testimonial requests and pricing, ending with a note on faster hair growth in summer.

Hall

Awful Conditions in India Reported by Missionaries

A report by Rev. W T Ferguson for the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society warns of dire conditions across South India with famine, disease, and widespread hunger. Mission stations struggle as refugees cry for food, water shortages grow, and famine camps serve thousands amid famine and social unrest.

New York India Inet American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society Tde W.T. Ferguson South India Rock Crest Baptist Sportepett Fisterle

Storm Strips Chickens At Delaware Farm After Night Storm

A severe storm at Thorvey Lyman's farm between Newport and Staunton Delaware blew away nearly all poultry including chickens ducks and geese. Surviving birds were featherless and scattered. only one coop remained intact. The barn and home suffered damage with the roof torn off and debris scattered. A large water tank was carried from the second floor, and lighting was blown to trees across the property.

Thorvey Lyman Newport Staunton Del

Democratic ticket line up and local notices

The article lists Democratic ticket candidates for various statewide and judicial offices led by Cox and Roosevelt with multiple Indiana names. It notes Mr G L Cook returning to Indianapolis from Hanover, and a 90 acre land sale in east Shelby township to Howard Stewart with Roy D. Scott as administrator and attorneys Emerson Lemen and Joseph M. Cooper.

G. L. Cook Mary Horton Hanover Indianapolis William F. Spillman East Shelby Township Roy D. Scott Howard Stewart Milton Township Emerson Lemen and Joseph M. Cooper

Anniversary 193 by McClure Syndicate

Mrs. Crawford recalls a dream of better days as years of poverty and routine erode her marriage. Alfred plans a night out with flowers, reviving memories and a fragile hope while their daughters watch.

Poll backs opposition to government operation of business

National survey of 86 percent of editors shows broad agreement that government should not run businesses against private citizens. The data contrasts with last year’s 83 percent opposition and notes party affiliations did not sway the view. States like Texas Massachusetts Nevada Connecticut and South Carolina show high consensus against such government operation.

Washington Texas Michigan Massachusetts Nevada Connecticut South Carolna Maine West Virginia Kentucky New York Missouri Pennsylvania Ohio Oklahoma

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