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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1891
Page
4
A crowded Indiana and national snapshot includes an August debt decline of 1 091 216 50 dollars and a census showing Indiana up 10 82 percent this decade. Ohio protectionism debate, Grover Cleveland as 1892 Democratic standard bearer, and Chicago war gossip frame a volatile political mood. Local rumors about pensions and railroad incidents surface alongside a harsh Missouri alliance quote and German pork import chatter.
Louisville Times lauds Gov. Brown's brief inaugural as terse and eloquent. It notes his resolve to faithfully execute laws and serve the sick and poor. The piece contrasts the address with national labor unrest driven by the McKinley tariff, listing numerous factory closures and wage cuts across several states.
The Herald touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims the medicine works internally by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and restore strength.
A solemn nighttime burial scene for Jesus portrayed as the funeral of a king. Distant mourners, spices and linen shroud, the Paschal moon over the mound, and the silent vigil as the body rests beyond the garden. T. M. Clark and a woman, Sue, appear in the reader’s vignette with devout, contemplative tones.
The Burlington Route offers daily fast trains from Chicago to St Louis Peoria and connections to Minneapolis St Paul and Denver. It serves many states via 7000 miles of track with speed safety and comfort for passengers and freight. Tickets and rates are available from local agents and G M Levey general superintendent. Also notes a Paralisys cure story and a Pennsylvania Lines excursion offer to western destinations.
An old newspaper ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a money back guarantee and sample at J E C F Harper Drug Store. It also promotes Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female weakness and rejuvenation with exaggerated claims and garbled text.
Crawfordsville Peoples Natural Gas Company officers announce an annual meeting outcome with directors A F Ramsey M D Manson W P Herron John W Dilkes H Churchman E F Potts and W Webb. Capital reduced to 360000, citizens own 25 percent, bonds to raise remaining 25 percent. Pipe laying to start within a week and gas to citizens before cold weather.
In Clifton Ontario on September 3, town officials and Michigan Central Railroad faced off after the railroad refused a water main under tracks. The town sent laborers to dig, the railroad dumped gravel, fire engines were deployed, and after a tense standoff the railroad gang withdrew.
Forty two Hebrews arrived aboard the Alliance claiming they were lured by the Brazilian consul to Marahano Brazil with promises of easy work and good pay. They found wages as low as seventeen cents a day felling trees and clearing timber. They sought help from the American consul near Williamsport and received passage home. The men insist they are American citizens and their case is under investigation.
An advertisement touts Bucklen Arnica Salve as the best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chaps chilblains corns and all skin eruptions claiming it cures piles or no pay with guaranteed satisfaction.
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