16 Feb 1881
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1881
Page
1
A lyrical meditation on waiting through infancy, youth, manhood, and old age. It traces patience in joy and pain, hoping for brighter morns, calmer days, and heavenly relief as time moves from cradle to grave.
Poetic lines express longing and reverie as a speaker observes a distant beloved. The speaker senses a majestic aura and inner strength in the woman, while contemplating fate and personal restraint. A longing figure approaches, offering a shared sense of imperial dignity and freedom through imagination.
A meditation on isolation and unseen souls, contrasting human perception with divine illumination. The poem speaks of solitary lives, distant understanding, and a hoped light that reveals truth beyond earthly sight in heaven.
Mrs. Sallie Ray, a Leadville founder and mining investor, arrives in Buffalo with daughter Cora. She recounts a life spanning Ireland to Colorado frontier, claiming a $30,000 yearly income from property and noting she has fought Indians, built homes, and earned a fortune. She plans to travel to New York and may remarry.
The article catalogues new slang terms aimed at women and general use in the winter market. It defines words like catouche flick fancy oppressive and describes male and female equivalents such as Johnny boy Evangeline. It notes terms for disapproval anide gummy toppy and the vague gulitive.
A Boston Globe quote extols Hop Bit ters as cures for dilapidation and comic diseases, mentions Isaac's tripod fever, and hails Lindsey's Improved Blood Searcher as a general tonic. It also notes political cabinet omissions and ends with a hypercritical joke about donkeys.
A survey of gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans details their size, erect stance, and humanlike faces. It notes scientists’ interest in the missing link and locates orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra, with habitats, diet, and seasonal fruit feasts described.
Born in Virginia in 1793, Sam Houston rose through military and political ranks to Congress and Tennessee governorship. In 1828 he married amid private turmoil after learning his bride's prior attachment, then resigned and aided by faith and duty, he faced divorce odds while preserving her honor.
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes eminent physicians prescribe Kidney-Wort for biliousness constipation and kidney complaints. A thorough spring course benefits most people and can make one feel like a new creature.
A vintage advertisement touts Frazier's Root Bitters as a cure for weakness depression and fatigue. It promises renewed vigor for those in malaria regions exhausted parents or night owls. Sold by Henry & Davies sole proprietors at 1 per bottle, Cleveland Ohio.
An Indian remedy called Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment is advertised to cure chronic piles and related symptoms. The claim notes instant relief, soothing action, and a preparation limited to piles and private-area itching, with testimonials and price set at $1 plus postage.
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