27 Apr 1881
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1881
Page
1
A narrator recalls a snowy path to a home where a daring courtship unfolds. The couple faces a heavy drift as they traverse to a warm room, the woman's sweet glance sealing a bond that leads to a shared life amid winter. The memory endures with the wife walking ahead into light. Scribner's Monthly.
The poem imagines a sudden end for humanity as Earth slips from balance and dives into an ethereal sea, offering painless release not through mourning but a swift, peaceful departure. It contemplates a blissful oblivion where loved ones remain behind, while the planet carries everyone to a vast, serene beyond.
In a chivalric scene the wine flows and songs rise as St Leon salutes a beloved mother. Stanley presses for the dame’s name while Tien lowers his head, and St Leon softly answers with a single, reverent word.
A poetic excerpt from Harper’s Young Folks celebrates spring’s coming. It pictures daisies, buttercups, roses, and skies growing bluer, breezes softening, days lengthening, and Earth rejoicing as winter’s shadows recede.
The piece describes a dying narrator with roses and rosemary scattered, as a male figure looms above and pacifies with pity. The quiet scene conveys love in life versus regret after death, noting the promise of warmth even as the speaker lies cold.
Reports list several centenarians and near centenarians from Virginia City and Philadelphia to Ohio and Ireland. Anthony Thornton is 104 in Virginia City while James Gales may be 125 near Urbana Ohio. Luke Carrolls in Connecticut are 105 and 106. Hawleyville's Honora Griffing died at 104. Lewis Rockwell in Honesdale Pa. has lived as a pauper for two years after a centennial celebration. Abner Webb of Baltimore is 99. Thomas O Keegan’s parents died aged 112 and 108. he has many siblings, some over eighty. Mrs Miller of Philadelphia claims 105 and recalls serving Washington breakfast. Alexander Byrne of Starrucca Pa. dies aged 105. born 1776, he witnessed 1798 French landing at Killala and the Castlebar fight. He remained healthy late.
The article surveys microscopic life on and in humans including the itch mite and a powdery dust from sounding lines. It notes a geological water drop trapped in a primitive rock and discusses tiny natural wonders and a humorous Uncle Mose anecdote. It ends with a worm syrup ad and a canary joke.
A Chambers Journal excerpt describes infant care in monkeys from birth to six weeks. Mothers nurse, protect, and teach while evading danger, with strong attachment and even grief at a loss. Duvancel notes tender parental behavior and a ritual of discipline within the family group.
A collage of pithy sayings and humorous quirks arranged as a light column. Jokes and wisecracks touch on manners, work, travel, tobacco, finance, and urban life with regional slang and playful misspellings. Notable lines reference Philadelphia, Kentucky speech, and a Hawkeye quip about advertising.
A spirited exchange over seven bonnets reveals a feisty wife calling her husband Birdie after he jokes about an eighth. The piece pivots to a ad for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming to help chronic female ailments and offering pamphlets from Lydia Pinkham, Lynn Mass.
A collage of short vignettes from a child’s world and school scenes. A four year old asks about a fallen telegraph message and a mother about sardines at table. A triplet gift sparks talk of adoption as a Guilford family weighs adding a third boy.
A historical note discusses Tennessee’s brief status as part of North Carolina, a short lived Franklin state in the late 18th century, and a sample law fixing salaries in deer, raccoon, beaver and other skins. The quoted text references a 1779 act and a 1799 salary schedule in the fictional Franklin legislature.
H M Beebe of Andover Windsor county claims ownership of the champion dog Leo a thoroughbred Scotch shepherd. Trained to fetch tools cows and stable cattle Leo obeys commands accurately even during prayer time. He once retrieved Beebe's vest from a corn field after a field incident.
An 19th century advertisement urges readers with liver and kidney complaints to try Kidney-Wort. It claims the remedy acts on both organs simultaneously for a quick, complete restoration and warns not to neglect backache and disordered kidneys.
An old advertisement extols Kidney-Wort for back pain and kidney trouble claiming direct action on secretions, purification, and bowel regulation. It urges immediate purchase in liquid and dry forms from druggists, citing the Germantown Telegraph. A second note mentions playful spring goatlets and an Italian grinder, contrasting self-control with conflict.
A Salem Post excerpt recalls Mr. Godfrey being deemed incurable by doctors, yet recovering in ten days with Hop Bitters. A neighbor vows to obtain it for her sick George, expressing renewed hope. The tone reflects a sensational wellness claim from the era.
Suffering from weakness and malarial districts or overworked, use Frazier's Root Bitters. It promises renewed strength, improved complexion, and youthful vigor. Sold by Henry & Davies, sole proprietors, at 1 dollar per bottle in Cleveland, Ohio.
An Indian remedy named Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment is advertised as a cure for piles with claims of rapid relief within minutes. It targets piles and itching of private areas, promises absorption of tumors and painless relief, and cites testimonials from J M Coffinberry of Cleveland. Sold by Henry & Davies in Cleveland.
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