02 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1879
Page
1
A nostalgic poem praises an eighty year old matriarch as a precious darling. It contrasts youthful affection with aging grace, noting wrinkles replaced by silvery hair, unchanged love, and daily care. The speaker honors the mother and thanks the divine Father for her enduring presence.
The verse reflects on aging as youth fades and hair turns gray. It describes time as snow that deepens wrinkles and weakens the body, while memories of sorrow linger. The speaker mourns lost youth, dreams, and easier days, yet clings to love and faithful longing before age fully claims them.
A speaker praises his daughter Daisy, four years old, as sunlight on yellow hair and roses adorn her. He calls her a bewitching, white-robed cherub and compares her to a picture and statue. The poem ends with the claim that he loves her more than gold.
A reflective poem on capturing summer's flight through a painted fan. Roses and butterflies adorn the fan while the speaker laments not capturing the full essence of time and memory. The verse laments lost moments and the ache of art that cannot imprison the soul of its subject. The final image recalls memory as a gentle south wind.
The piece recounts the 1839 Illinois Auditor James Shields clash with Springfield lawyer Abraham Lincoln, sparked by incendiary letters from “Aunt Becca.” A planned duel ends without fighting as Mary Todd is identified as the author, and Lincoln and Shields settle matters without violence.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce Family Remedies asserting broad public testing proves intrinsic merit. It claims Golden Medical Discovery, Purgative Pellets, Favorite Prescription for female diseases, and Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as safe reliable cures backed by world wide popularity and tested effectiveness.
Bowden Church, once Abbotts of Kelso property, features a nave a north transept and chancel. The Roxburghe and Riddle Carre families own vaults with burial doors beneath the galleries. The Roxburghe vault’s first burial occurred near 1500 after Holydean estate joined the parish, with the oldest surviving coffin dated 1644.
An etiquette writer derides taking bits from the mouth with a hand as beneath proper society. He claims only lower-class people do this while those of tone and culture use a fire shovel to remove remnants.
In a move the Courier-Journal flags as a backdown, the President approves an army appropriation bill with a clause barring funding for troop pay transport or subsistence at polling places or to influence elections. The piece argues Hayes could not support this before and predicts future use of the army for partisan ends.
A column argues against careless praise of patent remedies while endorsing Hop Bitters as a solid, reliable option. It cites personal experience in Bay City and critiques truth telling versus half truths and conscience in a concise moral reflection.
A cautioned view notes that a person who betrays others' secrets will likely betray your secrets as well. The saying warns about trust and loyalty in confidential matters.
A railroad detective overhears a passenger boast that traveling without a ticket is easy from Bto D. The man then hands the speaker a ticket to deceive the conductor and accepts money, saying his method is to walk whenever he desires free travel.
A garbled mix of humor and ads from a historic page includes quips about gratitude and vision, a Nevada marriage joke, and a remark on multiple spouses. It also promotes Dr Bull’s Baltimore pills for various ailments and notes a St. Louis undertaker boasting the most comfortable hearse, plus a Washington card game titled Boston.
The Sun pledges continued independence and candor in 1879, aiming to deliver prompt, full, accurate news while speaking out against fraud and political misdeeds. It emphasizes balance, constitutional fidelity, and a focus on current affairs ahead of the 1880 presidential election, with unchanged subscription rates.
An archival item from a historical newspaper notes a long standing public health or medical campaign titled The Genuine for the Cure. Details are fragmentary but indicate an early public awareness effort linked to community health.
An advertisement stresses that only genuine Dr. C McLane's Liver Pills bear a red wax seal and the signatures C. McLane and Fleming Bros. on the wrappers. It warns buyers to insist on Fleming Bros. Pittsburgh PA, noting many imitations with misspelled names.
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