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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1888

Page

5

Harpers Brothers advertise rare volumes by mail

An ad offers used volumes by Harpers Brothers New York for three years with low prices and a postage order draft. Readers are told to send eight dollars for a single volume and to avoid copying the notice. Delivery via postal money order is encouraged to reduce risk of loss.

Ares Hagren Dale Ims Stirs Clase Musa Harres & Address Harpers Brothers New Ioe BovD-t

Harper and Broth ers subscription and volumes ad

Harper and Brothers offer annual Harper's Periodicals subscriptions for the United States Canada and Mexico. Bound volumes of Harper's Weekly for three years back are available by mail with postage paid. Remittance via post office money order or draft.

Harper's Bazar 1889 Illustrations and Household Department

Harper's Bazar continues as an unequaled family journal with high quality art illustrations and choice literature. Fashion and Household sections offer practical economy and timely advice. Feature plates and decorative arts columns attract readers, with music and management sections noted.

Tlazrea’s Bazar Tts Iiss Aera Alexander Reuss Ae Papsis Christine Teabune Eerick

Harper and Brothers advertise in Harper's periodicals

The notice outlines subscription and binding options for Harper and Brothers at New York. It details postage paid or cloth binding, pricing per volume, and payment methods including post office money orders or drafts to avoid loss.

Bill to Organize Information on Employment and Poverty

A proposed bill by Commissioner Blair aims to create a Bureau of Information on employment and livelihood, with at least one bureau in every state and territory. It would publish regular district reports in newspapers, provide free information, and spotlight extreme poverty cases while protecting identities. The measure also requires public works spending to favor applicants who intend to become citizens and are needy, with bureaus funded at about four thousand dollars per chief and ten thousand per bureau annually.

Wasstehien Dat Aqnate Ak Ae ‘Comimiasionier Barsans Seach Blair Senate

Wasmeron Treasurys Reply On Silver Bullion Prices

The secretary of the treasury answered a senate resolution asking for monthly silver bullion offers and purchases since February 28, 1878 including sources and prices. The mint director notes London prices shape world market values, with transportation costs causing minor regional differences. A hotel theft case in Wasamorton ends with a suspect captured and valuable ring recovered, linked to a prior robbery.

Wasmeron Secretary of the Treasury Senate India Council-Billy London United States Mint United Brass

Senate and House adjourn on routine business and staffing moves

Senate adjourned at six thirty five p m and the House at five thirty p m after routine matters including the resignation of East Moat New York. Senator Blackburn and others urged the president to appoint Ex Governor Proctor Knott or Judge William F Fleming of Kentucky, with Assistant Secretary Thompson named as likely choice for a civil service post. J H Walsh resigned as assistant superintendent Treasury with effect January 1 while Fairchild assumes duties in November. Yellow fever reported as epidemic in Martinique by US consul warning of West Indies outbreak.

Senate Eastmoat New York House Wansarmotor Blackburn Kentucky Proctor Knott William F. Fiemming Oberly Civil Service Commission The Treasury Thompson Ones Wasunisaron J.H. Walsh Treasury Department Fairchild V. Walsh Washington

United Railroad Workers to Form One Federation

About January first a union meeting of locomotive engineers firemen brakemen switchmen and yardmen in Allegheny City will consider federating all railroad employes in the United States except conductors. Richard Beeson says unity of 100000 workers is assured with secret meetings held at Columbus and Pittsburgh as the next step. Chief Arthur is named to head the new order.

United States Arthur Prrrepuna Union Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Allegheny City Richard Beeson Columbus Pittsburg

American Association of Babe Ruth Ball Cults Meeting Ends

Disrupted OCR reports a meeting of the American Association of Abane ball cults finishing yesterday afternoon. The schedule of games from folio work is discussed for March next and the event references Br. Louw on December 7.

American. Association Louw American Association of Abane

The Tramp’s Education and Street Existence Revealed

The piece profiles the urban tramp as a romantic yet degraded figure. It details how he reads papers, buys cocoa at pawnshop fronts, and endures harsh mornings spent wandering Covent Garden and market districts. It notes his shabbiness, muggy appearance, tact in begging, and dependence on scraps from markets and pubs.

Easis Gale Elas Goring Koent Surrey Sussex Middlesex Covent Garden Market Avery

Rome and Rome's Marble Past in Time and Taste

A reflective critique argues Roman taste and building: Augustus left brick in place while marble came later. The piece contrasts Roman and Athenian temple choices, noting Rome’s utilitarian, rapid works versus Athens’ solid marble sacred spaces. It laments lost beauty and the predatory patrimony of costly embellishments.

Rome Roue Tiber Lona Carrara Liguria Palatine Martien Athens H. Bernard.Carpenter Boston

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