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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1882
Page
1
A lyrical passage recalls a child climbing stairs, the tender bond of mother and baby, and the monarch’s reign over the nursery. It blends reminiscence with sentimental verses on women and love drawn from literary and editorial snippets of the era.
A cautionary poem urges a boy to pause at life’s crossing and choose the right path. It warns that sin wears a bright smile and counts the costs, invoking a mother’s prayers to guide the decision.
Poem fragment describes an Aun angel with folded wings rising above sorrow. The speaker lifts their voice in song and travels across radiant seas. They traverse islands of glory and headlands of Paradise beyond the stricken world.
Poetic lines declare love as enduring and sacred not fading with time. The speaker vows constant devotion, sharing joys and sorrows, and worship toward a divine beloved not subject to transient change.
Simple verse notes that a baby's skies depend on mamma's eyes and mood. It urges calm eyes and smiles to create pleasant weather for the child and asks mamma to guard her heart and lips from worry.
The Democratic party advocates a major tariff revision to reduce duties on raw materials and manufactured inputs, lowering costs for consumers and producers alike. They seek free or reduced duties on copper ore timber nickel and screws while broadening relief for households and builders.
An 1880s style ledger lists William H. Vanderbilt as the richest at about 200 million to 8300 million in wealth. It follows a roster of prominent financiers and industrialists with estimated fortunes from roughly 5 million to 100 million, including Rockefeller, Huntington, Morgan, Tilden, and others.
Richard Crowley of Salem Massachusetts endorses Brown's Iron Bitters claiming it cures indigestion dyspepsia and a sick stomach and strengthens the entire system with wonderful effects.
Rev. Mr. Wild former Brooklyn pastor now in Hamilton Ontario delivered a sermon titled The Death of General Garfield and What Next. He claimed Garfield’s death removed obstacles to Anglo Saxon unity, foretold in Scripture, and predicted a Grant dictatorship leading to a union of English speaking nations with Jerusalem.
The article warns Peter Cooper as a large glue iron and steel maker and a alleged monopolist. It claims he would seek to have Congress control state sovereignty money rails and telegraphs and oversee farmers and workers via a commission approved by manufacturers and bankers.
A villain charged farmers a dollar for so called “recipes” to keep pumps from freezing. The replies advised illiterate readers to “Take them in doors over night.” The tale includes sheep being shorn as part of the scheme.
In a strong endorsement the editor cites frequent use by the family and speaks confidently of its great worth for numerous ailments. The notice urges readers to keep St Jacob's Oil on hand in the medic ine chest.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain in babies. It claims immediate relief, bowel regulation, and calmer nights for mothers. The text cites safety, pleasant taste, and a 25 cent price, dated 11-27.
Texas Siftings notes a humorous column on the Vanderbilt residence with two connected houses, showing a blend of warm Dutch style and family plans. It contrasts with Mrs. Stewart’s house and satirically recalls a family fortune tale about a son and his marriage. A Texan veteran anecdote about Santa Anna is teased, ending with a playful invitation for next summer.
Cincinnati Commercial warns Senator Logan that pension arrears may reach two to three hundred million dollars, arguing vast fraud and delayed payments loom. The piece contrasts pension funding with national debt costs and notes widespread discovery of arrears in many neighborhoods. It also includes an unrelated ad for Brown's Bronchial Troches and a note on telegraph expansion.
An extensive notice promotes train service from Chicago to Texas and the West via the C., B,L & Q. line. It touts Palace Sleeping Cars, Drawing-Room Cars, reclining chairs, dining cars, and smoking cars. Through tickets, schedules, and a free color county map are offered by Percival Lowell and T. J. Potter.
Trains on the Jeffersonville Madison and Indianapolis Railroad begin Sunday after May 1st with north and south accommodations. Madison departures at 2 20 pm and 6 20 am reach North Vernon 8 34 pm and 7 00 am, Columbus 8 44 am and 4 45 pm, Indianapolis 6 20 pm and 1 00 am. Southbound trains depart Indianapolis 7 10 am 2 50 pm arrive Columbus 8 44 am 4 45 pm North Vernon 9 00 am 5 10 pm arriving Madison 10 80 am 6 00 pm.
Ticket notices advertise fastest and cheapest routes to St Louis and the West with through connections via Cincinnati and Louisville. Mail train from Jewwine departs 6:00 am and passes through to Minneapolis with return at 2:50 pm. District agent details listed for Madison and Columbus offices. general managers named.
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