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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1892
Page
6
The Madison Herald urges support for Hon. Isaac P. Gray and warns that anyone opposing his ambitions must face strong opposition. The notice frames Gray as a key local figure and calls forBacking from readers in Madison Indiana.
A Brooklyn couple credit Hood's Sarsaparilla with saving their child from scrofula and related eruptions after doctors offered little hope. The family recalls sores behind the ears spreading to the head and eyes before the remedy restored health.
A prominent photographer, John Cadwallacer, runs a gallery praised for its refined cabinet work. The ad touts a $2 price for 12 cabinets, inviting viewers to recognize Cadwallacer as the artist behind the collection.
An advertisement extols Elder Flower Cream as more than a cosmetic, claiming it beautifies permanently, whitens complexion gradually, protects from sun and wind, prevents freckles and blackheads, cleanses better than soap, and nourishes skin to prevent wrinkles. Priced at $1.00 with mail options and agents wanted. includes address for Mrs. Gervaise Graham in San Francisco and a physician-like pitch for remedies.
A collection of short, humorous lines and observations from multiple newspapers. The notes touch on work, thieves, burglars, credit for labor, tollgate jokes, luck, weather squalls, a squirrel, and a nursery rhyme exchange.
Advertisement for Wood's Phosphodine claiming to cure nervous weakness emissions spermatorrhea impotence and abuse effects. Promotes a one dollar per pack price five dollar for six and pamphlet by mail. Lists Wood Chemical Co and several druggists as distributors with address in Detroit and Madison.
John B. Stoll profiles several individuals starting with modest wages who achieve comfort and property. A mechanic printer rises to ownership of two houses with rental income. a bookkeeper moves from 2 to 8 dollars weekly with stock and savings. two county youths show contrasting fates one prospering in business and land, the other bogged by politics and poverty.
A New Orleans Times Democrat piece extols Hungarian women as robust, healthy, and vitality rich. It contrasts vigor with classical ideals, describes features like small feet and long braids, and notes enjoyment of food, wine, swimming, dancing, and admiration across social classes.
Mr and Mrs Loren Trescott keeper of the Gov Lighthouse at Sand Beach Michigan describe their four year old daughter’s measles influenza and fever. After two and a half bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery she recovered. Free trial bottle offered at Harper’s Drugstore.
A Century excerpt notes divers fear 15 foot sharks and large turtles when unseen fights loom. A sea snake coils around the legs causing unease though it bites only hands. such underwater encounters test even the bravest divers. A. P. Ordway & Co. Boston advertises Dr Kaufmann's color illustrated treatise on diseases.
A brief on the custom of telling the bees when a death occurs and a Transport era update notes fast westbound trains from Chicago to Omaha. The article mentions Queen Victoria in France, described as consuming large meals, reflecting a mix of cultural anecdotes and travel notices.
A Buffalo Commercial quotation recalls a daughter recalling her late father Deacon C as a kind man despite speech delays. She hopes his afterlife includes warmth and a good fire, while noting how people misstate meaning even as intent remains clear. A brief aside notes light travels at 11,179,568 times the speed of express trains.
An introduction extols through car service from Chicago via St. Paul on the Wisconsin Central and Northern Pacific lines. It notes daily through trains at 10:45 P M with Pullman Vestibuled cars and scenic western routes, plus a 5:00 P M fast line to St Paul Minneapolis Ashland and Duluth with Vestibuled Sleepers.
An old advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming a pleasant herb tonic aids daily bowel movements. The copy emphasizes consistent use and a January 30 date implied by the text.
The Chinese question in the Senate remains pressing amid a heated debate on the Geary bill and treaty disputes. In the House the Rockwell Noyes contest occupied most of the day as members argued and chatted in cloak rooms. News from Cariaco reports a mob attack on non union longshoremen, while two dead bodies are found near Rainy Lake. A Kentucky crime tale follows with a wife burning her husband and infant then dying in an attack by a bull. A missing merchant from New Albany is feared dead. An insane man in Columbus ends his life by slitting his throat. Tension rises in Little Rock Methodist and Baptist factions over a minister’s conversion. Baseball results show Cleveland over Cincinnati 11 to 1 and Louisville over Chicago 7 to 2, with other games rained out. Weather indicates showers on the lakes and fair conditions elsewhere.
Market report shows WHEAT at 88 91c and CORN at 41 45c for April 21. Livestock quotes include cattle from 200 to 800 dollars, hogs around 350 to 450, and sheep and lambs priced near 4 to 6 dollars. Regional prices cover Chicago, New York, Pittsburg, and Cleveland markets with crude oil and petroleum quotes noted.
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