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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1882
Page
1
The Bachelor's Mistake
An older bachelor in Freeport contemplates celibacy before resolves to marry. He pursues a wife but learns she rejects him, exposing his lingering fear of commitment. The verse blends humor with caution about aging and solitary living, ending on a moral about fate.
Standing Alone The Baby Leaves Behind Assured Arms
A poem by Mrs. Dr. P. Andy reflects on a baby who stands alone, admired by family amid playful pride. It warns that future life will test independence, as a mother’s protection fades and the child must learn to lean on no one. The piece meditates on solitude, reliance, and the hard lesson of standing alone in adulthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justus von Libieg
Hesse-Darmstadt
Atlantic
Oscar Wilde
Kansas
Brazil
John
Annie
Trichinz
Brooklyn
Blobbs
Scott County
Missouri
When I Am a Man poem on youth and age reflections
A reflective poem contrasts youth and adulthood through lines about being a man and a boy. It contrasts strength, freedom, and pursuit of truth with regrets over past desires and the hollowness of riches. The speaker laments the toys of youth and accepts fate when aging.
Little Brown Hands Novelized Verse Scene
A lyrical vignette follows children driving cows home through a shaded lane. They harvest grain and fruit, plucking strawberries, roses, grapes, apples, blackberries, and seashells. The scene moves through October light as they gather nature’s small treasures and build sand castles.
Johnson's Flarvester Works Fire at Brookport destroys plant
Fire swept Johnson's Flarvester Works at Brookport New Jersey on the 20th instant, causing an estimated loss of about 500000 dollars. The blaze damaged the factory buildings and equipment, with initial reports citing extensive damage and possible investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson’s Flarvester Works
Brookport
N. J
Voters See Billy Copeland As Too Short For Legislature
In rural opinion the Republican candidate Billy Copeland is described as a clever boy yet too short to represent farmers in the Legislature. The remark notes that small boys should confine play to games suited to their size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Copeland
Local Republican Ring leader threats on nomination tone
The lead ing boss warned that to elect a man one must nominate “one of our kind,” implying a threat that without a preferred candidate he will not support or ensure victory. The remark echoes an earlier claim from a county figure long favored by the public and local patrons.
Dueling fever in the South stalls and stirs controversy
The article notes renewed duels in South Carolina with Col Cash challenging a Columbia merchant, later declined. authorities arrest participants and controversy grows. It contrasts dueling with brutal prize fights rising in the East, urging northern journals to reflect on their own tolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Col. Cash
Col. Shannon
Columbia
Charlton praised for humane care at Plainfield Refuge
The Indianapolis Journal lauds Prof. T. J. Charlton as superintendent of the House of Refuge for boys at Plainfield. A six-member party found no abuse, noting bright, cheerful boys in school, workshop, farm, and garden. The piece uses a German anecdote to argue for revived open competition for public offices and calls on county commissioners to restore a life pension for the Graham brothers to encourage fair contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
T. J. Charlton
House of Refuge For Boys
Plainfield
Myron W. Reed
J. W. Riley
John G. Blake
J. B. Brown
S. G. Woolward
Journal
America
Graham Brothers
Jefferson County
Ajl
Russia
The Weekly Herald Price Announcement
The Weekly Herald lists a subscription rate of sixty cents for a period ending January 1st. The offer emphasizes affordability and tenure, inviting readers to secure access to the latest news and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Political chat about Arthur and rivals fuels party intrigue
The Richmond era sketches a chorus of papers debating Arthur's administration and rivals like Cameron, Butler, Mahone, and Arabi Bey. It notes upcoming shifts, retirements, and the tense balance of power across parties with colorful commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
New York Star
Garfield
Springfield Republican
Benjamin Franklin Butler
Arabi Bey
Philadelphia Times
Don Cameron
Egypt
Baltimore American
Senator Cameron
Philadelphia Press
Atlanta Constitution
Edmunds
Vermont
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Baltimore Herald
Cincinnati
Keitering
Washington Post
Lancaster
New Era
Guiteau
Cameron
New York
Boston Transcript
The Prince of Remedies for Rheumatism
An 19th century notice touts St Jacob s Oil as a remedy for rheumatism with claims of great results from trials reported by the Huntington Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington (Ind
Patchwork of Epigrams and Jokes on Life and Society
A collage of wry one liners and quips ranging from marriage and gender roles to religion and travel. It riffs on puns about swords and beer, misers, poets, and a carnival of absurd observations. Familiar names are scarce, but the humor lands on everyday quirks and social foibles.
What Democracy Is Inspiration for Equal Rights and Law
A historical reflection defines democracy as a fair system that treats all citizens equally under law. It argues democracy protects property and life, limits privilege, shields the weak from the strong, punishes crime, and grants freedom of thought while restraining vice not as liberty but as necessity.
