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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1882
Page
2
Change in Proprietors for The Herall Establishment
The Herall establishment has been sold to Mr. M. A. Barnett of Danville Indiana formerly editor of Headricka County Democrat He will take possession January 19th inst All those indebted to the office are requested to settle before that date
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herall
M. A. Barnett
Danville
Ind
Headricka County
Democratic Editors Convene in Indianapolis January 5 1832
The second annual Convention of the Democratic Editors of Indiana will meet in Indianapolis on Thursday January 5 at 9 a.m. A full programme will be submitted for consideration. All Democratic editors in the state are urged to attend. J B Stoll, President G Fe Suurr, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Guiteau on Trial Influences Court and Public Opinion
Judge Cox allowed Guiteau to speak in court to aid expert diagnosis of his mental state. The District Attorney supported this to help convict. Public sentiment shifted toward viewing Guiteau as sane and deserving punishment, while some papers criticized Cox’s handling and impeachment talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Guitean
Ami
Gox Shoud
Guiteau
Tndianapolia Sentinel
Stair
Judge Cox
New York World
Atorney
Protective Tariff and Monopolies Alleged by Courier
The Louisville Courier-Journal is cited arguing protective tariff laws serve rich monopolists and create a slave economy. The piece asserts Republicans favor tariffs as the party of monopoly, claiming monopolies use workers as tools to secure lifestyle control and political obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Democratic
Louisville Courier-Journal
Republican Party
Republican coercion and tariff critique amid election rhetoric
The writer accuses Republicans of intimidation to influence voters and of using a protectionist tariff to burden workers. They condemn policies funding ships and factory expansion abroad, arguing maverick trade harms Americans, shrinks exports, and enriches a plutocratic elite while harming the merchant marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landa
General Steedman Comments on Arthur’s Presidential Prospects
Toledo officer General Steedman tells an interviewer that he believes Arthur aims to be his own successor and should be the Republican pick. He argues Garfield’s murder motive weakly taints Arthur in the hearts of many Republicans who would not vote for him, saying Arthur would be beaten if nominated and is the Democratic party’s best chance to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steedman
Toledo
Arthur
Garfield
Demcratic
House of Refuge At Plainfield Reports Strong Year
The House of Refuge at Plainfield under Prof T J Charlton reports 1541 boys admitted since opening and 157 committed this year an 8 rise. average daily attendance 336 up 18, 63 placed in homes 98 released on ticket of leave. 97 percent of former residents tracked are doing well. Profit of 4383 52 from the chair factory and calls for more land to expand the profitable farm. Total annual cost per inmate 120.
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House of Refuge
Plainfield
T. J. Charlton
Treasury Thieviaz Reveals Vouchers and Possible Corruption
The text discusses forthcoming Senate Treasury Investigating Committee vouchers related to custodian Pitney. It alleges irregular purchases from local merchants and private use of government funds. It mentions items bought such as a carriage robe and children's books, with claims of a broader corruption Web.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Cockrell
Senate Treasury
Pitney
Treasury Department
Schanl Bouka
Sherman
Ohio
Jim Wonds Named Capital Police Officer
Jim Wonds nicknamed the Trish Miner has been appointed as a Capital police officer Teavene. The announcement frames his new role amid partisan tensions and warns foes to avoid confrontations with his squad.
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Wiscoxxes Sux
Jim Wonds
Teavene
Jim
Murdtherin
Hayes Pleads Poverty After Stealing From Mr. Tilden
Hayes pockets 200000 of Mr. Tilden’s salary then claims poverty and refuses to contribute to the gar field swonquent fund.
