24 Jul 1878
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1878
Page
1
The February sky is pale as Bryant marks Washington's birth on this day. The poem contrasts winter's chill with the solemn memory of Washington, describing ice and snow shaping the land while the nation honors its founding leader and the enduring, calm strength of his legacy.
A poetic scene describes Gleamsa the golden oriole singing from a leaf tree and a nest, while a meadow and brook provide a lively backdrop. Birds such as bobolink and linnet are noted, with bees, swallows, insects, and crows adding to the spring tableau.
A reflective poem from Washington Capital invites a return to childhood innocence through vivid sea and flower imagery. The speaker pleads for a spiritual baptism by clover, sea, and spring, seeking purification and divine prayer to renew the soul.
The summer sun sets in a red western sky and a hush settles over the land. Farmers rest weary horses in shade as golden light glows on corn fields and distant mountains fade into twilight. I gaze until stars rise and the day is done.
A reflective verse contemplates the brief life of a beloved child. The speaker questions why grief endures and contrasts the short, bright days with the long years ahead. The poem laments the fleeting nature of a small face and the impossibility of reclaiming what is gone.
A poem portrays nature as a universal temple where flowers ring the heart to prayer. The breeze is a solemn preacher with noon or twilight homilies from ancient trees and the river singing hymns. The city bell delays seven days to reach the townsman, while one kneels in nature’s ways keeps Sabbath year round.
A North Vernon editorial endorses Col. Thomas Shea Democrat candidate for the Indiana legislature from Scott Jennings and Jefferson counties. It lauds his Civil War service, arm loss at Peach Tree Creek, and loyalty to the party while contrasting him with opponent Col. Vawter and critic John Overmyer.
Terre Haute Express reports Gen. Benjamin Harrison leading Indiana Republicans as senate candidate. The piece attacks his stance on fiat money, mocks his financial knowledge, and urges Greenback supporters to defeat him, citing references to Mexican dollars and monetary policy.
A Greenaburg Democrat item refutes a circulating false claim that Judge New refused a race concession due to a soft money platform. He states he will explain in the campaign. The note endorses a strong legislative ticket and urges Democrats to support the national and state race.
James VI enforced a 1621 fashion law prohibiting changes to cloths now used and punishing weavers with forfeiture and fines. The act oddly exempted nobles and royal retainers, including heralds and minstrels, from its rigid controls. A later line promoting Dr Bull's Baby Syrup appears as a dated ad.
The piece argues for the merit of advertised medicines like Fairbank's scales and Dr. Pierce family remedies, citing user benefits and physician endorsements. It lists numerous medical professionals and notable names backing Pierce, defending their trustworthiness against wholesale skepticism.
A collection of quips and short anecdotes on marriage fashion legends misers and fun with language. Jests range from wedding trends and furniture colors to tarot-like moral maxims and a few local political quips about lager beer and court behavior.
Passers by note the rapid progress of painting on V Park Street Church exterior. One man jokes about reaching the gilded ball on the steeple without rope or ladder, suggesting the answer is perspiration. The remark underscores the church’s visible improvement.
The Warrensburg Press riffs on travel timing with a humorous line about hearing a father’s footstep on the stairs and prolonging a tour to fit the elder’s cane. The quip notes travel timing comes when the man is settled in the parlor, a playful jab at manners and timing.
A reflective line argues that widespread ownership of banks railroads stores and political power would improve times. It notes a man may strike a flea with a crowbar and feel remorse afterward.
Prof. S. W. Johnson explains how water movement tightens soil texture affecting sowing. He compares sand, sandy loam, and clay behavior under moisture, detailing how rain and moisture create varying cohesion and expansion in soils. He also notes crop advice for beets and rutabagas, including storage, feeding value, and frost tolerance.
Grow roots with thorough soil work and fine manure to avoid forked roots. Sow in exact lines three feet apart, thin into nine inch spacing, weed, and keep rows clean. For beets and turnips, sow and thin as directed, cultivate cleanly. Hay crop prospects are good. cut varieties at peak weight and nutritive value, avoid slow curing, and minimize rain exposure to prevent nutrient loss.
A stylish eighteen year old wheels a baby in a cab when a deaf older man asks about a supposed child. He pressures her, guessing twins and joking about the baby, while she denies paternity and struggles to make him understand. The exchange grows tense as the man persists with questions.
A distressed woman reacts to a male confidant outside a gate. He jokes about spanking children and twins, then offers advice. She hurls a flower pot, striking the air as she retreats into the house. He comments that insanity might affect the twins.
A ferry dock saloon tale includes a stranger who challenges patrons to stand if they are liars. No one rises, he buys a mint for himself, then points to truth tellers who rise and sit again. The piece ends with morbid humor about Death and Morocco's Dey Muley Hassan.
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