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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
4
Testimony pours in praising Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. T J McFarland of Benterville Va says three years of bronchitis vanished after using the remedy. C E Elliott, a local druggist, endorses its effectiveness for coughs throat troubles and pneumonia. Trial bottles free with regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00.
A newspaper ad from Mrs. Maggie Harrison General Agent promotes New York style skirts. It invites ladies to view dress skirts walking skirts wash skirts and under skirts at the corner of 3rd and California streets and to place orders with guaranteed satisfaction.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the remedy for stomach ailments including loss of appetite, weakness, nervousness, headaches, constipation, bad breath, sour rising, and indigestion. It claims the stomach must be nourished to maintain health and strength and lists C. E. Elliott as the seller.
Mendenhall and Co advertise American Girl shoes and lip pers as leading in style price and quality with every pair guaranteed.
A note highlights Tut celebrating Huntington lime at Pearson's lumber yard and promotes Gregory's Liquid Meat Smoke as a safer alternative to smoking meat the old way.
J W Cowgill editor informs readers of Sheridan Indiana postal status and class of mail. Rates for advertising are three cents per line with gratis space for non charging organizations. cards of thanks and poetry also charged. The paper will mail to subscribers until arrears are settled. June 5 1903. This issue prints 1900 copies with free sample editions funded by local merchants. Readers urged to enroll subscriptions and visit the News office.
Viewers completed sewer assessments with a plan ensuring equitable costs. Border lots priced at 3 per front foot, near lots at 50, Main Street business front feet at 1. A horizontal 2 percent cut reduced totals to 330 20 and 98 cents per foot on Main Street. Commissioners finished in ten days at 60 dollars, few complaints expected. A hearing on July 2 will review alleged inequities.
The Sun highlights mail street decay between the Golden Rule and the First National Bank in Sheridar. The Town Board recently rejected a petition to block traffic at the same Fourth street location, drawing renewed concerns about road conditions.
At a continued session last Thursday night the town board granted Lemuel Todd permission to move his frame building into the fire district after he posted 31000 to cover damages to property and to clad it in a steel imitation brick. Critics call this inconsistent as the metal covered structure is not fireproof and does not meet ordinance standards, arguing fire protection and lower insurance should enforce the rule.
The speaker argues the ordinance serves as a subterfuge to grant one man a privilege while denying others. They urge repeal to ensure equal rights and prevent selective enforcement of the law.
Beginning with the last June issue the News will publish a series by Dr Chas G Davis on Life in Borders of the Black Forest. Davis spent three years in the country and his articles will be full of interest from start to finish.
Mark Hanna says he will not seek the presidency, though supporters consider him a likely winner. Observers note the candid denial aligns with his cautious public stance and past cautious declarations.
An Newark Advertiser report from Portland, Oregon describes crowds of 300 girls in red white and blue forming a flag like drill to celebrate Theodore Roosevelt. The piece lauds his West reception as non political, patriotic, and a sign of his genuine popular appeal as a Western man with shared values.
Advertising copy for Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promises cure of a cold in a day with money-back refund from druggists. Box bears E W Groves signature and costs 25 cents.
The Sheridan Electric Light Plant now operates 211 incandescent light customers, equating to 1250 sixteen candle power lights. Current month income is about 4235. Three years ago the plant furnished ~340 lights with income barely covering night man and expenses. Mr and Mrs Quincy Vickery visited Frank Vickery. Miss Cloe Hershman stayed with her sister Mrs Quincy Vickery. Mr Dorval Cox and family visited Sheridan, with Mrs Cox remaining several days.
The Chicago Record-Herald correspondent Willam E Curtis rose from Chicago reporter to managing editor and secretary of the South American Commission. His travels in Central and South America yielded popular volumes and his work with Secretary Blaine organized the bureau of American reputations. At the World’s Columbian Exposition he led the Latin American department, and his letters from China Japan England Germany France Mexico and South America were widely read. He continues to publish daily letters in the Chicago Record-Herald.
Prof Dick Timmons of Valparaiso Normal schools visited his father Henry Timmons and family during the Excur sion Sunday. He and his family returned Tuesday evening. Timmons is a pharmacy professor who returned to begin the summer term Tuesday.
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