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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
8
Smokey Row reports show local social activity with L. T. Padgett bringing his wife home from Indianapolis after medical treatment. James Wood and wife spent Saturday night near Noblesville while the Democrats nominate Dr. Purdy for trustee and Ed Tweedy for assessor. John T. Padgett of near Waugh dined with J. H. Padgett Tuesday.
An advertisement claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures skin eruptions such as pimples eczema tetter and erysipelas as well as cuts bruises burns boils felons ulcers and piles. It vows guaranteed cure for 25 cents a box and lists C. E. Elliott as the selling druggist.
Mrs Ed Spencer improves after illness while Mrs Dan Cox also gets better. Rev Shields preached Sunday night and Rev Hamilton visits parishioners. Visitors include Lacy Davis from Newton County and Geo John Wyatts with family. A horse mishap left a man and buggy requiring repair as the Sheridan horse show drew attendees. Dr Purdy named as Dem trustee candidate with focus on roads and welfare.
W Thorp of Ennis Texas testifies to fifteen years of use in his family and on horses and praises its efficacy. The note adds that C BE Elliott sells the product.
Roy Baker was on the sick list last week Vasco McKelvey has gone to Oklahoma Martha A Johnson dined with Will tatt and family Anna Carson visits sister Juliet Sims at Arcadia Fine rain improves growing vegetation Isaac Jones and wife of Horton spent Sunday with George Sumner and wife Marvin Jessup and family also there Mr and Mrs F D Baker visited Indianapolis late in week Aaron Worth gave an excellent lecture on Prohibition Mrs Julia Wong plans to visit daughter Ida Scott at Lebanon Wesleyan Quarterly at Liberty drew a large crowd Several from distance were entertained here Some attended the Sheridan horse show Tuesday
Medical note warns backache may indicate kidney disorder leading to Bright's disease or diabetes. Claims Foley's Kidney Cure is guaranteed for the kidneys. By John Gifford.
North west Washington To. Wm. P. Jones is on the sick list Geo. Richardson is reported not better Mrs Wm Nickelson is poorly near Lamoag Sunday Children Day at No 11 in Griffin grove Mr and Mrs David Baldwin visited relatives Monday Farmers are laying by corn Mrs Mary Bannon of Dot visited with H B Stephenson Rosa Shepley visiting relatives in the vicinity Chas Parr injured hand Friday while sawing wood two fingers nearly severed on the right hand
In a brief clash described as a dry town moment, Jasper confronted a potential shootout as a lone bean and sweet potato last the meal. The wets held sway briefly while a southern-tinged anti liquor attorney arrived, and the saloon keeper promised to curb any more hell fire pranks after a $40 joke.
A letter from I A Babcock of Eric Pa credits Chamberlain’s Pain Balm with curing a hip sprain after a fall. He reports initial misdiagnosis as a strain and rheumatism, but says one half of a fifty cent bottle resolved the pain. The product is sold by C K Elliott.
Health good and rain plentiful promise a superb corn harvest. Children Day drew a well attended crowd last Sunday night. Horse Sale at Zionsville had strong attendance and prices. Local barn updates and a Jolietville anti saloon league plans emerge amid community notes.
The notice urges trying a 10c trial bottle of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation indigestion and stomach troubles. The 50c and $1 sizes are sold at C HE Elliott's.
John Harbaugh bought Sandy Hoover's farm at fifty dollars per acre. Bill McCain moved a full house from Horton to Boxley on wheels last week. Bent wood factories operate full tilt making feed baskets. Gas company digs holes around Horton and workers still strike. Salvation Army aided a sick sister at Willie Moore's. C W Haskett, Democratic candidate for Representative, will challenge E E Neal in joint discussion. Moses Clark reportedly went to Martinsville to recuperate. Several sick neighbors also head there. A Hortonville medical spring east of town remains underused. No marriages reported. John Gray pursues a Hortonville widow under Indiana law and Army ordinance. A garden bloom at Jasper Moore's was disrupted by hogs one night.
