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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1882
Page
1
A nostalgic meditation on a childhood Bible and a grandfather reading from a leather bound Bible in a rural setting. The speaker recalls the meeting house, rail fence, bells, and doves as reverent scenes anchor memory of the sacred text and hope for the skies.
Major Max recounts a Virginia City fishing tale with Hank Smith and Sam Jones. A hot stream adventure among Piute camps ends with Major landing a tin dinner-pail of hot fish chowder and a naked Indian boy, later learning the “hot stream” was mine water pumped up for mining.
Boston Traveler correspondent recalls visiting Old Capitol Prison in 1869 to witness exhumation and transfer of Lincoln assassination conspirators remains to relatives. Describes Booth, Surratt, Payne, Atzerodt, Herold bodies, burial in pine boxes, details of condition, and Johnson’s remarks on pardon and accessory roles.
A string of quips and curiosities on time, wealth, romance, and daily life. Aphorisms, witticisms, and folksy vignettes touch humor, travel, and society with playful observations and light irony.
In a grocery store a cast of items including mackerel sugar coffee and butter engage in a lively political and social skit. Voices clash with playful jabs about parties and times while the shopkeeper returns to normal as the debate ends.
The untrodden snow gleams in the morning sea and hills. Frost jewelled spray and pines, while the village steeple bars shine white. In the churchyard where children sleep a pure ermine covers their graves. Beyond decay, mercy falls, brightening squalor and lifting thoughts of crime.
A passerby pauses amid the rush, bound by delight as he frees snow from an object and pins it inside his coat. His face brightens, eyes glow, and he walks on pleased, inviting the crowd to notice his calm transformation.
A verse portrait from Scribner's Monthly laments life as the sea cruel and wrecking souls yet honors hope as some ships return. The speaker notes bitter hours while a mother weeps and white gulls patrol the shore, ending with a quiet prayer of gratitude.
The Norristown Herald recalls a case of interest about Samuel C. Nyce a Pennsylvan ia Legislature clerk living at 308 Marshall Street His three year old son broke a leg while away from home and after stiffness set in St Jacob s Oil eased movement a doctor attributed stiffness relief to the oil Nyce used the Great German Remedy for toothache sprains rheumatic pains and gave it good marks Mrs Nyce credited the Oil as indispensable
A popular Boston hotel clerk is found dead, remembered for his steady presence and modest diamond pin. The traveling public mourns him, while anticipation grows for his successor as the Courier-Journal notes the poignant goodbye from guests and staff alike.
Ponder on These Truths. Kidney-Wort is nature's remedy for kidney and liver diseases, pile and con stipation. Sediment or mucous in the urine is a sure indication of disease. Take Kidney Wort. Torpid liver and kidneys poison the blood. Kidney-Wort revives them and cleanses the system. Headache, bifious attacks, dizziness, and loss of appetite are cured by Wid ney-Wort. See adv.
An old newspaper ad markets Rough on Rats pest control product telling readers to ask druggists for the item. It promises to erase rats mice roaches flies and bedbugs with 15 cent boxes and notes its effectiveness in extermination.
Depet Swormaiedt Co. advertises Well-Health Renewer for nervous debility and weakness of generative functions at $1. Available at druggists.
New quick complete remedy claimed to cure urinary affections including frequent and difficult urination, kidney diseases, and effects of smoking in four days. Priced at $1. Sold by druggists. Depot Wormsiedt & Co. listed as suppliers.
An London tobacconist signs The best tobacco by Far while a rival counters with Far better tobacco than the best tobacco by Far. The gag recalls a bear sign joke from New York Mail. J Q A Lawrence of Trenton, N J reports his wife’s health improved after Brown's Iron Bitters, saying she feels like a young girl.
A terse vignette describes a girl at the gate and a young man descending the lane while an elderly father on the porch watches with a deep, perhaps hopeful gaze toward his right boot. The piece hints he ponders guiding the visitor toward a future for his eleven children.
A Salt Lake City Tribune note praises Kidney-Wort as the most popular medicine for liver bowels and kidneys. The druggist urged patients with biliousness or deranged kidneys to obtain and faithfully use it, in both liquid and dry forms sold by all druggists.
A brief caption notes the man, happy for a planned Christmas photograph to send to his beloved. The line hints at the girl’s anticipated sadness without detailing the background. The tone suggests a quiet, personal moment captured in a newspaper style card.
An advertisement urges readers to take Brown's Iron Bitters before bed to ease coughs or sore throats and promote a peaceful night's sleep. it emphasizes soothing and refreshing effects and invites readers to try it.
Public speakers and singers use Brown's Bronchial Troches to relieve coughs asthma and bronchitis. For thirty years physicians have recommended them and they have gained wide use as a trusted simple remedy. Sold at twenty five cents a box everywhere.
A vivid scene portrays a Parisian belle at an Paris opera wearing immense jewelry a diamond rose a string of Cleopatra pearls and bracelets with rubies and emeralds a ruby eyed lizard holds a bouquet of lilies of the valley tuberoses and maidenhair fern while a gold framed looking glass bears her initials. The narration shifts to a medical ad about Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and a court incident involving Thadeus Stevens in Carlisle with a quip about contempt of court.
An old time advertisement touts Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a cure for obstinate coughs colds throat irritation and lung issues claiming it never disappoints users and offering free of charge an empty gun as a sensational closing note.
W L Alden recounts how the famed egg balancing tale at Columbus dinner is likely a myth. He notes a real incident where Columbus simply struck the egg end and moved on, while later writers inflated the anecdote into a scientific display.
A vintage advertisement cautions restless nights with a teething child. It touts MES WINS LOWS SYRUP as a magical, safe remedy that calms pain, regulates bowels, and reassures worried mothers. Also a Paris milk anecdote contrasts trust and error in kitchen waste.
An old advertisement touts Frazier’s Bitters and Frazier’s Root Bitters as tonics for weakness, malarial districts, fatigue from childcare, blues, sleeplessness, nervousness, tremors, and aging. Henry & Davies, sole proprietors, sell bottles for $1, distributed widely through Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment touted as a cure for chronic piles itching and private-area discomfort. A Cleveland judge endorses it, claiming immediate and permanent relief after many failed cures. Available from Henry & Davies for $1, with mail order offered.
196 General Manager, Chicago, is announced for the General Passenger Agent role with YY. J. POTTER listed as the key executive.
List of mail opening and closing times for numerous towns and rails across Cincinnati and beyond. Includes daily and weekly mail schedules with opening at noon or morning and closing around 1 50 pm or later, and notes on Sundays and special cases.
Trains run north and south from Madison to North Vernon Columbus Indianapolis and back. Northbound Accommodations and Mail depart Madison at 2 20 pm and 6 20 am reaching North Vernon at 3 34 pm and 7 10 am then on to Columbus and Indianapolis with afternoon and evening arrivals. Southbound departures from Indianapolis at 10 3 m and 2 50 pm reach Columbus at 4 45 pm and 8 45 pm then North Vernon and Madison with morning arrivals.
The fastest and cheapest route to St Louis and the West is via tickets to all points in Kansas and Texas at low rates. Mail trains connect at North Vernon to Cincinnati and Louisville. Through tickets to North West and West on sale at the depot and by city agents. Train times: mail train from line at 6:00 a.m. to Indianapolis, return at 2:50 p.m. Officials listed include Caldwell, Dering, McKenna among others.
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