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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1881
Page
2
Public notices from publisher Lin C Jones advertising subscription terms and local notices policy. It lists rates for one year six months and three months with irregular pricing, mentions quarterly collections for standing advertisements, and directs communications to the Worald, Maprsox.
The Herald announces a change in ownership with M. A. Barnett of Danville Indiana to assume control January 19. Editors and creditors are urged to settle accounts before the transition date.
The article discusses Louis Agassiz and his controversial belief in the distinct and fixed differences between human races, arguing climate and geography shape but do not unify these groups. It also cites Surgeon General Hammond on racial differences, and includes extensive immigration statistics up to 1881, noting major European sources and annual arrivals.
A historical excerpt argues that Africans are inherently inferior and unaltered by climate or environment. It asserts the negro race has existed in America for four centuries yet shows unchanging traits, claiming civilization cannot temper supposed innate deficits. It likens humans to animals transported to new climates.
An editorial review laments 1881 as unremarkable in science and morals and condemns a Republican faction for political harm. It notes Chile Peru and Tunisian tensions as minor and predicts peaceful resolutions. It cites 6,090 deaths and 60,000 homeless from fires and floods, with Michigan forest fires highlighted.
A somber year end notes a deadly fire at the Ring Theater in Vienna killing hundreds and a sepulchre for many while praising five eminent writers and statesmen who died this year. It lists Carlyle Picot Disraeli Holland and Forney as prominent losses in 1881.
The article warns that pension payments since 1861 total about 520 million dollars with Arrearages bills needing 235 million more and annual costs rising from 70 million to an estimated 100 million. It cites 789,963 applications, 450,969 grants, 72,539 rejections, and 266,575 pending, predicting near a million pensioners and heavy political power on voters. A clerical army processes new claims daily, increasing the backlog.
The Naval Advisory Board recommends building forty two warships to triple the cruising navy. Vessels range from big cruisers to torpedo craft, steel construction favored by Pennsylvania mills, with costs from 500000 to 5000000 dollars each. Caution urged to avoid wasteful expenditure while strengthening national defense.
The New York Court of Appeals holds that voter intent governs in ballot doubt and counts votes for Step ladder Husted as intended. This supports the principle that ballots should be counted for the person the voter intended when meaning is clear.
The Boston Post cites Attorney General Brewster’s alleged schemes to shield thieves in the Star Route case. It argues Brewster helped craft a writ of information that allowed embezzlers to escape and suggests his record includes aiding the Pennsylvania pardon ring. It questions whether President Arthur would back such actions despite public praise for Dorsey.
A vented scene at Mr. Scoville’s house has inmates alarmed by a crank who insisted on staying to aid in expert examination. Mrs. Scoville had police take charge. the man was released next day as harmless. A mysterious box for Scoville arrived again, later opened revealing thirty ten cent pieces from a Grand Rapids sympathizer calling herself Mrs. E. H. Olcott.
The Herald notes several shops in New York boasting lavish Christmas windows. A dry goods house features goods valued above 20000 dollars. a furniture store shows a fully furnished parlor from piano to paper cutter. other shops display artificial and real flower gardens, bronzes and vases worth over 10000 dollars, a sewing machine display with children’s stories, and a grove store with a yule log.
An elderly Kentucky woman dreams of a clock with her father's gray hair head bending toward her and stopping. Soon after, her father dies. She then dreams of a waning moon and shortly after, her mother dies as well.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports Republicans plan to rally Georgia workers to back debt repudiation as Radical elements threaten action to repay the national public debt.
An insanity expert claims five of every twenty five are insane. The Indianapolis Sentinel notes two Guinean jurors would be insane and one juror a quarter insane if true. It suggests about 20 percent of experts may be insane and calls the proposition cranky.
In Detroit the glucose tvoths are producing a perfumed surplus that the city struggles to absorb. Critics say the scene makes it hard to recruit a self-respecting skank to compete with them at the works.
The Republican members of the present Congress have not kept their pledge to settle down to business this session. Over 2,500 bills have been introduced with no such inclination shown by their part.
Rippiesercer of the Mahone band of Virginia is described as the Senate’s youngest member at thirty seven. The critique notes his age as justification to disgrace the Old Dominion.
Congress adjourned on Wednesday until January but the Speaker named committees, many of which irritate Western Republicans. The action sets the stage for a contentious post‐recess period as party divisions and committee assignments draw scrutiny.
Total exports of provisions cotton and dairy products in November 1881 reached 8 621 521 dollars, down from 12 075 864 dollars in November 1880.
The defaulting teller Hoxroway in Poughkeepsie faces mental strain amid rumors of heavy assessment to fund Republican corruption. Friends say the man was driven by financial pressure and political intrigue surrounding the bank.
Irish miner Jme Woon receives promotion to a lieutenancy position within the Capital police force, marking a notable career advancement. The event reflects personnel moves within the service and acknowledges Woon's service record.
