12 Jul 1882
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1882
Page
1
A garbled item notes a jailed man Guicar buried in a jar later exhumed for museum bones. It features Tan Austington County Democrat praising Huntington county candidate W. A. Jones age 88 for Clerk of the Supreme Court. The piece portrays Jones as highly qualified by the Democratic party.
Reports praise Indianapolis for hosting the grand encampment drawing attendees from across the country. Local citizens are credited with hospitality and the city’s beauty, leaving visitors with high regard for the capital.
A new Courier company employs William 5. Demers to comb the Sulzer Brothers rag establishment scrap papers for Herald copy. The task aims to provide readers with something of interest, though it is a harsh posting on the lower deck.
The Courier hints the Tenant enjoyed Republican flavor as Judge Wilson removed the paper editor from his office. The initial report was slightly amplified, but the editor is seen in good shape. Meanwhile residents prepare a salt river raft for him and his associates to board as guests.
A bill to raise woolen goods tariffs from thirty five to eighty five cents passed a test vote with Indiana GOP representatives voting to raise the tax. Critics say the move benefits manufacturers and hikes prices for consumers, accusing the party of siding with capitalists and harming laborers. The rhetoric portrays the Republicans as aligned with monopolies while labor suffers from unemployment.
The text urges Democrats to send names of friends as subscribers for the Harate during the campaign. It claims every true Democrat is an agent and asks for names to build a countywide list. It promises content over the next four months and invites input via Humap telephone for campaign coverage.
The Courier hints it would run Lan casters letters if given the manuscript or a proof copy. It urges readers to send copies to expose ring operations and warns officials and a rag shop of risks in concealing corruption. The piece claims many county residents are honest and would oppose the king if informed.
Keifer cites cross eyed compliments for the Speaker while the Media (Pa) American notes Deers own thirty two cent beef and voter pressure for Cameron. The Philadelphia Times says Cameron threatens enemies with fingers and tongues. The New York World names one tariff commissioner as industrious and trustworthy. The Times cites coldness between President Arthur and George Bliss. Robeson attacked Navy mismanagement in Congress. St Louis Post Dispatch mocks future target practice on his cheek. Senator Wallace warns Cameron's strength. October heads will roll in Cameron's behalf. Boston Post links Arthur to a Louisiana figure Mahone. Republicans in Congress accused of mean tactics. New York Tribune calls this an off year. Baltimore American records Blaine wealth near ten million with rising figures.
The Lafayette Times lists presidential origins by state and party with counts for Virginia New York Ohio Tennessee Massachusetts Pennsylvania New Hampshire Louisiana Illinois and more. It notes beard and moustache firsts for Lincoln and Grant and records religious affiliations and notable traits of several presidents.
A collection of brief excerpts notes political issues and social tidbits. It cites Jefferson county unity hopes for Democrats, Kentucky town attitudes toward asylum reform, and a New York lawyer’s fee from knit goods tax law. It also mentions Grant’s Republican views and a Philadelphia oil cure.
A compilation of statistics including prison gender makeup in Ohio, farm wage growth in the South, Kentucky and California crop forecasts, historical cotton commerce, New York amusement spending, U S tax school support, Florida railroad employment, Potatoes imports to New York, and regional county sizes in Indiana and Ohio. Estimates show large sums for wheat corn meats and hay in the South, and note a circus voyage across the Rockies by John Robison.
A collection of witticisms, brief dialogues, and social quips opens a page filled with jokes about onions and alligators. It shifts to a Philadelphia medical profile of Dr J H Seltzer praising Liebig Malt Extract as a tonic. The piece closes with political letters from George William Curtis on political assessments and the legality of campaign fundraising.
Willie Sanders, a 23 or 24 year old patient at St. Mary's Evansville marine wards, escaped five attendants under chloroform and leapt from the third story window. He suffered a compound elbow fracture, a thigh fracture, severe facial and head bruises, and probable internal injuries.
Census returns show U S wool clipped reaching 155 million pounds from 35 million sheep in spring 1880, up from 100 million pounds from 28 million sheep in 1870. Ohio and California supplied nearly a fourth of 1880 output, with substantial gains across Michigan New York Pennsylvania Missouri and Wisconsin. Increased Texas sheep numbers boosted total production and other states saw varying changes in clip and flock size.
Inventor M. Muarey designs a large revolver like camera gun with a telephoto barrel and sixteen apertures. A sensitized plate sits behind the apertures and the chamber revolves once to yield sixteen sequential bird frames in about one second. The device aids study of flight dynamics.
A depot line advertisement claims Skinny Men Wells Health Renewer restores health and vigor, treating dyspepsia impotence and sexual debility. Available at Depot Swormstedt & Co.'s for $1.
The House demanded Pacific railroads earnings data, revealing Central Pacific net income of 54 557 717 76 from 1869 to 1881. The piece condemns subsidies and tax resistance, calls for curbing profits, and urges California to begin reform to restore public rights. It also notes St Jacobs Oil advertisement insert.
Collection of humorous quirks about famous figures. Burr forgets an umbrella, Charlemagne pares horns, Byron argues over buttons, Homer loves boiled cabbage with a fork, Napoleon forgets doors, Pliny wets pencils, Socrates stockpiles peanuts, Wellington needs reminding, Washington cats, Shakespeare hoards a fish, Galileo’s wife’s letter waits, Columbus pays promptly and reads for new worlds.
An advertisement touts Backlen's Arnica Salve for skin ailments with a 25 cent price and money-back guarantee. It also includes a political endorsement for General Rosecrans from the First District Convention, praising his duty and broad appeal. The page also promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches as a trusted cough remedy priced at 25 cents.
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