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Hayes
Mr. Tilden
Garfield
The Guiteau Defense and Jury Likely Verdict
The piece notes that experts found Guiteau sane and that the assassin appeared a sane and responsible character when he shot the President. It suggests juries rarely follow the evidence, predicting a probable guilty verdict and possible execution, with Stalwarts shown emotional ties to Guiteau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guireau
Assissin
Guiteau
Galty
Guiteau Letter Requests $500 Support From Cameron
Charles Guiteau, in Washington in 1881 at age 19, writes to Don Cameron asking for $500 to fund his life trial. He vows to repay if freed, urging Cameron as a Stalwart ally and noting support for General Arthur. He directs the check be given to his brother J. W. Guiteau in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hox
Dox Cameron
Gen. Arthur
Enure
Lota Harles Guiteau
Washington, D. C
J. W. Guiteau
Boston
Indiana Representation in Congress by Party and Members
Indiana is listed with Senate members D W Voorhees and Benjamin Harrison. In the House 12 districts show eight Republicans and five Democrats. Six newcomers include Stockslager Matson Demotte Peele Pierce and Colerix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Congress
Senate
D. W. Voorhees
Benjamin Harrison
House
Wm. Heilman
Thomas R. Cobb
S. M. Stockslager
Holman
Courtney C. Matson
Thomas M. Browne
Stanton J. Peele
Rob’t B. F. Pierce
Godlaave S. Orth
Mark L. DeMotte
George W. Steele
W.G. Colericx
W.H. Calkins
Stockslager
Matson
Demotte
Peele
Pierce
Biejle
Disease spread via rags prompts national health review
Small Pox has appeared in Massachusetts towns through paper-makers rags imported from Mediterranean areas. Disinfection was not performed on the bales and opening them in inland towns releases infection. The National Board of Health should investigate the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Mediterranean Sea
National Board of Health
Demaree Seeks GOP Nomination for County Treasurer
Mr D L Demaree will run before the Republican County Convention for the nomination as County Treasurer. If he wins the nomination he would be a strong challenger to the Democratic nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Demaree
Demaree
Mrs Scovi ve Critics Reporters On Porter and Davidge
Mrs Scovi ve complains reporters ignore her side on important matters but print Porter and Davidge’s remarks in full. She voices frustration with coverage and accuses bias in reporting.
Pennsylvania dummy meets grim end in kitchen blast
A man described as an idiot who sought cake instead of the century’s share caused a fatal explosion. He placed a can of dynamite on a stove to dry it, destroying his home his wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Mail service study leads to Carrollton Madison river pouch plan
Mr G J Lunn assistant superintendent of the United States Railroad Service visited Carrollton and Madison to assess Ohio river mail. After discussions with Postmaster Linch and merchants he recommends a daily river pouch to intercept the carrier from Vevay, promising improved local service over the river mail subject to freeze ups and low water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.J. Lunn
United States Railroad Service
Ohio River
Linch
Lund
Carrollton
Madison
Vevay
Double Kentucky Wedding at Trimble County Residence
Mr Meuvin A Kixan and Miss Mary Bray, both of Trimble county Kentucky, married at the bride’s home with Rev C Q Wright officiating. The couple, from families King of King’s Bottom and Willow Bray near Milton, begin married life with bright prospects. Scumpiar Longe Lodge No 408 Kent raised Wm Amsden and Wm L Cosby to Master Mason. Lodge officers elected on election night include W M Wm A Cooperrider S W Henry Jones J W Mel C Duffy I C Larheart Treasurer H d Coombs Secretary A J Stutsman S D V K Officer J D Alex Chambers and 41 O W Trinkle Stewards T H Blankenship Tyler G Kelley appointed Chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meuvin A. Kixan
Mary Bray
Trimble County
C. Q. Wright
Thomas King
King’s Bittom
Wilow Bray
Milton
Scumpiar Longe
Kent
A. Amsden
Wm. L. Cosby
Wm. A. Cooperrider
W. M
Henry Jones
S. W
Mel. C. Duffy
J. W
I. C. Larheart
H. d. Coombs
A. J. Stutsman
V. K. Officer
J. D
Alex. Chambers
W. Trinkle
T. H. Blankenship
Tyler
G. Kelley
Forsaken Poem Reflecting Seasons and Nest
