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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1892
Page
2
Secretary Charles Foster claims validation for Harrison’s likely election and accuses campaigns of saloon and church funding. He asserts money flows to saloon-keepers and to churches, saying there is little difference between the saloon and church influence. He also notes farmers are greedy and asks where Foster has invested this year.
A stark acrostic references misery among workers with terms like wages evictions slavery and martial law. It links misrule with unionism and oppression under a harsh economic regime. The piece uses charged language to critique authority and labor conditions.
Opinion piece argues protected trade harms both sides by pushing labor abroad and depressing wages in America. It cites Lancashire mill hands, high tariffs, and calls out Republican fundraising and Carnegie contributions as undermining labor through protection. Emigration from Europe to the U S worsens labor competition and wages.
The last day of the presidential campaign shows Democratic chances strengthened in New York and Brooklyn with large meetings and registration. Analysts estimate a 20,000 gain in majorities over 1888 in New York City, Indiana, New Jersey and Connecticut look favorable, and Minnesota and Michigan may swing to the Democrats. The South remains secure, while fusion movements threaten 48 electoral votes for Republicans. Cleveland and Stevenson appear poised for victory if trends continue tomorrow.
The piece argues money cannot sway New York or Indiana voters for Harrison, citing past Democratic margins and current reform momentum. It predicts Cleveland and Reform will win both states by large majorities and condemns Republican efforts as doomed and anti labor.
A newspaper urges urgent action on rising nervous and chronic illnesses among townspeople. It cites doctors in New York praising Dr. Greene's Nervura as a cure, notes its vegetable nature and $1 price, and mentions free consultations with Dr. Greane. It ends with a political cue about Republican managers.
New Orleans reports a broad strike wave across many trades from rice workers to newspaper carriers, with no employer contact and rising violence. Governor Foster holds state militia ready as water works workers and others walk out, plunging the city into darkness and halted transportation.
An advertisement touts Dr Haines Golden Specific as a home remedy to cure drunkenness in ten days. It claims safe administration with beer coffee tea or food without patient knowledge and promises permanent cures with guaranteed results. Address Golden Specific Co Cincinnati Ohio for a 43 page book.
A passenger train from Cincinnati collided with a ravel train near Greenville Ohio killing conductor John Dougherty. The crash occurred about a mile south of the city as both trains wrecked leaving many injured and Dougherty dead.
Travel note promotes the Wisconsin Central Lines as the through car route from Chicago and Milwaukee to Yellowstone National Park via the Northern Pacific and a Ventured Sleeper service. It highlights Pullman Vestibuled and Tourist Sleepers, dining car meals, and urges requests for pamphlets from D W Janowitz and C Pond in Chicago.
Fire damaged the edge tool works of Fayette R. Plumb at Trenton avenue and Tucker Streets in Frankford, with losses put at 75000 dollars. Investigators suspect the cause was a live electric wire.
Bucklen Arnica Salve advertised as a universal remedy for wounds and skin eruptions. The text claims it cures piles and offers a money refund if not satisfied. Sold by J B C F Harper for 26 cents per box.
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