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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1887
Page
1
Tuesday's results show Ohio leaning Republican with smaller margins while New York shifts decisively toward Democrats. Maryland and West Virginia also swing Democratic, weakening Republican strongholds. The trend suggests a Cleveland presidency next year, provoking broad rejoicing among Democrats.
The piece argues against using school systems to promote specific scientific views on alcohol. It warns that majority rule in education could suppress minority opinions and politicize curricula. It questions whether advocates present a full, non partisan view or only selected truths.
The discussion shows a majority of eminent men favoring moderate alcohol use, with a North American Review entry from August by a city physician opposing blanket narcotics and stimulant condemnation. The article argues against school teaching being weaponized for temperance aims, warning it would misuse science in temperance campaigns.
The note suggests the prohibition vote is elusive while the labor vote appears poised to follow, implying imminent electoral action for both issues.
The unexpected narrowing of Republican majorities in Pennsylvania and Iowa signals the GOP may be losing ground. Analysts note shifting voter sentiment and potential party realignment ahead of upcoming elections, with local officials warning about broader implications for national politics.
An Indianapolis Sentinel editorial argues that as a soldier General Grant was a Democrat and that his fortunes declined once he aligned with the Republican party, with only his military fame enduring after his political shift.
In New York City about 215000 ballots were cast for state tickets. Cook the Democrat received 107761 votes, Grant the Republican 57949, George the Union Labor 36367, Hall the Progressive Labor about 6000, with the remaining ballots going to the Prohibition candidate and scattering votes.
The St Paul Globe says the real opposition began when Powderly refused Irons dictation over the Southwestern strike and opposed sympathy for Chicago anarchists. The piece argues dissenters formed a minority and withdraw would help labor. It cites Evansville saloon laws and questions Madison enforcement, then stresses focus on local issues and breweries.
A Indianapolis druggist reports quinine now cheaper because cinchona trees recover. Previously bark was stripped leaving trees to die. Now bark is harvested with swathing and new bark regrows, allowing trees to live and supply more quininal resin.
The article describes the Day of Atonement as the Jewish calendar's most solemn 24 hours, observed by fasting and prayer. It outlines ancient rites including the two goats ritual, the high priest in linen, and the expiation prayers, plus modern practices with rigorous fasting, synagogue services, memorials for the dead, charitable collections, and the closing ram horn blast. It notes differences since Jerusalem's destruction and the continued wearing of white garments and a ritual cock or hen atonement on the day before.
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