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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1891

Page

4

Village paper reviews politics and danger in China

The Madison Herald notes upcoming Indiana committee appointments and a Senate debate over Judge Woods. It cites regional political tensions, a Christmas issue with eight pages, and editorials on Russia and Beal Carl. The piece includes a Toledo Catarrh Cure sworn statement by Frank J. Cheney.

State OF Ohio Toledo Lucas County Frank J. Cheney F. J. Cheney & Co Gforesaid Thas Hall

Fashion Journals Stand Out in American Dress Taste

Dressing in good taste rises as American women seek top Fashion Journals from A McDowell & Co New York. Their French style oriented publications Ta Mode de Paris Allam des Modes La Mode are praised for quality, practicality, and avoiding loud or dowdy trends. Prices listed per copy and yearly subscriptions, with distribution through dealers or direct from the publisher.

A. McDowell & Co West 14Th St N. Y Paris Allam Des

Third Congressional District Democrats Meet at New Albany

A gathering of county and district leaders in Indiana discussed delegate selection for the district convention. Participants included Smith Askrew Harrison county Dr HES Wolfe Samuel Mitchell Washington county Reuben Daily Clark county S A Barnes Jennings county Dr Shields Juckson county Wade Bailey Scott county M W Funk and Jason Brown. They agreed on county autonomy for convention timing and postponed fixing the district convention date.

Third Congressional District Democratic Central Committees Indiana Winsdor New Albany Smith Askrew Harrison County Hes. Wolfe Floyd County Samuel Mitchell Washington County Reuben Daily Clark County S. A. Barnes Jennings County Shields Juckson County Wade Bailey Scott County M. W. Funk Jason Brown Congress Phcstton Wits

Steamboat War headlines hog trade and free freight

The Jeffersonville News reports Alexander Glass of Bethlehem arriving with a large drove of hogs shipped free by the mail line boats. Glass sells at good prices and donates savings to a Bellaire captain as a Christmas gift. W T Moore of Solon planned to ship hogs but declined free freight. Bellaire still earned the cargo.

Jeffersonville Alexander Glass Bethlehem Glass Bellaire W. T. Moore Solon Mail Line Capt. Brown

December Dilemma of Delicate Gifts

A poetic fragment laments December strain as the speaker faces holiday gift giving with a thin purse and mounting concerns. The verse captures festive pressure, financial worry, and the burden of choosing presents during a merry season.

Caambaberlain Eye and Skin Ointment Promoted

An advertisement touts CAAMABERLAINs Eye and Skin Ointment as a cure for chronic sores rheum eczema itch and other skin conditions. It claims cooling soothing relief and success after other treatments. Boxes priced 95 and 60 cents sold by local dealers.

Death of Joha Parker Ends Noted Southern Indiana Figure

Joha C. Parker, a Tennessee native who spent most of his life in Clark County Indiana, dies at Westport. Once powerful wealth and influence fueled a railroad scheme that ruined him after a protracted fight with the Ohio and Mississippi line. He won a $10,000 judgment but bought the road bed for $100,000 at sheriff sale, leaving him penniless and famed for recounting his financial reverses. He kept inspecting the old bed long after his fortunes faded.

Joha C. Parker Westport Ind Indiana Tennessee Clark County Fort Wayne Ohio Mississippi

Notable Lookalikes and Society Scenes Headline

The piece notes Fred Grant’s growing resemblance to General Grant and recounts Congressman Murphy’s shock on meeting him. It also mentions Prof. Morse’s grandson in Wyandotte with telegraph relics, Russian grand dukes in Paris, and a December 26 society reception at Jay Gould’s New York residence with grand rooms and a grand conservatory display.

Fred Grant Congressman Murphy Col. Grant Vienna Gen. Grant Mr. Murphy F. B. Morse Telegraph Wyandotte Kansas City Morse New York Jay Gould Helen Gould Gould Fifth Avenue Irvington Hudson America

Beauty Standards Across Nations Highlight Complexion Purity

A 19th century ad-like piece asserts universal beauty relies on pure blood and digestion. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as guaranteeing clear complexions or money back, claiming it treats eruptions blemishes and moth pitches.

Dr. Pierce Wiw

Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Salve Heal in Old Notice

H Clifford of New Cassel Wisconsin suffered neuralgia rheumatism stomach and liver troubles with wasting. Three bottles of Electric Bitters revived him. Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Tennessee had an eight year leg sore. after three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve he improved. John Speaker of Catawba Ohio had five fever sores and was deemed incurable. one bottle Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. Sold by J Ferguson Harper.

H. Clifford New Cassel Wis Edward Shepherd Harrisburg Bucklen Aruba John Speaker Catawba J. E. OU. F. Harper

Salve in the World for Onta Passes Note

A brief local item notes a salve in the world for Onta. The short text mentions Onta and the concept of a mundial salve with minimal context. The readable portion provides no dates or places beyond Onta.

