30 Apr 1879
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1879
Page
1
Poem reflecting on a vanished scene in Springfield with a girl under apple trees, children in the old house, and a lingering memory of a beloved face. The speaker recalls garden and wood, lilac and maple, and the quiet of a home now gone, ending with tears for lost days.
A farmer longs for two to greet him at night one for his daughter and one for himself. His daughter Bessie contemplates bringing a second child from Neighbor Grey’s house to brighten the homestead, but she insists there can be only one for her. The poem closes with a subtle reconciliation of love and duty.
A reflective hymn recalls Jesus calming the sea and comforts mourners after a sister’s death. It urges faith Amid grief and loss to find peace in God’s will as loved ones pass and the living face hardship. The piece frames sorrow, hope, and divine aid through repeated plea, Peace be still.
A vision speaks of Marie receiving a crown from fate. The Dame withholds the prize, but the speaker claims superior sight and foresees roses crowning Marie’s brow. The vision hints at adoration and public homage before Marie.
A parade of jokes and quips fills a newspaper page with humorous anecdotes. Sailors, merchants, clerics, and a parliament scene offer light relief through puns about hats, neckties, horseplay, calamus root, and a famous Jenkins in the English House of Commons.
In a humorous exchange, Si and Simon discuss the Oliver vs. Cameron case and guess which party will prevail. The banter touches on wives, widows, and rumors, with mock legal bravado and old man wisdom about avoiding trouble and social missteps.
The Yankton Press reports a courtroom scene where Mr. Webster’s attorney insults the opposing counsel and is forcibly restrained by the judge. The clerkly clash escalates as the judge grabs the attorney by the coat collar, ejecting him from the room, while spectators watch.
During the trial of Colonel Campbell of Pittsburg, three of his daughters attended daily. After an acquittal verdict five jurors were kissed by the Campbell sisters. The scene drew remarks about jury service and gender dynamics, with quips on pay and propriety.
Reports from the Caqueta district describe brutal warfare between the Huitotea and Guaques tribes. The Guaques allegedly abduct and enslave Huitotes, with tribes described as cannibalistic and trading captives into Brazilian territory. Brazilian slave raids reportedly persist with little response from authorities.
A forlorn tramp visits, claiming public sentiment vindicates the homeless as a walking mania. He jokes on Gambetta and Sergeant Bates, notes tramps’ rising standing, and compares folds of society, with satire about religious papers and a Nebraska prairie gun race.
An observer describes luxurious ladies lunches with music, feasts, four teas, and a 250 guest party. Floral decorations feature landscape designs in flowers including a forest kettle and bridges, criticized for artificiality, while noting real girls tending the tea-kettles.
A jumble of wry quips and anecdotes from a Philadelphia theatre to Paris and Prague. Jokes on dogs, colts, and auctions mix with social witticisms about women and marriage, plus tongue in cheek tales from fashion notes to astronomy and phonographs.
In a horse trade dispute Curran failed to break a playful hostler witness who stood firm with simple honesty. The witness deflected Curran’s sharp questions with a plain reply, leaving the famed barrister floored and the case decided against Curran.
A Denver newspaper recounts a rural wedding mishap born of a violent suitor and a mule on Georgetown hill. The mule’s sudden convulsion hurls the suitor aside as the would be ceremony stalls. The bride asks why it failed and a farmer explains the mule and groom both have “sumfin de matter,” leaving the wedding off.
An exchange about American and English manners centers on a Bostonian or New York American lady who supposedly never goes to bed but retires. The anecdote notes a dance and English reactions as Mrs. Hudson asserts the distinction.
The Indiana Farmer notes total state expenditure on the Legislature at 109,477 34, split 84,786 54 for the regular session and 24,690 80 for the special session. With 1870 population 1,686,637 and an estimated present 2,900,000, about 200,000 voters pay the bill, equating to just over 50 cents per person. The piece argues value gained was limited, but two laws were worthwhile.
A foreign paper cites a physician plan to insulate hospital ice with a nine inch square flannel wrap around a tumbler mouth forming a cup shaped pocket. Ice lasts hours with dry flannel. larger square used as cover to extend preservation on hot nights. Also includes a Washington Post remark on Mr New’s amendment and party tensions.
A professor lectures on perception noting that all phenomena are sensations as he explains greenness is a sensation within the observer. The class laughs as he quips about sunrises depending on whose son it is and jokes about the time.
The Sun pledges independence and truth for 1879, defending equal justice, attacking fraud, and reporting all significant events. It vows to cover politics, Congress debates, and the 1880 presidential outlook, promising prompt, full, accurate intelligence and broad accessibility through revised rates and a New York mailing address.
Fragmentary notice promotes a cure camp for hepatitis or liver pain labeled as genuine. The readable text is garbled but hints at a health initiative with a promotional tone and mentions a circling headline style.
The notice describes symptoms of liver illness with right side under ribs pain and headaches, plus digestive and nervous signs. It promotes Dr C McLane's Liver Pitts as effective with Quinine for ague and fever, recommending a fair trial for bilious derangements and as a simple purgative.
The advertisement stresses authenticity of Dr. McLane's Liver Pits and Liver Pints, noting red wax seals and the signatures C. McLane and Fleming Bros. on wrappers. It warns buyers to insist on the genuine Dr. C McLane's Liver Plus from Fleming Bros of Pittsburgh, Pa, to avoid imitations with similar pronunciation.
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