20 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1879
Page
1
Poem credit Father Ryan portrays weary lonely and broken hearts seeking relief in divine love. It speaks of darkness resting in God and turning grief into joy, with themes of God is Rest God is Peace and God is Home guiding pilgrims toward spiritual solace.
A newlywed woman recalls promising obedience and the charm of her husband’s kindness. She defies the vow and now laments his distant attention as she longs for freedom, dress, and social activity while he stays away on alleged business.
A nostalgic meditation on family, memory, and loved ones approaching home. The poem traces grandparental treads, children’s light steps, and a matron’s cheerful approach, ending with the hope of angelic footsteps at the door. It evokes homecomings, devotion, and the comforting promise of reunion.
A reflective poem describes a woman standing beside a cottage door watching the fading day. Her silvered hair, lines of sadness, and memories of loved ones fill her thoughts. A cat sits nearby as memories of a child’s touch return. She prays for rest and reunion with the departed under the quiet night.
A short reflective verse urges gentle words over harsh talk. It extols kindness as a driver of love and harmony, claiming soft speech moves even stubborn hearts and strengthens bonds in a blighted Eden through faith and affection.
Anson Grey, a stern reclusive man, falls ill at his Burlingame mansion. Edith Willoughby, a radiant yet selfless beacon, arrives to care for him and ends as his wife after a secret wedding. Edith’s prayers and acts transform the house into a haven for the poor, earning the village’s enduring respect.
The piece surveys bridal customs from Anglo Saxon veil practices to emblems of fecundity with orange blossoms, notes on widow absence of veil, and mentions ring origins. It cites Hudibras and Chaucer for olden church porch weddings and a law about dower at the church door.
The notice argues medical visit fees reach about 300 dollars for annual care and over 1000 dollars for a year of attendance. It claims a single bottle of Hop Bitters, used early, could prevent a year of sickness and its costs.
A clergyman with a keen sense of humor bounds into a parishioner’s shop shouting Boo to provoke a moral moment. The shocked parishioner admits surprise, and the minister vanishes, leaving a final prompt to ponder where Death might find him.
The entry defines dulcet as sweet but notes that a dull dullet cannot be called sweet music, highlighting a mismatch between definition and usage as a humorous linguistic observation.
An Observer corresp describes Mount Etna's violent eruption in Sicily with lava rivers, new craters, and a black metallic dust cloud. The article notes towns spared, rivers un dried, and villagers fleeing while vineyards and farms burn, in a nation watching the event.
In late Denver era a wife disguises as a boy to shadow her husband. She trails him to a dance hall where a charming youth woos his partner. The reveal ends the husband’s nights out as he abandons nightlife and becomes a pillar of society.
A young couple in Bath before the Zulu War era arouses intrigue. The man, a Woolrich Artillery officer, leaves with a Catholic priest guarding his wife and infant. After the Prince Imperial’s death a priest identifies the officer in a photo. A mysterious mother with a child meets Empress Victoria at Camden House, then vanishes.
Two girls at a secluded Maquoukets pool were disrupted when a tramp seized their clothes on the shore and fled. The women, choosing to salvage what remained, retrieved a skirt, overdress, shoes, and one stocking before retreating in the fading light.
The notorious depredator Kate Arrh has finally been caught in Buffalo New York. For further particulars, ask your druggist for Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy, claimed as the best remedy for catarrh yet compounded.
A public proclamation note corrects a common misquote in court rhetoric. The proper summons begins with Oyez oyez or Hear ye, replacing the informal Oh yes phrases with traditional call to listen. The correction emphasizes accurate ceremonial language used in legal proceedings.
The article quotes Mr. R A Proctor arguing against predictions of planetary trouble. It asserts Venus and Earth would dominate solar influence, notes how tidal effects scale with distance, and contends planetary conjunctions would be more impactful than perihelion passages. It concludes that humanity survived past alignments and will endure future ones.
A Boston Transcript Newport piece recalls a boarding house keeper who remembers faces but not names. Her daughter worries as the guest Mr Dryton sits to dine and the mother asks if he will have cream and sugar, mistaking his name as Cowdry yet again.
Advertised as a remedy from rattlesnake oil, the item claims relief from rheumatism with the mere sight of rattlesnake coil transforming discomfort in the speaker.
An eccentric Judge Breckenrige of Pittsburg encounters a tavern hostlers daughter in a Pennsylvania mountain town. He marries her but sends her to a Philadelphia school to learn dress and address, transforming her into an elegant society wife.
An article notes season sees many families leave homes for travel and seaside. It explains shut up houses can breed disease on return due to bad cisterns drains and impure air. It advises airing, cleaning cellars and closets, and using carbolic acid as a cheap disinfectant to prevent illness.
A speaker faults singing with a baby in a cramped space and recommends using Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup to solve the issue. The remark emphasizes practicality over theatrics and promotes a home remedy.
An oddly phrased line shows a man reflecting on a mutilated razor edge and vowing not to marry a woman for money. He notes he will always be wore twenty five dollars to medical students, hinting at financial and moral cost without clear context.
In a Siam temple a golden idol rises 177 feet, honored as the nation’s supreme deity. The statue stands as a striking symbol of devotion and architectural grandeur in the temple complex.
An account of a Zulu fire at the hospital and storehouse during the assault on Rorke’s Drift. Corporal Atwood of the army service corps used a hidden hole to shoot a Zulu firebrand carrier, likely averting a successful attack and saving Natal from invasion.
A Colorado tale shows a weary miner contemplating new prospecting hopes as a shabby lone horseman offers to sell a horse in front of a Denver saloon. The buyer latches onto a bargain instantly after the high asking price is rejected and the seller accepts a low offer.
A historical note traces the origins of many famous figures. Columbus and Cromwell are listed as sons of tradesmen, Moliere and Hogarth link to crafts, Cervantes and Terence to military or servile beginnings, while Franklin and Whitefield show diverse parental trades. The piece ties genius to humble roots and craft backgrounds.
A geological sketch describes gigantic prehistoric reptiles found near the Rocky Mountains. Diplodocus reached fifty feet, dinosaurs twenty-five feet, and atlantosaurians around forty to fifty feet long. One near-complete atlantosaurian is described as about one hundred feet long with massive thigh bones.
If you suffer dyspepsia or pain in the heart liver or kidneys do not wait to confirm the disease but break it up at once by using Dr Bull's Baltimore Pills. You will thank us for the advice.
A modern moralist states dying in poverty is nothing but living in poverty is hard. The text notes eucalyptus trees in pots as a recommended feature for hospital fever chambers.
A gentle, supportive sentiment offers comfort to someone with a delicate mood, providing encouragement and emotional uplift during challenging moments. The note highlights how words of kindness can soothe anxiety and foster resilience.
A dispatch notes that young ladies wearing fashionable dresses are described as being in clothes confinement, reflecting social fashion norms and restrictions of the era.
Timetable update after Monday May 19 1879 for the Jeffersonville Madison & Indianapolis Railroad shows accommodations and mail trains with routes Madison North Vernon Columbus Indianapolis. From Madison the 3 30 pm and 6 00 pm departures to North Vernon, Columbus, and Indianapolis. Through tickets to multiple points available at the depot and W H Rogers’ drugstore. A Anderson General Ticket Agent Louisville and Horace Scott Superintendent sign.
Cincinnati and Louisville close at 9 P M. Indianapolis opens at 12 M and closes at 2 30 P M. North Vernon Aurora Rising Sun Patriot route to 9 P M. Vevay Ghent Warsaw close at 2 30 and 9 P M. Hanover Lexington Milton Kentucky hours vary from 12 M to 3 P M.
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