Local notes from Madison August 26 edition
Births occur on Second street and east Fifth Street with families showing news from Kremer Edwards Front Gatton and Colgate households. People travel to Sioux Falls Indianapolis Trimble County and Bloomington while Mrs Tingling speaks Willard Hall September 1.
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Jobo Stoner
Second Street
Con
Oscar Kremer
East Fifth Street
Edward M. Carter
J. O. Taff
Saluda Township
Henry Edwards
Siouxvalls
Roy Edwards
Emma Front
Trimble County
Anderson
E. Gatton
Joseph
Chicago
P. C. Pecar
East Flrat Street
Edward J. Colgate
William
Indianapolia
W. C. Dow
Christine I. Tingling
London
England
Norfolk
Willard Hall
Mise Lou Voilee
Milliner
Indianapolis
Frank Walton
Cincinnati
James King
Poplar Street
Charles Few
Anna Wentworth
Roy Ford
Melissa Ford
Smyrna Township
Ford
Pennsylvania R. R. Co
Home Building Association No 5 Elects Directors and Officers
At the annual stockholders meeting for Home Building Association No 5 the elected directors for the year are Edward Kampe James White Patrick Wade Fred Gines H W Schmidt George B Cowlam Joe F Niesse. The directors then chose Edward Kampe as President James White as Vice President Jos F Niesse as Secretary L P Schell as Treasurer and John McGregor as Attorney. The secretary’s report notes a very successful year and a solid start to the new year. The association will issue a new stock series on Tuesday September 1 offering a chance to save and profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholders of Home Building Association No. 5
Edward Kampe
James White
Patrick Wade
Fred. Gines
H. W. Schmidt
George 8. Cowlam
Joe. F. Niesse
Jos. F. Niesse
L. P. Schell
John McGregor
Niesse
Four-Year-Old Whitsett Child Dies After Illness
Elizabeth Whitsett, 4, daughter of Dr and Mrs S A Whitsett, died at their Kent home after a week with flux. Funeral services will be at 10 o clock tomorrow morning at Carmel Church conducted by Rev Gordon. Burial follows. Sympathy pours in from many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
S. A. Whitsett
Kent
Madison Today Bride and Groom From Switzerland County
Mr Wilmer Shaddy and Mies Lela Richards married in Madison after obtaining a marriage license from Clerk Prewatt and tying the knot with Rev A S Hartley at 2 30 pm. Chas Adame and son Raymond from Turner's Station are visiting the city, and the North Side Social Club in Madison filed articles of association in Indianapolis. Mayor Crozier has been asked to name delegates to the Fourth American Road Congress in Atlanta during the week of November 9. Jacob Wendel and wife from Indianapolis, former Madison residents, were in town. Wendel is blind. Carl Dunlap of Company B 7th Infantry stationed at Vera Cruz sent a photo of his brigade and local views to Mrs Charles Walker. Uncle Sam’s men appear well fed and cared for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Shaddy
Mies Lela Richards
Switzerland County
Madison
Clerk Prewatt
A.S. Hartley
West Main Street
Chas. Adame
Raymond
Turner's Station
Lancaster
Indianapolis
North Side Social Club
Charles Lustig
John T. Eaglan
William Slater
Crozier
A. B. Fletcher
California
Atlanta
Georgia
Jacob Wendel
Wirt
Vera Cruz
Mex
Charles Walker
Uncle Sam
Hall’s Catarrh Cure and household remedies ad
One hundred dollars reward for uncut catarrh case. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Testimonials claim long, honest service and ability to meet obligations. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. Price 75 cents. Red Cross Ball Blue for white clothes. Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Ostarra
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Opeward
Frm
Cascmeters
O. Hall
Funeral of John E. Lamb Attended by Governor Ralaton
In Terre Haute on August 26 Governor Ralaton and state officials attended the funeral for John E. Lamb at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Lamb was named to be American Ambassador to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ralaton
John E. Lamb
Mexico
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Appalling Indiana health toll from preventable diseases
The Indiana State Board of Health reports 8 762 deaths in 1913 from preventable diseases, led by 4 108 tuberculosis and 4 654 other illnesses, costing Indiana about 55 878 000 in lost lives and money. Disease Prevention Day is planned for October 2. Covington invites Madison visitors for its centennial events September 14–19.
