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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1880
Page
1
A poem proclaims there is no death as souls inhabit a higher realm. It speaks of dust transforming into grain and flowers, nature’s cycles, and the angel who carries loved ones away to dwell in paradise. The verse asserts immortal spirits linger near the living and return in renewal.
A meditation on a hidden inner battle where two forces clash in each person. A demon army led by thunderous passions opposes a Godlike mercy-led host of virtues centered on the cross. Victory comes through love confidence endurance, turning conflict into peace blessed by God.
A nocturnal mystery yields to a bright morning where a new life is born and a buried heart revives in a sentimental verse. The poem contrasts joy and sorrow as a weary soul reaches rest while Ada M. E. Nichela is cited in Harper's Magazine December issue.
Fragmented verse paints a tranquil day beside flowing streams with visions of clouds grass and breeze. The speaker longs for dreamlike perception over active listening while distant river creatures and a broad white moon evoke a calm nocturnal mood amid wandering thoughts.
In a humorous tale set around a New York city dental office, Cosgrove visits Miss Luke Dalrymple a young dentist who inherits the practice after her father’s death. She draws his lower tooth wrongly, then correctly, sparking flirtation. The pair discuss training, a partnership, and soon announce plans to marry next month.
A Cairo Bulletin note recounts a social exchange where a woman praises Hop Bitters for clear skin and blooming health, claiming it worked for the speaker. The New York Herald is quoted on the aging of untruths, calling a century old lie a legend.
Chas. L. Rossiter of 175 Summit Street Toledo Ohio asserts he would not accept one thousand dollars for his Es-alee Heer ra, despite others seeking a hinted pause.
A column of humorous and moral anecdotes recalls children’s quips on christening funerals weddings and divorce. Jokes cover catechism tales prayers and family scenes with punchlines about counterfeit morals and schoolyard wit.
The London Observer doubts immediate peace measures in Ireland and expects Parliament in January. The St James Gazette warns of peasant proprietorship via state land purchase, paid over years, with broader UK use. Ministers prefer coercion to appease radicals, risking cabinet split. If rejected, demagogues will cite income tax as the cost to taxpayers.
A cattle farmer in Humbolt county Nevada described a meteoritic fireball striking ground at a shallow angle leaving a long furrow through sagebrush. He followed the trail to find an iron colored ball as large as a wash tub, so hot it set sagebrush alight, while miners remain untroubled by such shows.
The notice warns against internal medicines and plasters for kidney and urinary issues. It promotes the Kidney Pad as a safer option, noting many plasters offer only temporary relief and cautioning readers to avoid improper cures.
The article discusses evidence of ancient human presence in North America near the Delaware Valley. Dr. C C Abbott identifies stone implements, mainly argillite with some flint, found in glacial deposits near Trenton. The Peabody Museum curator supports Abbott’s view that man existed on the Atlantic coast during or before the great gravel formation.
The piece explains moss harvesting in Louisiana from tree stripping to seven year rest, the Cypress moss preferred for its strength, wind and weather exposure to purify, and the pay rate of one to two cents per pound. It follows moss to New Orleans factories where washing, drying, dust removal, and dyeing yield black bales graded by quality.
Capt Isaac Denike aged 102 dies at his Yonkers home on election day morning. A lifelong Democrat his last wish was to live to vote for Gen Hancock. He had not left his room since April and hoped to attend the polls. He died of old age with all organs worn out.
Odd mixture of moral reflections and ad blurbs recounts a Boston youth who wed secretly, a mock ambassadorial instruction to feign death, forecasts of Dr Bull's Cough Syrup fame, warnings on deceit and fire losses, plus local notices about letters and a salesman claim from H Pullen of Michigan noting better rest and the Only Lung Pad.
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