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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1882
Page
1
A barber shop scene ends with a young critic berating a taxidermist over a white owl. The owl, alive and perched, hoots a rebuke, telling the man his expertise is wasted on a live bird. The barber resumes shaving as the stumble concludes in Harper's.
The verse catalogs professions from parson to miller to merchant and judge, declaring no honest man remains except the speaker. A rogue student, land agents harming the poor, and Old Paddy Flinn accuse thieves, urging readers to dull conscience and condemn hypocrisy.
A poem reflects on life's heavy burdens carried from youth to old age. It speaks of sorrow uninvited, strained friendships, and poverty, yet finds strength in prayer. The speaker notes that toil becomes a blessing and paths brighten as belief sustains the heart.
Stinging irritation and urinary inflammation described as catarrh of the bladder cured by Bushupaiba. Advertises drugstore remedy with Druggists Depot Swormstedt & Co. as distributors.
A Berlin mint flue sample yielded four pounds of pure gold after analysis. The report hints at irregularities in ticket linking involving Hon. W. J. Johnson and questions Billy Cope land length. If the ticket machine approves, the Star cannot rely on next year’s delinquent tax list publication to bring happiness.
A chestnut sorrel horse about 12 years old, once General Burnside’s, now serves as a delivery wagon animal for the Howe Sewing Machine Company in Indianapolis. The medium sized mare is described as reliable for daily tasks.
The piece notes Guiteau abandoning the idea of being God’s man and placing faith in the President. It suggests the President is the only remaining service Guiteau can offer and implies greater unease if Guiteau is not removed.
A Chicago based 16 page Farmers Review is advertised for farmers. Single subscription is $150 yearly, with a one year package including HeroAup at $235. Clubs of ten or more pay $225 each.
The Maine State Republican convention in Portland on the 18th named Eugene Hale as temporary chairman and nominated Col. Robie for governor on the first ballot. The gathering was harmonious with appeals to redeem the state from Democratic Greenback rule.
The Star editor warns he would demand the withdrawal of the ticket if packed delegations money and whisky influenced the county convention. He asks the Major if afternoon hospitality affected his awareness of the events and recalls symptoms manifested earlier in the meeting.
An opinion piece denounces the current Congress noting unprecedented uncivil behavior. It attacks the Speaker as lacking stature and cites a House floor incident in which Mr Kelley called Mr White a liar and a scoundrel.
The text reports Republican supporters advise the Democratic party to field a standard ticket this fall rather than back an Independent Republican ticket. They claim Democrats will not back an independent slate, while machine Republicans push to bring out the independent ticket to defeat it with minimal effort and cost.
The Enquirer, a new Democratic paper from Richmond by Goar and Reed, releases its second issue and shows credible progress. It urges Wayne county Democrats to work hard and critiques Quaker groups for confusing old and new Republican aims, urging readers toward reform.
The piece denounces a long fight against political bosses after a Revolutionary War era. It notes indictments and trials in Jefferson County and Pennsylvania with witnesses summoned for the prosecution. It warns that defense lawyers aim to corrupt witnesses and dismiss charges before trial.
The Inter Ocean labels MacVeagh a wandering reformer while papers in Philadelphia and Boston critique party leaders and potential 1880 candidates. The Detroit Free Press notes agricultural seed scatter as a test of temperance, and editorials mock cabinet confidants as late night “nighthawk” sessions.
The excerpt argues that high tariffs cause overproduction and wage suppression, while free trade would open global markets. It cites strikes in protected industries like coal and iron and calls for repealing tariffs on woolen blankets to ease winter hardship, with Western sentiment predicting a political crisis and possible third party rise.
A remark notes the contrast between dog and human nature, stating a dog is deemed mad if it refuses to take something to drink. The observation highlights human judgment of animal behavior.
An ad-style promo touts “Rough on Rats” to clear out rats mice roaches bed bugs flies ants and other pests in homes. It references foggers sprays and extermination methods with bold claims of thorough removal.
A collection of humorous aphorisms and quips on hypocrisy marriage luck and daily life. Jokes involve a sea captain, a lawyer and a nobody a girl and a boy watching Venus a turtle riddle and a May 28 1900 eclipse warning.
The Pennsylvania Railroad shows a four month loss of 2.4 million dollars versus last year with April losses between 700 thousand and 800 thousand. Mississippi holds over 30 million cultivated acres, up from 1870 and near 1860 figures. US whisky consumption totals 75 million gallons yearly, yielding about 900 million dollars paid to the government over twenty years. Meat packing in 1880 numbered 872 establishments with 26,113 workers, wages around 10.5 million, and profits near 304 million. Barnum reportedly offered Oscar Wilde to sit atop Jumbo. a Wilde–Jumbo swap would please the public more and hurt Jumbo less. The Bishop of Limerick, warned by doctors to rest in Nice, declines, then accepts heaven as the alternative. Secretary Folger bans smoking in the Treasury. clerks cope as finances face potential ruin.
A Houston dignitary visiting Austin was invited to tea at Col. Jim Blaine’s home. Upon arrival the host’s young son eyed the guest and asked where his axe was, noting rumors that the visitor had an axe to grind in legislative matters.
The New York Witness explains watering stock as a fraud on the public. It notes that high charges fund road improvements and inflated valuations, with new shares issued to stockholders and dividends cut to keep nominal capital realistic, sometimes repeating across industries until stock vastly exceeds real value.
A prose lament decries the loss of American humor and mocks the fate of prominent joke writers like Mark Twain and Josh Billings. The piece jokes about journalism’s cynicism and suggests humorists face career peril as society blames and pressures their craft.
William Elbert was thrown from a cliff while hauling wood in Meade County Kentucky. He fell twelve feet then rolled twice. He lay unconscious until morning and was pronounced dead but awoke during burial preparations. He described a trance with deceased faces and eerie impressions.
A fragmented ad note claims a husband became three times the man after using Wells Health Re newer from Swormstedt depots. It cites a $1 price and mentions druggists.
A grand free street parade is the chief attraction of W. W. Cole's Great Shows. Crowds witness a majestic procession described as Behold, the Behemoth cometh as the pageant moves through Madison on June 30.
Lifelike wax statuary of U S presidents from Washington to Arthur will be exhibited in the main tent of W W Cole's show in Madison Indiana on June 30. Public speakers and singers use Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs and throat relief. sold 25 cents a box.
In 1864 on a Qswosso to Lansing train Senator Zach Chandler sat beside two men who refused to believe his identity. They mocked him and boasted of previous encounters, but Chandler calmly revealed who he was. One man retorted that he had paid $22 and a silver watch to learn his identity earlier.
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