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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1883
Page
4
A collage of notices cites a large stock of rubber goods and quotes from Democratic and Republican voices on tariffs and pensions. Clerks discuss legislative moves, public figures, and a feature story reflects on deafness and the value of sight, hearing, and speech through anecdotes.
The Madison and Jefferson County political scene faces a daily organ need to counter Republican dominance and two existing dailies. The piece notes fragmented support and questions how opponents gain city or county influence amid opposition.
Calvin M. Priest of the New York Club Stables and Dan Mace of Excelior Stables praise St Jacobs Oil for treating horse ailments such as cuts bruises swellings lameness and stiffness. Professor David Eybarge, a famed horse shoer, shares the belief widely among stockmen. Priest cites a trotter rheumatism case where one application led to a swift recovery and readiness for the race track the next day.
A trunk held child primers printed in 1812. One titled The Youths Guide to Wisdom presents enduring maxims and moral lessons, contrasting past juvenile literature with modern works. Illustrations show a sturdy boy in old clothes and a sleeping child with a mother nearby, reflecting moral guidance of the era.
An English expedition leader learns to read chiefs by inference as villages resist guides and gifts. The Uhehe chief withholds milk and help until the traveler adapts to local values. The piece notes that diplomacy and humor the chiefs’ ideas can avert desertions and potential war, guiding safe passage.
A reverent meditation on womanhood portraying the wife as bride, mother, and matriarch. It extols self sacrifice from wedding tears to a life of devotion, bearing sorrows, supporting growth, and enduring love through birth, motherhood, and old age.
A New Orleans Picayune interview with Col. He Haunt recalls Morgan leading a 1 200 man raid across the Cumberland in winter 1862. He discusses crossing under snow, capturing 2 000 prisoners, and parole of detainees, noting Morgan’s strategic maneuvering and the Hartsville episode. Also includes an advertisement for a skin salve.
The undersigned will sell at public auction on the premises Wednesday the 28th of February 1883 in Smyrna Township Jefferson County Indiana. Lot No 1 in Elisha Basset estate beginning at southeast corner of northwest quarter section 20 township 4 north range 1 east. Containing twenty four acres more or less. Terms one fourth cash. remainder in five equal annual payments with interest 7 percent. Sale to commence 10 o'clock a.m. by order of Board of Commissioners Jefferson County. Auctioneer Grantman Auditor J.C.
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