New Corsets Hike and Cut Prices Added
Readers note two strong deals on corsets with prices updated. existing stock remains at one dollar while a fresh option now sells for fifty cents.
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1892
Page
8
Beset by Wariness and Festivities Across Town
OMece 107 East warn street. No rain for over two days. A bright Decoration Day. New steel rails laid on the incline plane. Frank Waltzer in durance vile for drunkenness. Slavin defeated by Jackson. full account on first page. Dr. W. A. Graham lectures to Blue Ribbon folks Friday. Dr. T. W. Forshee, parade chief marshal, praised. Madison boys defeated by Hanover 2 to 7. Nearly 100 horses in training at New Albany fairgrounds. Wheat and fruit crops in Clark and Scott counties hit by hail. Mrs. Indiana Stivers lectured on temperance. Dr. S. M. Ford’s new office on west Second street nearing completion. Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertised. Reynard Hunting Club dance next Thursday on Walnut. Fred Harper and Charles Anger lay brick sidewalks on east Second. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla urged for clear skin. Steamer Columbia excursion June 6 for Methodist District Parsonage. Bloomington beat De Pauw 13 to lt for intercollegiate title. High School Commencement in Opera House next week. Public schools to close next morning. Deputy sheriff Dickinson moved Frank Shunfeld deserter to Fort Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany Fair Grounds
Clark
Scott Counties
Indiana Stivers
Temperance
West Madison
Hood
Reynard Hunting Club
Walnut Street
Fred Harper
Charles Anger
East Second Street
Ayer
Columbia
Methodist District
Louisville
Bloomington
DePauw
Indiana
Dr Kaufmanns Great Medical Work Ad Offer
An advertisement offers Dr Kaufmanns great Medical Work a 100 page colored plates edition. It invites readers to send three 2 cent stamps to cover postage and directs to A. P. Ordway & Co. in Boston Mass. Jun2w2t.
Marriage Report Near Sellersburg and Local Notices
Elmer D. Smith of Charlestown and Miss Julia E. Lee wed at the bride’s home near Sellersburg by Rev. Jackson yesterday. Charles Weber fined five dollars by Mayor Wagner for a night ferry without license and plans to appeal. High School exams underway under Prof. Hubbard with McDaniels slated to succeed next year. L. & M. Woolen mills piston rod and cylinder head fail. two workers injured. mill to resume Friday. Bodies of Col. Keith and Col. Gooding buried in local cemeteries. Tal Glendy’s death in Indianapolis linked to a fall in a third story window in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Elmer D. Smith
Charlestown
Julia E. Lee
Sellersburg
Jackson
Charles Weber
Wagner
Weber
G. C. Hubbard
McDaniels
Edinburg
Wabash College
Hubbard
L. & M. Woolen Mills
Thomas Murtaugh
Charles Hunter
Tal Glendy
Lexington
Indianapo
Glendy
Indianapolis
Sulphur Bitters Cured Longtime Digestive Woes
A Boston resident recounts severe dyspepsia from which he suffered for months, unable to eat, until he used Sulphur Bitters. He credits three bottles with a full recovery and improvement in social outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Levis
Rowlan Street
Boston
Mass
Smyrna Township Republicans Torn By Feuding Delegates
In Smyrna Township the Republican primary fractured into rival camps led by Officer and Roberts factions. Delegates were elected separately after roiling votes, with credentials seated for the Officer side and Roberts allies vowing retaliation. The split leaves a party divided ahead of the fall election and polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna Township
Roberts
Officer
U. K
Chris Kohl
John F. McKay
Smyrna
al Roberts
Marcus Sulzer
Sulzer
Clydesdale
Gilead
Marcus
Johnny
Parade Honors Veterans as Chief Marshal Leads Grand Army March
Dr Forshee serves as Chief Marshal as the parade departs the Court House at 3 PM led by White's drum corps and veterans from two grand army posts. The procession ends at Springdale with large crowds, a salute, patriotic songs, prayer, and an eloquent sermon. Capt Senior and Dr Forshee credited for the successful program.
