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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
4
A long list of local births and visitors fills the Madison area, noting a daughter to Jenkins on East Street and other newborns. Residents and guests travel to Louisville, Indianapolis, Charleston, and beyond, with many taking trains or cars for work, teaching posts, and family visits including Mrs. Downey, Miss Long, and Miss Ryker. Ford price cuts spark regional chatter alongside minor road accidents and local wildlife notes.
Henry Garrity, once associated with the Madiconias, pens a reminiscence about his boyhood daye in Madicon, sharing memories and early life observations.
At the monthly Library Board meeting Miss Margaret Dixon was named a permanent library staff member. The open hours will be 7 to 8 30 pm on weekdays starting September 12 as the new school year begins. The International Encyclopedia of 24 volumes arrived, boosting the reference section. August circulation rose to 2980 from 1192 in the prior year, with two sub stations reporting. The county total for August was 870 volumes, with two stations not reported. A gift of two books from Henry Garrity of New York was gratefully received. Garrity recalled his Madison boyhood and requested delivery of two titles "Beauty Mick" and "My Unknown Chum." Death notice: Mrs. Fannie Collins, widow of George Collins, died at home on West Second Street aged 88 or 89, after a long illness. she was a longtime Madison resident and active parishioner of Christ Episcopal Church, survived by four daughters and one son.
Sister Maurceline from Louisville visits the Sisters of St. Mary's school and homefolks staying with the order. Formerly Miss Elizabeth Bloom daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Bloom Sr Jefferson street. Friends and schoolmates are invited to call on her at the Sisters home on East Second Street.
The former resident Miss Narcissa Bachman died at home in Indianapolis Monday night. Her remains arrived by noon train yesterday and the burial occurred at Springdale cemetery. Services were in Indianapolis with Dr. J H Barnard officiating at the grave. Pallbearers included A M Graham George D Demaree E J Colgate Graham Rosa Robert Page Frank McKinney R B Moffett and John B Ross.
Major General Leonard Wood today accepted the Governorship of the Philippine Islands. Mrs. H. P. Daughty and son Martin of Oklahoma City who had been visiting Hanover, left by morning train for Chicago en route to visit.
A Kentucky druggist touts a cheap self care plan to avoid influenza by hygiene, hydration, and a mentholized arcine spray for throat and nasal relief. The guidance claims notable cure speed and common use among many, with a home preparation using mentholated arcine and boiled water.
The Weather Bureau offers 10 services aiding agriculture and forest fire prevention. These include daily, weekly, and local forecasts, frost and alfalfa warnings, cattle and stock warnings, and frost heating guidance. Also covered are storm and flood warnings, shipping forecasts, and highway weather advisories for farmers, truckers, and industries reliant on timely, accurate weather data.
E W Knee a Marlboro Va merchant and churchman was said to be dead calm but later claimed strange dreams after eating a salt egg from a snake that had swallowed an egg laid by a hen. Mrs Knee touched a six foot black snake as she gathered eggs.
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