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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1892
Page
6
Grover Cleveland argues that tariffs raise the price of most manufactured goods, hurting workers who must pay more for items they and their families use, even as wages are set by employers. The effect is a hidden tax on labor by protective tariffs.
The Moravia docked in New York from Hamburg reporting twenty two deaths from cholera on the voyage. Health authorities declare cholera risk and quarantine the ship while passengers are moved to Hoffman's Island for safety.
The steamer Western Reserve broke in two on Au Sable banks in Michigan, with 27 aboard. Only Harry Stewart of Algonac survived. two bodies washed ashore. The ship, built in 1890 and valued at $220,000, carried Captain Peter Minch and a crew including Albert Myers and Fred Engalls. the voyage was intended as a pleasure trip for Minch’s family and friends.
The notice extols Electric Bitters as a pure medicine that cures liver and kidney diseases removes skin conditions and purifies blood. It claims malaria can be driven from the system and promises relief from headache constipation and indigestion with full satisfaction or money back. Sold at J E C F Harper's Drugstore for 50 cents or one dollar.
Richmond dispatch reports Governor McKinney refused clemency leaving Taulton Hall to die on the Wise County scaffold. Hall, linked to numerous murders dating from Guerilla days, faces heavy guards amid threats of interference and a shaken resolve to see the sentence carried out.
An old advertisement touts Bust Salve as a universal remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains eruptions and even piles. It guarantees perfect satisfaction with money refunded and offers a price of 25 cents per box through J. E. O. Harper.
The article describes Acts from 1877 levying twelve cents per hundred dollars and fifty cents per poll, noting this tax funded debt interest and state needs. It cites 1891 enactments creating a six cent benevolent fund for institutions, with the levy set to expire this year unless renewed.
Writers explain how fabrics and colors are tested by manufacturers and designers. Paris journals La Mode de Paris Paris Album of Fashion and La Couturiere are urged for reliable style guidance, with subscriptions and single copies available through A. McDowell & Co. at 4 West 14th Street New York.
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