10 Jul 1878
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1878
Page
1
The text presents Bryant's Thanatopsis urging communion with nature as a healing, guiding force. It envisions death not as terrifying but as a return to earth, joining ancestors and the universe, and advises living with calm trust, under open skies and natural surroundings.
The poem speaks of memory and enduring beauty as roses and a white robe evoke lingering scent and a dreamlike presence. It describes how memory brightens darkness and lends tender light to each moment, keeping the beloved close and eternal through storms of fate.
In this rustic verse a chorus calls boys to seed and sow corn in spring. The poem speaks of harvest joys and earth’s pleasure, praising farmers and mothers, urging steady work and the cycle of planting and reaping with renewed faith.
The lines speak of a sea breaching a castle and a sunset fading. After toil, people yearn to return home with hope and resilience. They smile, adapt, and grow wiser as the day ends with the sea telling an old tale.
The piece argues Republican leaders in Louisiana and nationally were involved in fraudulent election schemes in East Feliciana. It cites Anderson and Weber, predicts a written pledge from John Sherman, cites Stanley Matthews correspondence, and accuses Mrs. Jenks of fabrication while detailing letters seeking a protected future for allies.
The narrator travels to Birmingham and notes a strikingly elegant woman who drinks brandy from a small cup aboard the train. He recalls seeing similar beverages enjoyed by respectable ladies at a recent Birmingham festival, describing the scene with vivid details of attire and demeanor.
The oldest white elephant, born in 1770, died in its Bangkok temple in November. Revered as Siamese sovereignty, the creature held a golden palace and jeweled harness. Its elaborate funeral featured 100 Buddhist priests, a royal procession, and 60,000 floating houses along the Menam river.
In Paris the Prince of Wales dined and breakfasted with Lillie Langtry, known as the Jersey Belle, and her husband the barrister. Langtry greeted him with pride as host, while the Prince discussed the Exhibition and departed shortly after breakfast.
The piece notes Leap, Bismuth, and Zinc as highly useful in industry yet harmful on skin for beautifying or removing blemishes. It praises Dr Bull's Blood Mixture as a purifying agent for the blood aiding clear complexion and blemish removal. It also ridicules John Sherman as a leading political reform target.
During the 1876 presidential vote counting in New Orleans the testimony of Eliza Pinkston shocked the nation. She claimed her husband Henry Pinkston was murdered by Democrats and she was beaten, later recanted under oath, alleging GOP coercion and staged injuries.
Louis Leslie, famed gymnast and former husband of Mme de Granville the Woman with the Iron Jaw, obtained a divorce after she filed no answer to adultery allegations. The case was heard by Judge Thayer following proceedings in Liberty, Kentucky, with Granville abroad in Australia at the time.
As the train approached Elmira a loving couple requested a quick marriage. A clergyman aboard officiated at Elmira station while the locomotive bell and whistle rang in celebration.
Dr Butu s Baby Syrup is recommended by all druggists as a purely vegetable reliable preparation for babies. Price 25 cents.
The Cincinnati Breakfast Table notes a quirky truth that poets write words after the music, leaving vocalists unfamiliar with their own songs. It cites that singers at gatherings begin boldly with a loud refrain then trail into a jumble of nonsensical syllables as the tune continues.
An English gentleman and his lady aboard a fleet ship leave two children with an eighteen year old negro servant. During a violent storm the ship sinks. A boat from the Admiral’s ship arrives for relief. The servant sacrifices his place to save the two children and remains on the wreck as the boat departs.
Leipzig artists hold quirky beliefs from Tietjens fearing death after handshakes at thresholds to Meyerbeer washing before overtures and a white mouse held by a tragedienne. A French agricultural paper notes a cheap lightning protection using bundles of straw on roofs, trialed at Tarbes with early success across eighteen communes.
In Iowa Hon. James F. Wilson forecast Gen. Grant's possible re nomination at the Republican Convention drawing deafening cheers. Ohio reports dull proceedings until Grant's name echoed with strong applause, reflecting gratitude for past achievements per the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Com Bulletin riffs on military life with tongue in cheek questions about artillery payment bayonets shells music of the shells and other spoof queries. It playfully questions ranks staff tools and tactics in a humorous tone.
The article notes pistols used in an 1875 attempt on Prince Bismark. One weapon bought from the Bavarian Treasury for a thaler and silver coins, another from the Munich Ministry of Finance at market price. The Emperor is building a similar historic collection.
The new six inch Armstrong gun at Shoeburyness fires 2000 ft per second with 70 pound projectiles and chamber pressure under 15 tons per square inch. Weighing about eleven tons, it has greater penetrating power than the old eleven inch gun, which weighed 25 tons, illustrating rapid artillery progress and potential for merchants' ships to be well armed for offense or defense.
In Cincinnati a price dispute over lager pits retailers and drinkers seeking three cent a glass, two glasses for five cents, against brewers demanding five cents per glass. Even Deacon Richard Smith laments a monopoly, calling for reform while invoking revolutionary imagery tied to taxation and liberty.
A traveling minister in Elko confronts a rough man outside a saloon and asks about where men go on Sundays. The reply mocks saloon life and mentions wandering to Tuscarory and Eureky as part of a run to “hash factories” before drifting on.
A tale of two Englishmen out shooting ends with a chase over ploughed fields. One man, licensed, flees while the other is questioned for license. The exchange highlights norms around hunting laws and exercise. The article notes the British Grenadier Guards’ 218th anniversary banquet in London on June 8.
The piece argues that ignorance of the body's structure and health laws causes sickness and early death and promotes Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser as a vital text. It urges parents to teach children anatomy and health, and cites the book's nearly thousand pages, illustrations, and price.
A million dollar company begins diverting Niagara Falls water into iron pipes to force compressed air through to Buffalo as motive power. Experiments reportedly prove feasibility of using air pressure to drive machinery along the route.
A 19th century note details the salary of London hangman Calcraft at five pounds a week and his forty years’ service before being succeeded by Marwood. It mentions the high cost of provincial executions and that Calcraft traveled cheaply with a small handbag on departure from London.
A speaker describes how examining one’s deepest memories provokes a shudder and a strong cry for divine mercy and cleansing. The passage emphasizes the peril and vulnerability found in probing hidden personal truths.
Bangor woman’s discarded cherry rum refuse fed to turkeys, causing illness and death. After being plucked, the birds were dumped in a heap, then found the next morning wandering in the yard in a bare state.
A sharp critique from the Sentinel condemns the Evansville Courier and New Albany Ledger-Standard for promoting an expensive asylum project aimed at funding by the state. It notes public resistance to the high costs and questions the plan's viability.
The remark about Martha Washington never questioning George Washington on late nights highlights his reputed extreme truthfulness and straightforward conduct in private life.
A witty note from the Philadelphia Press asks what becomes of promising children and answers by recalling that their fathers go to protest, reflecting a period voice from Hawkeye.
George IV traveled from London to Brighton by a coach and four in four and a half hours. The New York World notes Republicans must present a countrywide policy. A study shows prisons have the lowest mortality rates. Mrs. Van Cort charged 35 dollars daily for evangelism in Omaha. Boxwoop is deemed suitable for a box for a prizefighter.
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