Rheumatism Remedy Endorsed by General Leib
In the Chicago Times a statement from Genl. Leib of the Democrat advocates St. Jacob's Oil as a definitive treatment for rheumatism and neuralgia. He claims personal use confirmed the proprietors' assertions and urges sufferers to become aware of the remedy's purported efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago ‘Times
Genl. Leib
The
Democrat
St. Jacob’s
That Husband of Mine Rejuvenated by Wells Health Re newer
A fragment hints at health tonics sold by Swormstedt Co dealers. It mentions a husband transformed, claiming triple vigor after using Wells Health Re newer. The ad tone suggests 19th century patent medicine marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swormstedt & Co
Excerpt on Siberian travel and Behring Strait route discussion
A New York Herald correspondent reports from Yakutsk Eastern Siberia detailing the vast Russia route to the Lena River and notes the Yakuts as industrious while riverbank criminals mark the peasant population. The piece questions a Lena Behring Strait trade, endorsing Amour Okhotsk as the Siberia route. Nordenkiold’s voyage is cited. Also covered are Doyle's Chicago counterfeit bond case and Treasury probes into plate authenticity and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
The
Herald
Yakutsk
Siberia
Orenburg
Europe
Russia
Lena
Melville
Captain de Long
Lena River
Behring Strait
Pacific
Amoor
Okhotsk
Nordenkiold
How to Obtain Government Publications
Guidance on obtaining government publications explains you must know the exact book title, author, date and department, then request via letter to a Congressman or Senator. Keep letters brief, include full address, seal if applicable, and avoid asking multiple officials for the same book to prevent delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Indianapolis Herald
Jeannette crushed in Arctic tale sparks playful crush
An Oil City youth reads about the Arctic Jeannette ship when his girlfriend teases him about being crushed by the tale and by the ship's fate. The two joke over the historic wreck as gas lamps dim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Lena
Dearest
Leva
Jeannette
Oil City
Power of the Lobby and the Reagan Bill
A critical view condemns the railroad lobby’s influence on Congress and warns that defeating a favorable report on the Reagan bill proves lobbyists control votes. The writer urges farmers to elect a Congress mindful of agriculture, commerce, and railroads, with integrity to pursue justice despite money and pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Congress
Barnacles
H. Eshbaugh
Debate Over Titles For Gentlemen In American Usage
A Demorest's Monthly discussion argues against English prefixes and suffixes such as Mr and Esquire in American practice. It supports using bachelor or married status markers like Mrs and Miss, praises AA, MA, LL D, and professional initials, and suggests further distinctions by marital status could reduce mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esq
Magister
England
Demorest
Man Sold for a Dollar in Kentucky Vagrancy Auction
A stout tramp type was auctioned before the Richmond court house under vagrancy charges for one year and sold for one dollar. The buyer, Brookstown’s Wa J Collins, planned to employ him on the railroad, as the crowd urged more tramps to be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Brookstown
Brown's Bronchial Troches Promote Voice Clarity and Relief
A legacy remedy for coughs bronchitis asthma and throat diseases claims thirty years of physician endorsement and widespread use. Public speakers and singers rely on them to strengthen voice. Sold at twenty five cents a box everywhere. 11-27 ly
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Tle
Freeport
Dr. P. Andy
Laney
Black Wood’s Magazine
Congressman Moore
Tennessee
Welleran
Vidders
Boston Post
Virginia
Mahone
Philadelphia Ledgers
John Kelly
Ledger
Arabia
Bolters
Norfolk
Zanesville
Hayes
Pyer
Ross
d'Urville
Treasury
Doyle
Government Publications
the Press of Business
Richmond
C. C. Cornett
East Main Cross St
Ww. T. Walls
Main Cross Street
North Side
Central Avenue
Dewey Building
Madison, Ind
F. Harper
Main and Main Cross St
Madison
Indiana
Holman
Ramphrey
Brown
Bartlett & Magon
J. E. C. F. Harper
Ford Klein’s
True & CO
Augusta
Maine
Ana AY
Canada
Cuba
France
Germany
Scientific American
Munn & CO
Foundryz Machine Shop
Chas. Walker
Prop
Hiram Sibley & CO
Rochester
N.Y
Chicago
Ill
East Main St
Randolph St
J. F. Bellamy
Beerck’s
Masonic Temple
Jantotf
Ind
C. C. Moore
Cortlandt St
Madison Post Office
Daily Mails
Louisville
Indianapolis
Queensville
Scipio
Elizabethtown
J. M. & I. Railroad
O & M. Railroad
Aurora
Lawrenceburg
River Mails
Hanover
Saluda
Swanville
Lexington
Manville
Bee Camp
Home
Brooksburg
Milton
Stony Point
Mud Lick
Bryantsburg
Nexville
St. Magdalene
New Marion
Pittsville
Benham’s
Haney’s
Corner
Canaan
Barboursville
China
Kent, Graham
Volga
Cresswell
Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad
Nand
North
N. Mail
North Vernon
Columbus
St. Lohia
Cambridge City
ST. Louis
West
Texas
Hare
RB. P. Gahr
F.& M. Ing. Co
Second Street
Mulberry
Medinet
W. Caldwell
General
H.R
Great West
Louis
Louinville
RT. Gamer
Gfhee
P&m. Ins. Co
Matherry
U.S. Mail
Gen
Lastie
Toisville
Sanday
Williams & Barton
Louis A. Sheriey
Pike
Tion Mas Sherlock
Propit
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