Onta

House Committee Appointments Mark Wide State Spread

The Congress session assigns chairmanships across states with Alabama Illinois Indiana Maryland North Carolina Ohio Texas receiving multiple posts while West Virginia is left out. Ohio Illinois lead with key posts including Ways and Means and Militia. Rush and Meredith actions noted. Senate recess follows, canal bond talks loom.

Washington House Crisp Judiciary Culberson Oates Bynum Stockdale Goodnight Boamer Buchanan Virginia Chapin Layton Wolverton Taylor Ohio New Jersey Ray Powers Broderick Interstate and Foreign Commission Mills Wise Price Raynor Brickner Geary Hook Mallory Patterson O Neill Missouri O'Neill Pennsylvania Lind Randall Storer Ketchum Bacon Wike Crain Cate Dickerson Sparry Gantz Cox Tennessee Cobb Walker Massachusetts Brosius Townshend Henderson Illinois Bland Tracy Williams Kilgore Robinson Fithian Moore Caruth DeForest Magner Wheeler Hopkins Atkinson Wilson Kentucky Perkins Iowa Flections O’ Ferrall Maint Moore Texas Alabama Payeter Brown Indiana Lockwood New York Lawson Georgia Gillespie Johnston South Carolina Hanghen Dean Johnson Reyburn Clock Wyoming Ways and Means Spinger McSullin Turner West Virginia Montgomery Whiting Michigan Shipley Cochrane Stevens Sayres Breckenridge Dockery Mittehler Breckinridge Barnes Compter Oneill Livingston Cogswell Bingham Dingley Grout Avrieniture Hateh Lewis Alexander Youmans Shell Foremain White Camaretti Moses Long Funston Jolley Waugh Cheatham Foreign Myer McAleer Page Boutelle Lodge Dolliver Wadsworth North Carolina Blount Enloe Dunphy Alderson Brookshire Kyle Pattison Crosby Caldwell Bergen Lond Caine McRae Pendleton Tucker Amerman Bailey Deamwood Serley Hare Stout Pickler Townsend Sweet Clarke Veet Allen Turpin Rockwell Brawley Lynch English Glover Kern McKenna Hooker Harvey Oklahoma Yerritores Kilmore Mansur Campbell Barrett Branch Terry Simpson Donovan Rife Smith Ilinois O'Donnell Joseph Catchings Lester Bentley Beltzhoever Cansey Halvorsen Davis Bersten Hull Loud McKinney Coles Cooper Peet Cawinetti Arnold Bownan Miller Stevenson Post Huff Bankhead Abbott Tarnsey Weawick McXalg Newberry Warner Milliken Hank Knochs Pacific Builroads Riley Grady Coburn Beeman Cheatlam Senford Stewart Tarsney Willcox McGann Dungen Bunting Capeheart Causey Brossius Hauglen Militia Lane Blanchard Stone Combs Stackhouse Hall Watson Cutting Griswold Tillman Heard Greenleaf Mitchell Topham Hamilton Belknap Quackinbush Schull Martin Fyan VanHorn Snow Ribbs Pierson Harries McDonald Butler Flack Curtis Jolly Norton Parrett Barwig Jones Stone of Clancey Winn Scott Houk Fitch Brunner Babbitt van Horn Crawford Bushnell Otis District of Columbia Hemphill Richardson Rusk Fellows Meredith Cadmus Bussey Farmer Russell Bilden Ellis Outhwaite Bullock Edmunds Magnon Merman State Department Sanford Weaver Treasury Department Buckner O'Neil Clark Dunn Daniell Dan Kean Witt Schwenk Navy Department McClelland Bartine Post Office Department Paynter Gillispie Gorman Relden Interior Department Owens Gray O’ferrall H Richardson MeeKaig Warwick Hayes Andrews Boatner Perry Meredich Coombs Marines Prozi Durborrow Wright IM Wayes Iar Lescec Bary J. Enetish Lowman Morse Lanham Brett Coolidge Pigader Kendall Cyan Stump Coshman Covett Eliott Geisenheimer Eppes Durburow McCreary Monk LaGan Little Coggswell Bennett Dollivar Maryland Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Connecticut Minnesota Rhode Island Wisconsin Dllinois Llinois Holman Rush Mr. Meredith W. H. F. Lee

Incomplete Fractured Note About Illness

Fragmentary OCR text describes acute inflammation and a weeklong period of suffering. Names, dates, or places are not clear, leaving the item as a brief health note.

Dynamite Wrecks Lafay ette House in St Joston

The Lafay ette House hotel in St Joston Missouri was wrecked by dynamite and fire early yesterday. Two bombs exploded after the fire department arrived, blowing out the front and causing severe damage while forty guests escaped unharmed. Firemen narrowly escaped injury. motive suspected as an enemy of the keeper. Ada Thorpe Loftus, accused of plotting to kill President Harrison, was deemed insane and sent to Bloomingdale asylum after doctors liken her condition to Guiteau.

St. Joston New York Ada Thorpe Loftus Europe Harrison Las Leen Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum Douglass Belevue Hospital Guiteau

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