29 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1879
Page
1
In a rural scene, a man and woman share a patient evening in a rocking-chair room beside a dog named Coony. They discuss cot ton, quilts, hens, and names while a quiet courtship unfolds amid chores and dreams of a future marriage license.
A collection of quips and maxims on life, love, and society. Jokes about marriage, finance, and manners intermingle with humorous observations from various voices. Notes reference Swift, Pope, and Carlyle, ending with a jurist’s quip about Friday executions.
A tense scene unfolds as a mother’s routine call to breakfast collides with a furious father pounding doors and demanding his son Freddie rise. Freddie sleeps through the chaos until a thunderous wakefulness from his father shatters the room, leaving a sobering lesson on anger and guardianship.
A lyric meditation on loves departed and unspoken names. It contrasts faded letters and tears with lasting memories, as cycles of seasons, life, and death frame hopes that fade like summer blooms and future joys. The piece evokes reminiscence, yearning, and the enduring pull of past affections.
Poem fragment reflects on patience amid life’s trials. It urges bearing sorrow without despair, finding joy in each condition, and growing through hardship. The verse compares strength to driftwood versus a steadfast soul and champions endurance over chasing a brighter morrow.
The father speaks from his chair about how others view him as sane and warns his son he will not act in a way that would be seen as crazy after his death. He fears public judgment and seeks to control his final image.
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a hungry tramp who asks a servant on Sibley Street for an icicle, pepper, salt, and a warm oven snack. The woman refuses after a string of evasive requests, and the man leaves in disgust, tossing the icicle at a passing dog.
An aging man reflects on a year’s deeds and misdeeds as midnight nears. He recalls both disasters and mercy shaped by time and asks for forgiveness before death. The Detroit Free Press notes the transition from the old year to the new.
Moral effects of public executions are discussed with an example from Texas where two men quarreled after a hanging and one killed the other. Missouri incident linked to a bad Richard III performance ends with a murder and a man in jail awaiting life imprisonment. Ambergris is described as a perfume from indigestible whale matter, eaten and re excreted by foxes, valued for scent and used in toiletries. A drug ad for Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup ends with a proverb on solitude.
George T. Angel cites a Boston meeting exposing widespread adulteration in foods and ingredients. He cites tests by chemists finding copper in pickles, terra alba in cream of tartar and confectionery, lead and arsenic in colorings, and fluoridated chalk in baking powders. The report warns of widespread poisons in peppers, vinegars, curry powders, coffees, teas, and flours across New England and beyond.
The London Truth recounts a brutal episode near Prince's Island where Selim's harem was drowned after conspiracies toppled rulers. Women from French Indian and German backgrounds were bound in sacks, placed in barges, and cast into the sea as eunuchs enforced the order.
On a Detroit streetcar yesterday a woman partly rose as it neared a corner. A man near her pulled the bell, claiming she signaled to alight. She rebutted and left the car amid surprised passengers while the man urged the driver to hurry.
An observer describes an enormous spider in Ceylon weaving a four to eight foot high web tethered to trees. The central nest grows into a ball of layered cocoons containing wings and limbs of prey as the spider creates new capture lines and nests after heavy feeding.
The snow over the Western and Northwestern states helps preserve winter wheat. Reports from winter wheat districts note unusually dry fall with Kansas and Missouri hit hardest. Nebraska sowing increased but crop growth lagged behind previous years.
A Danielsonville Sentinel note mocks sensational family papers and jokes a retired burglar says a small terrier makes a better watchdog than a large bloodhound. The item uses a brisk, editorial tone to critique sensationalism in periodicals and express a streetwise view of household security.
A youth who was urged to dye the fluffy whiskers replied they were too young to die. The note says happiness is a home made article and that looking for it beyond is futile.
The editor dryly notes signs of an unusually severe winter with mock forecasts. He cites exaggerated patterns such as deeper dog bark, squirrels hoarding coal, beavers heating lodges, and bees lining hives with iron, all to lampoon premature apocalyptic weather rumors.
A defiant critique of equating health with fat. The piece argues obesity is a disease marked by fatty assimilation and weakness, noting frequent illnesses and reduced mental acuity. It promotes Allan's Anti-Fat as a harmless remedy claimed to cure obesity.
A king seeks the lowest order of creature on earth and hears snail and jellyfish debated by sages. A young man declares the gossip and tale bearer to be the answer, earning a ring and favor. The kingdom prospers, and the young man proves exceedingly wise.
Dr. A Patton attended a meeting in Indianapolis where Prof Richard Owen’s resignation from the chair of Natural Sciences was accepted. Prof John M Coulter of Hanover College was elected to fill the vacancy. Coulter, a noted botanist and geologist, previously worked with the Hayden government survey and gained fame for finding new species in the West.
In Sanders' saloon a well known Reno resident speaks of attending church after nine years. He says seeing well dressed, decent people and hymns moved him to tenderhearted piety and a week of good feeling, concluding church is the best racket and all leading citizens should go.
The Prussian returns show 1 092 200 births in 1877 with 81 900 illegitimate cases and 716 400 deaths 378 500 males 337 900 females. Lifespan notes include 14 at 107, 223 at 102, 8 553 between 97 and 88, 27 252 between 87 and 78, 58 249 between 77 and 68. Marriages totaled 210 300, down from 221 700 in 1876.
Dr. McBride, who called himself King of Pain, died in Chicago of consumption after a roving life as a quack healer. An educated physician by report, he traveled in a quadily bark wagon and claimed vast powers. Tall and thin with uncut hair and Western scout attire, he drew thousands but died poor after a profitable yet extravagant career. Best shopping tip for ladies now is to take notes.
The Sun pledges unwavering independence and urgent coverage for 1879. It vows to tell the truth, serve the people, and illuminate political and social events with prompt, accurate intelligence. Subscriptions: Daily Sun 65 cents a month or $7.70 yearly. Sunday $1.20 yearly. Weekly Sun $14 yearly. Address TI W England, New York City.
An old patent medicine note promotes Dr McLane's American Worm Specific for deworming. The item markets its use for stomach troubles and claims quick relief with herbal ingredients and specific directions. The tone suggests a general household remedy ad from a past era.
A medical advertisement asserts that Dr McLane's Vermifuge cures worm symptoms including pale color, eye changes, abdominal pain, irregular stools, foul breath, and disturbed sleep. The copy stresses no mercury content and authentic wrappers bearing C McLane and Freemins Brothers signatures.
Advertisement promotes Dr C McLane's Liver Pills as genuine with a red wax seal and signatures of C McLane and Fleming Bros. It warns against imitations and urges buyers to insist on Fleming Bros Pittsburgh Pa.
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