10 Apr 1878
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1878
Page
1
An 19th century verse fragment reflects Stonewall Jackson’s dying wish to cross the river and rest in the shade of trees. The poem contrasts war’s glare with a return to boyhood ease and Shenandoah valley memories, ending with the tender line about crossing over to rest.
A flowing poem speaks to a white-winged river asking about dreams and past childhood. The river answers that only the city of gold in heaven offers perfect rest for the tired and oppressed, while the speaker seeks solace and communion with God.
In a dramatic exchange at a Virginia pulpit, Uncle Isham argues with a Black parishioner about hell and newspaper reading. The preacher mocks secular arguments, insisting on eternal fire while lambasting literacy as a moral danger.
A lover reflects on night and death with faith in God. The speaker wishes to sleep beside beloved and join them in Heaven, trusting Heavenly Father to guide their paths beyond life and night.
A nostalgic speaker recalls joyful pasts along woodland paths and sunlit shores. They mourn a lost beloved, noting death's tide, faded kisses, and remembered grace that once charmed futures and stirred deep longing.
A Wednesday arrival seeks subscription details for the paper for his child Ebenezer Snow. The visitor negotiates price, asks about language and party alignment, and requests the paper be sent along with a future prescription for a larger order. He drops six cents and leaves with hopeful intent.
Advice warns girls not to marry for love alone or for a charming surface. A husband should be loving yet honorable and trustworthy, serving as guide, friend, and companion. Marriage is a solemn life choice requiring prudence and discernment.
A young man and an 18 year old girl stood on the City Hall tower yesterday morning. She grew dizzy and nearly fainted, prompting him to support her for about a quarter hour. The scene unfolded amid the panorama below as he urged her to brace herself and warned he could not carry her down the winding stairs. A closing note promotes a cough remedy, citing Dr Bull's Cough Syrup at two cents a bottle.
A quip contrasts clouds with money, noting men wish for wealth as a sturdy cloud. The line playfully links fortunes to weather imagery.
In a New York Sun feature, Mammy Downey is recalled for pies that stirred camp life and stirred reminiscence of a lost son. Whisky Dick defends the old woman amid comic barbs while a San Francisco lawyer endures disgust at Palmetto restaurant.
A wife and mother offers counsel on keeping a husband content through cheer, tact, and affectionate behavior, stressing a cheerful demeanor, timely praise, and education as tools to sustain marriage. The feature ends with a humorous railcar exchange about a brakesman’s pay and clear speech.
No child can sleep soundly while suffering with colic or from teething Remember the cause by using Dr Bulls Baby Syrup. Only 25 cents per bottle.
A courteous but hungry tramp repeatedly asks a passerby for money to buy fried oysters, insisting his dignity requires a decent meal. The tale follows encounters on Griswold Street a post office step and a Woodward Avenue grocery ending with the crowd contributing thirty cents and the conductor joking about the fare.
The excerpt contrasts habits of thought with volcanic fear of Mt Vesnavins and mocks reliance on outdated remedies. It criticizes continued faith in traditional cures such as Dr Pierce’s products despite evidence of failure and promotes accepting new treatment advances.
In this Georgia bit, Old Si asks the price of a Moffett register as a joke about church plate accounting. He explains a plan to link a register to offertory to measure collections, joking about gas meter readings and Jaziny science. He leaves troubled by how to adjust the scheme.
In Atlanta a columnist reports on the dance controversy amid church and community life. Debates center on waltzing at camps and baptisms, youth behavior, and whether moral standards are upheld by keeping boys from grogeries and billiard rooms while girls stay at home and work.
A Wind sorite and a Detroiter argued at the ferry dock in Canada over terms of payment for travel and provisions. The wind spirit offered to pay fares meals and cigars and to rough up the other, while the American countered with a request for an overcoat. The exchange ended with steady jawing and a claim that the wind spirit was all talk and no fight.
On a city sidewalk near a $40,000 residence a group of boys mistook a coachman for a legacy heir. The coachman appeared polished with diamonds, prompting the joke and a game of guessing who the man really was.
A collage of quips and anecdotes on love, merit, and manners from a late edition, mixing witticisms about marriage, honesty, economy, and pride with a humorous tale about a funeral and a rural anecdote. It mirrors a 19th century style of miscellany humor and social observation.
The Grand Lodge of England led by Lord Carnarvon rejects recognition of anyone from a lodge denying belief in God, in response to the Grand Orient of France removing that belief from its ritual. The column also relays humorous exchanges about marriage, professional life, and a stair polisher joke from Paris and Boston.
An advertisement urges readers not to be deceived by claims about Shilohs Consumption Cure for coughs and consumption. It promises a refund if no benefit is seen and lists price 7 shillings per 100 bottles, with warnings about coughs leading to consumption and endorses Shilohs Porous Plaster for chest and side pain. Henry."
Advertisement for Vitilizer claiming to cure dyspepsia liver complaint constipation and general debility. Mentions 75 cents price and a 3 positive guarantee. Promoted by Henry C. Firth Madison Wisconsin and sold by dealers elsewhere.
A fragrant perfume titled WACK METACK is sold by PENRY FIRTH of Madison Indiana and by other dealers in the region. The notice announces wide distribution and availability across outlets.
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