Hardware merchants and tailors advertise in East Main area
Local notices list business ads for hardware supplies including doors locks and hinges on East Main cross street and a tailor and gentlemen's furnishings shop at No 50 West Main Street.
25 Jul 1877
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1877
Page
1
Local notices list business ads for hardware supplies including doors locks and hinges on East Main cross street and a tailor and gentlemen's furnishings shop at No 50 West Main Street.
The notice details mail openings and closings across Ohio towns including Cincinnati North Vernon Vernon Aurora Rising Sur and Pa Trusts areas with times like opens at 11 AM closes at 3 PM and 6 AM. It lists semi weekly mail runs to Manville Moorefield Home Craig Long Bar and Vevay with specific weekday schedules and post office hours.
The excerpts praise Harper's Weekly as a premier national illustrated paper with high tone content. It notes strong editorials, abundant, excellent illustrations, and compelling reading across political topics and general interest. The quotes come from sources in Boston Brooklyn Examiner and others.
Harper & Brothers of New York advertises postpaid subscriptions to Harper's Weekly and Harper's Magazine with various options. It outlines one year and multi-subscription deals, free postage, extra copies, back numbers, and complete sets, with pricing in dollars and details on delivery to a single address.
Complete horsepower outfits with multiple cylinder sizes and gear options. Includes Four wheeled mounted machines, Vibrator separators for steam power, and matchless Vibrator Threshers. Sold by Nichols, Shepard & Co of Battle Creek Michigan with price lists and full details available from authorized dealers.
Execution directed by the Ripley County Circuit Court Clerk in favor of Bezin Johnson administrator of Thomas Wilson deceased against Henry Shuck. Proceeding signals sale of attached property under court order.
A fragmentary poem speaks of a rift with loved ones and reconciliations pictured above a child's grave. It recalls kissing again with tears as time divides and moments of sorrow return.
A narrator recalls why he did not wed Helen Van Horn after a sequence of social misadventures. A jealous rival, a chance meeting, and a string of missed chances lead to two men becoming friends and a widow of social schemes. Helen Van Horn remains single and celebrated for past dating prowess.
A report from Heymour Times notes a Methodist church in Bennetville Indiana experiencing a public disturbance. A zealous minister and his married sister face scrutiny after habitual indulgence and secretive meetings as both sinners and saints are drawn into the scandal.
A writer argues that amateur anglers often overlook common stream fishes like bass, perch, shiners, and chubs in favor of salmon, trout, and coastal species. He notes many US streams near cities hold fine game fish, offering affordable sport with simple gear and minimal toil, reshaping the traditional big-fish pursuit.
The narrative recounts Mahomet and Khadijah's marriage arranged through a ruse to appease her father, who opposes the match. Khadijah’s aid leads to a union celebrated in Mecca, followed by Mahomet’s restless temperament, solitary cave meditations, and periods of fasting. The tale, attributed to respected biographers in Harper's Magazine.
The document alleges that R B Hayes received money from Chandler via assessments on federal officeholders and used it to promote his presidential bid. It claims fraudulent returns and bank deposits at the Fifth Avenue Hotel tie Chandler and Hayes to election funding and hypocrisy.
Poetic fragment where Abou Ben Fraud awakens to a demon writing in brass, listing alleged frauds. Hayes questions the demon and demands the greatest fraud today. The demon reappears with fiery evidence naming Hayes as leading the rest.
A strange custom was celebrated at Leven's Hall near Kendal. The event titled the radish feast involved radishes and malt liquor, with participants obliged to stand inside a parade and a large glass of beverage served.
Fragmentary verse passage presents a plea for truth and integrity amid deceit. Mentions Cameron Blaine Gail and a sister figure in a dramatic, theatrical tone.
A collage of clipped social quips from various papers notes odd spectacles from rude street conduct to public figures. It includes comments on dogs fighting, a man dodging a collision, wheat stalks for resorts, and humorous lines about a Chinaman Fathering an American-born son, plus a Punch cartoon caption about a motherless kitten and milk.
The text argues that forehead size does not indicate intellect. It cites Dalton Jackson Reade and John Randolph as examples of notable figures with varied foreheads. Wordsworth’s rake-like forehead is mentioned but linked to no definitive claim about intelligence.
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