13 Feb 1878
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1878
Page
1
A lengthy piece contrasts charity and wealth with a plea for mercy toward the poor, marching through shops, courts, banks, and a home, urging compassion and critique of social inequities. It blends verses on virtue with anecdotes and a satirical note on urban life and public figures.
Weir Mitchell writes of a plain Quaker graveyard framed by four brick walls and a quiet meeting house. Robins sing from the porch as autumn colors lie on the graves, contrasting with the drab surroundings and the stern, unadorned life the Quakers led.
A damaged OCR fragment recalls pain and sorrow as harmony emerges from discord, hinting at love overcoming strife in a poetic reflection.
In Kingston New York a professional juror tells fellow jurors that when they retire to consult he will pretend to have agreed and will sleep until they reach the same conclusion. He then signals readiness to report only after unanimity is achieved.
A satirical item notes a speaker at a gathering drawing tears only from a glass eye. The unsigned piece endorses Dr Bulln Cough Syrup for sore throat coughs colds and similar ailments at 25 cents per bottle.
A collection of old maxims and humorous observations on trust healing fees desire consequences speech knowledge and daily life. The items include warnings about thorny conduct and barefoot deception plus a quip about hot soups and frozen apples and advice on marriage and sharing meals.
A collage of short items touches on November failures in Boston, exports and rail totals, tobacco output, humor and curiosities, and local notes. It cites a Michigan judge on otters, postal card use, convicts on a North Carolina railroad, and various economic snapshots from Georgia, New Orleans, and Italy.
A collection of old time jokes and quips with social stereotypes, pun lines, and humorous exchanges. The items feature quick exchanges about race, manners, family, marriage and everyday scenes such as a hotel ad for newlyweds and a girl bargaining for change. The tone resembles a light amusements page.
The passage likens mold to a forest of trees under the microscope with branches and fruit visible. It notes butterflies as feathered, hairs as hollow tubes, and skin scales covering the body. It compares sand grain coverage, pores, and perspiration’s passage, and imagines micro life in stagnant water and on leaves.
The report estimates Tennessee's tobacco harvest at 60 million pounds, outlining statewide production expectations and potential market impact for growers and processors.
A collage of quips and brief items travels from Europe to America. It notes fashion trends, long hair records in Maine, a joke about a chicken case, and jokes about deception and truth. It cites jokes from the Burlington Hawkeye and New Orleans Picayune and reports on double standards and war costs.
Advertises Suroi Consumption Cure claiming cure for consumption and throat ailments with quick results. Offers 10, 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles and a money back guarantee. Also promotes Saron's Poros Phaster for lung and chest pain with 25 cent price. Sold by Henry C. Firth.
An 19th century medicinal advertisement touts Shilow's System Vitalizer as a cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints with guaranteed results. It claims to restore system balance in consumption and debility, and to allay inflammation of the lungs with Stilh's Cure. Prices listed at 75 cents. Sold by Henry Firth and Stenry Firth in Madison, Indiana.
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