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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1891
Page
2
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative and liver remedy. It promises relief from headaches, digestion issues, and bowel discomfort, noting the pellets are sunar coated, easy to take, and sold by druggists with a money back satisfaction guarantee.
The Herald quotes Jerry Spipson protesting a dog fare of $3 to travel East by rail, while his own rate is $16. The piece attacks tax dodging by banks and railroads, cites Ohio politics, and reports on Chilean conflict and a call for fair taxation of estates under $5,000 as Evansville Courier notes.
A massive blast at the Taylor building in Park Place, New York, on Saturday noon left up to hundreds unaccounted and many dead. Rescue crews battled fire as lists identified the dead and missing, including Leonard R. Cole and Jennie Heagney, with numerous others unconfirmed.
The remarks discuss Gladstone's Leeds speech of three years prior, critiquing protectionist arguments and comparing US and UK export performance. It notes American growth, limited exports to non-home markets, and urges homemarket theorists to heed cited facts.
A carpenter named M S Powers fell from a roof in East Des Moines Town and sustained a painful wrist sprain. He treated it with one bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, paying 50 cents instead of five dollars. For sale by Heseenart and Son. July 14.
The Republican campaign opened in Niles Ohio with a large crowd and a mile long parade through Mahoning valley. Major McKinley spoke in Union Park after a procession review at his birthplace amid cheers from neighbors.
Three years of use and over a hundred special cases of catarrh show Ely's Cream Balm as the best remedy. Druggists J H Montgomery & Co of Decorah Iowa report unanimous praise and believe continued use always cures.
Advertises General Grant's Memoirs at 30 cents with two volumes originally $7.00, offered through The Weekly Herald and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Promotes subscriptions, optional alternative memoirs by Sherid an, Sherman, and McClellan, with prices and postage details. Includes Madison Indiana address for orders.
Proposals call for furnishing good second quality pool nut and slack coal for one year starting September 1 1891 delivered to Water Works Engine House. Bids due August 31 1891 at 10 a.m. at Water Works Office. Board may reject any or all bids. By order of the Water Works Trustees.
The Madison Indiana common council on July 3 1891 repealed the 1879 hog keeping ordinance which prohibited hogs kept in pens during certain months. The repeal takes effect after legal publication. Mayor Joseph T Brashear and Clerk John A Zuck sign the action.
City council adopts an 1863 ordinance prohibiting throwing litter, filth, or carcasses in streets or public places and restricts discharges near the Ohio River. Violators may be fined up to fifty dollars. publication and enforcement ordered beginning Sept 1 1891 by the Public Improvements committee.
An ordinance by the Madison Common Council designates the City Marshal Street Commissioner and Market Master to impound horses mules cattle sheep goats swine or geese found running at large on streets alleys or unendowed lots not authorized by county or city order and to follow the procedures of the 1881 Revised Statutes for animals at large.
An 1801 Madison ordinance imposes fines on Market Master and officers for neglect of duty. Offenses are tried before the Mayor, with fines and costs collected by the Mayor and turned into the city treasury. The ordinance takes effect September 1, 1801, with Joseph T. Brashear as mayor and Jon A. Zock as clerk.
City ordinance requires dogs over six months to be licensed and leashed in Madison. Owners pay fees per sex and per dog, with clerks issuing brass checks, and penalties up to thirty dollars for violations. The measure sets enforcement by city officers and authorizes removal of unlicensed dogs from public places.
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