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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1892
Page
1
An old ad declares a dependable remedy known for rapid action and consistent results. It emphasizes ease of use and reliable relief, promising swift benefits to consumers seeking health support. The tone reflects mid century newspaper advertising style.
Congressmen push a pension bill for army nurses with Mrs Logan named among potential beneficiaries. Browns town candidate B H Bourret seeks Appellate Judge post in the Second district, while Grover E Ross of Logansport vies for the Fifth Judicial District seat. Assertions praise both candidates as capable and impartial in a polarized political scene.
The Louisville Commercial outlines a heated Democratic primary battle in Indiana's Third District. Jason Brown leads in Washington and Harrison counties with eleven delegates each, while James K. Marsh gains ground in Harrison and Floyd counties. Clark and Jefferson counties lean to Marsh, Brown, and Marsh split Jennings and Scott counties, with Jackson favoring Brown. The contest grows tighter as primaries unfold.
A quirk of history shows leap year rights allowing women to propose marriages in Scotland and France by 1321, with early laws punishing refusals. In a local note, Mrs. Fowler married her sixth husband last January and, after four months of illness, credits Sulphur Bitters with saving her husband’s life, hinting at another potential seventh marriage.
A promotional note urges readers to mail three 2-cent stamps to A. P. Ordway & Co. in Boston to receive Dr. Kaufman’s 100 page medical work with colored plates, as a life enhancing savings appeal.
Mrs Maria McCoy of Jeffersonville led a Sunday abduction of three McCoy children from Hanover after a custody dispute involving Rev Theodore McCoy. Three men in a spring wagon and a buggy carried the kids out a window as a crowd chased them toward Madison and Lexington. Authorities pursued to New Albany where warrants awaited. multiple charges including abduction and assault will be filed.
Pat Conley, rear brakeman on a Southern Ohio train, lost both legs and an arm after a coupling failure. Severely injured, he endured without complaint until surgery and a nurse saved his life during a hospital crisis. Salvation Oil advertised at 25 cents.
In Indianapolis the Panhandle railroad asked the circuit court to restrain striking machinists from interfering with new workers brought in from Philadelphia. Fourteen newcomers arrived by a freight car, declaring they would stay and preferred not to work with union men. The court action targets those alleged to disrupt the shop as action proceeds next Wednesday.
Near 4000 residents filed views with county commissioners on the stock law in force since the Ist. Some seek repeal while others push enforcement. Run at large supporters forecast trouble as critics accuse officials of favoring the rich over the poor. In Southport a jeweler swindled residents out of 1000 dollars in valuables after delaying returns and fleeing.
Orton Mitchell United States express agent and society leader fled with his servant girl leaving wife and three children. The scandal caused social turmoil in RocuHester. Municipal notes report multiple unrelated incidents including abductions and a suicide attempt in nearby towns.
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