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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
5
Pat Lally, an inspector for Louisville Street Railway, praises Tanlac after relief from stomach trouble and debility. He says the tonic improved morning taste, digestion, appetite, and energy, noting he feels refreshed and buoyant. Tanlac sold at Rogers' drug store in Madison.
James Aldred plans to yield about 800 barrels of apples selling mainly to Louisville buyer Peres W. Harwood at 2.59 per barrel. Aldred notes past three years totals of 114000, 700, and 2000 with 350 trees, citing 65 spent on spraying and ground cultivation. Apples are sound and suitable for cold storage, aiding the favorable price.
In Winchester Indiana a robber entered Walter Engle’s farm home and pointed a shotgun at Mrs. Engle forcing valuables. The 20 year old woman struck the man with a bean pot, recovered the loot, then fainted as he fled. a posse failed to catch him. In a separate item Katherine Newcomb, 16, attempted suicide with carbolic acid, saying despair prompted the act.
The American Genetic Association awarded two hundred dollar prizes for the nation’s largest nut bearing and largest non nut bearing trees. The winner in California is a valley oak near Stockton on the Grover ranch in San Benito County measuring thirty seven feet six inches in circumference. The top non nut bearing tree is a sycamore near Worthington Indiana standing 150 feet tall with a 100 foot spread and a forty five feet three inch trunk circumference. The Indiana tree is the largest in the eastern United States, though smaller than some California redwoods. The Worthington tree grows on White River alluvial loam, is hollow at the base, and was recently damaged by fire.
In St. Albans Vermont a three year old mixed breed dog from North Clarendon named Plumiey astonishes observers with tree climbing. His highest ascent reaches thirty two feet and his unusual grip defies easy explanation for veterinarians and onlookers.
Mr Bowser is visited by a club emissary to deliver an annual address. He and Mrs Bowser debate who truly qualifies as a great man across history. Bowser rejects lofty names, jokes about inventors, and ends by muttering the talk will go to Hairfax.
In Viola Wisconsin a mother quail laid two eggs in a nest made by William Fender’s hen in the woods near his farm. The hen hatched the eggs and the young quail joined the barnyard flock.
Sne agrees with the rector that divorce laws are scandalous and should be changed. Grass Widow voices agreement and notes the hardship of living in distant places to gain a legal residence.
A Louisville Courier Journal note asserts norms for behavior with boys kept to age twenty one and girls to thirty four, framing social expectations and boundaries.
A light exchange reveals Jack, the district attorney, and Tom discussing actions as Fred jokes about railroading and sticking to the law. The dialogue hints at legal proceedings framed within a Dartmouth Jack o Lantern setting.
A sand pit accident in which a boy named William endured earth inhalation is noted beside a typhoid outbreak in Seymour Indiana. Six Rawden children fall ill after a surface well water sample tests positive for typhoid germs while Emmett Rawden recovers. The piece also oddly mentions Jules Verne’s real surname hewitz.
A Washington Star line quotes a scientist claiming animate objects possess feelings. The piece pairs an observer’s belief with a night’s melodies described as clarionet sounds that seemed to suffer and express pain.
A Buffalo Express quip notes two people appear matched yet lack insight into each other’s true nature, suggesting a humorous mismatch in a domestic pairing. The exchange highlights mutual misjudgment and common human foibles.
A wry poem notes a timid man lacks the hero’s palm as he seizes a hash plate with boldness. The piece contrasts courage with restraint in a playful critique of bravado. Also cites Hankow 1814 bean oil exports of 4 545 tons valued at 442 000 dollars.
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