Reverend P. Klotz of Waterloo Indiana reports over twenty years of dyspepsia finally improved by a 10 cent bottle of Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. He has nearly finished a large bottle and feels a different person. Sold by C E Biott.
Robert Jarrett and family spent Sunday with T. J. Jones and family. Mrs Emma Mundy is improving after a period of poor health. W A Scott and family of Sheridan visited Arthur Baker. Visitors attended the horse show at Sheridan Tuesday. Joseph Evans and family of Indianapolis toured their farm here Tuesday. R Reagan of Carmel visited friends here last weekend. Minnie McLaughlin returned from Indianapolis. Patterson France and wife entertained Mr and Mrs Theodore White from Hinkle. Mr and Mrs D Baker returned from Indianapolis. Daniel Slayter and wives visited John Slayter's home, and a large crowd attended the Quarterly meeting led by Rev Aaron Worth.
Note cites DeWitt's Little Early Risers as famous pills for the liver and bowels. The claim is presented by C. E. Elliott as a remedy promoting active liver function and good health.
Speculation rises over Monon railroad future as President McDoel and top Monon officials tour with private car guests from New York Central and Vanderbilt lines and a Pennsylvanian expert. Doubted plans prompt anxiety among Monon staff about next moves while an upcoming cheap excursion to Chicago is announced.
The record lists a side board a roll top desk a thresher engine and boiler a Worthington Duplex pump and mentions C BE Greenery. It notes DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for various injuries piles and skin diseases. C E Eliott Col BR G Kincaid and wife visited Sheridan friends Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr Kincaid is president of the New National Bank at Russiaville.
The Golden Rule Store offers round trip tickets between all stations with return valid July 5. Frank R. Young of the Hamilton Accident and Indemnity Association of Noblesvillereports strong membership growth as he promotes the deal.
Mrs Woods announces sale prices on trimmed and untrimmed sailors walking hats and a large stock of hack hats. An elegant line of baby caps is also offered at cost.
The Crown Laundry agency at Indianapolis relocates to Gardner Barber Shop on Main Street. The agent will call for goods or items may be left at the agency. All work guaranteed first class. Roy Johns agent. For sale: goods room house on West Second Street. Mrs Hadley, 3301 North Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Mrs L A Clements invites shoppers to a clearance sale to reduce stock before summer trade ends. Visit the store to discover deep price cuts and bargain caps as dimes are as good as dollars.
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Catherine Underwood deceased to appear in Hamilton Circuit Court Noblesville Indiana July 14 1900 and show cause why final settlement accounts with the estate should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Witness Clerk RB W Carey June 15 1900.
Captain Zalinski in Harper's Weekly explains a field army of 150000 men would need 525000 pounds of food daily for men and 1350000 pounds for 90000 animals, totaling about 1875000 pounds or over 836 tons per day. He details minimum animal counts for transport and losses.
The article explains fingernail reading traditions from wax and soot analysis. It links nail color and shape to personality traits and fate, noting red spotted nails signal temper, pale nails indicate melancholy, narrow nails imply ambition, round nails suggest knowledge lovers, and broad nails mark gentleness and openness.
The Agricultural Journal of the Cape of Good Hope notes that wheat from Egyptian mummy cases is unlikely to be genuine. Arabs often sell grain to tourists that seems ancient but comes from modern fields, sometimes misrepresented as mummy grain which is often corn.
Sevres near Paris has long produced fine porcelain since 1756. Royalty and republics stamped each piece with initials dates and palace names, making the plate a silent eloquent record of France's changing history.
A brief humorous dialogue from the Indianapolis Journal features Fidelia and Flavilla debating life’s mystery and the folly of fashion, with Flavilla noting mice fear clothing choices more than existential questions.
A fragment mentions a quip about a piano recital from Detroit Free Press and cites Athanasius Kircher as the seventeenth century inventor of the Italian harp. The text blends humor with a note on early instrument invention.
A Philadelphia Times reader letter questions the idea of a round earth, pondering why discussions focus on corners and edges if the planet is spherical, reflecting common curiosity and skeptical humor.
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