The verse describes blossoms, a robin, and a vine that climbs toward the nest. A winter chill follows as the scene shifts to bare branches and rain on an empty nest. Narrator BESSIE H. WOOLFORD signs the piece in tones of quiet reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie H. Woolford
SpasonaBLs Reflections by Senex Appears Late
The Herald publishes SpasonaBLs Reflections by Senex, written for last week but arriving late. The piece shows originality and seasonability, though it is a bit eccentric, proving the author is far from a sentimentalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senex
the Herald
Mapison COMMANDARY Officers Elected on Thursday Night
Mapison Commandery No. 22 reports the election of officers on Thursday night. Appointments include Sir John Schmidlap as E C and Sir Thos A Pogue as Generalsimo, with officers J E F Harper Prelate Jno B Ross Treasurer A Danielle Recorder W P Granham SW D N Reed J W SM Strader SB Jas A Willey SWB J W Verry Warder and C UL Hulateio Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapison Commandary No
Jno
Schmidlap
E. C
Thos. A. Pogue
Generalissimo
J. E. ©. F. Harper
B. Ross
A. Danielle
W. P. Granham
S.W
D. N. Reed
J. W
S. M. Strader
S.B
Jas. A. Willey
Sw. B
J. W. Verry
Warder
C. UL. Hulateio
Sentinel
Hanover Man Enlists in Signal Corps at Washington
Clarence E. Brandt of Hanover sails to Washington City to join the U S Army Signal Corps. A Hanover College graduate, he is noted as a young man of rare accomplishments and promising prospects for a bright future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Washington City
Signal Corps
U. S. Army
Brandt
Hanover College
Lawsuit Filed Over Deck Hand Drowning
The administrator of Coleman Bolden, a deck hand drowned off the Sherley last March, sues Mail Line Company for 15000 alleging he was pushed overboard by the officer on watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ristic
Coleman Bolden
Sherley
Mail Line Company
Local Lodge Elects Officers at Thursday Meeting
Agacrona Lopae No 65 North Madison elected R. H. Patton as N G J. W. Allen as W G W Monroe as secretary and W J Elvin as treasurer. Trustees named were T A Wray J A Alen and W Y Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agacrona Lopae
North Madison
R. H. Patton
N.G
J. W. Allen
W. G
W. ¥. Monroe
Sec’y
W. J. Elvin
Treas
T. A. Wray
J. A. Alen
W. Y. Monroe
marriages and deaths mark busy week in this city
Kitty Keer wed John Wolf alias Frank Melrose at Gilmore's Zoo Theater Indianapolis after a summer at Gebest's Garden Theater. Carrie Noan Nea died in Louisville from a second stroke. remains buried in Pleasant Ridge Charter Township. Commissioners Court met to approve a portion of recently paid debt. Dr W A Collins's mare was euthanized after 20 days of illness. J Sam Johnson and Eva Losteller wed in Lewisport. Mrs Margaret Brown, daughter of Judge Taylor, died in Indianapolis. Big Creek Church saw seventeen new members. Rev Guthrie conducts revival in Canaan Vevay. Steamer Devol to run Madison to Lockport. Tom Tarry joined Hollwegg & Reese as traveler. Black Diamond Society ball raised $165. Harvey Suipman and Luke Smock wed in this city. Jesse Wurtesean, once a local, died in Chicago. Ripley County splits into 20 voting precincts. Coal price in city drops to 13 cents per bushel. Kabodaking deemed innocent or misinterpreted porous plaster holes claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Keer
Gebest
Gilmore's Zoo Theater
Indianapolis
John Wolf
Frank Melrose
Seasonable reflections on Christmas and human foibles
A reflective piece recalls Christmas past and the modern rush to gifts. It weighs virtue and hypocrisy in public life, noting rulers and heroes bear flaws. The essay argues for charitable judgment, recognizing fate and circumstance shape conduct.
Goethe on childhood memory and the enduring pull of youth
The passage muses on luck and skill shaping life and recalls Goethe’s view that early years in a harsh society leave a lasting, bittersweet imprint. It emphasizes how youthful pleasures linger in memory, shaping later longing and nostalgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Tattooing in the French Army highlights 1333 designs
Dr. Lacassagne reports on tattooing in the French army with 1,333 designs tattooed on 378 men including those in military prisons. Designs range from patriotic and religious emblems to erotic scenes and fantasy. Animal motifs favor the lion and serpent while flowers lack lilies and feature daisies.
