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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1892
Page
1
An advertisement warns readers about counterfeit imitators of Simmons Liver Regulator and urges taking the genuine product, identified by a large red Z on the package, promising relief from dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and sick headache.
A classified notice seeks workers with horses for a Richmond business and offers spare-time opportunities. It also promotes Dr Haines Golden Specific claimed to cure drunkenness at home in ten days, advertising guarantees and a free 48 page book from the Golden Specific Co Cincinnati Ohio.
Nold establishes a Corner Store of twenty by sixty feet with glass front in a farming region six miles west of Madison. Located in a good farming area with good pikes and pleasant surroundings. inquiry by Mrs KE Brandt of Hanover Tad.
Guardian of Christina Wood announces a public sale of her Indiana real estate two miles south of Deputy in Jefferson County on July 23 1892 between 10 am and 2 pm The parcel includes the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter and ten acres adjoining to form about fifty acres The sale is subject to court confirmation and terms require one third cash and the remainder in two notes with 6 percent interest secured by first mortgage and attorney fees waived of valuation.
The Burlington Route debuts the Twin City Express from St Louis daily at 10 am May 30 offering Pullman Palace Sleepers and latest equipment. Elegant dining cars serve meals en route. The service promises fastest time and superb northern tourist access with scenic appeal. A C Dawes G P L T A
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a remedy for catarrh related deafness. It promises one hundred dollars for any case not cured, cites Eustachian tube inflammation as the cause, and lists J Cheney & Co of Toledo as the sellers.
A promotional plea urges readers to obtain Dr Kaufmann's illustrated disease book by sending three 2 cent stamps to A. P. Ordway & Co. in Boston Mass. The note claims readers can receive a copy free after mailing stamps.
Oman July 5. The People’s party convention adjourned late after a long session finalizing credentials, platform, and nominations. Weaver led the presidential ballot with Kyle and Field as rivals. Field won the vice presidency with Terrell as runner-up. The platform called for a government owned railroad and telegraph system, a liberal currency, and direct payments to citizens through a sub Treas ury style system.
Halifax reports the Peter Stuart commanded by Captain Hughes struck the ledges off Coebogue point Yar mouth in dense fog. The ship broke up with the captain's wife and child drowned. The captain and crew reached shore exhausted. four crewmen died from exposure. The second mate is missing. fourteen of twenty seven are unaccounted. Injured men receive medical care. Vessel 1759 tons registered in London. Cargo and hull wreckage litter the shore.
A slick swindler canvassed Circleville Ohio in the past ten days selling cassimere suitings at high prices and giving farmers orders to M C Smith for trousers at sixty two cents and a $5 50 suit. Smith, a local tailor, is not connected with the ruse and knew nothing of the orders until they arrived.
U S officers captured three men William Chilton John A Chilton and Absolom Colman at Van Buren Missouri in a green goods scheme they allegedly netted about 2000 dollars monthly They advertised counterfeit money for sale and used confederate bills while claiming only fake notes were involved. bail was set at 2000 dollars each.
Early returns show the next parliament likely liberal with Gladstone elected premier. Ireland would gain an Irish parliament at College Green as Liberals gain eight seats overall, despite incomplete results.
London observers mock Wilde's threat to leave Britain after the play Salome is refused in London by the play examiner. A Paris interview quotes Wilde praising France and the French language, while noting conscription and artistic motives.
Twenty persons were injured when a train waiting outside Charlottenburg Station was struck from behind by another train, crushing the last carriage. Some injuries are grave, but no deaths are reported yet, though fatalities may follow.
The Mark Lane Express notes corn crop is likely moderate in bulk and short in straw but excellent for milling. London wheat price in June fell to 30s 1d from 39s 9d in June 1881, a 12s 9d drop over ten years. English wheat reserves are about 1,364,792 quarters. Foreign wheat prices have slipped about 6d in most markets.
Twelve thousand spectators watched Ed Geers drive Belle Hamlin and Globe to a 2:12 mile for the world double team record at the Maple Valley Trotting association opening. The prior mark was 2:13 set by Belle Hamlin and Justina in 1990, with Hamlin and Globe previously at 2:13 1-4 on another track. Hal Pointer, also owned by C. J. Hamlin, was clocked at 2:11 1-2 twice, but ran with a slower partner and could not beat 2:06 pacing record.
In front of over 8,000 spectators at Charter Oak park Hartford, P. J. Berloof of the Manhattan Athletic Club New York set a new world mark for a quarter mile bicycle race with a time of 28 4 5 seconds.
A small cyclone moved through BuLurrTon Sunday morning tearing down trees and houses and unroofing barns. Conrad Tipplehorn’s barn was demolished and its roof was hurled against his residence, but the sleeping family narrowly escaped. The storm woke the children and allowed all to evacuate safely.
A Maine farmer tale frames the Blaine reciprocity as a failed open market promise. The essay traces McKinley tariff changes and Senator Aldrich’s ostrich amendment, arguing the North and East markets remain closed while New England gains free hides.
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