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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1892
Page
4
The Madison Herald letter page attacks tariffs as class legislation and argues wages under protection are low while living costs rise. It questions Republican tariff claims and discusses free silver as a national issue, noting Mr Mills’s stance and the potential political fallout if a free silver plank appears.
Harper's Weekly notes a split within New York Democrats over loyalty to party organization and a potential revolutionary convention. It questions the motive behind calls for a midwinter state convention and contrasts tariff reform aims with Cleveland’s nomination prospects amid intra party tensions.
The Indianapolis Journal argues that hog and cattle raisers, corn and wheat growers deserve bounty just as sugar cane growers do. It labels sugar bounty as Republican and class legislation. The New York World predicts an income tax if national spending stays high, noting voters' wealth gap.
Shelbyville Democrat argues mugwumps forget not only Cleveland but the long Democratic tradition of tariff reform. The piece recalls Tilden in 1876 and warns against treating Cleveland as the sole living exponent of tariff for revenue only. It cites numerous Democratic figures advocating tariff reform prior to Cleveland.
The State Central Committee favors March 31 for a convention to choose delegates to the National Convention, with Cleveland men in the majority. The North Star Club, claiming 8000 members, will meet in Minneapolis to protest the plan as a snap convention amid charged partisan tensions.
Maj. Theodore Wiseman of Omaha owns a 1785 bill of sale issued at Fort Hamen Virginia soil now Louisville. It lists calico shawls nails silk shoes sugar tea rum and a slave boy George with prices in shillings and pence. The article also promotes Dr Pierce remedies.
A Herald correspondent tours the Columbian Exposition site at Jackson Park. Buildings cover extensive acreages including the main Manufactures and Liberal Arts building and the nine-acre Machinery Hall. A Casino pier extends into the lake with a Venice replica and a naval exhibit. The fair is slated to open May 1 1893 after October 12 1892 ceremonies marking Columbus anniversary.
A poem about Arcadie and a lover’s gate contrasts with a feature on Haller a bird man near the canal describing a ninety three year old crested cockatiel. The bird’s age, prize history, voyages, and battle with a Newfoundland are recounted along with its remarkable vocabulary and performance.
A 100 dollar reward promise accompanies Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. West Truax endorse the firm’s trustworthiness. The medicine, priced 72 cents per bottle, is taken internally and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. A letter from Ada E Hurd of Groton SD praises new discovery for consumption with eight bottles curing her. Trial bottles offered free at a local drugstore with regular sizes 50c and 1.
The piece claims appearance reflects organ health, citing Liver, Stomach, and Kidney conditions as causes of unflattering looks. It endorses Electric Bitters as a tonic and alterative that acts on these organs to cure pimples, blotches, and boils, sold at a local drug store.
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