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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1891
Page
4
The Madison Herald lists subscription terms including annual and monthly rates and weekly options. It notes mail addresses, office location at 1907 East Main Street, and changes of address procedures with transfer details and delivery notes.
A garbled but dense Pall Mall style column blends party sparring over Harrison’s reelection, Republican infighting, and tariff reform. It discusses postmaster appointments, rural resentment, and a sweeping critique of free trade versus protectionism, with references to Ohio’s ex governor Foraker and James G Blaine.
The excerpt surveys vulgarisms in American English and social rituals at afternoon receptions. It cites Americans adopting European manners, mentions Mrs Koch managing her husband Colman’s papers, notes Rudini as Lincoln’s mayor, and highlights Mrs Grover Cleveland’s rare book collection including a 1603 Cervantes Barcelona edition.
This advertisement asserts Kemp's Balsam saves users repeatedly after other remedies fail. It claims the balsam stops lung decay, cures influenza and coughs, and it is the most effective medicine available. It notes druggists sell it in large bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar.
Labor meetings spread across coke region amid fears of violence near Uniontown. At Leisenring plant 150 Pinkertons guard operations as 500 Italian workers arrive. evictions loom as over 75 families face loss. Socialist leaders speak amid tense gatherings and warnings.
A riot at Adelaide yesterday left a murdered lover shooting a girl who died, and gunfire wounded the sheriff and another deputy during a clash with Hungarians as deputies attempted a second eviction. The crowd dispersed after strikes and arrests were sought but deferred.
Reports from Bathurst, capital of Gambia, describe a clash between British envoy and King of Gambia. The envoy was seized and dismembered by the king’s guards after delivering a warning. Gunboats have ascended the Gambia river as Britain prepares a retaliatory response amid the “little war” unfolding in West Africa.
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