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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1880
Page
1
A travel through a forbidden road leads to upon encountering painful thorns and strange sights. An angelic guide appears promising to lead back to virtue as the speaker endures trials and vows to reform, hoping the blighted blossoms may bloom again.
A traveler recalls the Porcelain Tower near Nan King, its octagonal nine stories, copper roof, gilded interiors, and a 36 foot iron ball once weighing 24 tons. It took nineteen years to build, cost 3.5 million, and stood 261 feet high before lightning fire war left it a ruin. A white marble tortoise and a lone monk remain to guard the site.
A contemplative poem ponders eternity as the sea and time stretch vast and unaltered. The speaker treasures the calm surface and endless waves while mourning the loved and lost swallowed by the ages.
A poem celebrates the man who conquers inner battles and remains steadfast and noble. It extols fighting unseen foes with courage, placing true heroism in self control, endurance, and upright character rather than battlefield glory. The speaker honors every brave heart, rich or poor, who conquers passions and stays true to virtue.
A fragmented verse hints at a sudden roof rise and unexpected crush of Tink secrets amid a mushroom house tale. The lines suggest a rapid transformation and hidden disclosures buried in a dreamlike scene.
A London Truth review surveys Baron Hotham’s 1794 Maidstone summing up in Rex agt Purefoy, noting the judge’s mercy toward a duel death and the jury’s path to manslaughter verdicts. It juxtaposes Justice Fletcher’s 1812 Irish jury direction, calling a two-minute summation that a two-person duel with a fatal fall is murder yet a fair duel.
A Memphis young man, eager to see a country girl, hires a horse and buggy to ride out to her home and hitchs the horse at the door. He returns later with a serene, contented air, the incident reflecting a lighthearted episode from Teonessie.
London report notes German town Paderborn hired Baum to rid its cellars and garrets of rats for 600 marks. After a four night campaign thousands died, yet the burgomaster delays payment while the town debates the fee. Baum claims victory as authorities weigh the contract terms.
A jumbled page of maxims, quips, verse fragments, and odd observations. Notes include proverbs on belief and youth, a remark on Darwin, jokes about flattery and resolutions, and brief humorous exchanges. Literary miscellany from a late 19th century column.
In Jungle Life in India Bell describes a witch who allegedly devoured cattle. An elder woman confessed to the crime after being charged, and later her two accomplices were executed. The owner of the cattle then killed the culprit with the English authorities’ involvement.
The article describes plans to build an ice house in Theological Garden modeled after an Empress Anne era creation. The 1740 St Petersburg blockwork used melted water bonding to form a single frozen mass with ice furniture, green marble-like pilasters, an entrance gallery of statues, and rooms filled with ice replicas of daily objects.
The piece notes dairymen stubbornly color butter with carrots annatto and inferior dyes despite a strong Wells Ard en record. It mentions creameries that keep using the practice and mocks the idea of a milor or wife as mere chores rather than roles.
A Story of Andrew Burr recounts how he met a self taught boy at a Kingston area blacksmith shop. Burr gave him a path to New York and future study in painting. The boy's success led to Vanderlyn's rise, with five years in Paris and a commission for the Washington Capitol rotunda.
The Conte de Semelle recounts his Paris return and a visit to Lokodga where the Sultan rejects gifts and demands gin and rum. He claims the sultan’s drunken rule, revealing a brutal tribute system with 100 sacrificed victims, their entrails examined, and the count given twenty wives. The narrative notes English obstacles and a perilous march toward Onitcha and the Mitche country.
A damaged Des Moines Register clipping describes an attempted assault involving a man and a young woman in a private setting. The readable fragments mention a confrontation, a daughter, and an unnamed young man, with unclear details due to the torn text.
Henry Clay bet Lord Gambier during 1814 talks over the Mississippi navigation and fishing rights. Clay claimed Andrew Jackson would defend New Orleans against Packenham and the British army, wagering 100 guineas. Gambier later returned the stake and quipped about fanatic Americans.
Old Jerry asks a lawyer to read a nephew's letter written in a thick Arkansas dialect. The letter praises a young man’s schooling and writing talent while Jerry recalls his own modest past and current lack of money.
An English officer famed for betting skill transfers regiments. At mess, he bets his new colonel that his back is not wounded, insisting the wound never existed. The subaltern wins ten pounds by proving the claim and later boasts of another win, prompting the colonel to curse.
A fragment references Best New Orleans Molasses and related branding. The readable text centers on product naming and selection within a historic context. No clear events or dates are provided.
An old column promotes Hop Bitters with a blunt remedy line and then shifts to a rail timetable for Jeffersonville Madison and Indianapolis Railroad. The schedule lists trains leaving Madison at 2:00 pm and 6:45 pm toward North Vernon Columbus and Indianapolis with arrivals and connections to St Louis and Madison late at night.
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