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Newspaper
New Castle Press
Location
New Castle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
7
John C. Murray longtime New Castle resident dies at home on Seventeenth Street after a month of illness. He fell ill then ate supper, grew unconscious, and died within minutes. Murray served in the 56th Indiana Volunteers and was a familiar figure in the community and local schools.
A historical note lists uses of salt and water for health care and household care. It claims benefits for headaches, dental health, breath, keeping cut flowers fresh, supporting weak ankles, relief of nasal and digestive complaints, reviving unconscious persons, stopping tooth extraction hemorrhage, refreshing tired eyes, voice care for speakers and singers, preventing hair loss, drying feathers, and general dietary notes about salt with nuts and dessert fruit salt.
The board ordered its secretary to draft a program to be submitted at the next meeting. The plan includes two or more prominent hygiene authorities addressing the school, with Surgeon General Wyman of the U S Public Health Service likely among the instructors.
Papers issued yesterday on Daniel Cook for possession of a chart of the city sewer system created by Talbott & Co. Cook, a former city engineer, refuses to surrender the unique complete chart. sheriff served papers Tuesday and Cook again refused. Proceedings aim to compel disclosure before Judge Morris to settle town and contractor matters.
The Drift of Politics notes Union B. Hunt of Winchester may seek the governor nomination at the state convention but would risk betting on his chances. G A H Shidjer of Marion is expected to announce for governor. Otho Williams of New Castle has joined the anti Watson race in the sixth district. Senator Beveridge’s office sees no major shifts, while Hancock county reiterates Ed Thayer as district chairman as an open fact in the near term.
New rules by the state board of health will soon be promulgated under quarantine laws. They cover collecting, tabulating and analyzing deaths births marriages and contagious diseases and proper disinfection. Violations may incur heavy fines.
Mr and Mrs Loring Kirk are expected home from California on the 31st of this month after leaving San Diego Wednesday morning. They plan a brief stop at Flagstaff Arizona then return to housekeeping at their home on South 12th Street New Castle. Mrs Kirk is reported in better health than in months.
Elmer Bearly died at two thirty in the afternoon after a long illness of consumption. He had been a patient sufferer with little hope of recovery and leaves a wife. Bearly was a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias and had many warm friends who regret his death.
The Anderson Bulletin voices concern that New Castis fail to recognize what they have lent by denying access to the Indiana Traction Company. The piece frames the decision as a significant misstep and warns of consequences.
Notice to creditors and heirs of Waterman Clift deceased to appear in Henry Circuit Court New Castle Indiana on the last day of November 1908 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship and receive their distributive shares. Witness Joseph J. Brown Clerk October 17 1908. Leander P. Mitchell Executor.
Prices listed include eggs per dozen eighteen to twenty cents apples per bushel fifty to seventy five cents onions per bushel sweet potatoes per bushel firsts and turnips per bushel cabbage per pound butter per pound twelve to fifteen cents lard per pound retail twelve and a half cents pickled pork per pound and baled Timothy clover and mixed hay per ton and straw baled per ton.
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