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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1883
Page
5
Rubber goods of all kinds offered by Geo Deiderich at 24 West Main Cross Street.
The notice indicates a Wednesday January 10 1883 entry as second class matter at the Madison Indiana post office.
A humorous fable portrays a Wolf seeking reform and advising other animals like a Jackal Hyena Fox and Owl. Each encounter ends with sharp rebukes, until the Owl delivers the true moral that reform begins at home and outsiders are not to be trusted. The tale ends with a note on how state prisoners reflect outsiders' wickedness.
The article advises immediate relief for burns of all kinds with soda solution. Sprinkle dry soda and cover with a moist cloth or wash repeatedly with a strong soda solution. It recommends a saturated mix ready at hand and discusses theories on how soda works to ease pain.
A Main Street lawyer recalls a blunt caller who haggled for legal counsel on collecting a four dollar horse race bet. The man agrees to three dollars for advice but leaves convinced he will hang the elevator boy if charged more than that.
L. Langer compares fat across ages, noting infant fat is solid and crystal rich while adult fat holds oil globules and separates into layers in warmth. Infant fat shows higher oleic acid and lower palmitic and stearic acids, explaining rigidity and aging changes and sparking talk of an elixir of life.
A facetious cowboy rode down Second Street wearing a red corset over his clothes and drew laughter. The piece argues against quick judgment and calls for consideration of imperfect mornings and dressing in the dark before forming harsh opinions. It cites a minister’s tearful moment as a similar situation where apparent flaws should not trigger censure without facts.
A curious guide suggests obtaining a printer's towel, handling it like glass, and hanging it in a bay window to grow seeds and color a scene. The piece ends with a meditation on truthfulness as the foundation of honesty and integrity.
The piece argues that civilization brings health dangers as its taxes press on body and brain. It notes an earlier balance favoring vitality, cites giants and ancient vitality, and praises nature and mild medicines. Nursing and simple remedies are valued, with personal memories of a grandmother guiding care.
A London Swimming Club secretary promotes learning to swim on dry land and in a heated hall, with lectures on form and a staged progression from air-supported practice to water. The plan claims no danger and rapid muscle development, with several pupils soon swimming like ducks. Also noted is an ad for King’s Cream Balm claimed to cure catarrh, cited with a Fremont connection.
In an eastern revival a minister spoke of a "salvation train" with first class accommodations and a welcoming Peter at the depot. A gaunt man in the crowd challenged him asking for half price beers and a ticket. A Virginia blacksmith notes a political shift with Mose Skinner in the firm dissolution notice.
Promoters claim Brown's Iron Bitters effectively cures dyspepsia indigestion and weakness and provides relief in wasting diseases such as consumption and kidney complaints, urging sufferers to try the remedy.
An 19th century style ad promotes a universal salve claiming it heals cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chap hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions and cures piles. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded, priced at 25 cents per box, sold by C. Ei. Heberhart.
The notice promotes Harper's Weekly Harper's Magazine Harper's Bazar and Harper's Young People with Franklin Square Library One Year subscriptions. It notes a start with January issues and that orders beginning when no time is stated start with the next number after receipt of order.
An illustrated weekly aimed at boys and girls aged six to sixteen. It is praised as a successful, wholesome alternative to vicious youth papers and noted for neat engraving and appealing content. Reviews from New York Evening Post Boston Journal and Pittsburgh Gazette highlight its purpose and quality.
Marper's Periodicals advertises last eight Harper's Magazine volumes in cloth binding at 300 dollars per volume with postpaid mail. Cloth cases cost 50 cents each. An alphabetical analytical and classified index for Volumes 1 to 60 is offered for four dollars. Remittances via money order or draft are suggested.
Harper and Brothers offer Harper's Young People volumes for 1881 1882 bound in illuminated cloth at 300 dollars each with prepaid postage. Specimen copies available for 3 cents and individual numbers at four cents. 1882 cover 35 cents plus 13 cents postage. Order by money order or draft from New York.
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