04 Jan 1882
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1882
Page
1
The piece argues art alone cannot win hearts and minds. deep feeling and heart behind the words matter more than skilled verse. It emphasizes that whether in prayer, poetry, or song, the fervor of the heart, not mere technique, stirs the listener across the world.
A fragmentary poem depicts a pale face and blushes as a lady glides away, while an owl watches and weighs a sly moral. The bird offers a moral judgment on possession and fate, presenting a fable-like ending.
Reading a fragmentary poem, the speaker laments weariness and longing. The speaker questions who has not desired peace and fled from a world in conflict with fate. The verse evokes themes of love lost, betrayal, and the shadow cast over life.
Fragment from a historical notice cites a moral verse about tempering God given flaws. It mentions Sumberland as an attribution or place name in a terse reading. No further context or events are visible in the readable text.
A man seeks a flattering notice for a constable bid in the Eighth ward and offers payment in advance. The editor lists pricing from $1.50 to $10 per insertion, with gibes at rivals and even mentions of a brother’s lack of a wife. The piece includes satire on newspaper advertising and political manipulation. Also noted is a Cincinnati item about Tim Gleeson praising St Jacob’s Oil for rheumatism relief.
A long newspaper item notes famous maxims from Shakespeare Washington Franklin and others credited to many writers. It also mentions the success of Dr Bull's Cough Syrup sold by Wallace Hilton Co Druggists Lock Haven Pa and ends with a long procession past a saloon on Mulberry street observed yesterday.
A narrative from the era recounts Abram Corwin’s political bid in a log cabin district. While recounting a rival’s supposed piety and a shirt atop a bed, Corwin’s audience erupts in laughter and his influence surges. Mid-climax he faints and dies, a moment framed as a grim twist in a lively campaign tale.
A druggist on Washington street reports rising sales of Brown's Iron Bitters with 23 bottles sold in month one, 56 in month two, and 146 in month three, all customers praising it as the best health and life-giving medicine.
A collage of reflections on death and immortality cites Ion and Cleanthe, with quotes from Geo. D. Prentice and Lyman Leeds praising Brown's Iron Bitters. The piece then shifts to short anecdotes and ads about cures and local humor, ending with a quip on music in marches.
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as safe and effective for teething pain in infants. It claims rapid relief, bowel regulation, and rest for mothers, citing a renowned female physician’s prescription and widespread availability for 25 cents a bottle.
A Detroit Free Press piece recounts a man at Central depot boarding a Buffalo-bound train with an old woman bound for St Thomas. He asks a passing traveler to escort the woman, then abandons the plan as the train departs. A junket of quips and ads follow about cures and sea curiosities.
The piece mourns a lost friend and urges keeping them in Christmas memory. It contrasts winter scenes with grave reminders and calls for tenderness toward the dead within household ritual, celebrating mercy, history, and communal comfort.
The Old Society center stage at Washington hosts yearly receptions in a grand mansion. An aristocratic owner, an aging hostess, and guests from long Virginia and Maryland lineages preside as relics of Jackson era dandies. The high circles recall Dolly Madison era without inviting the current generation.
Cough and cold or sore throat should be stopped to prevent serious illness. Brown's Bronchial Troches ease asthma bronchitis coughs catarrh consumptive and throat diseases. Used by doctors for thirty years and by public speakers for vocal strength. Sold at twenty five cents a box everywhere. 11 27 ly.
A vintage advertisement urges use of Frazier's Root Bitters for weakness malarial areas and fatigue. It claims benefits for a list of conditions from languor to blues and aging with a tout of one dollar per bottle sold by Henry & Davies Cleveland Ohio.
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment cures chronic piles and related conditions. It asserts rapid, painless relief and notes a Cleveland testimonial from Hon J M Coffinberry. Sold by St Henry & Davies in Cleveland Ohio or by mail.
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