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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1892
Page
8
An array of brief items covers deaths, a carnival elephant at Peru breaking chains and killing animals, a fireside portrait exhibit, a milk of local ailments, and social gatherings. Obituaries note Conrad Hoffman and Wash Beabout amid village incidents and society meetings.
West Madison hosts Charley Benson and his wife as they celebrate their tin wedding with a large gathering. Guests enjoyed a repast and music by Ed Whitam and F. Bennett. The couple received many useful gifts as they mark 10 years of marriage.
The grand jury finished seven days in session and adjourned at 4 PM after approving its final report. Twenty five indictments were returned, all for minor offenses, and visits to county institutions found them kept in first class shape. The panel urged employing male prisoners in county jail on work. Jurors listed include Rev W W Snyder foreman and others. Separately, Hack Tabby and Shoog Griffin face trials on assault and other charges. Morgan and Sapp cases involve intoxication or liquor sales with modest fines.
Reports from Western Fire Company No 3, German Lutheran Church and two banks list officers and directors for six to twelve month terms. Fire company names president J T Brashear and others. church lists August Geile as president and Henry B Lotz as treasurer. National Branch Bank names Isom Ross and F L Powell among directors. First National Bank cites A B Smith and Thomas Graham on its board.
Barges and steamboats totalling over eighty-five lie in winter quarters on Tennessee Island opposite Paducah, with many under repair. The M V Trans Co.’s Tycoon has been moved to Pomeroy for coal loading at Cairo. Capt Sam Fearn faces family losses while crews anticipate ice as water cools and navigation slows. The New York cruiser’s rudder is a massive nine foot by large alloy, as ice chunks flow downstream hindering river traffic.
A letter touts a supposed universal cure for consumption by sending two free bottles to readers who provide express and postal addresses. The signer identifies as M. C. J. Slocum, claiming thousands cured.
Passengers depart Chicago at 1 00 p m or St Louis at 8 25 a m and reach Denver by 6 15 p m next day. Through sleepers chairs and dining cars connect East with Burling ton trains via Chicago Peoria and St Louis. Tourist tickets available through ticket agents and at Burlington Route depots.
A Chicago firm with a close knit staff of about a dozen young men discovers tension after a new cashier, nearly 25, exposes whispered wage advances. One worker recalls the moment a clerk loudly confirms a five dollar loan, prompting laughter and a vow to skip early salary draws.
Paul-Peter PauL died January 11, 1892, at 10 p m, from la grippe, aged 79 years 2 months 26 days. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p m from his home on the Canaan pike three miles north of the city. Interment at Woodfill burial grounds. Friends invited without further notice.
No lottery. For two dollars you may obtain both the Weekly Herald and Louisville Kentucky Weekly Courier Journal for one year. Includes chance to win one prize of 10000 in gold coin and 44 prizes of 100 each. Sample copy available at this office or by applying to Courier Journal Company Louisville KY.
Irregular text mentions early spare time money for 600 square men and women at a local agent. References J. E. Enn Rochester New Yearly salary for steady work and a permanent honorable business. Mentions home seekers and public domain value along the Great North Roay North Wakota Montana.
The ad denounces ammonia and alum baking powders as harmful counterfeits and promotes Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as the pure standard. It portrays imitators as deceitful and profit driven, urging consumers to trust Price's long perfected formula and independent physician founder.
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