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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1888

Page

5

Post office jockeying and city crime notes emerge

The column mentions candidates for the post office amid growing Republican talk and warns locals to watch thieves in the city. It also notes a series of incidents including a lost wife, a negligent accident near a fire alarm, and local civic chatter about improving business and public safety.

Ball Ginger Camildites Sither John. Thomas Ed Coyle Charles Johnson P. O Johm W Basiness Charley Chases Gohreiter Baltimore Madison Calloway T. Hennessy Nashville Tennessee Etta Croater Medizon St. Mishael’s Father Googen Oefer John G. Berkshire Supreme Court of the State of Indians Berkshire Supreme Bench Vernon Banner

Fragmentary Quotation Appears in Incomplete Text

A damaged OCR fragment presents an unclear quote about wounds and healing with garbled text including the phrase by degrede and a stray name Syra tol. The readable portion offers little concrete context or attribution.

Christmas Confectioner Offers Candies and Nuts

Christmas goods advertised by Dige Pavns the confectioner. Store promotes a fine line of candies and nuts with a broad variety and inexpensive prices.

Dige Pavns

Big sale on November sixth described by correspondent

The writer recalls a grand sale on November 6 with bidders and many items offered by Democrats, a four year credit and new interest. notes Modocs near Mount Pare pressed by whale and a teased eclipse preview for January first 1880 with a total lunar eclipse forecast.

Herald Jim Dadle Dudley Botigné Jeu Mount Pare

Labor and mills cut wages after Harrison election

The note reports wage cuts by several mills in Philadelphia and Cincinnati on and after November 6, 1840s political shift favoring Harrison. Caruth’s and Kerr’s cotton mills reduced wages by 10 percent, Leak’s Star mills by 20 percent, Hall’s Base and Lock Co. by 80 percent to fillers and 15 percent to wood workers, with Atlantic cotton mills cutting weavers by 20 percent and major currier firms cutting two dollars per week. It ends praising workers who voted for Harrison and higher taxes.

Harrison Caruth Philadelphia Kerr Leak Star Mills Hall Cincinnati Harricon Atlantic Cotton Mills Currier United States

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