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Indianapolis
War Colleges
Europe
Indiana State Board of Health
Indiana
Irving Fisher
Yale University
W. F. King
State Board of Health
King
City Hall Crackdown on Crap Game Ends Night of Trials
Police led by Mayor Crozier raid a Michigan road craps game about 5:30 pm. An auto load of men, mostly colored, and one white man were arrested for gaming. At City Hall, Judge Crozier fined multiple defendants $5 to $15 plus costs. some paid while others were jailed or acquitted. Deputy Prosecutor Zearing presided. City Hall crowd watched proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
Alexander
George Monroe
Michigan Road
Crozier
Will Simpson
Thomas Duncan
Brown
Duncan
Johnson
Macekin
Sam Smith
Robert Burke
Smith
Zearing
Ex Secretary-Treasurer seeks pardon amid six-year term
Herbert S. Hockin, former Indianapolis iron workers official and ex-secretary treasurer, seeks a pardon while serving six years at Fort Leavenworth for conviction of dynamite conspirators. He cites poor health and aid to government in the case as grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Herbert S. Hockin
The
Iron Workers
Ft. Leavenworth
Kickapoo Worm Killer Expose Worms Ad Card
A dramatized advertisement for Kickapoo Worm Killer claims it cures child worms and related symptoms. It touts a candy confection form and relief for seat, stomach, and pin worms. Sold by Kickapoo Indian Med Co in Philadelphia or St Louis, price 260.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kickapoo Indian Med. Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Miss Carrie Ong Sailing Home From Naples
A cablegram to L K Ong and wife from their daughter Miss Carrie Ong says she is sailing from Naples for home Saturday night. The message eased anxiety after more than a month without direct word. She travels with a personally conducted party, originally set to sail from Liverpool but war conditions altered the schedule. The telegram was first sent to Dr. Coleman of Rushville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. K. Ong
Carrie Ong
Naples
Italy
Miss Ong
Liverpool
Coleman
Rushville
Columbus Herald
Steamer Admiral Sampson Sinks After Collision
Twelve crew members including Captain Sidmoor died when the Steamer Admiral Sampson was rammed and sunk at Point-No-Point by the liner Princess Victoria. All passengers and the rear crew were rescued by the Princess Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Waeh
Sidmoor
Admiral Sampson
Point-No-Point
Better Acquaintance and the Writers of Style
A verse sketch from the Washington Star praising and lampooning writers on style cooking success and optimism. The piece notes fashion writers cooks and self help authors, joking about their motives and pretensions. It contrasts dazzling writers with blunt pragmatists and critics.
Microbes Keep Earth Habitable
The piece argues microbes are essential to life on Earth, stating without their ceaseless labors the planet would become an uninhabitable charnel house. It emphasizes the critical role of microscopic life in sustaining ecosystems.
Bennie praised milkman for pouring full bottle
A Youngstown Telegram humorous note recalls Bennie discovering a full bottle from the new milkman. The child exclaims the milkman fills the bottle, unlike the old one, prompting his mother to ask why Bennie is pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie
Youngstown Telegram
New Discovery Aids Coughs and Lung Ailments
Mrs. David Moor of Saginaw Alabama touts Dr King s New Discovery as curing her husband s lingering coughs and her son s years of illness. The ad claims the remedy stops hacking coughs relieves grippe and lung threats with a money back guarantee at druggists for 60 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Ing
David Moor
Saginaw
Ala
Dr. King
Harper's Drug Store
Electric Bitters Spring Tonic Promises Health
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a spring tonic to cleanse blood and boost kidney liver and bowel action. It claims improved strength and energy for four weeks, with guaranteed results and prices of 50 cents and one dollar at Harper’s drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Drug
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