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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1891
Page
6
The Madison newspaper note lists Adams In and C Jones as lessee and editor publisher with a Madison address in February 1891. It includes postage details, subscription rates for daily and weekly editions, and notices about address changes and delivery. It also recalls a Decatur incident and a remark about George Bancroft recovering copies of his book of verses.
A long running offer promises $500 to any person cured of incurable Catarrh with Dr Sage’s Remedy. The ad asserts lasting cures for chronic catarrh of the head and related symptoms including bad breath and impaired senses. Sold by druggists for 60 cents.
General William T Sherman dies at his New York home at 1 50 am in his 71st year. The dispatch notes his Civil War genius and Sherman’s March to the Sea as a landmark of military history. The piece contains contemporary Indiana Republican commentary on President Harrison and party delegates.
A critique suggests wealth brings risks and inconveniences while implying poverty spares one from many dangers. It cites disease risks from paper currency and the burdens of frequent financial tasks, contrasting moneyed obligations with the supposed freedoms of poverty.
A vivid account praises Paris public fetes as a yearly display of gaiety and variety. It describes vast amusements, tents and bazaars along Boulevard Raspail, illumination at night, lively vendors, wrestlers and jugglers, and a disciplined, nonindecent crowd until midnight closing.
A reader letter from Spring Hill Kansas discusses its location near Kansas City, mail routes, and local commerce. The writer laments Prohibition enforcement vs. private interests, notes no arrests for drunkenness, and comments on wheat prices and local politics. Mentions Salvation Oil and Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as personal remedies.
A widow sued the streetcar company for 10000 after her husband Liddy was killed by a pistol discharged from the driver's pocket. The jury awarded half the claimed amount, finding the driver had no right to carry a pistol and the company liable for his acts while in service. A separate ad notes Pr Bull's Baby Syrup at 25 cents.
A collage of quotes from Shakespeare Dickens Trollope and others. reflections on childhood innocence memory and moral duty interwoven with scenes from Bleak House and Don Quixote. The excerpt surveys humane feelings, observation in children, and the harms of oppression with a call to conscience.
Washington corresp. recalls Turpie as highly read and multilingual. Missouri's Tarsney praises him as bookish and well posted, recounting Turpie walking through Kansas City and eagerly reading a mysterious old book at a store. Also notes a claimed cure for catarrh with Old Saul’s Catarrh Cure ointment.
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