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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1881
Page
2
Phares Manthe marks one year in his new role at the local firm, celebrating steady progress and ongoing projects through this 12 month period. He continues to lead key initiatives and collaborates with department heads to drive growth.
The essay argues for minimal government and broad private enterprise. It rails against broad legislative acts and advocates general railway laws, restraining railroad power, and limiting taxation to essential public needs. It laments political corruption and urges private initiative over expansive state control.
Fragmentary OCR of the twenty eighth report of Indiana Superintendent James H. Snare on Toliana school conditions finances and trends for 1850. The noisy text references education, revenues, and public instruction requirements without clear concrete details.
The article praises the public school system of Indiana and summarizes Professor Smart’s report. It notes growth in school houses and funds from 1859 to 1880, increases in student numbers, and the need for expansion. It commends Smart for meeting duties and elevating the state’s public instruction.
A partisan critique argues that American citizens risk losing independence by favoring centralized governance and party factions. The writer denounces leaders who exploit citizen dependency, warning that ignorance fosters demagoguery and undermines Jeffersonian democracy and national unity.
The article discusses a stressed Electoral Count issue with Democrats likely in attendance at Congress opening. It mentions a potential joint committee to report a plan for governing electoral votes and announcing results, with references to Mr. Ginknell and a long-standing precedent.
The piece argues that counting electoral votes could uphold Garfield’s majority or shift outcomes, while warning that a Hamiltonian strong central rule threatens republic ideals. It calls for Jeffersonian clubs and vigilance committees to act as a democratic bulwark against elite consolidation and potential empire.
A sharp editorial contrasts Beecher-Tilton with Conkling Sprague and Christiane scandals, arguing they expose alleged Northern Republican moral fails. It suggests the South bears no blame for national vice and warns of increasing sensational coverage and possible inquiries by the Courier-Journal.
A Washington dispatch notes a sudden rift between General 7 reportedly near the White House and the administration. It also mentions differing views on the retirements of Generals Oe and McDowell with Sherman’s recommendations referenced and various courtly exchanges among officials.
An ex army officer claims General McDowell traveled from the Pacific coast to New York to vote for Garefield and received about $1200 in mileage and allowances under a War Department order for himself and an aide. The dispatch to Hancock, attributed to Ord, is said not to have been sent at government expense. Critics blame such retirement discrimination for army officer discontent and cite General Sherman’s support.
A 1881 New Year message asks if readers have done their duty and helped the world, urging self examination of kindness, aid to workers, and uplifting actions. It speaks to friends everywhere and crafts people, wishing a Happy New Year.
The article notes global railroad value near 16.09 billion dollars and steam lines circling the globe. It cites Baron Kolb and historic openings between Darlington and Stockton in 1825 and Manchester-Liverpool in 1830. It compares prerailroad and postrailroad accident rates in France and claims railroad travel in England carries higher risk.
A writer imagines a bedroom scene in Tudia where a green lizard and a centipede clash above a mosquito net. A centipede hides under the bed while a large rat consumes a garden party of black bugs playing on the floor.
A nineteenth century argument contends that enduring European powerhouses from Charlemagne to Napoleon were not sustained by hereditary lines. It asserts bloodlines fail to produce repeated genius in statesmanship, military command, poetry, painting, or other fields, and that greatness is not hereditary.
The piece calls for unity and thorough organization by wards and clubs, urging Democratic groups to imitate the Brooklyn Legion. It asserts enemies of constitutional government must be driven from high places and stresses the party mission to maintain representative government. It argues Jeffersonian Clubs in every town would strengthen chances in a Presidential campaign.
In Augusta Maine excitement builds over the Maine Senate contest to replace Hannibal Hamlin when his term ends next March. Candidates Hale Frye and Hamlin are discussed with Hamlin viewed as the likely winner who can maneuver through the Legislature and may secure a fourth U S Senate term.
The piece notes escalating strife between Conkling and Hayes tied to Garfiell ta tion. It reports support coalescing for Conkling among lawmakers and insiders as a coming storm promises sharp disclosures, including implications about Phelps Dodge & Co. in party affairs.
Father Rose in Baltimore on Tuesday night likened Uianphorps to the carpet-leaguers and urged the Irish to cast out carpet-higzers. Father Ryan counseled agitation be clear prudent and tender to crown efforts with success.
Dr. Mowror lauds the Times new dress, calling it elegant and preferring a thousand subscribers to a deed for a quarter section of land in paradise. The land is said to be reserved for Deacon Richard Smith of the Cincinnati Gazette.
A Brooklyn child, hiding under the bed on Christmas Eve to ponder Santa Claus, startled his family at breakfast by asking whether Santa wears hooped skirts. The question reveals a playful, innocent curiosity about the Christmas figure.
A compact reflection notes that a man who whistles at his work often must whistle for his pay. The world feels small yet rich with compensations and unexpected exchanges.
Market items list prices for flour, wheat, bran, shorts, oats and corn, with multiple agents and firms reporting figures. Includes hay, livestock feeds, hides, nails, iron and coal prices, attributed to Martin Wade Schrewsbury Bros WM. C. Lewis and L. & M. Kronenberger, with various per ton and per unit rates.
A Gippsland tree reaches 435 feet from base to branch tips while another in the Dandenong District Victoria is estimated at 450 feet to the treetop, marking extraordinary Australian specimens.
The current fiscal year sees Government printing expenses surpassing $2.6 million. The Congressional Record printing is around $130,000, while the Agricultural Bureau incurs about $250,000 in printing and lithographing plus engraving costs totaling $140,000.
A Pixe county editor proposed cooking the finest turkey in the country for Christmas dinner. The printer arranged a hook, and the editor remains under police surveillance whenever he leaves town outskirts.
The St. Louis Republican argues that Hancock’s twice as many votes in the North as in the South proves the old complaint of the South ruling the Democratic party should be buried.
Prof James H Smart State Superintendent of Public Instruction elected Superintendent of Evansville public schools at 2500 dollars yearly, replacing Prof John M Blosa who had held the post. The swap was notable as Smart was not a Evansville citizen and faced local opposition. Blosa’s salary remained 2500 with an assistant and clerk at 900 dollars.
Prof Tice predicts January will start cloudy with snow possibilities from the 6th to 9th then clear and cold from the 9th to 11th. Expect more clouding and heavy rain or snow around the 11th to 14th followed by very cold conditions if major storms occur.
The passage extols the quiet, unglamorous work of journalism. It notes that readers praise a paper without crediting the individual efforts behind it and argues that a writer seeks recognition for their contribution even as the public notices the publication rather than the author.
The Hinge family of Burnett Wisconsin contracted triching from eating raw pork. The mother and one son have died with more deaths anticipated. Two neighbors from the Millard family also fell ill after consuming the pork. A physician reports a small leg-like parasite fragment from the deceased boy’s arm.
A humor piece blends a Christmas stocking poem about an editor with an observation from Hackensack Republican and a brief note from N O Picayune. It mentions two men arrested in a lumber yard suspected of a design on wood and a dentist joke about a forceps tooth.
Grex Walker expects census returns ready for Congress soon after the recess. Republicans aim to prevent reapportionment by the Forty sixth Congress for partisan reasons, but it should be done this winter to allow state legislatures to draw districts for the 1832 congressional elections before the Forty seventh Congress reapportions representation.
Ty the whisky insurrection era figure John Pyle died last Wednesday in Zanesville Ohio as a centenarian era life closed. He served in 1814 and his relatives reached remarkable ages including a seventy three year old eldest son. Washington era ties mark his story.
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