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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1892
Page
1
Public health warning against fake liver remedies, urging Simmons Liver Regulator with a large red Z on the package as the genuine product. Claims relief for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and headache.
OTIGE is hereby given that a meeting of the members of the Christian Church at Madiaou Ladiana will be held at their usual Place of Worship on the 20th day of January 1892 at 7 o'clock p m for the purpose of electing three Trustees By order of the Board of Officers of said Church SECRETARY Attest This Jan 6th 1892jancdwit
Notice is given that Joseph Kennison and S E Leland are appointed by the Jefferson County Indiana Circuit Court Clerk as administrators of the estate of Catherine Kennison, deceased. The estate is said to be solvent.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL. FOUR FARMS FOR SALE in Madison Indiana area. NE Farm well improved with 196 acres and good water. Second farm 95 acres with fruit trees and water, 24 miles from Madison. Third farm 25 acres on Michigan road two miles from Madison. Fourth farm 136 acres six miles from the city, timbered with fruit trees and water. Inquiries to H Lawrence 744 West Third Street Madison Ind. octadacwtf
The Jefferson County sheriff announces a public sale at the Madison Court House door for rents and profits of seven years on Lot 38 in the first addition west of West Street Madison Indiana, in favor of Mite Building and Loan Association vs The Madison Opera House Company. If needed the fee simple right may be sold to satisfy writ costs. January 7 1692. John Hoagland Sheriff. janl4w3t pf 10
A public sale is set by order in the Vin cenz Santechi vs Mary EB Spicer et al case in Jefferson County. The sale will run from 1 to 4 pm at the court to cover seven years rent and profits on the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 1 in Township 4 North Range 8 East in Indiana, conveying 80 acres more or less from Joseph Gordon to Lafayette Hand and to Mary E. Spicer. Bidders may offer at public sale with appurtenances to satisfy the writ interest and costs. Dated January 7, 1892.
The piece notes the last Republican Congress spent about 1 billion dollars more than wartime government costs with commodity prices up 50 to 100 percent. It cites True Courier-Journal's shift after Speaker Crisp’s election, praising his tariff reform stance and support for Carlisle Morrison and Mills bills, arguing Democrats should trust his sincerity.
The speaker dismisses any chance of a free coinage bill passing this Congress while urging Democrats nationwide to back a tariff revision. He favors piecemeal repeal of McKinley provisions, especially removing duties on woolen goods, to gain Senate and White House support.
The text extols the purity and curative powers of Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming it purifies blood and aids conditions like scrofula and salt rheum. It recommends Hood's Pills as a reliable family cathartic to keep in every home.
A health note links appearance to liver, stomach and kidney condition. Electric Bitters is touted as a tonic acting on these organs, claimed to cure pimples blotches boils and improve complexion. Sold at J E C Harper Drug Store for 50 cents per bottle.
A fast Louisville Chicago Monon line wreck two miles north of Crawfordsville at Nicholson crossing released a brutal fire and mass injuries. Two dead, many hurt including Madam Ivan Rokey, Ben Hamburg, Cora White, Nat Berry, and Nat Beatty among others, with rescuers pulling trapped victims free as flames raged.
The article extols Royal Baking Powder for pure ingredients, uniform quality, and high leavening power. It notes tests by chemists and government analyses placing it at the top for strength, purity, and wholesomeness, backed by decades of practical experience.
The Madison Indiana post office lists uncalled letters for Tuesday January 12 1892. Names include Emma Byles Mary Chadwell Lillie Cloud Mary Dahlem May Frambers Flora Van Fleet Carrie Williams and others in a general and gentlemen list. Unclaimed letters require request with advertisement date and will be sent to the dead letter office after two weeks.
A Christian county man named Terry, claiming follower of Russell of Philadelphia, has preached a new creed in Princeton area for weeks. He asserts Christ returned in 1874 and predicts the world’s end in October 1914 based on Bible calculations. He has few adherents who plan to build a church. Terry, about sixty, is an earnest speaker with no church name.
An advertised salve promises to treat bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chilblain corns and all eruptions. It guarantees perfect satisfaction or money refunded with a price of 2 5 cents per box sold by J B G F Harper.
Cincinnati reports mixed grain and cattle prices for January 11. Wheat ranges around 95 1/2 cents per bushel, corn about 40 1/2 cents, and wool varied by grade from unwashed merino to combing types. Cattle prices show good to choice butchers at 3.85 to 4.25 per hundredweight, sheep and lamb values listed, and hog and stocker rates noted. New York and Toledo quotes follow with wheat No. 2 red winter at $1.03 1/2, corn 52 cents, oats etc, petroleum prices listed for Cleveland area.
The Madison Market page lists daily figures for grain and groceries. Red wheat No 2 at 90 cents, new corn 40 to 45 cents, oats 38 to 40 cents, rye 75 to 85 cents. Store prices cover flour, feed, oils, and dried fruits with several per-pound rates.
The Burlington Route is promoted as a first class railroad linking Chicago Peoria and St Louis with Illinois Iowa Missouri Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska and Colorado. It highlights 7000 miles the reach to Deadwood and Black Hills, daily passenger trains, and connections with eastern and western lines. Contact C M Levey and details for tickets rates and agents. Also Dr King s New Discovery for La Grippe is offered with a money back guarantee if no benefit after trial bottles at Harper Drug Store.
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