17 Aug 1881
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1881
Page
1
A narrator lies in heat and listens to a waking countryside. The poem drifts from sunlit fields to visions of Bagdad Tadmor Baalbee Babylon and distant classical and colonial realms. The imagery shifts from serene landscapes to vivid, volatile scenes as the scene ends with the sun setting and city bustle returning.
A fragmented poem recalls lines from years ago when royal Sound aligned with Sight and the gate of hearing parted. The speaker sits on a porch hearing only memories of humming summer sounds and the lost clang of a workman’s hammer fades forever.
A discussion on how language evolves shows how words like prevent quick sober charity gossip and gospel have shifted meanings over centuries. The piece notes examples from history and lore, including Henry Clay interactions and a later anecdote illustrating the contrast between lofty ideals and trivial distractions.
A miscellany of clever one liners and humorous observations on debt, fashion, language, and manners. Jests compare corsetry and boat life, note the absurdities of vanity and rings, with brief sketches and dialogue riffs from Niagara Falls to a laundress with a class ring.
A Mother’s plea for gentle parenting urges nursery stories and outdoor play for young children. It emphasizes affection over premature harsh lessons, warns against overprotectiveness, and promotes kindness to all living beings, including farm animals, as essential for early development. It cites Housekeeper content and includes unrelated ads and satirical snippets.
A physician in Harrispouna Pennsylvania March 30 1881 extols Browns Tron Bitters as a superior tonic for irregularities dyspepsia indigestion heartburn and nervous exhaustion. He claims it soothes refreshes and strengthens the system and yields lasting benefits with permanent health restoration for both men and women.
A Detroit Free Press vignette shows a woman with a parasol crying Stop while a car driver pursues Mary Ann elsewhere. Bystanders suggest hollering or popping him, reflecting sexist attitudes. An ad promotes Denngs Worm Syrup as a safe purgative priced 25 cents for a four-ounce bottle.
Old time postal guidance warns mailers about non manageable feather beds and corked ink bottles, and notes onions sold for two scents. It cautions about real estate over three pounds not transmissible, and urges recipients to forward dead letters. It warns against sending money with postage cards and assigns risk for nitro glycerine.
Aunt Sally frets about her husband growing meaner at home while Maria Roberts faces church and state issues and President Garfield. Mose teases her, then she strikes him with an umbrella in a playful, yet sharp, exchange.
A 15e box of Rough on Rats promises a season free of flies mosquitoes rats and mice for the home. The product name appears with pricing and a general household pest control claim.
An old ad promises Wells Health Renewer cures for liver or kidney trouble digestion and debility. The text notes the product costs $1 and is sold by druggists, with Deput Swormstedt and Co. as the distributors.
A vintage advert warns of large animal and rodent deaths after exposure to Rough on Rats. It notes the product is sold by Arngeists, priced at 1s, and misrepresents lethal outcomes from collision with the poison product.
A reflective meditation on memory and loss contrasts the fleeting regard for the famous with lasting devotion of mourners. It notes how public grief fades while private loyalty endures beyond death, and laments society’s shift from mourning to commerce.
Old Uncle Mose visits Levi Schamburg in Austin avenue to buy a silk handkerchief but balks at the high silk price blamed on diseased silkworms. He quips about price rises for tape and worms, while the note also mentions Brown's Iron Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia symptoms.
An old advertisement touts Frazier's Root Bitters as a cure for weakness, malarial districts, fatigue from childcare, blues, late hours, and aging. It promises toning benefits and youthful vitality, selling at one dollar per bottle through Henry & Davies of Cleveland.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a universal cure for piles and related itching and ulcers. It claims rapid relief after a single application, cites endorsements from J M Coffinberry of Cleveland, and lists Henry & Davies in Cleveland as sellers with a price of one dollar.
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