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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1880
Page
1
Poem warns against seeking transient pleasures and fading friendships. It contrasts fragile worldly joys with lasting, incorruptible values. The speaker urges pursuing true, pure gold of character that remains beyond life, death, and earthly decay, where enduring friendship blooms in a realm beyond the tomb.
A poetic meditation contrasts divine speech with deeds in nature and springtime. It notes the voiceless voice of God behind stars and dawn, and urges finding God in solitude and inner understanding beyond human strife.
A reflective poem of longing and memory where the speaker imagines seasons changing and death’s cold grip, yet a guiding voice hints at reunion. The piece contrasts winter’s pall with a hopeful return of recognition and love.
A lyrical fragment paints a suburban morning with wet air and drooping light. Glowing petals shower overhead while sunbeams drift across the ground, casting shifting light on the scene.
An affectionate sketch portrays Christopher North's quirky home life and childlike habits. He shaves by fits and starts between lectures, misplaces his snuff box and hat, and treats babies as playful, chaotic treasures. His library mixes order and disorder, while his dignified, unfashionable demeanor remains constant at home and abroad.
An Indianapolis piece accuses General Garfield of taking a $5,000 bribe to push the De Golyer pavement contract in Washington. It argues the payment affected the Appropriations Committee and aided a swindling deal, challenging his suitability as a presidential candidate.
Washington DC cleric praises Hop Bitters as valuable family remedy used by physicians. He urges public endorsement of meritorious medicines and recounts a hopeful patient conversation about life and marriage to illustrate his point.
A proverb suggests a person with small calibre can imitate a great gun when contrasted with true power. The text argues that outward appearance does not determine real effectiveness, noting how ease and deception can mislead observers.
A list of historical units and measures such as cubits and paces, with values for feet inches and pounds. It also notes rates like sound speed and light, along with figures for life expectancy, river speeds, and early industrial milestones including locomotive use in 1829 and coal fields in Richmond Virginia found in 1750.
An aged minister recalls a childhood incident by a river behind a blacksmith shop. A peer, sitting on a hot iron, caused a comical four minute delay, leaving a lasting impression on the boy who would become an exemplary parish member.
Young Tom Corwin introduced a bill to abolish the whipping post and argued earnestly. An elder member recalled Connecticut’s old practice of tying criminals for thrashing as the best remedy. Corwin replied he now understood the emigration from Connecticut to the West, and his bill passed overwhelmingly.
Terael Jones of Franklin Station Ohio saved his diabetic son using a Bay'sidney Pad. His son began to improve and can now go out and work.
A fragmented line notes a billiards reference with unclear subjects and nonsensical phrasing, offering no coherent event, entities, or verifiable details to summarize into a concrete news item.
A Chancery Judge in Little Rock hears a Black man’s earnest plea for a divorce citing alleged infidelity and bizarre physical observations. The man insists on lawful separation, noting he won’t vote for Democrats Hancock and Garfield, and demands admissible proof.
An Argus reporter visits Ah La Ling’s laundry and relays his views on American politics. The Chinese man claims he cares little for Melican presidents, mocks both parties, and predicts the Chinese plank favors California. He ends with a dismissive farewell.
A reader reports in the Bellefontaine Republican that two crows exhibited a striking attack on a large black snake in a country field. The birds swooped and pounced while the snake evaded by coiling and striking back until the observer shot the four foot serpent with a club.
Chevalier Wicof recalls his first meeting with Andrew Jackson at the White House. Jackson bursts into fury over Van Buren’s rejected nomination, denouncing the senate alliance with Calhoun as a personal insult. Open war looms between Callan and Jackson as tensions flare during the dinner hour.
The article describes Hawaiian flower girls gathering blossoms on mountains and gorges then racing to Honolulu on horseback in fashion, wearing wreaths and streamers while attracting customers with dances and chants. It includes anecdotes of Count Rochefort being showered with wreaths and a bartender exchange about distress signals and Masons.
A fifty nine line fragment from Hype Pang, dated April 23, 1880, extols Kidney-Wort after a dramatic health recovery. The writer, claiming sixty years old, says improved ability to perform housework and household duties astonishes neighbors. The text also contains unrelated satirical musings about marriage and social expectations.
The article argues Shakespeare did not create the Fool but revealed a preexisting stage figure. It claims the Fool embodies vice and ribaldry, often improvised, and that Shakespeare transformed him into a pivotal character seen in As You Like It Alls Well that Ends Well and King Lear. It cites Richard Grant White.
A Gaulus endorsed notice from Rev E F L Gauss of Galena Illinois praising Day's Kidney Pad. He reports long back and kidney pains relieved after wearing two pads, and credits the product with restoring health. Other testimonials from Larinmore & Dean Niles Michigan and Casper Weitzel Lancaster Pennsylvania support daily use and satisfaction. Pads sold by druggists with prices 2 and 3 dollars.
Nood after Sunday, June 17 trains will run as tukcns: ba North. Leave Madison 3:00 pm arrive North Vernon 4:17 pm. Columbus and Indianapolis service listed with times 6:59 pm and 10:00 pm.
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