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Lacassagie
Paris
Lyons
United States
China
Lacassagne
Sisters of Charity
Pruesiang
Alsace
Republic
Bacchus
Pards
Venus
Apollo
Cupid
Kidney-Wort Promise Against Kidney Diseases
Kidney diseases afflict many and rise steadily, but the virtues of Kidney-Wort are said to check and quickly cure them. Those who have relied on nitre and similar remedies are urged to try this medicine, which is economical in dry form and convenient when liquid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Cannes
WELLS
Richardson & Co
Global population figures from 1870s census data
Bevolkerung der Erde reports Europe 315,929,000 Asia 834,707,000 Africa 205,679,000 America 95,405,000 Australia and Polynesia 431,000 polar regions 82,000 total 1,455,923,000 an 1877 to 1879 census. China 434,900,000 Hong Kong 130,144 Japan 34,300,000 India 240,200,000 France 36,900,000 Russia 7,900,000 Iceland 72,000 Greenland 10,000. The area of Africa 29,383,000 sq km. Populations listed for North America and major territories.
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MM. Behm
Wagner
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Australia
Polynesia
Palar Regions
Germany
Austria
Hungary
France
Turkey
Russia
China
Hong Kong
Japan
India
Cochin China
East Indian Islands
Islands
South Sea
British North America
United States
Mexico
Brazil
Polar
Arctic Circle
Antarctic
Iceland
Greenland
Loudon Times
How to Get Well With Kidney-Wort Claims
Thousands suffer from a mix of diseases with diseased kidneys and castive bowels as tormentors. Kidney-Wort acts on these organs and helps them throw off poisons, renewing the whole man. Hundreds testify to this Pittsburg Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Bad Medicine Man at Fort Reno Sun Eclipse
An army officer recounts an incident at Fort Reno in the Indian Territory where a store clerk told local Indians he would extinguish the sun during an eclipse. A crowd gathered as the man mounted a sugar hogshead and began his incantation. As the sun dimmed the crowd grew uneasy and then enraged, shouting Bad medicine man and moving to strike, until soldiers restrained them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Reno
Indian Territory
Harper
Prize puzzle offer promises $2000 for counting Moses
Rutledge Publishing's Monthly January prize asks readers to count how many times the word Moses appears in the New Testament and mail the answer by January 10 1882 with 20 cents for a February issue. The winner will receive $2000 in gold on January 15 1882 and the name and address of the winner will be published. The text includes quips about a daisy turning into a slipper and a joke about an innkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutledge's Monthly
Rutledge Publishing Company
Easton
Daily deceit among adults harms children, warns speaker
A speaker laments that lying and deceit between men are grave sins, and when practiced in daily life around children the harm multiplies a thousandfold, cautioning listeners to model honesty.
Devil’s Redeeming Trait Cited in Odd Quip
A cryptic note remarks that the devil has one redeeming trait and never gives a boarder a cold room. It also quotes Ka sprod declaring whisky a great evil and must be put down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil
Kasprod
Remarkable recovery from lung disease in 1876 77
William J. Coughlin of Somerville Massachusetts describes violent lung bleeding in 1876 and a halting recovery after treatment at City Hospital. He credits Dr William Hall s Balsam for the Lungs with restoring his health after a belief he would die, noting two bottles cured his cough and regained strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William_J. Coughlin
Somerville
Mass
City Hospital
DE. WM. Hall
Wm. Halls Balsam
How to Secure Health with Scovill Sarsaparilla and Stillingia
An advertisement extols Scovill Sarsaparilla and Stillingia as a powerful blood purifier and health restorer. It claims to cure scrofula syphilitic disorders weak kidneys erysipelas malaria nervous debility and digestive issues and touts a single bottle as proof of its benefits. It emphasizes ease of use and broad restorative claims for impure blood and organ health.
Market Price List for Groceries and Seeds
Readable items show prices and goods such as eggs butter potatoes apples dried apples dried peaches chickens beans navy sorghum molasses timothy seed buckwheat priced per bushel per dozen or per unit. Contains multiple product entries from a historical market page.
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Choice Navy
N.O
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