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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1892
Page
1
An old health ad extols Simmons Liver Regulator claiming to restore health by a healthy liver. It links torpor of the liver to indigestion headaches fatigue and nervousness and asserts a perfect cure for stomach and bowel disorders.
The notice lists MAJOR W F Unk, J K Marsh of Clark county, Jason B Brown, and John C Roberts as candidates for Congress in the Third District subject to party conventions or primaries. It also includes declarations for Water Works Trustee seats with candidates John C Roberts, Rolla Doolittle, and William Dunn pending party decisions.
NEN to take orders no delivering or collecting no experience required steady work best term best specialties sample free mariodial Glen Bros Rochester New York seeks staff for uncomplicated roles with no prior experience. offers steady hours and specialties.
I intend to retire from business and offer my entire stock and store fixtures for sale at great bargains. HH. G. Schelke at marconic 267 Main Street.
An advertisement praises a cheap salve for itching piles and sores sold by Swormstedt Co and others. Local news mentions Mrs O K Smith birthing six boys near Holly Springs and invites poet Coll R G Incersoty to speak at Walt Whitman’s funeral. Scottsburg's Hox B Watts seeks Joint Representative nomination with Wells described as a rising Southern Indiana lawyer and Scott Clark Jennings ally.
In circuit court Judge J Y Allison presided as Rev Theodore McCoy and others faced charges stemming from the McCoy children’s seizure. The defense argued custody rights while the state sought a kidnapping conviction. ultimately the judge acquitted on kidnapping and found the defendants guilty only of assault and battery, with fines imposed. Mrs Maria McCoy’s case was dismissed leaving guardian John Sharpe to care for the children.
The piece notes the April 21 Democratic State Convention, honors Jason B. Brown after a nominating bid, and mentions Senator Mills planning tariff remarks timed for Texas campaigning. It cites satirical witticisms from various papers and updates on Hanover College trustees seeking a history and political science chair.
Excursion tickets at reduced round trip rates will be sold via Pennsylvania Lines for the Quadrennial Conference of the M E Church at Omaha Nebraska on April 27 28 and 29 with return by May 30. Ticket agents of the Pennsylvania Lines can provide particulars on request.
For the State Encampment of the IndianA G A R at Ft Wayne excursion tickets at reduced round trip rates will be sold April 5 and 6 from principal ticket stations on the Pennsylvania Lines in Indiana. Tickets good returning until April 9. Any ticket agent will furnish full particulars.
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