The Tre Guiteau trial progresses at a slow pace, with proceedings proving burdensome to those linked to the case.
The author narrates how a persistent agent delivered a New Home sewing machine, which impressed the ladies and led to replacing the old machine. Johnson Clark & Co., of New York, offers an illustrated catalogue and a set of advertising novelties with requests for advertisements.
The January number is remarked for high quality with a colored frontispiece The Finishing Touch by Meyer Von Bremen and Douglas Campbell's illustrated article on New York water supply. It features serialized Leonie Empress of the Air by Gerald Carlton and stories by Helen W Pierson plus poems and sketches totaling 128 quartos and about 100 illustrations.
The note announces a subscription deal at 25 cents per issue with an annual rate of $3 post-free. It lists Frank Leslie as publisher and provides his address at 53 55 and 57 Park Place, New York.
Rutledge Publishing Company of Easton Pa announces a January 1882 prize puzzle in Retledge's Monthly. The offer pays $2000 in gold to anyone who can state how many times the word Moses appears in the New Testament scriptures. entrants must mail 20 cents with their answer and receive the February Monthly, which will publish the winner's name and answer.
A reflective piece lists contrasting aims and ironies about everyday life. It ponders forgetting past troubles, resisting scandal, enduring hardships, valuing health, and the oddities of human behavior across ages and social scenes.
A private letter describes a Panama wedding joining a white bride and groom amid a grand parlor, piano, and abundant finery. The ceremony in cathedral drew a large, predominantly Black crowd. the bride’s train was carried by two girls and witnesses offered little applause. Afterward guests enjoyed ice cream, champagne, and dulce matrimonia, reflecting a lavish, culturally mixed celebration.
Mrs. Smith recalls a cruel farming-area man who left a cider barrel on his porch inviting tramps to drink, then filled it with water when they approached. Edith confirms her mother spoke of Mrs. Smith visiting and hoped the visit would end quickly.
Scientists claim sleeping with the head to the north is healthiest, a view church architects have ignored, and parishioners express astonishment at declining church attendance.
A wealthy man recalls the peak of joy from his youth when he saved $800 at 21, bought a red cottage, married on a June Sunday, and shared a simple, loving supper with his wife. He says he would trade all wealth for that single June evening’s happiness.
A descriptive vignette of Saltash Cornwall depicts white and yellow cottages with diamond-paned windows, a seven century old gray church, gray macadam streets, and green vardoress. locals are sturdy and virtuous, with fishing as livelihood, amid a contemplative colonial tone and a tale of a post office goose with 3500 marks found in a parcel tied to a goose in Berlin.
Market notes show retail prices rising for sunbeam flour and various commodities. Wheat and hominy products list per unit costs, with hay values from several firms and agents, including L and M Kronenbergers and Totten Collins, reflecting regional pricing and commodity turnover.
At a railway station trains were being made up and shunted amid rain. The locomotive puffed loudly and the wheels turned while the whistle rang out. A passerby asked what was happening and the response implied they were practicing for an accident.
A French student of English mocked irregular verbs, quoting a garbled present tense of go with phrases like I go thou startest he departss we lay tracke you cuteticks thou abegeatulate or ske daddle highlighting the chaotic forms in a humorous misspellings sample.
A reflective line urging restraint in judgment of distant troubles, noting how small everyday concerns look against the vast universe of light. It emphasizes inner focus over outward worry and invites measured perspective.
The article counsels that looking ahead for happiness is like bottling sunshine for next year, arguing that taking comfort in the present is the only sure way to endure and find solace in life.
An old advertisement touts Henrys Carbolic Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands corns and skin eruptions. It guarantees perfect satisfaction or money back and warns that imitators counterfeit the product priced at 25 cents.
The advertisement touts Dr Greens Oxygenated Bitters as the best remedy for Dyspepsia Biliousness Malaria Indigestion and all stomach disorders and disorders of the blood kidneys liver and skin indicated by impurity.
Purno's Catarrh Snuff claims to cure catarrh and all mucous membrane affections. The advertisement asserts comprehensive relief from nasal and throat symptoms through its inhaled powder.
An old advertisement touts Dr Mott's Livery Pills as the best cathartic regulators and Baker's Pain Panacea curing pain in man and beast. It claims use externally and internally.
An advertised remedy claims to instantly destroy Worma and halt secretions. The brief notice provides product name Dr. Rogers Vegetable Worm Syrup and a claim of rapid action with little additional detail.
The record shows cattle and calf prices across quality ranges from common to good and choice. Cattle and calves include cows, heifers, oxen, and stockers with prices listed in dollars per hundredweight, plus hogs sheep and lambs with varying grades and quotes.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County Indiana announces that David J Spencer has been appointed Administrator of the estate of James D McLaughlin late of Jefferson County deceased The estate is presumed solvent and the administrator’s address is 33 3
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