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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1891
Page
3
Terald John Adams, editor in Macise Indiana, reports on state politics including calls to abolish the grand jury system and investigations of ex Republican officials. Updates note Voorhees reelection to the U S Senate, tariff influence, prison swill furor, and wage cuts in Marquette county iron mines. The piece closes with a quip about royal etiquette toward the Emperor.
A Chicago Herald tirade targets a Kansas Republican as a hyena and accuses him of praising George Washington as weak. The piece denounces the claim as a lie and mocks the liar, claiming the civilized world will scoff at the statement.
Opinion piece argues Republicans raised living costs and cut wages while gagging the House minority and threatening the Senate. It asserts the party has done too much and urges continued support if readers approve.
The piece outlines claims about a Hill faction member confessing forgery to influence a U S Senate seat contest. It notes legislature totals 160 with 81 Democrats and 79 Republicans, and details rules about quorums and potential expulsions for Demarest if guilty. The article emphasizes that Demarest will vote and that no expulsion is currently justified.
Correspondence notes a week’s vacation for president’s classes after Dr. Fisher’s trip East. Juniors choose Constitutional History of the United States as text and plan debates on government forms. The College Annual debuts with mixed reception. Philalethean society expands with five new initiates and new library books. A serious neck wound, linked by rumor to a confrontation with a negro, unsettles Hanover community.
Warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments and praising Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Cure is taken internally and sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle.
Citizens urged to ask friends about Kemp's Balsam as a remedy for coughs and colds. The ad touts large bottles priced 60 cents to $1 and claims rivals substitute similar cures to profits.
Advertisement touts Brown's Iron Bitters as a tonic to rebuild the system aid digestion remove bile and cure ailaria promising relief from overwork and household burdens with a call to get the genuine product.
Washington news reports a full day of Senate debate over cloture and the elections bill. Quorum troubles and roll calls dominated the session as absent members delayed votes and adjournments persisted into midnight.
The late George Bancroft was interred yesterday in the Rural cemetery with hundreds of citizens viewing the body before the depot procession. Bells tolled and commemorative exercises were held in local public schools.
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