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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1879
Page
3
Advertises a large stack of German linens loom bleached table damasks honeycomb Marseilles and crochet spreads. Promises a great variety at lower prices with an invitation to call and see the goods.
Madison今日 newspaper item notes obituaries and marriages, including Francis Moss died in Nath Madison, Jacob Hollenback elected County Superintendent, Sack Wallace relected, Walter Lewis offered professorship in Beirut, strawberry festival hosted by Worth Madison Baptists, Brennen leaving for a Cincinnati saloon, and Maggie Harper excursion to Cincinnati with round trip fare of one dollar.
Dr Price's Fine Flavorings claimed to preserve rice dishes from spoiled flavor in every preparation by imparting a delicate fresh fruit taste, promising better meals regardless of cook.
Report of Gray of Mudlick thrown from a mule near Shelving Rock with a skull fracture. Fire Company plans joint Fourth of July celebration. W E Prichard and T Warn Beagle to exchange pulpits in Vevay. Catholic Knights of America branch forms with 30 members in Louisville. Vandalism damages a cow at Goshen. E H Smith sells hogsheads of White Burley at Picket Warehouse with prices from 12.50 to 20.00. Brushy Fork and Pleasant Sunday Schools plan a June 13 picnic in Pleasant with Rev J Y Monroe and J F Bellamy giving addresses. Larrier elected to second term bond filed for 5,000 with local securities.
The column highlights Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder purity, trotting race results at Beech Grove Park, a wagon troupe drawing crowds on Mulberry near Main Cross, and Dr Everts planning Indianapolis practice. It also reports a runaway team near Big Creek and a new law requiring locomotives to whistle at street crossings.
The council raised the councilman’s pay from 2 to 38 per sitting. Kirk pushed labors’ pay to 150 per day and 3 per day for a wagon, winning 11 to 1. Clerk salary stayed at 750 after amendment. Licenses priced liquor 18, billiards 5 per table, and more. May treasurer receipts 49,434.82. delinquency 32,174.14. Hog pens banned months May to Oct. office of City Attorney declared vacant. Board of Equalization named. officers elected.
The programme lists opening meetings at 8:30 a.m. with addresses by D. P. Baldwin Logansport and John G. Blake Indianapolis, followed by society diplomas by J. M. Coulter Hanover, alumni events, and evening reunions. Thursday June 12 features graduating class addresses on topics from skepticism to deception with diploma conferrals.
The passage asserts universal satisfaction with Dr Price's Unique Perfumes and predicts Steele & Price will earn a similar high reputation to their culinary products. It highlights the delicate fragrance and growing popularity of Dr Price's Perfumes.
Last Friday afternoon August Cobb of Aurora tried to drown himself by entering the river after sitting on a log near Kilbinson's saw mill. Dick Hoagland and Thomas Collins saved him with a skiff. Dr Hutchings revived him with a galvanic battery and Sheriff Nugent jailed him after he said he had too much wine.
The Knights of Pythias excursion to Madison on the 19th will be one of the largest gatherings, with a Beech Grove Park picnic, orations, and music. Madison lodge invites many lodges from Louisville, Jeffersonville, Columbus, and other cities to join in the festivities.
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