13 Apr 1881
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1881
Page
1
A sorrowful poem laments a lost love called My Prince. The speaker recalls a vanished summer, cold winter, and dead rose, asking what love can revive what time has ruined, while expressing deep grief and longing across a broken bond.
A speaker reflects on a past romantic betrayal that damaged many lives. The poem traces initial heartbreak, recovery, and a lasting ache for a stable home and the chance to be a loving wife, noting the wrong persists and repeats through new suitors. The speaker voices enduring longing and unresolved debt to lost contentment.
A poetic meditation traces life from birth through infancy to childhood and adolescence. It paints a progressing arc from a wailing newborn to a lively boy, then a growing youth, and finally a self confident young man emulating adult fashions.
A tranquil verse about a corner cradle and a sleeping figure. The speaker recalls a vanished pet and the soothing image of a pillow and a sleepy head. Gentle, lilting language evokes a night scene with a tiny, blithe fairy.
A cleft in a rock bears a harebell that drinks sun rain and dew as a maiden in the Western wild smiles over her work. Her heart repeats the old tale of a single true troth pledged to her beloved, amid a wide world.
A long column offers dated, satirical guidance on how a man should propose to a woman across seasons and settings, stressing timing and mood. It then recounts a sensational Louisville needle incident tied to Mrs. Isaacs and her child, detailing medical attempts and the family’s later revelations.
The passage traces how terms such as watch wench damsel dame knave varlet companion villain pedant cunning demure explode facetious indolence insolent gossip poet proser shifted from positive or neutral meanings to their current pejorative or specialized senses, highlighting the evolution of word usage and social nuance.
Women express deep gratitude for Hop Bitters, calling it uniquely suitable for chills and fever, indigestion, liver issues, headaches, back and kidney pain, body weakness, and general lassitude. The Courant notes generosity follows from true life, highlighting broad esteem for the remedy.
A Philadelphia Times reminiscence recalls Judge Black's youth, including a Whig plan to thwart a Democratic candidate by fielding Black's father. It also recounts Cameron's aid to the Harrisburg Guards, a Somerset Captain's plea for a change of name to Black Guards, and a note on Hop Bitters pricing and a cough syrup advertisement.
Frank Ch De Bialp, singing master of Her Majesty's Opera Company, endorses Mendelssohn Piano Co. pianos for sound and expressiveness, calling them perfect for singers. The text also notes average 12 year growth in timber varieties in belts, listing sizes for white maple, ash leaf maple, white and yellow willows, Lombardy poplar, blue and white ash, black walnut and butternut.
An ad-like fragment touts Kidney-Wort as a safe cure for backache and disordered urine, claiming a complete cure. The piece then shifts to a temperance quip about drinking months with W in their name and a cynical note on repentance and girlhood blushes.
If you feel weak languid or have the blues use Frazier's Bitters. In malarial districts or after long nights use Frazier's Bitters. For worn down with care of children or old before time the remedy is Frazier's Bitters. Sold by Henry Davies sole proprietors Cleveland at a low price per bottle.
A Cleveland doctor touts Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a sure cure for chronic piles and related symptoms. The ad claims rapid, painless relief within minutes and promotes the remedy for private parts itching, with testimonials from J M Coffinberry and distribution by St Henry and Davies in Cleveland.
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