Market Prices Fragment: Crag Pagoda and Weights
A fragment lists price offers including 10c a pound and .8 pounds for 25 cents and mentions crag pagoda for 15 cents. Details are incomplete, no firm sale or seller identified.
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1879
Page
2
A fragment lists price offers including 10c a pound and .8 pounds for 25 cents and mentions crag pagoda for 15 cents. Details are incomplete, no firm sale or seller identified.
Ben F Robbins announces change of management at his Furniture Rooms Undertaking Department with Mr Wood taking charge. The firm advertises complete stock of burial caskets coffins robes and an up to date hearse for round the clock service and promises satisfaction to customers.
A reflective piece notes Time as the year ends with hope for a purer civilization and American leadership. It contrasts European movements toward republicanism with Russia and Britain and foresees a world embracing free thought under democratic manhood. It also acknowledges both abundance and yellow fever mortality, yet praises selfless benevolence.
The article reflects on the past year's political and economic climate. It argues demagogues harmed unity, notes property value declines and debtor bankruptcies, attributes failures to financial policy, and predicts a brighter 1870 with gold, silver, and greenbacks as money, bringing greater blessings to the people.
The writer argues Blaine copied another man's speech for a disreputable purpose and cites an English observer who compares Blaine's address to Daniel O Connell's Cork election remarks from 1832. He questions if Blaine's nerves were shaken by the act and jabs at Republicans for New Year greetings.
Will C Heckman son of Dr George C Heckman president of Hanover College has returned to Thorntown Boone County Ind to resume his law practice after an eight month tenure at Thorn town He is praised for liberal culture legal attainments and ambition and is expected to expand Thorntown’s professional community.
The piece accuses Secretary of the Treasury and John Sherman of using the people's funds to enrich themselves and the First National Bank of New York. It claims a paying commission on four and a half percent bonds and a forty five million dollar deposit in bank vaults, arguing national banks grow rich on public money.
The article notes prosperity at the year's dawn 1879 and credits the Democratic party with stabilizing finances and business interests. It contrasts this with Radicalism waning and the Democratic star rising, reflecting political shifts of the era.
Citizens of Vincennes will mark a centennial celebration on February 25 commemorating the capture of Vincennes by General George R. Clarke with British forces under Governor Hamilton, recalling the military post history.
An advertisement for the Cyclopedia of English Literature from the American Book Exchange. It praises the eight volume set with over 3,000 pages, its convenient form, bold type, and low prices. It lists options 2.00 for paper 3.00 cloth and 4.50 half morocco with free delivery. Volume one ships before the holidays with subsequent volumes monthly. Specimen pages offered on request.
The article extols Uranine as a highly fluorescent coal tar dye and describes a glass tumbler experiment where atoms create green rootlets in water, shifting to green and gold under light. It credits Scientific American for supplying free color specimens and promotes a $3.20 yearly subscription.
A town Institute day featured Miss Josie Ramsey and Miss Eva Ramsey presenting arithmetic and geography while Mr G Coghy read well despite a weak voice. A substantial dinner by J B Cosby and family followed as Uncle Dick McGary recalled teaching methods and school discipline in a lively community narrative.
A collection of maxims on virtue and science contrasts with a political passage critiquing the Democratic House curbing minister salaries and consular pay while noting potential resistance from the Radical Senate. The excerpts include a Washington family quip and a quip about fast rates in marriage and life.
New issues of Tar Penn Yan Mystery 13 arrive from Penn Yan New York's Leon and Harriet Lewis. The magazine features stories voyages travels geography science history leading articles and varied content for a broad readership. Annual subscription rate is $3.
Kent Itema notes visitors and travel remarks including C A Buston and Jady from Columbus visiting relatives in the area Lizzie Corbett MD San Francisco holidaying with her parents P P Wiley and Harvey Wiley sailing from Liverpool on return to America Joseph Crosby and sister Jennie visiting Scottsburg and a Methodist festival noted locally.
The Cincinnati Commercial argues for Ulysses S. Grant as a continuing national leader. It warns the Grant movement will resolve itself before the next Republican convention and condemns opposition, asserting Grant’s ongoing national indispensability and alignment with trusted friends.
Advertisement proclaims German Syrup as the sole remedy for severe lung diseases and affections. It claims 50,000 dozen sold last year with no complaints and urges consumptives to try one bottle available for 75 cents at all druggists in America.
An advertisement touts Dr Swayne’s Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a cure for coughs throat liver and lung diseases with trial bottles at 25 cents and large bottles at 1 and six for 5. It claims quick relief from colds and serious coughs and notes Philadelphia makers and local agents. It also promotes Dr Swayne’s Fever and Ague pills with a half price claim and delivery by mail.
A dense market report from Madison Market at Mapuwon listing prices by item. Wheat red per bushel, flour, oats, corn and several seed crops. It includes teas, sugars, coffee varieties, cocoa, and spices, plus farm staples like bacon, beans, apples, dried fruits, hides, coal, nails, charcoal, and horse shoe nails with unit prices and ton or pound measures. Entities include Madison Market, Mapuwon, 1878, various goods vendors, and commodities.
Fragmented OCR shows pricing for Blackwood's Magazine and multiple review options. It lists annual and combined options, but many words are garbled. The gist: per annum reviews at 4 00, multiple reviews ranging up to 12 00, and combinations with Blackwood at various totals.
The item of expense now borne by the publishers reduces the cost to subscribers by 20 percent from former years.
A twenty percent discount applies to clubs of four or more persons. Four copies of Blackwood or one Review go to one address for $12.80, four copies of the four Reviews and Blackwood total $48, and 80 more copies are mentioned in the offer.
New subscribers applying early for 1879 may receive without charge the last quarter 1878 numbers of listed periodicals. Subscriptions to two to four periodicals qualify for one of the Four Reviews for 1878. all five qualify for two. Premiums and club discounts require direct remittance to publishers and early application due to limited stock. Reprinted by Leonard Scott Publishing Co. 41 Barclay St New York.
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