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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1892
Page
4
The WeralD notes a wave of business failures as the new year opens and cites editorials from the Omaha Bee and Courier Journal praising prosperity. It quotes Dr. Graves's Denver hanging sentence, mentions Lafe Pence, Greene Smith kinship, and Hanover College, and comments on Indiana Tariff Reform and military conscription figures.
In Terre Haute Hon D W Voorhees praises Governor Hill yet urges the Democratic party to nominate a candidate from the Mississippi Valley. He argues the nominee should live away from Wall Street and wealth, reflecting Western and Southern sentiment for a regional shift in presidential timber.
The Louisville Times notes a vast snow cover across North America except parts east of a Corpus Christi to Buffalo line. Ohio valley snow likely averages a half foot with more predicted. The piece frames snow as a welcome, urging readers to enjoy the season while it lasts.
The Evansville Courier questions Democratic fears that Tariff Reform would collapse without leaders like Cleveland, Palmer, Gray, and Boies. It argues principles endure beyond individuals and mocks rivals for denying the party’s enduring ideals.
In a mutual critique of editorial tone, the Indiana polis Sentinel urges letting Democratic presidential candidates handle themselves. It cites exchanges labeling both sides as featherheads and emphasizes directing focus to public interests and party goals rather than candidate-making.
A night scene shows a young couple exchanging cold dialogue at the garden gate. He accuses her of awaiting a rival visit while she deflects with a claim of interest from another man, prompting him to murmur that he has "cooked his goose" as they move inside.
Diary tale recalls a man who picks a stranger he met on the road as his wife after offering her a spot in the market. The woman agrees, and they marry, with the narrator noting she becomes a rare wife and remains a stranger to him.
A reporter gathers Madison women stories on managing husbands in marriage justice and tactics. Wives claim varied methods from deferential treatment to sulking flattery nagging or allowing relaxation with friends, each aiming to keep husbands in line and in respect. The piece links these maidens ideas to historic figures Caesar and Napoleon.
The Wabash River runs heavy with ice and the Vincennes approach nearly closed, while the Tennessee remains navigable and praised as a grand trade channel. News from Cincinnati and Louisville notes steamboat operations, fleet changes, and a December election within the Cincinnati Portsmouth Big Sandy Pomeroy line, with F A Laidley rising to lead the steamship group and a reported 500000 dollar harbor fleet value.
An old time health remedy promotes strength and vigor by suggesting Brown's Iron Bitters for weakness and fatigue with a familiar tonic appeal.
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