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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1891
Page
8
The Comet Club plans a Thanksgiving Eve hop while Jim Shaw lies ill at Louisville Marine Hospital. Reports note ships aground on the Ohio between Louisville and Cairo, and Evansville packets link to Owensboro for Evansville via Pear.
Moffett & Son announces a choice line of new stylish cloth wraps received by express Saturday for immediate sale.
Funeral for Mrs. Nancy Coleman of Milton township at Morris Chapel. court finds Welch not guilty. Mrs Bridget Leonard to New Orleans with niece. Twenty third Indiana Infantry reunion guest Aunt Lancey. Samuel Talbot remembered for war era. Local fish ladder bid details. Whitneys fruit agent ad. misc notes on residents, marriages, travels, and licenses.
The Madison Indiana post office lists uncalled letters dated November 10 1891. Names include Lapies Mrs Fannie Jones and multiple Smiths and Dolmans. next to Gentlemens list are several male names. Advertised letters require date of advertisement and unclaimed items after two weeks go to Washington as dead letters.
An advertisement proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for scrofula boils pimples and other illnesses from impure blood. It claims the tonic cleanses impurities while toning the digestive system and liver and references Haoda Pills as an unrivaled dinner pill.
The jury was dismissed at 10 o’clock with several cases continued to January. Jasper Baker’s case for selling liquor to minors postponed due to absent witnesses in Kentucky. Ben Turner, 15, warned after intoxication. case placed on good behavior. George Antle and Reinne cases continued or dismissed. court adjourned at 11.
German health rules may boost American pork exports as Germany requires wholesome food. The article notes U S preparation of meat has not long been tightly supervised by authorities, implying potential improvements could benefit U S producers.
Numerous river boat movements mark the river trade with Clarksville Jeffersonville and Cincinnati boats sailing for Louisville and Prestonville. Fire at Crown Hill near White Wine prompts temporary layup while Davis Island dam boosts coal traffic and prospects for towboat building. A large Owen township family of fourteen Republicans draws social and political attention.
Advertises best quality playing cards available by sending fifteen cents in postage to P Buerin Gen's Passa Agent C B and Q BR Chicago Illinois.
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