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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1880
Page
1
A lyric depiction of a love divided by distance and time. The speaker pleads to forget love yet longs to touch and be near the beloved. Repeated lines emphasize the impossibility of forgetting and the pull of shared memory and true hearts.
A blindfolded speaker waits in darkness finds faith in a steadfast law not as I will. The verse repeats that unseen order governs both joy and sorrow and that a divine love precedes us on the road guiding burdens and loneliness toward fulfillment.
An elderly woman in a seaside town watches dawn and dusk from her tower. Her life is filled with dull ache as seasons pass, children play on the sands, ships come and go, and the sea grows white in winter while she keeps constant vigil.
Translation from the Arabian poet Zohier notes a guarded beloved whose beauty shines like a moonlit day. The speaker compares her bold yet distant charm to a lance and a reed and recalls old wars of quarrel that linger through years. Her red blush and veil like a distant rose mark her enigmatic allure.
An obscure couplet captures a lone figure in a shadowed setting with a household motif. The fragment hints at lineage and property as the oak tree stands as the lone witness to a deed or dowry. The terse line invites interpretation within a somber domestic scene.
In a Brooklyn Eagle humor sketch, Mr Spoopendyke frantically searches for a missing prayer book, accusing his wife of misplacing it. After comical chaos and bickering, Mrs Spoopendyke discovers the book in his coat tail pocket, ending the domestic ecclesiastical farce.
The Bishop recalls a woman's voice described as exquisitely tender and musical while a Professor contrasts it with a man’s booming stern call heard after a long fishing day. The exchange contrasts sensitivity and strength in voices aboard a steamer.
A Chicago railroad official reports Hop Bittere cured a man of insatiable liquor thirst. The product allegedly reduced burning thirst and appetite, steadied behavior, and kept him sober for over two years with no desire to drink again. Other cases cited.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls the circus arrival and childhood fear and wonder. Mrs Goodlington remembers the first trip, the painted tents, and the sensory detail of caramel treats and forest creatures, with a nostalgic tone.
In a Detroit scene, a woman encounters a street cow and, amid advice from a young observer, grapples with fear and taunts about cow threats. The bystander suggests spitting on hands and facing the animal, while the woman ultimately seeks refuge, aided by her husband after a distant commotion.
A companion piece presents spoof recipes from Mark Twain. The New England pie mocks culinary instruction with a fragile dough and mock method, while German Coffee parodies blend absurd steps and mock ingredients. A final line suggests carving a fowl in a crude German style with a club.
E C Williamson of Lockport rejoices over his wife’s recovery after four years invalid, her strength returning and walking more, attributed entirely to Days Kidney Pad. An Illinois breach of promise suit witness claimed girls show love letters to many others to incite jealousy. A man climbing the ladder of fame files strands of epplayee.
A Parwian painter visits a French cathedral and pays five francs to release a soul from purgatory but pockets the coins after hearing the souls go to paradise. A lawyer discusses a separation case over a door dispute. Count C visits Baroness Berthe amid financial woes and an actress seeks a country home with 15,000 francs owed but hopes from ten lovers. A grand ball pair and a witty but ugly companion end up contrasted.
A ballad letter from Vr. Hiquare dated November 1 extols Kidney-Wort for kidney and bladder woes. The writer, once bedridden after 1863 army service and spending over five hundred dollars on medicines, claims relief after three packages and no relapse since June last year. Urial Bundy signs the testimonial.
A Louisville youth, active in Sunday school and choir work, courts a female singer. During a family visit with her parents and the minister, the minister’s Brazil talk is interrupted by a child asking about a dream of “Lap Tand,” highlighting a humorous mispronunciation lesson.
The Rev W Cowell Brown has patented a garment insert that inflates when submerged. Tests at Sheffield Bath Company show coats with the prep inflate instantly, lifting wearers and keeping heads above water. Experiments include a lead-weight sleeve that also expands to float. The inventor claims about forty five to fifty hours of effect and notes a back lining can form a bed and breast pillows if consciousness is lost.
The Great Grizzly Exterminator of California appears before Justice Moses on a drunkenness charge. Medicine Bill defends himself with bear hunting boasts and grizzly lore, claiming title as Yosemite’s boss grizzly killer before the court orders him out of town. Deputy Josephs laments a $2 escort fee.
A Manchester Times tale recounts Lever the novelist applying Thackeray's thrift advice. He saves a franc by refusing a pony's hold at a pistol gallery, ties the pony for a scene, and after a broken window repair costing 87 francs, remarks that was his first and last economy attempt.
The article highlights Frances Burney as the first English female novelist to gain public notice, noting education limits for women in the Middle Ages, her marriage to French émigré d Arblay, and her financial success as author of Camilla earning over 3,000 vinuaes.
The biography portraysCharles Lever as a genuine Bohemian driven by despondency behind his sunny novels. He was a persistent gambler and reveler who spent his income, sometimes as high as fifteen thousand dollars a year, on dissipation. He did not enjoy writing, treating it as a necessity and failing to revise his works after completion.
A scattered collection recounts Bodhisat the tradesman and a fatal household accident, a quizzical exchange between Angelina and Theodore about army worms, and a display ad for Malt Bitters. It notes library volumes in Philadelphia and compares totals with New York and Boston holdings.
A brief note outlines newspaper subscription terms from a Democratic newspaper. The item centers on pricing, delivery expectations, and policy on renewals and cancellations. The readable fragments emphasize standard billing and service commitments.
Train timetable shows service starting after Sunday June 1st with departures from Mattison at 10 am and arrival at North Vernon at 4 17 pm. From there connections to Columbia and Indianapolis exist with listed arrival times later in the day.
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