07 Dec 1881
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1881
Page
1
A collage of verse and prose from Uirper's Magazine on Manitou Colorado and William Allen Butler, contrasting Oriental imagery with the American West. It includes stray anecdotes and quips from the period, noting social topics, politics, and daily life with a mix of poetry and humor.
The excerpt shows vivid contrasts from snow and avalanche to desert glare and wildfire. It evokes nature’s beauty and terror with dramatic imagery of wind, sun, flame, and flood, interwoven with personal awe and spiritual tremor.
A reflective poem recalls a beloved woman described with luminous imagery. The speaker holds an empty glove as Time’s palm returns memories of her beauty and emotions. Vivid lines compare her white skin, moonlit features, and flowing hair to spring floods and summer sighs, preserving a sensory portrait of longing.
The passage paints a mournful scene of friendship betrayed and a lover’s sorrow. It laments fading joy and broken bonds as the speaker longs for the beloved and laments aloneness and separation. The verses mix lyrical imagery with torn phrases and obscured lines.
An old advertisement extols Brown’s Iron Bitters as a health tonic for all ages. It claims the product prevents illness, restores health, and keeps families robust, promising fewer doctor visits and time loss.
A Detroit Free Press piece recalls a temperance lecture in Michigan where a speaker flustered the crowd by misnaming the official. The mayor asked the lecturer his name as the speaker improvised introducing the “notorious” Mister Simpkins and finally urged the judge to proceed with the talk.
A lice box of Rough on Rats promises a pest free home all season. The notice notes it repels flies mosquitoes rats and mice and is sold by druggists.
An 19th century style medical ad claims Wells' Health Renewer cures liver and kidney trouble consumption dyspepsia debility among other illnesses. The remedy is priced at $1 and sold by Dapet Swormstedt & Co. through druggists.
A partial quote from Gaiteau recounts General Garfield’s removal as a bid to avert a wider Republican rift and civil war. The text critiques the political climate and mentions Rough on Rats advertising and druggists selling products. The fragmentary nature leaves dates and full context unclear.
An advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as a remedy for back and kidney trouble, claiming it acts on kidney secretions to purify and restore health. It touts both liquid and dry forms and urges readers to buy now at druggists, citing the Binghamton Republican.
A Detroit traveler in Arkansas sleeps under a farmer’s roof with a revolver under his pillow. At midnight he fires six times, thinking a crime. the farmer explains he sought a pepper remedy and offers advice on knives. The piece ends with a product plug for Dr Bull's Cough Syrup sold by druggists.
A Boston man earns a reputation for courtesy after a collision in a hurry. The polite pedestrian briskly removes his hat and offers a lighthearted exchange about blame before rushing off. The item references a Maryland correspondent discussing a rheumatism cure in St Jacob’s Oil.
A patchwork of dialect humor descriptions and quips about politeness, gossip, slavery, and daily scenes. The narrator riffs on a depot incident, a hornet sting, election timing, and a cough remedy reference.
A Little Rock debate quotes varied tales linking happiness and ruin to whisky with locals recalling eloping plans halted by drink and a wedding thwarted by drunkenness. Nearby reports mention St Jacob’s Oil curing neuralgia and a Boston press remark on personal rights and action.
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Frazier's Bitters and related remedies for health toning and old age symptoms. It touts benefits, urges use for gloom and tremors, and notes a price of one dollar per bottle sold by Henry & Davies Cleveland.
A Cleveland doctor, J M Coffinberry, endorses Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a supreme cure for chronic piles. The ad claims instant relief and permanent benefits after one box, noting the ointment soothes itching and treats related symptoms with a home remedy approach. Sold by St Henry and Davies in Cleveland Ohio or by mail.
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