14 Aug 1878
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1878
Page
1
A poem on the word perchance and its haunting power over hearts and futures. The speaker traces how hope and fear entwine as lovers, soldiers, and parents confront fate. The refrain Perchance recurs, shaping longing, doubt, and the dread of what might come.
A lyric meditation on how children’s laughter and innocence lift spirits, evoke memories of youth, and bring beauty to life. The speaker delights in hearing youngsters at play and imagines rivers, hills, and flowers as symbols of hope and shared joy.
A poem argues that death does not extinguish life or divine breath. It asserts the mind's mystery, the soul as God given, and that a power beyond matter, the breath of God, remains eternal. The verse contends eternity surpasses mortal demise and the soul continues in vast eternity.
The speaker pleads for respite from toil and fear seeking shelter from a long, dirty road. Aware that effort yields little reward the voice asks for meaning amid barren days and hollow promises.
An interview unfolds in Madison Square with a Star representative meeting the celebrated figure Mr Train, a self-proclaimed loafer and advocate of trampism. He rails against labor capital relations, praises open air life, and extols the freedom of tramp existence as a cure for social ills.
The Baltimore Gazette notes Queen Victoria’s liberal mood as she awards the Garter to the Duke of Cumberland and hints Grant could receive such a mark, though he is not a peer or sovereign. The piece mixes moral maxims with brief, varied items.
The New York Sun quotes Secretary of the Treasury John Sherman calling Gen. Grants conduct in Louisiana a history of hell. Sherman, a Grant supporter, warns that re electing Grant would not improve the administration and might tilt toward monarchy, a view echoed by critics aiming to rally anti Grant voters.
The Boston Traveler laments the forthcoming fall elections across Southern states. It notes North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky and Alabama vote dates and predicts bulldozer majorities. The piece also cites a Paris silk waterproof with patent pocketed compartments for feminine accessories and a spring hood.
The advertisement proclaims Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as the safest and most reliable remedy for infants and children, priced at 25 cents.
The Beaconsfield quip targets Gladstone as an “aophistical rhetorician” drunk on rhetoric. He jokes that if true, Gladstone should be confined until sober and fined 250 dollars.
A sleepy Ben Butler wakes in a dim room and mutters in fear that a strawberry short cake is a person named Mrs Jenks, then returns to bed. The odd fear centers on the dessert provoking a mistaken identity in the night.
The piece notes Portuguese youths courting silently from street windows, risking social faux pas, and contrasts Noseine the attempted assassin of Emperor William with harsh judgments from schoolmates. It recounts Hercules defeating two serpents and a fateful crossroads choice between Pleasure and Duty, ending with a humor column about umbrella prices and a cash-humor reply.
A column weaves political jabs about salary laws with observations on female fashion and a Berlin travel anecdote. It cites Republican responsibility for salary grabs and a vetoed repeal, then pivots to gendered dress notions and a language misunderstanding at Beaconsfield station involving Rindfleisch and Nein.
Robert Argrieve longtime bedral and gravedigger in Ancruin Roxburghshire amused the minister by explaining his early return from Jedburgh fair. He quips that office-bearers must be examples to the flock, prompting lighthearted reflection on clerical duties.
In a Burlington Hawkeye note, readers argue that people overreact to athletic events. The piece cites O'Leary's greatest match and a weakened man and a woman on North Hill as contrasts to show misplaced effort and attention.
Proclaimers hail Dr Bull’s Blood Mixture as the most wonderful invigorant for a sinking system, urging public use and endurance through hardship. The claim centers on health benefits and renewed vitality for citizens.
A collage of quips and cartoon captions exploring marriage, labor, travel, and gossip with playful riffs on society. Snappy exchanges include a dressmaker’s vow to sew, a lover’s writ, a lawyer’s letter to love, and satirical jests on manners, church, and politics.
The New York World argues the Electoral Commission treated Republicans leniently by not probing transactions of Louisiana and Florida politicians, while Republican papers justify those dealings.
A clipped humorous column from the Brownetown Bee and Whitehall Times rail at small-town manners. It notes editorial independence, a rich relative funding the paper, and jokes about sacred history and daily life. It cites a Minnesota wheat acreage rise and quips about pigs and lard jokes.
A sharp elderly woman claims her minister never lies in the pulpit while contrasting her own experience with a clergy man’s daughter. A doctor recounts a minister’s tale that drew doubts, and a child asks the preacher to confirm if the story is real or merely preaching.
A local advisory cautions drivers not to pull over when they think a woman is signaling with a napkin. The notice explains that the gesture is not a call for assistance but a driver chasing away flies at doorways.
Witness Phurft, a Polish national, appears for the defense in Nobeling. Bismarck anticipates Phurft’s testimony as the case proceeds.
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