29 Jun 1881
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1881
Page
1
A meditative passage explores how meaning, not form, guides art and perception. It asserts that flowers, rivers, and poets reveal deeper powers when inner truth drives outward expression, echoing Richard Realf’s reflective stance on creativity and spirit.
The narrator urges readers to abandon strife and embrace joyous living. With references to Apollo and radiant days the poem exalts health wealth and youth and invites readers to rise above shadows and find happiness in beauty and life. Je a Wheeler Indianapolis Herald.
The piece reflects on life’s shifting cups and frail dreams. Each beloved hope dissolves as fleeting as sand castles and will o the wisp phantoms. Friends turn chameleons, pleasures break, and idols crumble into ashes.
A single line from the paper is read aloud at a table of idle boarders, drawing a dull and indifferent reaction from the assembled crowd.
A historic note describes Pontius Pilate’s death sentence on Jesus of Nazareth declared in Jerusalem during Tiberius’ reign. It recounts charges, witnesses, and the order to execute Jesus, plus a later tale of a brass plate and its discovery and translation.
A compact history tracing silk from Huang Ti’s mulberry gardens to Heliogabalus and Justinian, through Italy and France, noting Tours and Lyons centers, satin’s naming shift, and Octavio Mani’s accidental satin invention via spooled silk threads and mucilaginous finishes.
An advertisement touts a dramatic cure for dyspepsia and “death by own action and Dyspepsia” via Wells' Health Renewer. It proclaims the tonic as the greatest bilious and liver remedy and targets druggists as distributors.
An old ad urging readers to ask druggists for Rough on Rate a product claimed to clear out rats mice bed bugs roaches flies ants and insects at 15 cents per box.
The notice promotes Wells Health Re newer priced at a dollar in druggists. A spoof item claims a Lowell woman swallowed a pin and, three minutes later, the pin came out of a cat’s ear, a fabrication meant as a reader prank.
A sermon urges leaders to resist bribery and remaining ethical in public life. It warns that private sins become public and recalls biblical imagery of punishment, urging parents to teach virtue at home and condemning bribery as eternal bondage.
Detroit readers recall a colored man on Illinois Street who changed a misread sign from For sail to For sell and then to For Sall. A schoolboy and passersby teased the sign as a lesson in spelling and color lines. The exchange ends with a blunt quip on wages and prospects as the sign finally remains unreadable by many. A Pennsylvania woman credits Brown's Iron Bitters for relief from severe female ailments and improved health.
Col Sam Shinbone of Houston visits Galveston with Jim Webster. They stroll past the county jail where the visitor remarks the place looks attractive from the outside and notes it seems to draw in any man with steal in him, keeping him inside. Garfield and race are referenced in a quip.
An old advertisement touts Kidney Wort as the key to perfect health. It claims the remedy overcomes kidney and bowel inactivity, purifies blood, cleanses foul humors, and strengthens liver, kidneys, and bowels to restore function.
A jumble of aphorisms and comic bits blends social critique with jokes. Anecdotes touch hypocrisy pettiness and manners while a Boston and Philadelphia angle pops up amid domestic chatter. The piece weaves quips about luck, industry, temperance, and a spoof sermon.
Projections vary from ten million to five hundred million years for Earth's age. As the planet cools it becomes porous and interior cavities form to hold water. If current loss continues, water may vanish in 15 million years and the surface could dry out entirely.
An old-time advertisement for Frazier's Root Bitters claims benefits for weakness pale flesh and malarial districts. It urges users with tiredness late hours or care of children to take the tonic, touts a $1 price and notes Henry Davies as sole proprietors at 10-35 by Cleveland Ohio.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a cure for piles ulcers itching and related ailments. It claims instant relief after application and lists testimonials from J M Coffinwers of Cleveland. Product sold by Henry & Davies at 1085 Prospect Cleveland Ohio for $1.
A New York Independent note rejects the idea of hospital care or paid promoters for Hop Bitters. The piece argues the product cures are proven by patients themselves and can be achieved at home without medical facilities or high-salary promoters.
Explains gun cotton made from cotton or sawdust in nitric acid, its explosive nature, and risks from heat. Demonstrates cutting boards and sawdust to ignite dramatically. Also notes a remedy claim for children and reports a Jacksonville Illinois dispatch on abundant harvest flies appearing, signaling widespread calamity.
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