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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1880
Page
1
The Rev. Robert Collyers poem honors Saxon grit at a New England dinner in New York. It traces Saxon strength from medieval foes to the founding of America, praising perseverance, law, faith, and self reliance. It links Saxon temper to Pilgrims and early settlers, urging unity and steady striving for freedom.
A poem celebrates a complex woman who blends wisdom with wit and skill in work and combat. Her nature is warm yet lofty, mixing tenderness with fierce resolve as she faces love, war, and peace. The speaker invites a match with Buck as she stands steadfast on a star.
A fragmentary meditation contrasts past and future, pondering human merit and wisdom. The speaker contemplates the maker's power and the limitless potential of what may be, weaving themes of eternity and inner truth.
A garbled fragment of religious verse describes joy and light surrounding beings. The text hints at divine presence consecrating cares and a heavenly experience felt unseen by others.
At Grant's reception in Chicago a humorous toast by Samed S. lemens likened the baby to a fearless army. The speaker joked that babies command, discipline with late night cries, and shape family life, while foretelling a future republic and leaders shaped by generation to come.
In France a wealth owner watches a monkey pluck feathers from two partridges given to a hawk who steals one bird. The hawk is trapped and killed by the monkey, who returns the prepared birds to the cook. The owner laughs at the ruse.
Excavations at Swiss lake dwelling sites reveal bone forks made from stag metatarsals and a rich assemblage of artifacts. Remains indicate hunting of bear, ox, stag, roe, boar, pig, beaver, and cattle. The absence of horse bones suggests horses were unknown or uncaptured by these ancient lake people.
The Romans linked July heat and illnesses to the star Canicula the Little Dog, giving the period from July 3 to August 11 the name dog days. This superstition tied extreme warmth to calamities arising from solar influence and the dog star.
Fragmentary ad copy touts Hop Bitters as a remedy for dull nerves sluggish brain and poor work. It claims one can easily and cheaply remove these conditions with the tonic. The text reads like a late 19th century patent medicine pitch.
A dying man in Bt Louis Toft left $1000 to an individual who had earlier helped him and his wife. The will notes he never forgot the favor done years earlier.
A mosaic of quips and puns on marriage, labor, fashion, ships, and daily life. Jests about bald heads, nautical terms, and odd laws mingle with product claims and moral observations, ending with a garbled nod to cures and tonics.
The December 1879 crop report summarizes wheat corn cotton tobacco oats potatoes buckwheat and hay yields and values. It notes wheat at 13.7 bushels per acre 448,755,000 total bushels and per capita yield 9.2, with export estimates. It includes corn about 1.6 billion bushels valued around 600 million and cotton 5,020,387 bales valued at 251 million.
The narrator observes a young man who bought a ticket from a scalper and insists it is valid. A conductor checks the ticket and enforces travel rules, forcing the man to ride on a Wabash line to use it. The passenger pays fare and extras, then vents with strong language in the smoking car.
Editor A. W. Cheaver praises Wells Richardson & Co. Perfected Butter Color as unmatched after years of use noting it surpasses carrot and annatto preparations. The piece appears in a Novembers issue with remarks on dairy product quality and market pricing.
The text argues that a young man must learn he knows nothing and that society pays no heed to idlers. He gains recognition only by showing usefulness and taking responsibility, while vanity is pruned and self-conceit abates. A clear shift from parental admiration to self-made achievement is urged.
A. H. Clark claims the top sheep in sa gacity stands. The male animal pastured with calves in an adjacent apple orchard. The sheep repeatedly shook an apple tree six inches in diameter, causing heavy fruit fall and bark bruising, forcing Clark to guard the trees to prevent damage.
An advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as a celebrated medicine for women, claiming it cures kidney and liver disorders and constipation. The copy emphasizes female health and strength while warning men against seeking homes elsewhere.
A collection of witticisms and questions on everyday life and morality. It ponders whether phrases like curls of smoke describe proper ringlets, if misnaming at christenings corrupts rites, aging beauty, banking balance, horse meals, and quirky proverbs. It closes with a moral about justice.
Brooks & Co seeks agents in Indiana Iowa and Kansas to sell medicines. No capital required but strong recommendations needed. Potential earnings range from fifty to one hundred dollars monthly with at home effort. Address 159 Chambers St New York City P O Box 2567.
The reprints of The Leonard Scott Publishing Co. have been established for nearly fifty years. They publish without abridgment or alteration, reporting latent advances in the arts and sciences and recent literary notices in full detail.
A fragmented literary pricing list shows charges for Blackwood publications and accompanying reviews. It outlines per annum and per number of reviews with various figures, though several entries are garbled or incomplete. The emphasis is on bundle pricing for Blackwood and single or multiple reviews.
The item of expense, now borne by the publishers, reduces the cost to subscribers by 20 percent compared with former years.
An 1890 subscription drive invites new applicants to secure early access and select from four Reviews for 1879. Subscribers may obtain multiple premiums by choosing combinations, with special terms for clubs. Early application is urged to ensure stock availability and eligibility for benefits.
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