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Dr. Forshee
Court House
K. of P
White
Springdale
Jeffersonville
Madison
Emmons Rk. West
New Albany
Capt. Senior
T. W. Forshee
Hanover College prospers with new chair and gains
The Hanover College catalogue lists 190 students by class and department. It notes a new endowed chair, possible future chair, library and museum additions, and a forthcoming scientific hall. Freshmen begin their excursion. Republicans form a campus club. Frank Crozier is Indianapolis delegate. Dr. J. T. Francis preached. Rev. A. Y. Moore absent. C. B. Edson, 93, to Kansas as government chemist. Dr. Appleman, famed consultant, to visit Madison Hotel Friday June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover College
Frank Crozier
Indianapolis
G.A. Gamble
T. R. Stivens
W. D. Richmond
E. Q O.sutherland
G. A. Gamble
J. D. DePrez
Oratorical Association
J. T. Francis
A. Y. Moore
C. B. Edson
Kansas
Weems The Chattanooga Lynching Escape Captured After 1000 Mile Chase
Morristown Tenn special dispatch recounts Charles Weems, accused of assaulting a white woman in Chattanooga, slipping from mobs through multiple jails and states. He evaded lynching for five days, aided by officers, as armed mobs pursued him across Tennessee and into Kentucky before final capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
New York
Morristown
Tenn
Charles Weems
Weems
Guthrie
Clarksville
Eller
Nashville
Tullahoma
Thomas Carpenter
Wauhatchie
Hooker
Destructive Kansas Storms Leave Farms Damaged
Several tornadoes struck areas around Caldwell Conways Springs Corwin and Roundup with wrecked homes torn barns and uprooted trees. One death reported near Caldwell and other injuries and losses noted including cattle drowned and a waterspout flooding Attica.
Anarchists in Paris Plan Propaganda by Action
Meetings in several Paris locations approved continued propaganda by action with speakers praising Ravachol and endorsing robberies and possible murder. In Paris a communist demonstration at Pierre de Chaise cemetery honored 1871 dead with red flags and speeches. A Knoxville murder case report follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Faubourg du Temple
Ravochol
Piere la Chaise
Folk Remedy Promises Clean Blood Through Excretion
Relief claimed through natural cleansing as boils carbuncles and eruptions signal poison in the blood. The text suggests using a proper excretory method to remove toxins more effectively and pleasantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Flood reports and railway wrecks cast gloom across regions
New Orleans reports a levee breach at Lessier place closed at 5 PM. Crevasse fronts along the Mississippi and Bayou la Fourche show progress. Red River bridge span washed away near Vicksburg Shreveport. Scorpine crevasse widens rapidly. In Wisconsin a Santa Fe express derailed after striking a cow. engineer killed and crew injured. Jersey cow butter records broken in Huntsville. Notre Dame unveils Lyons monument. actor Robert Hanley dies in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
New Orleans
Lessier Place
Bayou la Forche
Shreveport
Vicksburg-Shreveport
Red River
Lemont
Wis
Chicago
Isbell
Madison Post Office Letter List May 31 1892
Uncalled for letters at Madison Indiana post office listed by initials and names including Mrs Banard Metcalf Meyer Slater Walton Allen Anderson Joyce Luse Reed Sands. Advertised letters must be claimed with date of advertisement. unclaimed letters after two weeks go to dead letter office. Mailer M C Garber P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Indiana
Washington
M. C. Garber
P. M
Cure for Liquor and Morphine Habits Praised by Patient
A reader credits Dr James H Green with a mild and effective cure for liquor and morphine addiction. The testimonial says seven weeks of treatment removed all cravings within a week and achieved full recovery in under a month, urging others to seek the doctor’s methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Green
Jim
aldIt W.T. Erwood
Ice Delivery Banner at Spring Lake Island Barbershop Ad
IcePure Spring Lake ice delivered to any city area at low market price. Orders left at Mat Hoffman's Barber Shop. William Cowan advertises this service and contact details are sparse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mat Hoffman
Twin City Express Links St Louis to Minneapolis and the Northeast
The Burlington Route introduces the Twin City Express from St Louis daily at 10:00 am starting May 30. It offers fastest times, Pullman Palace Sleepers, latest equipment, and Elegant Dining Cars. Passengers are promised superb service and scenic value rivaling the Hudson River route for Northern tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
St. Louis
Twin Cities
Twin City
Hudson River
Half Rates to St Paul and Minneapolis Excursion Fare
The Chicago St Paul Kansas City Railway offers low fare excursions to Minneapolis on June 3 6 7 8 and 9 from all stations within 250 miles for a round trip in first class. Returns valid until June 15 1892. Outside 250 miles half fares on June 2 3 4 5 6 with return by June 25 1892. May 21 cod&w June 7. Call ticket agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railway
Minneapolis
Minnepolis
Northwest
Twin Cities
Cod&w
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Carrollton
Slavin
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Madison Boys
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East Main Street
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Miss Pendleton
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Columbus Times
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