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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1879
Page
3
A girl is wanted to do house work for a small family in Hanover. Reasonable wages offered. Must come well recommended. Apply at the Herald office or at J. S. Jones residence on Cemetery street.
The article states The Reason for the unprecedented demand cites superior strength and uniform quality with no unhealthy substances. It notes reviewers recommend it after testing. It also reports a bank meeting where an executive committee will run daily at 1 o clock and lists officers elected with R McKim as President and others in key roles.
A 16 year old German girl from Madison Indiana filed a city court warrant against Lizzie Wood a known procurer with an assignation house on Fourteenth Street Louisville. The girl was coerced to a back room and later moved to a Green Street prostitution house but escaped and reported the crime. Lizzie Wood fled before Marshal Gallagher arrived and faces severe penalties if captured.
The English introduced bill seeks to abolish city or township assessor and treasurer offices. Taxation would use state and county assessments. county treasurers would handle duties with reduced fees. Delinquent taxes would appear in the same list. law takes effect May 1, 1879, with vacancy rules for noncompliant county treasurers.
Edward Eggleston recounts a memory from the February Scribner about Kossuth speaking in a Madison church. A child’s scream disrupted the German crowd, then Kossuth declared Germany would laugh in old age, rallying the audience as Germans surged to applause again.
Joseph Kriya an employee of Mr C Vail in the undertaking business died Thursday morning of consumption. He served as a soldier in the 4th Indiana cavalry and had a life insurance policy for 1000 dollars.
The ad claims Dr Price's Special Flavorings are unmatched with vanilla lemon orange rose almond and nectarine flavors praised as worth many times their cost. It urges continued use as the preferred flavoring choice.
The Mil ton township resident known as Hill Brook died Sunday night from a self inflicted gunshot. Coroner’s inquest confirmed the fatal act, the 75 year old left substantial farms to ten children, and his death is recorded with neighbors and family distraught.
A buggy runaway in broad daylight near Main Cross caused occupants M A Gavitt and Martin Gerahty to be tossed out with minor injuries. The horses dragged the vehicle through the street, striking Greiner’s ale wagon and injuring no one seriously while the horse was stunned. Additional local notes cover county printing bids, Madison Commandery Knights Templar officers, bee hive patent efforts, Evucers Manford’s death, and fruit crop damage.
A lengthy post office letter list from Madison dated Monday Jan 27 1879 items show names under LAD URS, GENTLEMEN'S LIST and other initials with numerous women and men listed. The piece also mentions a team of farmer Gribben's horses running away near Page's mill and a petition by Messrs Frank and Geo Mayfield to Legislature to reduce turnpike tolls citing 2 1/2 cents per mile for turnpikes vs 2 cents for railroads.
Brey Ross, a favorite horse belonging to Mr Andy Fisher, died Thursday afternoon likely from stomach rupture. The animal was driven to Canaan and near the Crooked Creek starch works it suddenly stopped, whinnied, and collapsed.
The notice praises Dr Price Unique Perfumes as superior to foreign scents and notes marriages licenses issued for Carnine and Smith, Carpenter and Sebert, Hutchison and Gardner, Wittrick and Bott. An Oratorical Association of Hanover private primary contest is planned for April 4 1879 and river transport reports say boats run on time.
A Christmas day boar feast at Queen's College Oxford features an old New Year ritual gifting each diner a threaded needle symbolizing thrift. A distinguished crowd including the Provost, Bursars, Public Orator Dr Farrar, Exeter Rector, and Senior Proctor attend as the Senior Bursar distributes the needles representing medicine, divinity and law.
A period piece markets Boschee's German Syrup as the top remedy for throat and lung diseases claiming it prevents fever and lung trouble in winter. The ad asserts over 950000 bottles sold last year with no failures and urges readers to use the product to avoid doctor bills.
The Galt House in Cincinnati promotes a first class stay at one dollar to one dollar and fifty cents per day under W E Marsh Jr. It markets affordable hospitality amid hard times and urges early trial. W H Rogers also offers railroad tickets and goods like Holmes Candy Vermifuge.
A fragmented OCR item lists subscription options for The Westminster Review The London Quarterly Review The British Quarterly Review and Blackwood's Magazine with prices for single half year and combined offers including two three and four review bundles with inconsistent OCR artifacts.
Suffering from coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever or throat lung disorders may find relief with Dr Kings New Discovery. Hundreds of cures are claimed where other medicines failed. Free trial bottles or regular bottles priced at $1 available at J E C Harper’s Drug Store Madison.
The ad promotes Dr Swayne’s Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a prompt cure for coughs and chest illnesses. It advertises trial bottles at 25 cents and large bottles at 1 and six for 1, with testimonials from Isaac S Herbein M D praising its reliability. Prepared by Dr Swayne & Son in Philadelphia and sold by leading druggists.
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