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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1882
Page
1
Dr J G Hollands portrait of his father in law Daniel Gray unfolds through simple prayers and steadfast virtue. The piece recalls a devout life, stern yet loving, as the speaker imagines joining him in heaven and reflects on modest means and a hopeful afterlife.
Poem celebrating a mother's daily labor caring for three children. It contrasts mundane tasks like bathing, dressing, and sewing with the emotional toll of tending a child’s illness. The speaker finds meaning in love and devotion, saying the children guide the mother toward Heaven and teach perfect filial trust.
A light verse about writing a valentine without clichés. The speaker teases Jane about a grown up question and resolves to express affection to a beloved lady with praise for hair and eyes. The young narrator, Kate Kelloggin, attributes the piece to St. Nicholas magazine.
A Grant county man died the day after securing life insurance for 500 dollars, illustrating prompt business handling of the policy.
Tue Butler quotes President Arthur as drawing the capital prize of Guiteau’s murder plot, arguing the president’s continued patronage of Stalwarts is a form of merry reward. The remark frames Arthur as sharing blame in the era’s political patronage culture.
West Virginia detective Aur Burnett states Craft and Neal sentenced to hang are innocent. He alleges Ellis feigns state evidence and claims three black men carried out the murder, outlining his reasons.
The piece reports John C. New as First Assistant Secretary of State signaling Stalwart strength, Corydon to Salisbury branch road plans eight miles linking the old state capital to the L N A C line, and a tally of 2419 new offices costing 320 500 dollars. It also recounts a Georgia mob whipping a horse thief, a Jennings county family dining on an open porch despite cold, and a controversial riff on Guiteau’s sentence with a minstrel show reference.
It is confirmed the Jeanette, De Longs Arctic ship, was crushed and sunk on June 12 after drifting 21 months in ice since September 1879. The disaster casts doubt on the feasibility and value of Northwest Passage searches and open polar sea hopes, suggesting risks to life and capital with limited prospects of human benefit.
A collage of aphorisms and witticisms from authors and editors, touching on politics, love, virtue, and daily life. The piece glances at figures like Napoleon, Byron, Keats, and Ouida, then shifts to local notes about pensions, marriage for back pay, and political maneuvering in the Blaine Arthur era, with humorous maxims woven throughout.
A treasurer tells a bondsman his term ends next week and insists he has not stolen. The bondsman jokes about fleeing with someone’s wife to restore his reputation. Soon headlines claim he caused a scandal by breaking up a family, tainting his legacy as an office holder.
An elderly man broke through the ice at Bay City while his hands were in his pockets. He could not free his hands as they soaked and he hung his chin on the ice edge, staying afloat until bystanders pulled him to safety.
A vintage ad urges mothers to buy Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain in infants. It claims immediate relief, bowel regulation, restful sleep for the mother, and safety for all cases, labeling the product as the prescription of an esteemed female physician. Sold everywhere for 25 cents.
The World building was the tallest burned in the city. New York rises in height with eight or nine story structures now common. Buildings like Stewart palace of fashion, Claflin's, Arnold Constable, and 845 Broadway reach 80 to 100 feet. Grand Central 123 feet, Gilsey House 100 feet plus mansard, Equity and Bareel around 113 to 115 feet, Morse 140 feet, Tribune tower tallest. Insurance caps at sixty feet, extra rates rise per ten feet. Brown's Iron Bitters touted as nerve and vigor booster.
A young woman gives slippers to her admirer who sends his photo in a frame and a note while angrily answering a debtor. A boy carries the package. the girl reads a letter from the suitor claiming weariness and debt, then shuns him when confronted by her father. An odd public notice follows praising Dr Balls Cough Syrup.
San Francisco correspondent notes California oil belts may be the richest in the world as wells in Los Angeles flood markets with coal of oil reduced from fifty to eighteen cents a gallon. Advertisements offer five gallon cars at that rate. Pennsylvania supplies now declined.
San Francisco correspondent notes 300000 copies of Spurgeon's John Ploughman's Talk sold in England. The piece praises the simple sermons and includes a portrait of Spurgeon. A Naples ballet dancer dies, hinting wealth from fashion. Brown's Bronchial Troches touted as a cure for lung and throat issues, endorsed by physicians for generations. Sold 25 cents a box. 11-27 time stamp.
The notice lists daily mail arrivals and departures and hours for Lock Lox Department, with Sunday openings from 8 to 9 am and 9 pm closes. A separate item records Maile arrival and departure times.
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