06 Apr 1881
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1881
Page
1
The crowd gathers to witness a ceremonial parade as bells ring and drums beat. A young girl in the mass watches the hero riding by, eyes bright with delight while faces along the windows glow with adoring gaze.
The speaker shares a dual dream of Life and Love expressed in rich imagery. Life dreams invoke earth strife and mystic breezes securing peace and purpose beyond war, while Love dreams glow with radiant, unchanging light and intense natural wonder.
A fragmentary historical verse note presents Whittier’sNew Poem Prelude toThe Kings Missive and Other Poems. The speaker invites old friends to reunite beneath a low sun to recall shared riddles and past good deeds aboard a doubtful borderline.
A fragmented verse mourns Maggie A Coyne with a ceremonial refrain of death and farewell. The eerie, dreamlike lines evoke a distant shore, cold hearts, and eternal promise, ending in a haunting refrain of mortality.
The veteran tells how he slipped behind Union lines, found shelter with Billy Johnson, and was mistaken for his brother Jim. He recalls sharing a Christmas visit with his family, leading prayers, and feeling renewed faith after the risky return. The tale ends with the old man joking about the mistaken identity and his close call.
A man accuses three men of consuming Hop Bitters to fund a bed ridden wife’s upkeep. He says the annual cost reached 2000 dollars with 1200 dollars total for the household, and that his wife has performed housework for a year since the incident, seeking public awareness and benefit.
A seminar notes Dr Mosso’s plethysmograph measuring blood flow to the brain to gauge mental effort. Experiments with Pagliani show dream and dreamless states alter curves, while a classical scholar’s reading task reveals cognitive load differences.
The article recounts famous deaths from history and fiction, noting acts of composure and courage. It highlights how Julius Caesar, Siward, Maria Louisa, Lord Nelson, and Napoleon Bonaparte faced death with resolve while preparing their deaths and dresses. It also mentions a Kidney Wort advertisement and a moral reflection on self-deception.
Fraser's Magazine recounts a lingering ancient Greek ceremony of cutting the tongue tip at meals and keeping it for luck. The practice, traced to Homer, Sophocles, and Aristophanes, symbolized offering the voice to gods and triggering oracles through the tongue and water-pre lingua, with tips preserved in families for years as luck charms.
An The New York Atlas style medical advert promises Kidney Wort cures for liver bile bowels and kidney dysfunction. It claims quick relief from yellow skin distress and clogged systems and urges readers to buy both dry and liquid forms.
A period advertisement touts Frazier's Root Bitters as a remedy for weakness, malarial districts, fatigue from childcare, blues, and aging. It claims benefits for trembling hands and dim eyes, urging purchase at low price and listing Henry & Davies as sole proprietors in Cleveland with nationwide availability.
An Indian remedy named Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment is advertised as a cure for chronic piles and related symptoms. The claim notes rapid relief and absence of need for instruments, with testimonials from J M Coffinberry of Cleveland and a mail order offer through St Henry and Davies in Cleveland Ohio.
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