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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1879

Page

3

Mexican Quarrel With an Ass in Vera Cruz

Sayan Vera Cruz correspondent of the New York Evening Post reports a humorous scene in Vera Cruz. A ta guador ties four water kegs to a donkey then drags him across the Calle Cen trade as the beast resists and the master begs for mercy. The episode ends with the donkey calmly smoking a paper jar in the fountain.

Calle Centrade Sayan Vera Cruz New York Evening Post Bonito Vera Cruz Ciod Zener Guyatander Laine Fountains Ecie

Beecher Told He Must Stand Up For His Lecture

A Burlington Hawk Eye item recalls Henry Ward Beecher in Boston and Plymouth Church. Beecher, en route to a lecture, is joked with by a barber about standing for the sermon, and Beecher notes he has previously stood through both morning and evening services in Brooklyn.

Qaog Henry Ward Beecher Bostom Teeture Filo Beecher Woods Brooklyn Avila Plymouth Church Barber Mr. Beecher Burlington Hawkeye

Overthrow of Fire Worship and Political Rhetoric

A tale of Guebres ending fire worship in Central Asia after a Buddhist image was sabotaged with wax and water. The piece then shifts to U S politics, praising the Democratic stance in Congress and criticizing Gov ernment threats and Republican tactics.

Central Asia China Buddha

Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup Promoted for Early Childhood Ills

An advertisement urges mothers to protect infant health by proapily administering Dr Bull's Baby Syrup for diseases of early childhood. The price is 25 cents per bottle.

Dr. Bull

London Hair Color Restorer praised by Oxford author

Mrs. Saran A. Exuier of Oxford North Carolina extols the London Hair Color Restorer as free of impure ingredients and highly effective for restoring hair and improving eyesight. She notes its recommendation by physicians and its wide sale among druggists at 79 cents per bottle or four dollars for six.

London Oxford Raleigh Johnston W. Johnston & CO Jefferson Avenue Detroit Mich

Swayne's Ointment Praised by Various Readers

A series of testimonials from Edward R. Harden James S M Comb S W Sharp and others claim Swayne's Ointment cures itching piles and related skin ailments. Letters describe relief after years of suffering and note availability through Thomas's drug store and by mail for 50 cents or three boxes for 1 dollar 24 cents.

Edward R. Harden Judge County Court Quitman Swayne James S. M’comb Millersburg S. W. Sharp Newville L. Tailor Hinsdale N. AL Thomas's Brattleboro

Swayne's Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills Purge Bilious Habits

Universal cathartic remedy endorsed for cleansing stomach and bowels. Promotes liver activity to relieve headaches indigestion and bilious fevers. Available by mail from Dr Swayne & Son Philadelphia for 25 cents a box or five boxes for a dollar.

Swayne Dr. Swayne & Son North South Street Philadelphia

Asthma and Cough Remedies and Market News

An advertisement extols Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a leading remedy for coughs colds and asthma with testimonials from Philadelphia firms and a note on trial bottles priced at 25 cents. A short anecdote follows about a young man visiting a New York merchant and Vanderbilt buying the Herald for three cents.

Uts Direct DR. Swayne & Son Philadelphia New York Vanderbilt Herald Bennett Siarthes Assmith & CO Prop's Erie Henry CG. Firth

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